PRESS DIGEST - RUSSIA - SEPT 19
MOSCOW, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The following are some stories in Russia's newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
VEDOMOSTI
www.vedomosti.ru
- A district court in Moscow ruled on Friday to meet the claim of Rosneft chief Igor Sechin to the daily and ruled to confiscate all copies of the Vedomosti containing information about his private life. The Vedomosti published in July the details about Sechin's new residence in Barvikha near Moscow.
- Low turnout helped the landslide victory of the ruling United Russia party in Sunday's parliamentary election, the daily writes.
- The government has approved a legal tool to give Russia- based companies an edge over foreign companies in bidding for state orders.
KOMMERSANT
www.kommersant.ru
- A new reform of Russia's security forces will in practice give the Federal Security Service (FSB) the powers of the Soviet-era KGB, the daily writes.
- Islamic State enjoyed support from the air on Saturday as planes of a U.S.-led coalition attacked Syrian army troops, the daily writes, adding that cooperation between Russia and the United States in Syria is under threat after the air strikes.
- Russia's Health Ministry is considering ways to expand the market of private medical services to state controlled healthcare institutions.
NEZAVISIMAYA GAZETA
www.ng.ru
- Russia's official statistics show that the number of poor people shrank by 1.4 percent to 21.4 million in the first half of the year. ($1 = 64.7655 roubles) (Reporting By Tatiana Ustinova)
