Land deal in Russia's Far East probed
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The mayor of the Russian Far East's largest city was stripped of his authority Wednesday, as prosecutors investigated suspect land deals and embezzlement in the latest bout of corruption to hit the long-troubled Pacific port.
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Vladimir Putin could become the leader of a land even larger than Russia Â a development that may hinge on talks beginning Thursday in neighboring Belarus.
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Foreign investors may be allowed to bid for the key oil producing subsidiary of embattled Russian oil firm Yukos. Moscow authorities are forcing the sale of Yuganskneftegas, which accounts for 60% of the firm&#39;s
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Top Russian oil exporter YUKOS  threatened to escalate its legal battle abroad Tuesday as the  mystery surrounding the buyer of its core asset began to lift  with newspapers linking it to Russia's No. 4 oil firm,  Surgutneftegaz.
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Analysts sought Monday to identify the mysterious group that bought a $9.3 billion majority stake in the Yuganskneftegaz oil fields in Siberia, the prime asset of the moribund Russian oil giant Yukos.
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Talks on a multibillion-dollar deal for Russian state flag carrier Aeroflot to buy 22 Boeing 787s are on hold, and frosty relations between Russia and the United States could be to blame, a Russian airline official said Thursday.
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Russia has signalled readiness for compromise in a long-standing territorial dispute with Japan over four islands in the Kuril chain.
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President Vladimir Putin affirmed the legality of the &#36;9.3 billion sale of the crown jewel of the Yukos oil empire to a mysterious company, suggesting Tuesday that the subsidiary's new owners could eventually link up with another Russian energy company &#151; or even a Chinese conglomerate.
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China's state-owned oil company may get a 20% stake in Yukos' former oil production unit, a Russian minister says.
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Talks on a multibillion-dollar deal for Russian state flag carrier Aeroflot to buy 22 Boeing 787s are on hold, and frosty relations between Russia and the United States could be to blame, a Russian airline ...Comment
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Russia has begun making overtures to Japan to end a 48-year-old territorial dispute over the Southern Kurile Islands, the Novosti news agency said Monday.
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Business & money: Firm to explore in oil and gas sites in landmark agreement that could help plug Russian gap.
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Top Russian oil exporter YUKOS threatened to escalate its legal battle abroad Tuesday as the mystery surrounding the buyer of its core asset began to lift with newspapers linking it to Russia&#39;s No.
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The fate of Yuganskneftegas - the Russian oil firm sold to a little-known buyer on Sunday - is the subject of frantic speculation in Moscow.
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YUKOS and its investors were left guessing as to Russia&#39;s next move Monday after its main oil production unit was sold off to Baikal Finance Group, a mystery firm registered in a provincial city.
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Russia faces major challenges to structure the $9.4 billion purchase by state firm Rosneft of stricken oil major YUKOS&#39;s key unit after Western lenders got cold feet, analysts said on Wednesday.
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The Japanese prime minister risked causing a diplomatic incident with Moscow yesterday by taking a boat trip to inspect islands that have been at the centre of a territorial dispute since the second world war.