10.10 Russian Press at a Glance, Thursday, October 10, 2013
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
POLITICS
Andrei Isayev, a senior official in the ruling United Russia party, has resigned his membership after causing an alcohol-fueled scene on board an airliner.
(Izvestia, Moskovskiye Komsomolets, Novaya Gazeta, Vedomosti)
The Netherlands apologized to Russia on Wednesday for the arrest by police of one of its diplomats in The Hague over the weekend.
(Izvestia, Kommersant, Moskovskiye Komsomolets, The Moscow Times)
An interview with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the developing situation in the Middle East.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
A pro-Russian government group in the European Parliament wants to stop opposition figures attending and speaking up against the Kremlin.
(Nezavisimaya Gazeta)
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
Russias border guards will Thursday scrap extra border checks of Lithuanian goods, measures imposed last month amid a reported surge in border violations, the Russian Customs Service said.
(Vedomosti, Kommersant)
The Russian economy will stagnate if companies do not increase their labor productivity, which currently averages 40 percent of that of the Fortune 500 Global companies, according to an annual ranking that Expert Rating Agency presented Wednesday.
(The Moscow Times)
WORLD
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's supporters claimed victory in an election Wednesday that was widely expected to overwhelmingly cement his grip on power in the oil-rich Caspian nation that his father ruled in the Soviet era.
(Vedomosti, The Moscow Times)
LEGAL
Russia could announce an amnesty for up to 26,000 pregnant women, minors and invalids in prison to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Constitution.
(Izvestia)
Russias Supreme Arbitration Court has thrown out a $30 million claim made against IKEA by the tax inspection service, which had accused the furniture manufacturer of marking down the value of its property by not factoring in building work carried out by leaseholders
(The Moscow Times)
At least seven judges from Russias Supreme Arbitration Court have submitted letters of resignation.
(Kommersant)
The Zippo lighter company may face legal action for publishing a photo of the Olympic torch being relit using one of its lighters, because it did not have permission to display the Olympic logo.
(The Moscow Times)
SOCIETY
A diamond weighing 235.16 carats and worth an estimated $1.5 million-$2 million has been found in Russias Siberian republic of Yakutia.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
CRIME
Russian investigators said that drugs have been found on board a Greenpeace ship seized last month, raising the threat of new charges against a group of activists and journalists awaiting trial on suspicion of piracy.
(Kommersant)
SCIENCE
The Russian government is set to radically centralize its space industry in a bid to boost efficiency and cut down on the misuse of funds under plans unveiled by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.
(Kommersant, Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
SPORTS
Russias beleaguered Olympic torch, which has gone out so many times along its ambitious route that a pro-Kremlin lawmaker has called for an investigation, made a debut appearance Wednesday at national police headquarters.
(Kommersant)
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