CURRENT NEWS ITEM: BORIS FYODOROV, 50, DIES; GUIDED REFORMS IN RUSSIA

TOP - 50 RELEVANT BREAKING NEWS

1. Boris Fyodorov, 50, Dies; Guided Reforms in Russia

   Mr. Fyodorov was prominent among the young economists responsible for post-Soviet Russia’s striking economic reforms.

2. Boris Fyodorov, who helped reform Russia's economy, dies at 50

   Boris Fyodorov, who served twice as minister of finance before founding one of Russia's first investment banks, died in London on Thursday.

3. N.Y. Rangers prospect dies during game in Russia

   Cherepanov, 19, was selected in the first round of the 2007 NHL draft

4. Rangers prospect Cherepanov, 19, dies in Russia

   Alexei Cherepanov, a 19-year-old first-round draft pick of the New York Rangers, died Monday during a Continental Hockey League game in Russia.

5. Rangers prospect dies during game in Russia

   NEW YORK (AP) -- Alexei Cherepanov, a 19-year-old first-round draft pick of the New York Rangers, died Monday during a Continental Hockey League game in Russia....

6. New York Rangers prospect dies during game in Russia

   The New York Rangers were mourning the loss of Alexei Cherepanov after the 19-year-old first-round draft pick died during a Continental Hockey League game in Russia.

7. Pete Newell dies at 93; Hall of Fame basketball coach guided Cal to 1959 NCAA title

   As the Lakers' general manager, Newell, who retired from coaching at 44, brought Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to L.A. 1975. Pete Newell, who coached UC Berkeley to the 1959 National Collegiate Athletic Assn. basketball title and was one of only three men to guide teams to National Invitation Tournament, NCAA and Olympic championships, died Monday. He was 93.

8. Boris Fyodorov, Russian economic reformer

   Fyodorov was prominent among the young economists responsible for Russia's striking economic reforms and served twice as minister of finance before founding an investment bank.

9. Russia Orthodox Church's leader dies

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10. Russia urges OSCE election monitoring reforms

    MOSCOW, December 6 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged the head of the OSCE's election watchdog to speed up work in developing new rules for monitoring, the ministry said on Saturday. Lavrov met with Janez Lenarcic, director

11. RUSSIA: Russian ballet legend Lepeshinskaya dies at 92

    Russian prize-winning ballerina Olga Lepeshinskaya, who danced for decades at the Bolshoi Theatre and captured the attention of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, has died at the age of 92.

12. Russia pulls out of Georgia buffer zones

    Russian forces pulled out from the contentious buffer zones flanking Georgia's breakaway enclaves of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two days ahead of a deadline set under a ceasefire brokered by the European Union

13. Russia, Georgia disagree over troop pullback

    Russian troops pulled back from their positions outside Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia but held their ground in contested areas, setting the stage for more tension between the two countries that waged war in August.

14. Russia, Georgia Dispute Troop Pullback

    Russian troops pulled back from their positions outside Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia but held their ground in contested areas, setting the stage for more tension between the two countries that waged war in August.

15. Dr. Ernest Beutler dies at 80; Scripps physician and researcher pioneered bone marrow transplants

    Dr. Ernest Beutler, a Scripps Research Institute physician and researcher who was one of the country's leading experts on diseases of the blood and iron metabolism, died Sunday of lymphoma at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla. He was 80.

16. Labour peer Lord Hogg dies aged 70

    Labour peer Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld, a former deputy chief whip in the Commons and a deputy Speaker of the House of Lords, died yesterday after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 70.

17. George Kissell, 88, Dies; Taught the Techniques of Baseball

    Kissell became one of baseball’s most renowned teachers in a long career with the St. Louis Cardinals’ organization as a manager, player, coach and instructor.

18. Ernest Beutler, 80, Dies; Studied Blood Diseases

    Dr. Beutler was a leading hematologist whose studies opened an important new window onto the treatment of leukemia.

19. In Russia, a Struggle for Markets Just to Stay Open

    Every day this week, regulators have had to halt trading on Russia’s main bourses, the world’s hardest-hit stock markets during the current crisis.

20. Bone marrow campaign pioneer dies

    A man whose childhood leukaemia led to the creation of a charity for black bone marrow donors has died.

21. Bone marrow campaigner dies

    A man whose childhood fight against leukaemia led to the creation of a charity for black bone marrow donors has died.

22. Action threat if woman, 101, dies

    Further legal action may be taken if an elderly woman forced to leave a care home dies, her relatives say.

23. Credit crisis could hurt Russia 2014 Olympics: report

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - The global financial crisis may affect Russia's preparations to host the 2014 Winter Olympics and require the state to step in with more cash, Interfax news agency quoted a senior official as saying on Thursday.

24. Russia Is Slammed Hard by Credit Crisis

    Stock market volatility leads to frequent trading halts as foreign investors bail out.

25. In Russia, a struggle for markets just to stay open

    Every day this week, regulators have had to halt trading on Russia's main bourses, the world's hardest-hit stock markets during the current crisis.

26. Kyiv urges Russia to stay calm about early elections and economic situation in Ukraine, says Kyrylych

27. Marine Colonel Dies From Iraq Injuries

    A Marine colonel and military lawyer from Chevy Chase died Sunday of injuries he suffered in Iraq this summer, making him one of the highest-ranking officers to have died in the war, Pentagon officials said yesterday.

28. Stalwart Soldier Dies 'Doing What He Loved'

    Michael Slebodnik's interest in the military was apparent from an early age.

29. Russia warms to Tymoshenko ahead of Ukraine vote

    Russia warms to Tymoshenko ahead of Ukraine vote

30. China implements dairy industry reforms

    Alarmed by the growing public outcry and international recalls over its tainted dairy products, China’s government pledged this week to overhaul the troubled industry by monitoring every link in the supply chain that brings milk from farms to family kitchens.

31. Biker dies after car crash

    A 44-year-old motorcyclist has died in hospital two weeks after being badly injured in a crash near Ashford. The Sussex man's black Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle was involved in a collision with a silver Vauxhall Astra car in Military Road,

32. BP contract worker dies near Texas City refinery

    HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc on Thursday confirmed that a worker for a contractor died after an accident at a waste disposal area near the company's Texas City refinery.

33. Pepper-sprayed axe-wielding suspect dies in hospital

    A Regina man who police said was in an "agitated" state and wielding an axe has died in hospital from an apparent cardiac arrest after he was subdued using pepper spray.

34. Russia's Putin gets tiger cub for his birthday

    MOSCOW (AP) -- There's no doubt what Vladimir Putin's favorite birthday present is this year - a rare Ussuri tiger cub....

35. Russia approves loan plan to ease credit crunch

    Parliament on Friday passed a law allowing the Central Bank to make unsecured loans to commercial banks, continuing their anti-crisis strategy.

36. Punishment for a prisoner in Russia

    Russia's most famous prisoner has been confined to the isolation ward in his Siberian prison after a magazine published his correspondence with a writer.

37. Russia Approves Loan Plan to Ease Credit Crunch

    HEADLINE Russia Approves Loan Plan to Ease Credit Crunch

38. Russia officially informs EU of withdrawal of peacekeepers from zones bordering on Abkhazia, South Ossetia

39. Woman Dies in Truck Accident

    A 74-year-old Germantown woman died yesterday after she and her husband were hit by a dump truck at a construction site while walking to their home about a mile away, Montgomery County police said.

40. EU verifies Russia's withdrawal

    Russian forces have fully withdrawn from buffer zones adjoining Georgia's breakaway regions, the EU says.

41. Russia approves $86bn bank rescue

    Russia's lower house of parliament, the Duma, approves a raft of measures worth $86bn (£51bn) to assist banks.

42. Man dies after being hit by car

    A pensioner has died after being struck by a car in Paisley, Strathclye Police say.