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Russian business magnates footing most of bill for 2014 Sochi Games

...construction of needed venues and new infrastructure. The Russian government, however, has gotten state-controlled companies...raise his voice. Last year he said he expected the Russian government to compensate him for at least the $500 million...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2013-05-20/russian-business-magnate
New BP CEO took unusual turns to top

...running BP's Russian joint venture, he had to flee the country in 2008 amid a dispute with Russian partners and the Russian government. Dudley ended up with a seat on BP's board in London. BP has retained its investment in the venture and is...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2010-07-27/new-bp-ceo-followed-unusua
Business
Moscow government licenses faith healers

...but the 63-year-old healer, who practices out of an office in a Moscow suburb, holds a license from the Russian government. For two years, the Federal Health Service has been issuing licenses to practitioners of what it calls "traditional...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/12/27/rel_505475.shtml
Your Faith
War-ravaged Georgia needs prayers, strength to defy Russian takeover

...its equipment. Since then, the "long-armed" Russian government has done whatever it could to undermine tiny Georgia's...there. The Georgians know the true agenda of the Russian government. Indeed, the report I cited above also mentions...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/09/07/op_472215.shtml
Opinion columns
Jewish homeland in Russia shows signs of revival

...larger events in the community building, but now prays in the new synagogue built in 2004 with financing from the Russian government and Jewish religious organizations. "Jewish life is reviving, both in quantity and quality," he said, noting...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/01/09/rel_41154.shtml
Your Faith
MOX: The future of SRS

...its ratification could jump-start Russia's program. "We're optimistic that, this fall, the U.S. and Russian governments will sign a revised plutonium disposition agreement that reflects the current political and financial realities...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2009-08-23/mox-future-srs
Metro | Savannah River Site | Augusta Economy
Officials show MOX support

...compromise between the countries is being reviewed by the Russian government and should be signed by the end of October, said...partly because of liability concerns in Russia. The Russian government is reviewing a compromise, which is expected to...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/10/15/met_12224.shtml
Metro | Aiken County Council | Savannah River Site
TV highlights (and lowlights) for the week ahead

...firsthand testimony and video from inside the school, the film explores the motivation of the hostage-takers, the Russian government's failed effort to manage the crisis and the far-reaching repercussions from this tragic episode. "Wide Angle...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/07/10/tel_458326.shtml
Television
Russian space agency says solar sail launch fails

...to reach orbit," he told the AP, adding that fragments of the booster and the vehicle crashed into the sea. A Russian government panel will investigate the failure, Davidenko said. Past attempts to unfold similar devices in space have failed...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/06/23/liv_456755.shtml
Life & style
Oil holds around $47 a barrel, demand rising

...remained a factor - the owners of the crumbling oil giant Yukos served a claim this week for $28.3 billion on the Russian government under an international energy treaty. The claim was made as part of the company's ramped-up response in overseas...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/02/12/bus_442545.shtml
Business