18.09 Russian Press at a Glance, Wednesday, September 18, 2013
POLITICS
The Head of the State Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee Alexei Pushkov has mocked a deadly shooting in Washington, producing an outcry over his comments in the United States.
(The Moscow Times)
A new bill allowing websites to be blocked if they contain any copyright-infringing content was introduced to the Russian parliament on Tuesday, expanding an earlier law against film piracy that sparked considerable public outcry.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
Deputy Moscow Mayor Andrei Sharonov, responsible for the city's economic policy, stepped down Tuesday, but all other top City Hall officials retained their positions.
(The Moscow Times)
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
The Russian government commission on budget expenditure is set to approve the federal budget 2014-2016 on Wednesday.
(Vedomosti)
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will propose that Aeroflot's chief executive Vitaly Savelyev, whose term is set to expire in April 2014, stay on as head of Russias largest airline for another five years.
(Vedomosti)
The eurozone is doomed and its dysfunctional model has no chance of recovery with the euro in its current form, creating problems for Russia and other world economies, Lars Christensen, chief executive of European investment bank Saxo Bank, said.
(The Moscow Times)
DEFENSE
Russias Investigative Committee announced Tuesday that officials, who have not been named, will be investigated on abuse of office charges over a recent fire on a nuclear submarine.
(Kommersant)
WORLD
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has combined and prioritized appeals lodged by seven Russians, accused of involvement in a rally that turned violent in downtown Moscow last May, against the conditions of their detention.
(Kommersant)
SOCIETY
Edward Snowden has hired private bodyguards for protection as he travels around Russia, although so far nobody has recognized him on the streets, a lawyer for the fugitive US intelligence leaker said.
(The Moscow Times)
ACCIDENTS
The chairman of Russias Supreme Court, Vyacheslav Lebedev, has been injured in a road accident in Ghana.
(Kommersant)
CRIME
Seven people have been detained on suspicion of stealing 500 million rubles ($15.5 million) in shares of Russian energy giant Gazprom.
(Vedomosti)
A criminal case has been opened against a senior government official in Russias North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on suspicion of kidnapping.
(Kommersant)
CULTURE
The Bolshoi Theaters ballet artistic director Sergei Filin, who suffered serious injuries in an acid attack in January, met with theater staff for the first time in nine months after returning to Moscow on Saturday from medical treatment in Germany.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
SPORTS
Bayern Munich began the defense of their Champions League title in style on Tuesday with a routine 3-0 defeat of CSKA Moscow.
(Kommersant)
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