June 30, 2010, 20:57 Senate approves appointment of Petraeus as commander of US forces in Afghanistan The US Senate has approved the appointment of General David Petraeus as the new commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF). Previously the head of the American contingent in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, was dismissed last week.

"Sibir" beat "Sturm" On Wednesday, Sibir played a test match with the Austrian Sturm. The game ended with a score of 2:1. Alexey Medvedev and Martin Gorak scored the goals for the Russians. “Siberia” (first half): Kovalevski, Valentich, Bukhryakov, Filipenko, Aravin, Astafiev, Makarenko, Shulenin, Chizhek, Shevchenko, Medvedev (second half): Solosin, Valentich, Gorak, Came out, Joseph-Rene, Degtyarev, Nagibin, Shulenin (Savenas), Shumov, Belyaev, Antipenko.

— 30.06.2010 18:42 — Shadrina is the champion of Russia in weightlifting in the weight category up to 58 kg On Wednesday, the second competitive day of the Russian Weightlifting Championship continues in Kursk, which will become the base tournament for the formation of the Russian team for the World Championship (September 17-26, Antalya, Turkey). In the women's weight category up to 58 kg, Elena Shadrina confidently won gold in the biathlon, reports “All Sport” . "Gazeta.Ru"

01 July 2010, 10:35 Culture Russia will try on the French FRAC The collection of the French foundation for contemporary art FRAC will be brought to Russia Olesya Gerasimenko In August in Moscow, as part of the Year of France in Russia, the collection of the Foundation for Contemporary Art of Brittany will be exhibited.

30 June 2010, 15:09 British historian discovers musical "secret writing" in Plato's Republic The Greek philosopher Plato included a musical-mathematical code in his book “The Republic”, with which he encrypted his ideas that were too dangerous to express them openly, says Jay Kennedy, a historian from the University of Manchester. However, experts in ancient literature are skeptical about the statements of the British scientist.

Scientists have shown that in the initial phases of sleep, parts of the brain that are active during wakefulness quickly increase their reserves of chemical energy, which in subsequent phases of sleep is spent on restorative processes, the authors of the study reported in an article published in the Journal of Neuroscience . “Our data expands knowledge about one of the oldest and most obscure scientific puzzles: the functions of sleep.

30 June 2010, 17:50 The Supreme Court upheld the verdict in the case of the murder of the deputy prefect of Zelenograd 's acquittal The Supreme Court recognized as legal the Moscow City Court in the case of the murder of the deputy prefect of the Zelenograd district Leonid Oblonsky. This is the fourth verdict in this case; the previous two acquittals and one conviction were overturned.

June 30, 2010, 00:40 Alonso apologized to the FIA Two-time world champion in Formula 1 racing Fernando Alonso admitted that he got excited, accusing the stewards of the European Grand Prix of making wrong decisions during Sunday's race. At the end of the race, nine drivers were penalized by five seconds, and Lewis Hamilton was forced to pit but still finished second. “We were unlucky: the safety car appeared on the track at the wrong time.

Portugal national team midfielder Deco ended his career in the national team after it ended its performance at the World Cup in South Africa, losing in the 1/8 finals to Spain (0:1). Deco stated that after the end of the 2010 World Cup he would finish playing in the national team. “At my age, it’s tiring to play on two fronts,” he said. “This was my last game in the national team (Deco played it on the bench - note from Gazeta.Ru). This is the final decision.

30 June 2010, 13:49 CSM: spy scandal could ruin Medvedev's career The Christian Science Monitor writes that a spy scandal in the United States could destroy the career of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ahead of the 2012 elections. In turn, the publication believes, the career of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in this context may, on the contrary, rise sharply.

30 June 2010, 21:17 Kiselev can move to Sibir, Amirkhanov to Spartak from Nalchik The Sibir players and coaches, having completed their training camp in Slovenia on Wednesday, will continue preparing for the second part of the Russian Championship in Novosibirsk from July 3. There is a high probability that 32-year-old Tom striker Denis Kiselev will join the team and is awaiting viewing.

30 June 2010, 18:22 The President of Nigeria suspended the national team from participating in international tournaments Nigerian President Jonathan Goodluck has suspended his country's national football team from participating in all international tournaments for the next two years due to the team's failure at the World Cup in South Africa. In South Africa, the Nigerians, led by Lars Lagerbäck, failed to advance from the group.

26 27 28 29 30 31 NOVEMBER 2009 Monday VT VT Cht PT SB VS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 — 30.06.2010 16:40 — Moscow authorities hope for a significant increase in housing construction A significant increase in the volume of housing construction in Moscow may occur in 2011 if the current rate of recovery of the real estate market is maintained, Marina Ogloblina, head of the city's economic policy and development department, said on Wednesday.

Early on Wednesday morning, a magnetic storm occurred on Earth, triggered by an increase in the solar wind, a flow of charged particles from the Sun. Information about this was published by the American National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) .

30 June 2010, 18:07 Culture Jovovich will remain in Russia "Park of Culture" American actress Milla Jovovich agreed to participate in Fyodor Bondarchuk’s new project “The Snow Queen,” which is based on Boris Akunin’s novel “Azazel.” In this film, Jovovich will play the main female role, Life News reports. Negotiations with the actress have been ongoing since last year.