| Steve McAlexander on Wed, 14 Nov 2001 06:27:02 +0100 (CET) |
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Bush Tells Putin He Will Cut Arsenal U.S. President George W. Bush pledged Tuesday to reduce his country's long-range nuclear arsenal. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/002.html --------------------------------------------------------- 15-Kilometer Lines Clog Finnish Border A directive from Moscow to crack down on import fraud has resulted in hundreds of truckers being stranded for days on the Finnish border in lines as long as 15 kilometers. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/003.html --------------------------------------------------------- ********************************************************************** Opinion ======= Parachute Accident Marks End of an Era Last Saturday in the Moscow suburb of Chekhov, an entire era of Russian business was laid to rest. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/007.html --------------------------------------------------------- Patriotism and Matriotism Out of Place Today The army came after me for first time in the mid-1980s, when I turned 14. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/009.html --------------------------------------------------------- ********************************************************************** News ==== Bush Recalls the Day He Met Putin U.S. President Bush shares the story of his first meeting with President Putin in a book released Monday. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/011.html --------------------------------------------------------- Budding Friendship Between 2 Presidents A timeline tracking the evolution of comments by Presidents Bush and Putin about one another. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/012.html --------------------------------------------------------- Niyazov Ally Turns Against Him The leader of Turkmenistan's autocratic regime is facing the largest challenge of his time in power. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/013.html --------------------------------------------------------- Outdoor Markets Called a Bad Buy Both shoppers and City Hall are being cheated by Moscow's markets according to the Interior Ministry. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/014.html --------------------------------------------------------- Rebels: Boryayev Has Been Executed Chechen rebels said Tuesday that they had executed Russian Lieutenant Colonel Sergei Boryayev. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/016.html --------------------------------------------------------- News in Brief http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/031.html --------------------------------------------------------- ********************************************************************** Business ======== UES Stock Sizzles With 34.9% Surge Energy stocks are the flavor of the month on the RTS with Unified Energy Systems leading the pack. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/041.html --------------------------------------------------------- RTS Leaps To a New 2001 High The benchmark RTS index jumped 5.61 percent to a new 2001 closing high of 236.53 on Tuesday. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/042.html --------------------------------------------------------- Cabinet Steps to Rid Bankruptcies of 'Criminal Hue' The Cabinet approved amendments to bankruptcy law that give the government more control over proceedings. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/043.html --------------------------------------------------------- Avtobank Aims to Boost Retail Business Avtobank announced it would forge ahead with its retail business as well as attract corporate clients. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/044.html --------------------------------------------------------- Gaidar Sees End to Post-Socialist Depression Yegor Gaidar was one of the two deputy prime ministers in Boris Yeltsin's first Cabinet and the reforms of ten years ago are still remembered as Gaidar's reforms. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/045.html --------------------------------------------------------- PM, Duma Agree on Budget Cuts The state agreed that all 2002 spending should be cut if oil prices fall, a Duma deputy said. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/047.html --------------------------------------------------------- Space Giants Ink Satellite Deal National satellite operator Kosmicheskaya Svyaz and the Khrunichev space center have signed a cooperation agreement to boost the number of Russian satellites in orbit. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/049.html --------------------------------------------------------- Svyazinvest Might Not Vote on Consolidation A change in the law on joint stock companies could lead to court battles for state-owned Svyazinvest. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/050.html --------------------------------------------------------- Corporate Computer Sales Surge Russian computer makers report growth in sales on the corporate market but retail sales have stagnated. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/051.html --------------------------------------------------------- Business in Brief http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/061.html --------------------------------------------------------- ********************************************************************** Internet ======== Award-Winning Music Site Will Chase the Blues Away You can find all you need to know about the enduring music style blues at www.blues.ru http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/046.html --------------------------------------------------------- Cybersleuths Find Net Crime Trail In the world of cops and robbers, cyber-sleuthing has become an essential part of the job. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/048.html --------------------------------------------------------- ********************************************************************** Sports ====== Germans Wary of Ukraine Playoff German captain Oliver Kahn admitted he was nervous before Wednesday's playoff against Ukraine. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/091.html --------------------------------------------------------- Soviet Star Makes Hockey's Hall of Fame Vyacheslav Fetisov achieved every goal he ever dreamed of as a hockey player growing up in the Soviet Union and has just been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/11/14/092.html --------------------------------------------------------- ********************************************************************** If you received this e-mail in error and would like to cancel your subscription to The Moscow Times News Summaries, please click on the following link: http://service.themoscowtimes.com/cgi-bin/unsubs_current.cgi?mail=mcalex [email protected] Alternatively, you can subscribe or unsubscribe to the News Summaries at http://www.themoscowtimes.com/doc/SubsCurrent.html by entering your e-mail in the appropriate field. 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