Russia celebrates Christmas
MOSCOW, January 8 (Itar-Tass) - Russia celebrated Christmas on
Thursday. Some 5,000 people attended the divine service at the Christ the
NKorean leader continues inspection tour of industrial facilities
PYONGYANG, January 8 (Itar-Tass) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il
continued his tour of industrial facilities on Thursday, reported the
Kamchatka town mayor suspended
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, January 8 (Itar-Tass) - Mayor of the town of
Vilyuchinsk on the Kamchatka peninsula Alexander Markman, charged with
2nd reactor at Kalinin NPP brought out of cold shutdown
TVER, January 8 (Itar-Tass) - The 2nd reactor at the Kalinin nuclear
power plant was brought out of cold standby at 17:07, Moscow time, on
Minister on transfer of property into Church`s ownership.
MOSCOW, January 8 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Minister of Culture Alexander
Avdeyev said the upcoming transfer of facilities into the ownership of
Transcaucasian highway partially open to traffic
VLADIKAVKAZ, January 8 (Itar-Tass) - The Transcaucasian highway has
been partially opened to traffic since Thursday evening, the spokeswoman
Bomb explodes in Dagestan`s capital, no casualties
MAKHACHKALA, January 8 (Itar-Tass) - An explosion occurred in
Dagestan's capital Makhachkala at around 22:00, Moscow time, on Thursday,
South Korean car production drops by 8% in 2009.
SEOUL, January 7 (Itar-Tass) -- South Korean car production dropped by 8.2 percent in 2009 versus 2008 against the background of the global
economic and financial crisis.
PM Putin attended Christmas service in Kostroma.
KOSTROMA, Central Russia, January 7 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Prime
Minister Vladimir Putin attended a Christmas night service at the Church
Russian leaders attend Christmas services.
MOSCOW, January 7 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is
attending an Orthodox Christmas night service at the Cathedral of Christ
