08.07 Russian Press at a Glance, Monday, July 8, 2013
POLITICS
Draft legislation to overhaul Russias Academy of Sciences, a network of hundreds of research institutions that the government has long accused of ineffectiveness, passed its second of three readings in the lower house of parliament on Friday.
(Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Vedomosti)
A source close to the US Department of State told Kommersant daily that President Barack Obamas planned visit to Moscow in September may be postponed due to the continuing presence of ex-CIA employee Edward Snowden in the transit zone of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport.
(Kommersant)
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
Moodys Investors Service downgraded the long-term senior debt and deposit ratings of several major Russian banks on Friday following a reassessment of the Russian governments capacity to provide monetary support to these banks in case of need.
(Vedomosti)
ENERGY
Russia's further participation in India's multibillion-dollar Kudankulam nuclear power plant looks uncertain as the two sides have failed to resolve liability in the event of an accident, an Indian official said Friday.
(The Moscow Times)
DEFENSE
China and Russia kicked off their largest-ever joint naval drills Friday in the Sea of Japan, a further sign of the broad-based progress in ties between the former Cold War rivals.
(The Moscow Times)
WORLD
A Boeing 777 plane from Seoul crash-landed and caught fire at San Francisco International Airport late on Saturday.
(Kommersant)
Syrias main Western-backed opposition group, Syrian National Coalition, elected Ahmad Jarba as its new leader on Saturday.
(Kommersant)
SOCIETY
About 80 people were injured, with 15 hospitalised, after five cars of a passenger train derailed in southern Russias Krasnodar Region on Sunday
(Kommersant)
A California clinic has A Russian flavor. Before his emigration from the Soviet Union in 1985, Oleg Vidov was a successful actor, most famous for starring in the lead role of a brave romantic cowboy the popular adventure film "Headless Horseman."
(The Moscow Times)
CRIME
Alexei Kuznetsov, a former Russian official linked to Moscow Regions selective default in 2008, was detained in France over fraud charges he faces at home.
(Kommersant)
Prosecutors called for six years in prison and a fine of one million rubles ($30,000) for anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny on Friday in an ongoing embezzlement trial that his supporters say is designed to silence Russia's opposition.
(Vedomosti, Rossiiskaya Gazeta, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, The Moscow Times)
SPORTS
Russian President Vladimir Putin officially opened the 2013 World University Games, or Universiade, on Sunday.
(Kommersant, Moskovsky Komsomolets, Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
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