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Upper house backs bill fining employers for refusing to hire disabled

15:04 20/02/2013 The Federation Council, the Russian parliaments upper house, approved a bill on Wednesday which fines employers who refuse to hire people with disabilities.

New Zealand puts tobacco plain packaging law on hold

19:24 19/02/2013 Philip Morris International announced Tuesday that the New Zealand government has decided to wait to implement its plan to require “plain” packaging for all tobacco products until Australian government has resolved its standing legal battles with Philip Morris and several other tobacco giants.

State Duma extends free housing privatization until 2015

15:51 19/02/2013 The State Duma passed a bill in all three readings on Tuesday, extending free housing privatization until March 1, 2015.

Russia to lift restrictions on foreigners opening small businesses

15:03 18/02/2013 The Russian government has approved amendments to the federal law on small and medium enterprises which will lift the restrictions on foreign nationals opening small and medium-sized businesses.

Constitutional Court calls for lower protest fines

17:08 14/02/2013 The minimum level of fines for violations of laws governing protests should be lowered, Russia’s Constitutional Court said on Thursday. The law raised the minimum fine for participation by private citizens in illegal protests from 100 rubles ($3.30) to 10,000 rubles ($330).

Russia to draft new measures to help families with children - Medvedev

16:43 14/02/2013 Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced plans to provide financial support for families that have more than one child.

Transport Ministry suggests doubling compensation to families of air crash victims

15:07 14/02/2013 The Russian Ministry of Transport has proposed increasing compensation to the families of air crash victims from 2 million rubles to 4.8 million rubles ($159,630).

Russian MP proposes reinstatement of more liberal drunk driving law

14:18 14/02/2013 State Duma lawmaker Anton Belyakov has submitted a draft law aiming to reinstate an allowance of a 0.2 per mille (0.02% Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)) level for drivers. Belyakov noted that it was necessary to combat drunk driving, rather than punish innocent people because it is virtually impossible for any a person to test absolutely alcohol-free.

Government approves initiative on forced treatment of drug users

14:33 13/02/2013 The Government Commission on Legislation has approved a bill sponsored by the Federal Drug Control Service on the forced treatment of drug users upon a court order.

French parliament grants marriage, adoption rights to same-sex couples

12:44 13/02/2013 After ten days of debates, the National Assembly, the lower house of France's parliament, has passed a bill granting marriage and adoption rights to same-sex couples by a large majority.

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Probe into $19 mln bribery case against convicted ex-police colonel Zakharchenko completed

12:49 15/01/2021 Investigators have completed probe into a 1.4 billion-ruble (over $19 million) bribery case against convicted ex-police colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko.

Criminal case opened in Moscow over supply of 10 mln used medical gloves

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Police entrapment operation resulted in acquittal – Moscow City Court

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