Sales of new cars in Russia plummeted 49% in 2009 from the previous year"s record high to 1.46 million vehicles, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) reported on Thursday.
MOSCOW, November 1 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is lowering the oil export duty on its benchmark Urals blend 4% to $231.2 per metric ton from $240.7 from November 1, following trends on global oil markets.
Anti-smoking posters showing a cigarette being extinguished on the body of a sleeping baby have been harshly criticized by the Moscow Advertisement, Information and Design Committee.