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10 September: The Russian ruble fell to near the psychologically important level of 30 rubles per dollar on the MICEX currency exchange on Friday, its lowest level since the beginning of August. (RIA Novosti)
10 September: The Russian ruble fell to near the psychologically important level of 30 rubles per dollar on the MICEX currency exchange on Friday, its lowest level since the beginning of August. (RIA Novosti)

10 September: The Russian ruble fell to near the psychologically important level of 30 rubles per dollar on the MICEX currency exchange on Friday, its lowest level since the beginning of August. (RIA Novosti)

At 18:20 Moscow time the ruble was at 29.8 rubles per dollar and 41.2 rubles per euro. The central bank's official rate for the weekend is 29.7 rubles per dollar.
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9 September: Third Global Policy Forum in the Russian city of Yaroslavl focuses on Multiculturalism. Russian President Medvedev tells Euronews "We really need to create a society built on internal harmony, where people are tolerant of each other and
9 September: Third Global Policy Forum in the Russian city of Yaroslavl focuses on Multiculturalism. Russian President Medvedev tells Euronews "We really need to create a society built on internal harmony, where people are tolerant of each other and

9 September: Third Global Policy Forum in the Russian city of Yaroslavl focuses on Multiculturalism. Russian President Medvedev tells Euronews "We really need to create a society built on internal harmony, where people are tolerant of each other and

The Russian President is the patron of the Forum which has become an important annual event in the Russian political calander.
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9 September: The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliev, has set up a national committee to prepare Baku's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games (agencies)
9 September: The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliev, has set up a national committee to prepare Baku's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games (agencies)

9 September: The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliev, has set up a national committee to prepare Baku's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games (agencies)

The Committee is chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov and includes several key ministers.
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Russian expert:
Russian expert:

Russian expert:

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a good model for European collective security system
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8 September: The Georgian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that three Russian helicopters violated its air space yesterday, in a region close to its border with Chechnya (civil.ge)
8 September: The Georgian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that three Russian helicopters violated its air space yesterday, in a region close to its border with Chechnya (civil.ge)

8 September: The Georgian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that three Russian helicopters violated its air space yesterday, in a region close to its border with Chechnya (civil.ge)

It said that three Russian "military helicopters" violated the Georgian airspace at 1:05pm local time and flew 3 kilometers deep into the Georgian territory over Tanie gorge near Shatili, a village located on the northern slope of the Greater Caucasus mountains close to the border with Chechnya