08 October 2009, 11:44 News Nabiullina confirmed that her deputy was engaged in business Minister of Economic Development Elvira Nabiullina reported that her deputy Oleg Savelyev , whom spoke about in the State Duma Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika the day before , was indeed the founder of a commercial structure.

FIFA has threatened to deprive the Serbian national football team of several points in the qualifying tournament for the 2010 World Cup. As reported by the AP, the Serbs face similar punishment if fans of this team violate the rules of conduct during the 2010 World Cup qualifying matches with Romania and Lithuania.

08 October 2009, 23:28 Sports Shirokov was sent to the Vancouver farm club The Vancouver coaching staff transferred Russian forward Sergei Shirokov to the farm club, Manitoba, reports the official website of the NHL club . In three matches, the Russian did not score a single point with a utility indicator of “-4”.

08 October 2009, 18:05 News Yushchenko: due to lack of money, the army has reached a critical point The Ukrainian army is in crisis caused by insufficient funding in 2009, said the country's President Viktor Yushchenko . For the current situation, he blamed the government led by his political opponent and competitor in the upcoming presidential elections in January 2010, Yulia Tymoshenko .

The Times Higher Education has published a new ranking of the best universities in the world. Russian Moscow State University took 155th place in the list (versus 183rd position in 2008), and St. Petersburg State University – 168th (last year it was 224th). The leading positions are still held by British and American universities. The first place in the ranking, as last year, is occupied by Harvard University . Second place was given to Cambridge, third to Yale University.

08 October 2009, 23:34 Sports "Khimki" conceded to "Panathinaikos" On Thursday, at the Love Cyprus international tournament, the Greek Panathinaikos beat Khimki near Moscow with a score of 78:72 (19:24, 24:12, 18:17, 17:19).

08 October 2009, 11:35 Business Tomorrow: ruble/$ - 29.6396 The weighted average dollar exchange rate at the single trading session for tomorrow settlements as of 11.30 Moscow time decreased by 14.23 kopecks and amounted to 29.6396 rubles. per dollar

08 October 2009, 22:27 News A quarter of the world's inhabitants profess Islam Every fourth inhabitant of the Earth professes Islam. According to CNN , such conclusions are made in a new sociological study on this topic. According to the findings, 23% of the world's population are Muslims. According to the study, two thirds of Muslims live in Asia - from Turkey to Indonesia. In addition, the study notes that more Muslims live in China and Germany than in Syria and Lebanon, respectively.

08 October 2009, 22:59 Sports "Triumph" beat "Red Wings" On Thursday, in the third round of the Cup of the President of BC UNICS Evgeniy Bogachev, Triumph near Moscow beat Samara Red Wings with a score of 84:69 (21:17, 8:16, 23:19, 32:17).

08 October 2009, 19:20 Society Freshmen attack A student in Kuskovo park was stabbed to death by his peers Alena Maryanova The killers of Moscow State Humanitarian University student Timofey Sidorov, stabbed to death in Kuskovo park, were found in hot pursuit. They turned out to be an 18-year-old student and his friend from an electromechanical college. Sidorov's wounded classmate identified both attackers.

08 October 2009, 11:38 News Renaissance Capital: if oil prices rise, we can forget about reforms in Russia The economic crisis in Russia is forcing the country's authorities to move from words to deeds. According to Bloomberg , for more than ten years Russia has only been talking about plans to get rid of oil dependence and reduce state intervention in the economy.

The father of the famous Australian tennis player of Serbian origin Jelena Dokic , Damir Dokic, who is serving a sentence in one of the Serbian prisons for threats against the Australian ambassador in Belgrade and illegal possession of weapons, began a hunger strike, reports RIA Novosti . Dokic was found guilty in June this year of “endangering the security” of the Australian ambassador in Belgrade and illegally possessing weapons that were confiscated during a police search of his home.

Fedor Lukyanov Keeper of the Seal Fedor Lukyanov Editor-in-Chief of the magazine “Russia in Global Affairs” When asked what the current role of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is, a knowledgeable Washington interlocutor answered in excellent diplomatic style: “This role is fully consistent with the US Constitution.” According to American law, the State Department is the custodian of the great seal of the United States, responsible for performing protocol functions for the White House,

— 08.10.2009 12:46 — Gillette to sell Liverpool shares to Arabian prince Co-owner of English Liverpool George Gillett will nevertheless sell his share of the club's shares to the Arabian prince. According to The Daily Mirror , next week the American businessman will fly to Saudi Arabia, where he will hold talks with Prince Faisal bin Fahd. The Liverpool co-owner is due to arrive for negotiations on Wednesday.

08 October 2009, 18:37 Business VEB may purchase AvtoVAZ bonds for 40 billion rubles. Vnesheconombank is discussing the issue of purchasing AvtoVAZ bonds worth 40 billion rubles, the head of the bank, Vladimir Dmitriev, said at a press conference . “The topic exists and is being discussed,” he emphasized. According to Dmitriev, previously VEB’s subsidiary banks were among the first to provide emergency financial assistance to the automobile plant.