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RF Paralympians win gold, silver, bronze in 20-km ski-race
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OTTAWA, March 16 (Itar-Tass) - Success attended Russian Paralympians'
performance in the 20-kilometre ski-race on Monday. Among sportsmen with
locomotor apparatus disorders, who performed in a standing position,
Kirill Mikhailov won the gold medal, clocking 52: 07.70. Nils-Erik Olsen
of Norway was second (53: 34.10), and the bronze medal went to Vladimir
Kononov of Russia (53: 53.40).
Among poor-sighted sportsmen participating in the 20-km ski-race,
Viktor Polukhin of Russia gained the silver, clocking 51:55.60, or 41
seconds behind the winner of the race, Brian MacKiver of Canada.
Belarusian Paralympian Vassily Shaptsyaboi was third (52:22.50).
Russia's Paralympian team retains the lead in the unofficial team
classification, having to their credit 13 medals (five gold, five silver,
and three bronze ones). They are followed up by Paralympians of Ukraine
who gained six medals (two gold, one silver, and three bronze ones). The
Canadian team is third with one gold medal and three silver ones.
.Five freight cars swerve off the rails in Krasnodar Territory.
MOSCOW, March 16 (Itar-Tass) - Five empty freight cars have swerved
off the rails during shunting operations at the Novorossiisk railway
station in Krasnodar Territory, a source in the Russian Railways Company
(RRC) has told Itar-Tass.
According to the source, the incident occurred at about 20:00, Moscow
time, on Monday. "No one was hurt as a result of the incident, which did
not affect train scheudles in the area of the derailment," he said.
The RRC source pointed out that a maintenance train from the Krymskaya
station is eliminating the aftermath of the incident, the causes of which
are being ascertained.
.RF, Ukraine FMs to discuss relations, Medvedev visit.
MOSCOW, March 16 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Sergei Lavrov meets with his Ukrainian counterpart Konstantin Grishchenko
here on Tuesday to discuss prospects for the development of bilateral
relations and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's forthcoming visit to
Kiev.
Analysts note Ukraine's striving to normalize relations with Russia,
the relations that stood a serious test during the presidency of Viktor
Yushchenko. It is not fortuitous that Grishchenko, one week after he was
appointed to the post of Foreign Minister on March 11, arrives in Moscow
where previously he headed Ukraine's Embassy.
The sides intend to discuss matters of current importance concerning
Russo-Ukrainian cooperation, primarily that in the energy sector. Foreign
experts have already expressed hope that, following the election of Viktor
Yanukovich to the presidency, "gas wars" between Moscow and Kiev would
recede into the past.
The two Foreign Ministers are also to devote much attention to the
preparation of Dmitry Medvedev's visit. Viktor Yanukovich said earlier
that he hoped that joint decisions would be made in conjunction "with the
Russian President during his visit to our country". He pointed out that
Medvedev is expected in Kiev in the first half of 2010.
It is not ruled out that Lavrov and Grishchenko will also touch upon
matters connected with the holding of a joint session of the
Russo-Ukrainian interstate commission.
.Comm minister to visit birthtown of radio inventor Popov.
YEKATERINBURG, March 16 (Itar-Tass) - Igor Shchyogolev, Russian
Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications, is to sum up the results of
the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Popov,
the inventor of radio, in the Urals on Tuesday.
An official in the press service of the Uralsvyazinform Company, which
is one of the organizers of the celebrations, the Minister is planning to
visit the city of Krasnoturinsk, Sverdlovsk Region, which is Popov's
birthplace.
A final session of the organizing committee, which has been in charge
of the celebration of last year's 150th anniversary of the birth of Popov,
is to be held in the mode of a videoconference. The Communications
Minister is to report the results of the celebration events to
Vice-Premier Sergei Ivanov.
Alexander Popov, a great Russian physicist, was born in Krasnoturinsk
on December 31, 1859. On May 7, 1895, Popov demonstrated a radio set,
devised by him, at a meeting of the Russian Physico-Chemical Society. That
day went down in the history of the world's science and technology as the
time of the emergence of radio.
-0-pop
OTTAWA, March 16 (Itar-Tass) - Success attended Russian Paralympians'
performance in the 20-kilometre ski-race on Monday. Among sportsmen with
locomotor apparatus disorders, who performed in a standing position,
Kirill Mikhailov won the gold medal, clocking 52: 07.70. Nils-Erik Olsen
of Norway was second (53: 34.10), and the bronze medal went to Vladimir
Kononov of Russia (53: 53.40).
Among poor-sighted sportsmen participating in the 20-km ski-race,
Viktor Polukhin of Russia gained the silver, clocking 51:55.60, or 41
seconds behind the winner of the race, Brian MacKiver of Canada.
Belarusian Paralympian Vassily Shaptsyaboi was third (52:22.50).
Russia's Paralympian team retains the lead in the unofficial team
classification, having to their credit 13 medals (five gold, five silver,
and three bronze ones). They are followed up by Paralympians of Ukraine
who gained six medals (two gold, one silver, and three bronze ones). The
Canadian team is third with one gold medal and three silver ones.
.Five freight cars swerve off the rails in Krasnodar Territory.
MOSCOW, March 16 (Itar-Tass) - Five empty freight cars have swerved
off the rails during shunting operations at the Novorossiisk railway
station in Krasnodar Territory, a source in the Russian Railways Company
(RRC) has told Itar-Tass.
According to the source, the incident occurred at about 20:00, Moscow
time, on Monday. "No one was hurt as a result of the incident, which did
not affect train scheudles in the area of the derailment," he said.
The RRC source pointed out that a maintenance train from the Krymskaya
station is eliminating the aftermath of the incident, the causes of which
are being ascertained.
.RF, Ukraine FMs to discuss relations, Medvedev visit.
MOSCOW, March 16 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Sergei Lavrov meets with his Ukrainian counterpart Konstantin Grishchenko
here on Tuesday to discuss prospects for the development of bilateral
relations and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's forthcoming visit to
Kiev.
Analysts note Ukraine's striving to normalize relations with Russia,
the relations that stood a serious test during the presidency of Viktor
Yushchenko. It is not fortuitous that Grishchenko, one week after he was
appointed to the post of Foreign Minister on March 11, arrives in Moscow
where previously he headed Ukraine's Embassy.
The sides intend to discuss matters of current importance concerning
Russo-Ukrainian cooperation, primarily that in the energy sector. Foreign
experts have already expressed hope that, following the election of Viktor
Yanukovich to the presidency, "gas wars" between Moscow and Kiev would
recede into the past.
The two Foreign Ministers are also to devote much attention to the
preparation of Dmitry Medvedev's visit. Viktor Yanukovich said earlier
that he hoped that joint decisions would be made in conjunction "with the
Russian President during his visit to our country". He pointed out that
Medvedev is expected in Kiev in the first half of 2010.
It is not ruled out that Lavrov and Grishchenko will also touch upon
matters connected with the holding of a joint session of the
Russo-Ukrainian interstate commission.
.Comm minister to visit birthtown of radio inventor Popov.
YEKATERINBURG, March 16 (Itar-Tass) - Igor Shchyogolev, Russian
Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications, is to sum up the results of
the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Popov,
the inventor of radio, in the Urals on Tuesday.
An official in the press service of the Uralsvyazinform Company, which
is one of the organizers of the celebrations, the Minister is planning to
visit the city of Krasnoturinsk, Sverdlovsk Region, which is Popov's
birthplace.
A final session of the organizing committee, which has been in charge
of the celebration of last year's 150th anniversary of the birth of Popov,
is to be held in the mode of a videoconference. The Communications
Minister is to report the results of the celebration events to
Vice-Premier Sergei Ivanov.
Alexander Popov, a great Russian physicist, was born in Krasnoturinsk
on December 31, 1859. On May 7, 1895, Popov demonstrated a radio set,
devised by him, at a meeting of the Russian Physico-Chemical Society. That
day went down in the history of the world's science and technology as the
time of the emergence of radio.
-0-pop
