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 First high speed train Sapsan arrived in St Petersburg from Moscow
01.22.2010 18:39
Today the first high speed train ever used in the Russian railway system arrived in St Petersburg from Moscow launching the regular high speed rail service between the two cities. 
 Arshavin voted best in Russia and CIS in 2009
01.11.2010 16:50
Arsenal playmaker Andrey Arshavin has been voted the best player in Russia and CIS countries in 2009 to grab a third consecutive “Zvezda Award” from Sport-Express newspaper.
 Bird causes emergency landing in Russia
01.11.2010 16:03
A Swiss airline flight made an emergency landing just after takeoff in Saint Petersburg on Sunday when a bird was caught in one of its engines, but no one was injured.
 Azerbaijani national football team holds first match in Saint Petersburg
01.05.2010 15:38
The 22nd international football contest among youth in memory of Valentine Granatkin has started in Saint-Petersburg.
 Transport Fares To Go Up on New Year’s Day
12.29.2009 15:57
Public transport fares in St. Petersburg will be increased from Jan. 1, following the third round of price hikes in the last two years.
 Record Levels Of Snowfall Hit City
12.28.2009 15:31
More than 3,000 people have been recruited by City Hall to clear the snow as Governor Valentina Matviyenko said that St. Petersburg stands on the verge of collapse.
 More Club Closures?
12.23.2009 15:59
As fire safety checks at St. Petersburg nightclubs and other entertainment businesses continue in the wake of the deadly Dec. 5 nightclub fire in Perm, Governor Valentina Matviyenko demanded that nightclubs where drugs are sold also be blacklisted.
 Moscow-St. Petersburg Train Derails, Killing 26 People
12.01.2009 16:15
The Nevsky Express train from Moscow to St. Petersburg, carrying 661 passengers, yesterday suffered a serious impact or explosion, derailing several cars and killing at least 26 people, near the village of Uglovka.
 Shevchenko Predicts Tight Affair
11.25.2009 17:51
Rubin Kazan secured their second successive Russian Premier Liga title after a 0-0 draw against Zenit St Petersburg and could make it a double celebration in the Champions League on Tuesday.
 Governor Backs Down Over Park Construction
10.19.2009 15:29
St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko said on Thursday that plans for the construction of a controversial 10-story residential building on the site of a public park by 40 Komendantsky Prospekt will be scrapped.
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