In Florida, additional problems arose with the recount of votes in the US presidential election for Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush.
Wednesday, 08 November 2000, 21:31

According to France-Presse, about half a million voters voted in absentia by letter and several thousand of them have not yet been counted. In addition, the votes of Americans who live in Florida but are currently abroad have not been counted. By law, their ballots must be accepted for consideration within ten days. Apparently, the recount of votes in Florida, which will determine who will become the new US president, is being delayed. It was officially announced on Wednesday that the vote recount would be completed on Thursday evening or Friday morning. In turn, CNN reported that two sealed boxes were found at polling stations in two densely populated areas of the state, filled with ballots that had been voted but not sent to the state election commission.
The number of ballots in the boxes is unknown and can be calculated
both "hundreds" and "thousands".

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday refused to add to the materials of the criminal case of the American Edmond Pope the statement of Anatoly Babkin; the Bauman Moscow State Technical University professor acts as a witness.
Wednesday, 08 November 2000, 21:32

In this statement, Babkin renounced his previously given testimony. It is worth noting that it is on Babkin’s testimony that almost the entire indictment is based on the transfer of classified materials to the United States. Now the professor says that he gave his testimony in a pre-infarction state and read it out on a video camera under pressure. Representatives of the FSB have already stated that they are confident that Edmond Pope is a spy, and that Babkin is in fact not the only witness in this case.

Israeli authorities have again closed the airport in the Gaza Strip and the checkpoint on the border with Egypt.
Wednesday, 08 November 2000, 19:03

This is the only route through which goods and cargo can legally enter the territory of the Palestinian Authority. The reason for the closure of the checkpoint was the death of an Israeli customs employee during a shootout. More than one hundred and eighty people have already become victims of the Palestinian-Israeli confrontation.

For beating a referee by a decision of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), forward of the Russian basketball club "UNICS" Ruslan Avleev was disqualified for two years, and his club will pay a fine of 20 thousand German marks.
Wednesday, 08 November 2000, 20:03

Last Tuesday, in a match with the Turkish Besiktas, Avleev first threw the ball at the Yugoslav referee Jovcic, then knocked him down with a fist, and then kicked the already lying referee.
There has never been anything like this in European basketball practice.
Jovcic suffered serious injuries and was unable to continue in the match.
Now Avleev will not be able to play for any European club or the Russian national team until November 15, 2002. FIBA recommended that the Russian Basketball Federation strictly punish the athlete.

Spanish singer Montserrat Caballe gave a charity concert in Moscow on Wednesday.
Wednesday, 08 November 2000, 21:34

Proceeds from ticket sales will go to disabled children. According to reports, the president's wife Lyudmila Putina was present at the concert. During the intermission she talked with a Spanish singer. According to RIA, the ladies spoke Spanish.

From January 1 next year, Russia will introduce a visa regime for Slovakia. As the Foreign Ministry emphasizes, this is due to a similar decision by the Slovak authorities regarding Russian citizens.
Wednesday, 08 November 2000, 20:03

Diplomats note that the introduction of visas will certainly complicate mutual travel of citizens and express their regret.

The majority of those surveyed by the Ekho Moskvy radio station believe that there was no falsification of voting results in the presidential elections in Florida (USA).
Wednesday, 08 November 2000, 15:56

An express survey conducted as part of the Ricochet program via interactive telephones showed that 57 percent of respondents adhere to this opinion, while 43 percent of respondents believe that falsification of voting results is possible.
In total, during the survey, the Ekho Moskvy radio station received 1,077 phone calls in 5 minutes.

Radio station "Echo of Moscow"