08 December 2008, 19:13 News A Boeing flying from Tomsk to Moscow was forced to land at Kazan airport plane A Boeing flying from Tomsk to Moscow made an emergency landing at Kazan International Airport on Monday. “The plane landed in Kazan at 9:26 for technical reasons, no one was injured,” the airport information desk reported. The information desk did not specify how many passengers were on board.

Real Madrid's problems began almost at the starting whistle. Already in the third minute of the match, Jesus Navas made a flank serve, and the captain of the “creamy” Iker Casillas made a mistake at the exit, allowing Adriano Correa, who managed to get his bearings and rush to the far post, to hit the already empty goal in his fall. As it turned out, such a stormy start set the tone for the entire meeting.

08 December 2008, 12:00 Cars Believers created a traffic jam Ceilings near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior Maria Tsybulskaya , Elena Khodyakova The Moscow traffic police was forced to block the streets around the Cathedral of Christ the Savior so that all believers could say goodbye to Patriarch Alexy II. Over the weekend, more than 100 thousand people visited the temple. In order not to create unnecessary tension, traffic cops ask drivers to choose detour routes in advance.

News Pacific Fleet ships have completed preparations for a voyage to the Indian Ocean A detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) completed preparations for a long voyage on Monday and will depart from Vladivostok on Tuesday on a business visit to India, a representative of the Pacific Fleet information and public relations service said.

American scientists have concluded that about 70% of Americans dream of sex in a car. According to a recently published study, it turned out that at least once in their lives, half of those surveyed had made love in a car. Brutal German cars conquer women best. The owner of a BMW has the best chance of winning favor from his partners. 30% of respondents are sure that the nameplate is of significant importance during a man’s courtship.

08 December 2008, 12:22 Sports The defender of the Romanian national team may move to Rubin The Russian champion, Rubin Kazan, is interested in acquiring the central defender of the Romanian national team and the Steaua club Dorin Goian . According to CISsoccer, the Kazan team is ready to pay €3 million for Goian. Another contender for this player remains the English club Aston Villa .

December 08, 2008, 11:39 News One of the founders of Russian tourism, William Azar, has died On Monday, at the age of 78, William Hazard, first vice-president of the International Tourism Academy, died in Moscow after a long illness. In 1992–1993, he served as Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Russian Federation, and is the “first minister of tourism of the country.” He is considered one of the founders of Russian tourism. Azar was born in 1931 in Moscow.

December 08, 2008, 11:03 Business Russian imports grew by 44.3%, exports by 47.4% Russia's exports in January-October 2008 amounted to $409.4 billion and increased by 47.4% compared to the corresponding period last year, including to non-CIS countries - $347.5 billion (47.4%), to the CIS countries – $61.9 billion (47.6%). This was reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia.

08 December 2008, 11:53 Cars Prices for Mitsubishi in Russia are pegged to the US dollar The Russian company ROLF Import, the official distributor of Mitsubishi Motors in Russia, announces a decision to change prices for cars of the brand’s model range, starting from December 10. As reported in the company's press release, this decision was dictated by a significant increase in the dollar exchange rate against the ruble.

08 December 2008, 21:38 Politics The swan flew away Viktor Zimin will become the new owner of Khakassia Svetlana Bocharova , Roman Badanin President Dmitry Medvedev did not reappoint the head of Khakassia Alexei Lebed for a new term. State Duma deputy, United Russia member Viktor Zimin has been proposed for the post of chairman of the government of Khakassia. Experts call the option of such an appointment a “compromise”, and Medvedev’s personnel decisions as “more dynamic” than Putin’s.

08 December 2008, 12:51 News Times: £1m worth of cocaine seized disappears from Falkland Islands Cocaine worth £1 million has disappeared from a double-locked locker at a police station in the Falkland Islands, The Times writes . 29 packets of the drug were confiscated from a fishing boat at the end of October and were stored at the station. Two suspects were arrested in this case; on the night the drug disappeared, they were released from their cells and fled.

08 December 2008, 18:30 News The Central Internal Affairs Directorate urges Muscovites not to use personal transport tomorrow The Moscow City Internal Affairs Directorate calls on Muscovites not to use personal transport at a time when the burial ceremony of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia will take place in the capital . “On December 9, mourning events in connection with the death of the patriarch will be held from 8.00 to 16.00.

Free bed for 50 million — 8.12.08 17:52 — TEXT: DMITRY KARELIN PHOTO: ITAR-TASS The Moscow City Court decided to release the former vice-president of the Yukos company Vasily Aleksanyan from custody on bail of 50 million rubles. Aleksanyan, who suffers from AIDS and cancer, will be in the same clinic, but the police will no longer be on duty outside his room, and the bars will be removed from the windows. Go to article...

08 December 2008, 09:19 News FT: Tribune 'preparing for possible bankruptcy filing' The Tribune Company, owner of the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times newspapers, has begun preparing for a possible bankruptcy filing, writes The Financial Times . Thus, the future of two central American newspapers was in great doubt. Previously, the group was negotiating with banks to re-register its $12 billion debt.

— 08.12.2008 20:43 — SKA defeated Khimik On Monday, in the KHL regular championship, Khimik Voskresensk lost to SKA St. Petersburg on its ice with a score of 0:5 (0:0, 0:2, 0:3) 0-1. Ekman (Nemirovsky), 21:31 0-2. Sushinsky (Nemirovsky), 31:08 0-3. Nemirovski (Sushinsky, Ekman), 46:32-bol 0-4. Sushinsky (Nemirovski, Ekman), 56:09-ball 0-5. Ekman (Sushinsky), 59:32 Details of this and other matches, as well as the standings of the teams, can be found on the Kontinental Hockey League page.