Business Rusnano will invest 710 million in innovative medicine The state corporation Rusnano plans to invest up to 710 million rubles in a project for the production of innovative medicines to combat age-related diseases based on innovative antioxidants - “ Skulachev ions”.

February 24, 2010, 17:40 News The court extended the arrest of Colonel Maksimov The Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow extended until June 9 the arrest period for the Deputy Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (DepUR) of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Colonel Dmitry Maksimov , accused of complicity in the murder of lawyer Sergei Biryukov .

They found a motive for Markelov — 24.02.10 21:11 — TEXT: Grigory Tumanov PHOTO: Nikita Tikhonov in the courtroom // ITAR-TASS The investigation has determined the motive for the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov.

February 24, 2010, 12:01 News Pedophile policeman on trial in Primorye Investigative authorities in the Primorsky Territory have completed the investigation of the criminal case initiated against the deputy commander of the 1st platoon of the automobile company of the PPSM regiment of the Internal Affairs Directorate for Vladivostok, Vladimir Zenich, reports the head of the press service of the SKP for the Primorsky Territory, Aurora Rimskaya.

News Yushchenko accepted the resignation of the head of his secretariat President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko accepted the resignation of Vera Ulyanchenko from the post of head of the presidential secretariat and the resignation of the press secretary of the head of state Irina Vannikova . The resignations were accepted in accordance with Article 31 of the Law of Ukraine “On Civil Service,” the decrees say.

February 24, 2010, 14:37 News Russian tourist in Pattaya beat a security guard with a beer bottle On Wednesday morning, Pattaya police were informed that a foreign tourist had attacked a local hotel security officer, The Pattaya Daily News reported . A young man found at the crime scene was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The victim said that while patrolling the first floor, he heard a loud bang on the second floor, where the foreigner’s room was located.

February 24, 2010, 10:38 Society Tourists washed away from Madeira Floods in Madeira kill 42 people Alena Maryanova More than 40 people became victims of floods on the Portuguese island of Madeira. Due to heavy rains and hurricane winds, the island was left without air traffic and telephone communications, as well as without its main source of income: the tourist season, starting in March-April, will most likely be disrupted.

February 24, 2010, 15:04 News A person involved in the murder of lawyer Markelov has been charged with a new version A person involved in the murder case of lawyer Stanislav Markelov has been charged with a new version. As a source close to the investigation told Gazeta.Ru, Nikita Tikhonov is now charged with paragraph “l” of Part 2 of Art.

February 24, 2010, 17:16 Society Satanists were closed from horror In Yaroslavl, eight Satanists are tried for ritual murders Alena Maryanova Eight Satanists are being tried in Yaroslavl for killing and dismembering four minors, “initiating” their girlfriend into the clan. All the details of the brutal murder were told to investigators by the defendants themselves, half of whom were under 18 years old at the time of the crime.

Polish President Lech Kaczynski will on Wednesday unveil a special plaque on the building of Warsaw's Radziwill Palace (now the Presidential Palace) in memory of Frederic Chopin's first public concert , which took place here on February 24, 1818, the presidential office said. Eight-year-old Frederick's first public performance was for charity.

February 24, 2010, 16:29 From the editor Handcuffs of Loyalty There are no free hands and heads from the state to develop the country "Gazeta.Ru" The merciless criticism of the oligarchs from the lips of Vladimir Putin is meaningless: one basic element of the system criticizes another. He scolds for something that can only be changed by changing the system itself.

February 25, 2010, 00:15 News Yushchenko awarded his brother the Ivan Mazepa Cross President Viktor Yushchenko awarded his brother, deputy from Our Ukraine-Our Self-Defense Petro Yushchenko, the presidential insignia - the Cross of Ivan Mazepa .

February 24, 2010, 11:28 News Guardian: Russian military doctrine is similar to similar documents from the times of the USSR The Guardian writes that Russia's new military doctrine is in many ways similar to similar documents from the times of the USSR. In particular, according to the doctrine, the United States and NATO pose a danger to Russia . The USSR had the same enemies, the publication notes.

News UPC: drinking water supplier in Krasnokamsk violated sanitary standards In Krasnokamsk, Perm Region, a pre-investigation check is being carried out regarding the supply of poor-quality drinking water to city residents. This was reported on the UPC website.

February 24, 2010, 04:47 Sports Tarasenko, Kitsyn and Kuznetsov will go to NHL tests Three forwards of the Russian youth team - 18-year-old Maxim Kitsyn (Metallurg Novokuznetsk), his peer Vladimir Tarasenko (Siberia Novosibirsk) and 17-year-old Evgeny Kuznetsov (Traktor) will go to traditional tests for players in early May. who will be drafted in the National Hockey League this summer.