December 28, 2005, 11:30 AM Opinions Master Gumbs Gas Matvey Naikov If everyone is saying that this is a commercial and not a political agreement, then it is completely strange to conduct a public auction about its terms. It’s nice that the fruits of education, if they manage to ripen, sometimes bring benefits that last longer than it seems at first. For example, the main problem of the last pre-New Year period is the Russian-Ukrainian gas agreement.

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December 27, 2005, 18:58 Society Muscovites will be killed by killer elevators Mike Gabrielyan Russians are threatened by fires, floods, earthquakes, bird flu, and residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg are also threatened by falling elevators. Helicopters will crash more often, residential buildings will collapse, trains will crash, and cars will get into accidents. All this, according to the forecasts of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, will happen in Russia in 2006.

December 27, 2005, 17:34 Cars British drivers face fuel shortages British drivers are facing fuel shortages as petrol stations struggle to cope with the aftermath of the Buncefield oil depot explosion two weeks ago. Fuel traders have confirmed that some petrol stations in south-east England have run out of petrol and others are experiencing shortages.

December 27, 2005, 17:44 Politics Iran didn't have enough letters... Vasily Sergeev ...to understand what Russia wants from him. On Tuesday, Tehran explained why it cannot accept Russian proposals to resolve the crisis over its nuclear program. The Russian anti-crisis package seemed vague to Tehran. This information was disseminated from Tehran by the Iranian Fars agency. Tehran has started an information game with Russia and the whole world.

Kirill Kharatyan New Year at Mom's Kirill Kharatyan Deputy editor-in-chief of the Vedomosti newspaper What should a woman do when she has not only children, but also grandchildren who are already adults, and she herself is still young and energetic and does not want to sit around or babysit her great-grandchildren? So she gallops around the world, works a lot and even studies - either to paint watercolors or to learn the Italian language.

December 27, 2005, 10:24 Society Marines defeated a girl on a bus Zinaida Koshkina Four American Marines will soon appear in court in the Philippines. They, as well as their driver, a local resident, have been charged with gang raping a Filipino girl. Philippine prosecutors on Tuesday charged four US Marines from the US military base in Subic Bay with the gang rape of a Filipino girl. The case was brought to court in the city of Olongapo, located northeast of the Philippine capital Manila.

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December 27, 2005, 12:18 Society Mi-8 passengers were saved by firewood Elena Andreeva Rescuers managed to rescue all passengers and crew members of the Mi-8 helicopter, which made an emergency landing in the mountains of Yakutia three days ago. People spent all this time in extreme conditions. The only thing that saved them was that they had a supply of warm clothes and food with them.

December 27, 2005, 13:36 Business Ukraine wants 15% Mikhail Krasnov The Ukrainian-Russian gas crisis continues. Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov said that Ukraine has the legal right to take up to 15% of the gas flowing through the pipeline to the West. Gazprom noted that the response to such theft would be a reduction in gas supplies by the same 15%.

December 27, 2005, 13:38 Cars SAAB recalls 17.4 thousand convertibles The US National Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) requires SAAB Cars USA to recall 17.4 thousand SAAB 9-3 convertibles from 2001-2002. release. The reason for the recall is rapid wear of the fuel hose holders. This can cause fuel to leak, which could cause the car to catch fire.

In 2006, the Department of Natural Resources Management and Environmental Protection of the city of Moscow intends to replace the excursion transport that takes people around the Sparrow Hills with an eco-mobile. According to data received by the correspondent from the department's press service, the equipment will indeed not cause any harm to the environment, since only electric-powered vehicles are being considered.

For 10 thousand rubles. Ural motorists are proposing to increase the salaries of traffic police officers. At the same time, in their opinion, it is necessary to toughen the punishment for bribery. This is the only way to defeat corruption on the roads, said Anatoly Gorlov, co-chairman of the regional branch of the Russian motorists movement. Gorlov noted that funding for the traffic police will increase in 2006.

The series about party ideologies quite logically ends with a review of the public ideological attitudes of the Rodina party. Not only because this political direction has parliamentary representation. Not for the reason that the party and especially its leader Dmitry Rogozin are constantly in the information field.

December 27, 2005, 13:19 Cars New photos of the Volvo C30 concept have appeared At the auto show in Detroit and then in Paris, Volvo will show the long-awaited C30 concept. The other day, new pre-show photos of the car appeared. It also became known that the production version will go on sale no earlier than the end of 2006 - beginning of 2007. The concern plans to sell 600 thousand of these cars per year.