PRESS DIGEST - Russia - July 14
MOSCOW, July 14 (Reuters) - The following are some of the stories in Russian newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
VEDOMOSTI
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- Russian miner Metalloinvest has failed to attract an investor to develop the huge Udokan copper field in Siberia, the daily says, referring to the stalling of talks with China's Hopu Investments and the delay in Rostech deciding on joining the project.
- Sergei Plastinin, founder of the Wimm-Bill-Dann dairy and juice producer, has quit the agrarian business, the daily says, commenting on his sale of the stake in Molochy Product (Dairy product) company.
- The Stroygazmontazh construction group controlled by billionaire Arkady Rotenberg became Russia's largest oil and gas industry construction contractor in 2014, the daily says, referring to the company's profit growth by 22 percent to 15.2 billion roubles ($266.53 million).
KOMMERSANT
www.kommersant.ru
- President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on cutting Interior Ministry personnel by 10 percent, or 110,000 people, and ordered the cabinet to back up financially the fulfilment the process.
IZVESTIA
www.izvestia.ru
- A dating mobile service for Muslims has been launched in Russia, the daily says, citing the founder of the project, Arsen Kazibekov, who says it could help lonely Russian women get a chance to become the second wife in a Moslem family.
- The inflow of Ukrainian refugees to Russia almost doubled in the first four months of the year, according to official statistics.
RBC
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- The number of clients using the international roaming services of Russia's three main mobile operators fell in June and May by 20 percent, the daily says, adding that operators are losing money because fewer Russians are travelling abroad.
- People living in the Moscow district of Ramenki are protesting against the construction of a high-tech centre in the area and have sent a request to prosecutors to investigate the legality of the project.
($1 = 57.0293 roubles) (Reporting By Tatiana Ustinova)
