23 July 2008, 08:03 WT: Russia responded to the American missile defense system with friendship with Chavez Russia's contacts with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez were a response to the deployment of American missile defense systems in Eastern Europe. According to The Washington Times , by showing a friendly attitude towards Venezuela, Russia is trying to upset the Bush administration.

23 July 2008, 08:48 Canadian border guards have begun preparations for the 2010 Olympics Canadian border officials have already begun preparing for an influx of tourists from the United States during the 2010 Winter Olympics through the Peace Arch checkpoint south of Vancouver. This was announced on Tuesday at a conference on economic development of the Pacific Northwest regions held in Vancouver by the representative of the Canada Border Service Blake Delgaty.

23 July 2008, 20:52 Saturn beat Shinnik On Wednesday, in the postponed match of the 14th round of the Russian Football Championship, Saturn near Moscow beat Yaroslavl Shinnik with a score of 4:0. Goals: A. Ivanov, 3; Topic, 43; 51; Karyaka, 90 pen. Gazeta.Ru conducted an online broadcast of this match. Details of this and other matches, as well as the position of the teams in the standings, can be viewed on the Russian Football page.

23 July 2008, 14:52 Gasoline prices in Russia rose by 0.7% over the week Retail prices for motor gasoline in Russia for the week from July 7 to July 14 increased by 0.7%, for diesel fuel - by 1%, Rosstat reports. This is less than in the first week of June, when automobile fuel prices rose by 1.6% and 1.9%, respectively. Nevertheless, the rise in fuel prices significantly outpaces overall inflation.

Mutko: Finland did not offer Russia to jointly host Euro 2016 Finland did not offer the Russian side to jointly host the 2016 European Football Championship, the president of this organization, Vitaly Mutko, told reporters after a meeting of the executive committee of the Russian Football Union ( RFU ).

July 23, 2008, 10:12 Approximate prices for Porsche Panamera have been revealed The German automobile magazine AutoBild has published information on the approximate base cost of the Porsche Panamera, which should go on sale next year. As the magazine reports, the base price for a car with a V6 engine will be approximately $127 thousand, and with a V8 engine - $198 thousand. In addition, diesel and hybrid versions of the Panamera are possible.

July 23, 2008, 15:59 Society In absentia - and for life The state prosecution demanded life imprisonment for Leonid Nevzlin Grigory Tumanov The state prosecution demanded life imprisonment for former YUKOS shareholder Leonid Nevzlin. Nevzlin's defense, whose trial is being conducted in absentia, says that such prosecutorial demands have never existed in Russian judicial practice. Lawyers will speak at oral arguments on Thursday. After this, the court will retire to pronounce a verdict.

23 July 2008, 19:47 Zhukov predicts GDP growth at 8% GDP growth in Russia at the end of 2008 will be at the level of 8%, predicts Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov . “The Russian economy has good prospects. I think that this year the high rates of economic growth will continue - we will grow by eight percent,” Zhukov told reporters. The official forecast for GDP growth in 2008 is 7.6%.

July 23, 2008, 05:50 Khimki parted ways with Tucker The current holders of the Russian Basketball Cup, Khimki near Moscow, have parted ways with shooting guard Clay Tucker. The player's contract was terminated by mutual consent of the parties. In the middle of last season, Tucker moved to Khimki from the Teramo club, being the best sniper of the Italian championship, Sovetsky Sport reports.

23 July 2008, 20:27 Putin appointed head of Rosregistration The Chairman of the Russian Government, Vladimir Putin, by his order appointed Sergei Vasiliev as the head of the Federal Registration Service - the main state registrar of Russia. This was reported by the government press service.

23 July 2008, 09:58 Guardian: Labor advise party to adopt Obama tactics The visit of US presidential candidate Barack Obama to the UK and his meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown , former head of government Tony Blair and Conservative David Cameron gives the Labor Party a chance to reconsider its political views and behavior. According to The Guardian newspaper , some party activists are calling on the party to do this. Obama intends to meet with people.

23 July 2008, 14:44 Gus will head the CSKA youth team Former head coach of the Estonian national football team, Dutchman Jelle Goos, will become the new coach of the Moscow CSKA youth team. The specialist will arrive in Moscow on July 28, reports a Gazeta.Ru correspondent.

23 July 2008, 17:14 Federer: There are no “unofficial” world No. 1s There are no “unofficial” world No. 1s in tennis. This was stated by Roger Federer , reacting to the statements of a number of famous players in the past who consider Rafael Nadal to be the strongest tennis player on the planet at the moment.

July 24, 2008, 00:01 Gothenburg reached the second qualifying round of the Champions League In the return match of the first qualifying round of the Champions League, Montenegrin Buducnost drew 1:1 with Finnish Tampere. Goals: Beciraj 81 - Muntti 8 The first match ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of Tampere. In another match, the Bosnian “Modrica” beat the Albanian “Dynamo” (Tirana) with a score of 2:1. Goals: Zafirovic 89; Bozic, 90 - Jafay, 73.

23 July 2008, 09:02 Lampard will become England's highest paid footballer The management of London's Chelsea has offered its midfielder Frank Lampard a new 5-year contract, under which the footballer will receive £39 million. According to the new agreement, the player will receive £150 thousand per week, The Daily Express reports.