MOSCOW, September 9 (RIA Novosti) - More than 400 families were left homeless after a powerful earthquake struck northwestern Georgia, the regional governor told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
The swine flu has stabilized in Russia with the number of people suffering from the A/H1N1 virus declining, First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said.
Russia"s two main stock exchanges, MICEX and the RTS, closed on Thursday for the New Year holidays, with their key indexes up slightly on the day and more than doubling over the year.