RusHydro shares rose by 6% after inclusion in the MSCI index Shares of RusHydro jumped by more than 6% in yesterday's trading on the MICEX on the positive financial statements of the Russian state-owned hydro-generating company and on the news that from August 29 its securities will be included in the calculation of the MSCI index.

Bagapsh and Kokoity signed, and Saakashvili is waiting for Rice Yesterday, the leaders of the unrecognized South Ossetia and Abkhazia Eduard Kokoity and Sergei Bagapsh signed in the Kremlin in the presence of President Dmitry Medvedev a plan for a peaceful settlement in Georgia consisting of six principles. They were developed on August 12 during negotiations in Moscow between the presidents of Russia and France with the participation of the Russian prime minister .

Payment of benefits to refugees from South Ossetia will begin on Monday Russia is ready to provide access to medical care, pensions, vouchers to sanatoriums and other humanitarian benefits of peaceful life to all its citizens from South Ossetia, regardless of any force majeure circumstances. This was announced yesterday in Vladikavkaz by the Minister of Health and Social Development Tatyana Golikova.

The Spartak football club can today officially announce the resignation of head coach Stanislav Cherchesov. The reason for the dismissal is the unsatisfactory results that the team has been showing lately. Spartak is currently in fourth place in the Russian Championship standings and, having suffered a crushing defeat in the first match of the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League from Dynamo Kyiv (1:4), has practically lost its chances of making it to the group stage of the tournament.

It was the country's women's saber team On Thursday, medals were awarded in the women's team saber tournament at the Olympic fencing tournament in Beijing. The Russians were unable to break their losing streak, finishing only in fifth place. Moreover, they lost already in the first stage of the playoffs (in the quarterfinals), unable to cope with the Ukrainians.

While Russia proves to the rest of the world that it had no intention of changing the regime in Georgia, in another country in the South Caucasus, regime change may be brewing on its own. At the end of last week, the head of the center of the National Movement of Armenia, Levon Zurabyan, the de facto chief of staff of the united opposition headed by the country's first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan, visited Moscow.

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South Ossetian aid stations in St. Petersburg are littered with old things A real disaster began at the South Ossetian aid points in the areas of St. Petersburg . The fact is that from the very beginning there was no single coordinator who would explain that the things that citizens donate to those affected by the war should be new and needed there, in the Caucasus. Otherwise, humanitarian centers turn into large flea markets, littered with useless rubbish. Of course, one cannot blame St.

The dance program of the Edinburgh Festival was opened by the Georgian Ballet The Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theater opened the dance program of the international theater festival and became the only representative of classical ballet at it. There are shows ahead of contemporary dance troupes from England, Australia, Israel, Turkey: interest in the difference of national cultures is one of the features of the current forum.

The newly-minted Olympic champion, classical wrestler Aslanbek Khushtov (up to 96 kg category), was overwhelmed with emotions. Coming out to the reporters, the first thing he did was kiss his medal. Then he began to talk about himself, about his mother, about his relatives, acquaintances, coaches, fellow villagers who were worried about him.

Brazil and Argentina set their claims for gold The favorites of the Olympic football tournament, the national teams of Brazil and Argentina are confidently moving towards each other in the early final. It’s a bit of a pity that their paths should cross in the semi-finals. But such a playoff bracket gives the rest of the tournament participants a chance for at least silver. The Brazilians and Argentines turned the group stage into a demonstration of their capabilities.

The authorities of St. Petersburg promise to take into account the urban planning proposals of residents Smolny decided to give St. Petersburg residents a chance to participate in the discussion of one of the most painful issues of recent times - how the city will develop in the coming decades. Public hearings have begun in St.

Zvonareva and Dementieva have already secured a medal for Russia The Big Racket Masters Tournament in Beijing is facing big problems. This is due to heavy rain, which significantly altered the match schedule. However, no vagaries of the weather can overshadow the positive result already guaranteed by our girls.

The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case into the genocide of the South Ossetian people Another criminal case has been opened regarding the fact that the Georgian armed forces committed actions aimed at exterminating Russian citizens living in South Ossetia.

France, which played an important role in resolving the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict, is now negotiating with other members of the UN Security Council in order to “as soon as possible” approve its proposed draft resolution to resolve the situation around South Ossetia. It includes an agreement on six principles of settlement, recently approved by Russia and Georgia.