November 24, 2009, 11:34 pm News Tu-154 crash lands at Makhachkala airport At Makhachkala Uytash airport at 22.50 Moscow time, a Tu-154 plane of Dagestan Airlines made an emergency landing on a flight Makhachkala - Sharjah (Saudi Arabia) with 60 pilgrims on board. According to the Dagestan Airlines Flight Control Center, “the plane took off from Makhachkala airport at 20.40 Moscow time.

Famous Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo will perform in the capital of Mexico with a free concert. The concert will take place in December as part of the “Magic of Christmas” festival. According to the Mexico City mayor's office, Domingo will perform in the square near the Angel of Independence monument. The tenor will perform songs from the repertoire of Spanish musical comedy, Christmas and Mexican folk songs. This will be Domingo's first visit to Mexico City in seven years.

November 24, 2009, 14:33 Sports Belozerov may move to Moscow 28-year-old central defender of Samara “Krylya Sovetov” Alexander Belozerov can join the “Moscow” roster in the off-season. The transfer deal should be completed after the 2009 season, when the status of the Samara player will finally become clear.

November 24, 2009, 18:35 Business There are places, there is no profit The profitability of European hotels decreased by almost 20% during the crisis. Igor Bakharev , Polina Bykhovskaya The profitability of European hotels during the crisis decreased by almost 20%. A decrease in business activity and tourist flows leaves rooms unfilled and forces hotel owners to reduce prices. Russia is no exception. Rooms in Moscow hotels have fallen in price by 40–50% during the crisis.

Famous actor Viktor Kosykh was in a serious accident in the north-east of Moscow. According to Life News, the incident occurred on Malakhitova Street. Kosykh lost control, hit the curb and flew onto the lawn. “The driver of the Zhiguli was seriously injured, his face was broken. He was taken to the hospital,” a law enforcement source said . As a result of the accident, Kosykh received a serious head injury and was sent to the neuroreanimation department.

November 24, 2009, 15:24 Cars Opel rescue could have a negative impact on the European auto industry The allocation by the German government of funds to bring Opel out of a pre-bankruptcy state could negatively affect other European automakers, such as Volkswagen, PSA Peugeot Citroen, as well as the European branch of Ford Motor , Bloomberg writes , citing a statement by Continental AG CEO Martin Wennemer, who is a member of the state watchdog. advice at Opel.

November 24, 2009, 20:05 Business Sberbank's net profit amounted to 17.1 billion rubles. The net profit of Sberbank of Russia according to RAS for the first 10 months of 2009 amounted to 17.1 billion rubles. against 113 billion rubles. a year earlier. This is stated in the bank's materials. At the end of 9 months of 2009, Sberbank's net profit under RAS amounted to 9.1 billion rubles.

November 24, 2009, 04:27 News “Kommersant”: “dead souls” of schoolchildren were found in the Vladimir region Kommersant writes that an inspection was carried out in the Vladimir region, as a result of which it was established that more than 4 thousand children who were registered as schoolchildren do not study anywhere and do not exist at all. School directors inflated the number of students in order to receive more funds from the local budget.

November 24, 2009, 11:59 Business MED: inflation at the end of the year is estimated at 8.8-8.9% Inflation in Russia at the end of 2009 is estimated at 8.8-8.9%. This is evidenced by monitoring data from the Russian Ministry of Economic Development on the socio-economic development of Russia in January-October 2009. According to the forecast of the Ministry of Economic Development, in November inflation will be 0.3-0.4%, in December - more than 0.4%.

November 24, 2009, 14:07 News The ex-head of Kazatomprom, who is in a pre-trial detention center, demanded hospitalization The former head of Kazatomprom, Mukhtar Dzhakishev, addressed the management of the pre-trial detention center (SI) of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan and the Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan Mami with a statement in which he reported his poor health and demanded immediate hospitalization in a civilian medical institution. reports this Fergana.Ru .

November 24, 2009, 10:42 pm News World's oldest sheep dies in Australia The 23-year-old Lucky sheep, which was included in the Guinness Book of Records, died on a farm 57 kilometers from Melbourne, The Telegraph reports . According to her owner Mrs. Westgars, she could not stand the heat. “We even bought an air conditioner for her, but, unfortunately, it didn’t help,” said the owner.

November 24, 2009, 20:59 Politics “They couldn’t find the authorities half the night” Medvedev fired the military for the explosions in Ulyanovsk Aliya Samigullina , Alexander Artemyev Because of the explosions at the 31st arsenal in Ulyanovsk, President Dmitry Medvedev fired four high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Defense and the management of the warehouse itself. This is a departure from Vladimir Putin’s personnel policy, the expert believes.

November 24, 2009, 18:44 Sports Maicon suspended for two matches Inter defender Douglas Maicon has been disqualified for two matches of the Italian championship for insulting the referee in the match with Bologna (3:1) . The Brazilian received a red card in the 90th minute of the match. Thus, he will miss the matches against Fiorentina and Juventus.

November 24, 2009, 17:12 News The head of Pushchino near Moscow is accused of abuse of power The head of the Moscow region town of Pushchino, Anatoly Afanaskin, has been charged with abuse of power, the UPC website reports.

Incidents Russian street racers now have names — 24.11.09 20:01 — TEXT: Nikolay Kudryavtsev, Alexander Artemyev PHOTO: Tribune de Geneve Video The names of those involved in an accident in Switzerland have become known, as a result of which a Lamborghini supercar crashed into a VW Golf and sent a German pensioner to intensive care. The culprit of the collision is Babaev. The three other participants are the brothers Ismailov and Mironov.