16.09 Russian Press at a Glance, Monday, September 16, 2013
POLITICS
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reached a landmark deal on Saturday in Geneva that is expected to see all chemical weapons in war-torn Syria brought under international control and destroyed by mid-2014.
(Kommersant, Rossiiskaya Gazeta, The Moscow Times)
While the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) largely focused on Syria and Iran at a summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, joint infrastructure projects and the energy sector were also in the spotlight.
(The Moscow Times)
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
Tycoon Suleiman Kerimov is selling his stake in potash producer Uralkali to investor Vladimir Kogan for $3.7 billion.
(The Moscow Times)
DEFENSE
A fire broke out on the K-150 Tomsk nuclear-powered submarine while it was undergoing maintenance works at a dock in Russias far eastern Primorye Territory.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
WORLD
Some 500 people remained unaccounted for in Colorado on Sunday after deadly floods hit, killing at least four.
(Kommersant)
South and North Korea resumed the operation of their troubled joint industrial area in a trial-run on Monday.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
The Japanese government issued evacuation warnings for over 300,000 people on Monday as typhoon Man-yi hit the main island of Honshu
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
SOCIETY
More than 100 people are involved in the search effort for a helicopter that went missing Saturday in central Russia.
(Kommersant)
SCIENCE
An interview with Vladimir Fortov, the president of the Russian Academy of Sciences, about the current state of science in Russia and its future.
(Kommersant)
TECHNOLOGIES
A Soviet-born US entrepreneur has unveiled in California a revolutionary blimp prototype that he says will fly with the precision of a helicopter and that could transform the shipping industry.
(The Moscow Times)
MOSCOW
Moscow authorities will now charge drivers between 3,000 and 7,000 rubles for towing their illegally parked cars in the Russian capital.
(Kommersant)
SPORTS
Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom signed a deal Saturday to sponsor FIFA for a four-year period, including when Russia hosts the World Cup in 2018.
(Vedomosti, Kommersant)
The Russian women's volleyball team has won its 18th European volleyball championships title, beating host nation Germany by three sets to one in Berlin.
(Kommersant)
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