- Sputnik International

Get the latest news from around the world, live coverage, off-beat stories, features and analysis.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20091104/156712148.html

Main news of November 4

Main news of November 4

Sputnik International

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours 04.11.2009, Sputnik International

2009-11-04T21:25+0000

2009-11-04T21:25+0000

2009-11-04T21:25+0000

https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/i/logo/logo-social.png

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

60

2009

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

60

News

en_EN

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

60

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

60

Sputnik International

newsfeed

newsfeed

Main news of November 4

21:25 GMT 04.11.2009

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* Belarus has banned pork imports from Russia over the recent swine fever outbreak, a spokeswoman for the country's food and agriculture ministry said

* Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze said on Wednesday he had decided to renounce his Russian citizenship

* Thousands of Iranians took to the streets in Tehran on Wednesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. embassy takeover, Iranian and Western media reported

* A total of 81 people have died of influenza-like diseases in Ukraine, the country's chief sanitary doctor Oleksandr Bilovol said

* The U.S. House of Representatives has adopted a non-binding resolution condemning a controversial report on Israeli and Palestinian war crimes in Gaza, the Jerusalem Post said

* Iran "must choose" whether it wants to open the door for opportunity and prosperity, U.S. President Barack Obama said in a statement on the 30th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran

* Incumbent mayor of New York, billionaire Michael Bloomberg, has been reelected for the third term, local media reported

* The United States and the European Union have agreed to continue their cooperation on Afghanistan after the recent presidential election

RUSSIA

* Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Beyrle have discussed a new arms control agreement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said

* A group of nationalists clashed with activists of anti-fascist movements on Wednesday in Russia's second largest city of St. Petersburg, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported

* The Russian government said Wednesday GM's decision not to sell Germany's Opel to the Magna-Sberbank consortium was "surprising"

BUSINESS

* French group Renault welcomed on Wednesday the Russian government's latest plan to bail out the ailing AvtoVAZ automaker

* U.S. General Motors (GM) board of directors decided against selling Germany's Opel to the Magna-Sberbank consortium and to retain its big European car division, Germany's DPA news agency reported

SPORT

* Rubin Kazan drew 0-0 with Barcelona at home on Wednesday, putting up a good defense against the Catalan team's attacks two weeks after beating the European champions in Spain

RELIGION

* The Russian Orthodox Church celebrates on Wednesday an icon of the Mother of God particularly popular in the country

Newsfeed

0

To participate in the discussion
log in or register

loader

Chats

Заголовок открываемого материала