May 31, 2010, 21:38 News The wanted ex-prefect of the Northern Administrative District is writing a book about the Moscow City Hall The former prefect of the Northern Administrative District (NAD) of Moscow, Yuri Khardikov , who is on the international wanted list, is writing a book about the activities of the Moscow City Hall and intends to sue the current prefect of the Northern Administrative District (NAD) Oleg Mitvol .

31 May 2010, 16:28 Sports FIFA sold 96 percent of tickets for 2010 World Cup matches The International Football Federation (FIFA) sold 96 percent of tickets for the 2010 FIFA World Cup matches in South Africa. At the moment, only 160 thousand tickets out of 2.88 million remain on sale. “Our goal is to reach 97-98 percent, which corresponds to the figures from the last championship. Then we will be satisfied,” said FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke.

May 31, 2010, 19:26 News Turkish PM accuses Israel of state terrorism Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of violating international law and “inhumane state theorism.” Erdogan made this statement during his visit to Chile, where he was caught by a message about the shelling and detention of the Freedom Flotilla by the Israeli Navy, which was trying to break the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. “No one should think that we will take such events calmly,” Erdogan said.

Lena Landrut, who won the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, may receive the German Cross of Merit award, reports taz.de. Mayer - Together with her, it is proposed to reward her manager Stefan Raab. The reason for this honor is clear - Lena gained European fame overnight, and her victory helped Germany receive a competition that had not visited this country for 28 years.

31 May 2010, 16:56 Sports Ferrara could become Mallorca coach Spanish Mallorca is interested in the services of Italian specialist Ciro Ferrara, reports Football Italia . The club is looking for a new coach after Gregorio Manzano left the team. Mallorca finished fifth in the last edition of the Spanish Championship, securing participation in the Europa League. Ferrara previously headed Juventus Turin and was fired due to the team's unsatisfactory results.

On May 31, the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia decided to reduce the refinancing rate from June 1, 2010 by 0.25 percentage points, to 7.75%, and interest rates on certain transactions. This is stated in the message of the Department of External and Public Relations of the Bank of Russia. “In May 2010, the annual rate of inflation continued to decline, the level of which as of May 25 was 5.7%.

01 June 2010, 14:01 Business In Russia they made money from the laid-off people Russian companies made a profit last year thanks to staff reductions Olga Alekseeva , Irina Gakhova Despite the crisis, the income of Russia's largest companies last year increased by 13.7%, while foreign industrial giants remained in the red. Domestic business achieved such results thanks to large-scale layoffs of employees, says the German Handelsblatt.

31 May 2010, 14:58 Cars GM and Chrysler cut vehicle costs by $3,000. General Motors Corporation and Chrysler, after emerging from bankruptcy, reduced the cost of production of each car by about $3 thousand, writes the Detroit Free Press , citing a report from the American Center for Automotive Research. According to analysts, last year the average cost of a car at GM dropped from $10,400 to $7,280 per unit, and by 2012, the cost of producing one GM car will not exceed $5,772.

31 May 2010, 18:15 Business Gref bought shares of Sberbank The head of Sberbank of Russia, German Gref , acquired 0.000005% of ordinary shares of Sberbank of Russia, according to the materials of the credit organization. Previously, Gref did not own ordinary shares of Sberbank. Gref's share in the authorized capital of Sberbank of Russia before the change was 0%, after the change - 0.000004%.

Among idle ordinary people, at the instigation of some politicians, the idea has become established that, they say, residents of the regions through which the so-called high-speed train “Sapsan” travels are throwing stones at it as a sign of protest. This protest is supposedly against the fact that the miracle of German technology, launched along the roads that were basically built under Nicholas the First, introduced some very unpleasant adjustments into the life of the aborigines.

Cheryl Cole, who, as the English celebrity press predicts, will soon divorce her husband, defender of Chelsea and the England national team, decided to radically change her life and throw out everything that in any way resembles her husband. For example, she gets rid of numerous jewelry that Ashley gave her throughout the marriage. Expensive necklaces, bracelets, and earrings are sent to Cheryl's friends and donated to charity.

May 31, 2010, 03:48 News Due to an accident in the Urals, the Far East is disconnected from the Internet In the Far East, due to an accident in the network of the telecommunications company OJSC Rostelecom, a large number of users were left without the Internet, said a representative of the company's provider in Vladivostok. “The accident happened on Monday night. Specialists are engaged in eliminating it.

31 May 2010, 18:12 Business The court invalidated the grant of a patent for the invention of mayonnaise The Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeal invalidated the decision of Rospatent , which upheld the patent of the Kazan Fat Plant (KZhK) for the invention of “Mayonnaise” and rejected the objections of Essen Production AG CJSC to the issuance of this patent, RIA Novosti reports.

Entertainment Weekly has chosen the greatest film and television character of the last 20 years. According to the publication, the top pick was Homer Simpson from the animated series by Matt Groning. The depicted lover of donuts, beer and not working was ahead of the honored worker of the magic wand, Harry Potter, in this ranking.

May 31, 2010, 17:13 News Thief in law Gudzha detained in Moscow At Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, criminal boss Alibal Gamidov (nickname - Gudzha), who was wanted on suspicion of drug possession, was detained, reports the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Central Federal District. According to the police, the suspect controlled an international criminal group that was involved in kidnapping, apartment fraud, and car thefts.