02.08 Russian Press at a Glance, Friday, August 2, 2013
POLITICS
Edward Snowden, the US fugitive former intelligence contractor who had been holed up in a Moscow airport for more than a month, was granted temporary asylum and finally left the airport Thursday.
(Izvestia, Kommersant)
Former oppositionist lawmaker Gennady Gudkov has been officially registered as a candidate for the post of Moscow Region governor.
(Kommersant)
President Vladimir Putin is working on through August, passing up the traditional Russian holiday month, his spokesman said.
(Argumenty i Fakty, Moskovsky Komsomolets)
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev proposed to free young business owners from paying all taxes for two years after they initially register their businesses.
(Vedomosti, Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
Russians were promised lower prices when the country joined the World Trade Organization, but one year on, prices continue to rise - at least for consumers.
(The Moscow Times)
DEFENSE
President Vladimir Putin has instructed the Russian military to assess the risks of the withdrawal of US and international coalition troops from Afghanistan and help Tajikistan face potential threats after the pullout.
(Izvestia, Vedomosti)
WORLD
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro denied rumors that he was not born in Venezuela.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
US President Barack Obama declined to comment on Russias move to grant Edward Snowden, the US former intelligence contractor, temporary asylum in Russia.
(Moskovsky Komsomolets, Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
SOCIETY
Moscow gears up to celebrate Russia's Airborne Forces (VDV) Day, which is traditionally celebrated at Gorky Park in the Russian capital.
(Kommersant, Moskovsky Komsomolets)
Russia's public health watchdog wants to conduct nationwide research on the incidence of HIV in gays and prostitutes.
(Izvestia)
The town of Kronshtadt near St Petersburg has tried replacing migrant workers with local Russians in roadsweeper jobs - the results are controversial.
(Novaya Gazeta)
CRIME
The three countries where BTA bank had its interests - Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Russia - are seeking the extradition of fugitive Kazakh banker Mukhtar Ablyazov, who was arrested in France on Wednesday.
(Kommersant)
Investigators have launched nationwide inspections of food markets in Russia for corrupt ties to law enforcement after President Vladimir Putin criticized Moscow police officers for standing idle while their colleague was severely beaten at a market on Saturday
(The Moscow Times)
From September, Russia's traffic police will no longer have the right to take licenses away from drivers who have committed traffic offences, in a bid to reduce corruption by officers who take bribes to not confiscate documents.
(Moskovsky Komsomolets)
SPORTS
Russias Rubin Kazan won 2-1 away in the first leg of its tie with Denmarks Randers at the Europa League
(Kommersant)
Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said Thursday that Russia's legislation against "gay propaganda" would apply to athletes and visitors of the Olympic Games in Sochi this winter, despite earlier reassurances by the International Olympic Committee that it would not
(The Moscow Times)
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