LIVING PLANET Moby Dick from Peru — 2.07.10 10:50 — TEXT: Nikolay Gorodetsky PHOTO: C. Letenneur (MNHN) Photo report The largest fossil marine predator was discovered by paleontologists in the desert in Peru. The length of the body of the sperm whale Leviathan melvillei is about thirteen meters, the size of its skull is about three meters.

01 July 2010, 23:46 US Department of Justice: only part of the evidence about “Russian spies” has been made public The US Department of Justice claims that “only part of the evidence” has been released about the suspected spies for Russia. According to the AP , the Ministry of Justice has more than a hundred decrypted messages exchanged between the arrested. The ministry noted that the evidence against those arrested is “indisputable” and therefore the “spies” should not be released.

01 July 2010, 16:15 The Foreign Ministry will help Russians detained in the United States on suspicion of espionage The Russian Foreign Ministry will provide assistance to Russians detained in the United States on suspicion of espionage. This was announced by official representative of the ministry Andrei Nesterenko. “We will provide assistance in full and will proceed from the need to provide us with complete information about what happened.

A football player from the Swedish second division club Assyriska was shot dead in a gambling club located near Stockholm. The player was supposed to take part in a match against one of the championship teams, but due to tragic events the match was canceled. This was reported to the Swedish Football Association. Police continue to search for suspects. The tragedy happened on the territory of the shopping complex, in the Oasen cafe.

01 July 2010, 10:11 The RTS index fell by 1.46% at the opening of trading The RTS index fell by 1.46% to 1,319.83 points at the opening of trading on Thursday. The total volume of transactions amounted to $565,291,958.

01 July 2010, 15:54 Business The traffic jam stretches to Putin On the sixth day after Leningradka was closed due to bridge repairs, Putin drew attention to the problem Andrei Kovalevsky , Evgeniy Shipilov On the sixth day after the Leningradskoye Highway was closed due to bridge repairs and serious traffic congestion, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin drew the attention of this problem - he gave instructions to solve it.

01 July 2010, 12:59 FIFA confirms it is investigating Australia FIFA has confirmed it is investigating Australia's bid committee for allegedly attempting to bribe members of the international federation's executive committee to win the right to host the 2022 World Cup finals. “FIFA confirms that an investigation into this matter is ongoing, but at this time we do not consider it appropriate to disclose the details of this matter or make any comments on this matter.

01 July 2010, 05:09 Kalugin: spies could eventually take positions in the State Department A former KGB major general, convicted in absentia of high treason and stripped of his military rank by court verdict in 2002, Oleg Kalugin is amazed at the number of people involved in the spy scandal that broke out between Russia and the United States. “With Russia establishing itself on the world stage and Vladimir Putin in power...

England midfielder Frank Lampard , whose goal was not counted in the 1/8 finals of the World Cup in South Africa, did not grieve for long about what happened. After returning home as part of the national team, he and his girlfriend Christine Bleakley went to Italy on vacation.

In the village of Zaprudye, Taldomsky district, Moscow region, a large fire occurred at the Zelta plant, and there were casualties. According to the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, today at 10.32 a fire occurred in a workshop for the production of plastic utensils. “The roof covering an area of ​​2 thousand square meters was engulfed in fire. meters,” the source said. According to preliminary data, three people were injured due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

01 July 2010, 12:16 Everton have added a forward to the French youth team Everton have added French youth team forward Magaye Gueye, reports Tribalfootball . Last season, the 19-year-old striker played for Strasbourg, scoring nine goals.

01 July 2010, 13:18 Turks who sailed to Russia for beer on lifebuoys were detained Russian border guards detained and fined three Turkish citizens near the Black Sea village of Kabardinka. According to Life News , the Turks reached the shore on lifebuoys; they explained their illegal presence on the territory of the Russian Federation by the desire to drink Russian beer. “The men swam ashore on life preservers from the Turkish merchant ship Hila.

01 July 2010, 15:48 Astakhov expressed concern about the fate of the children of “spies” in the USA The Commissioner for Children's Rights under the President of Russia Pavel Astakhov expressed concern about the situation that is developing around the children of Russians arrested in the United States and accused of espionage, the press service of the Children's Ombudsman reports.

President Dmitry Medvedev signed on Thursday a decree “On commissions for compliance with requirements for the official conduct of federal civil servants and the resolution of conflicts of interest.” As Gazeta.Ru previously reported , the decree prescribes the creation of commissions to comply with the requirements for official conduct of federal civil servants and resolve conflicts of interest not only in civilian departments, but also in the army and law enforcement agencies .

01 July 2010, 10:50 Stirling Moss proposes re-examining British drivers over 70 The famous British racing driver, 81-year-old Sir Stirling Moss, called on the authorities to introduce a re-examination for drivers over 70 years old, writes Auto Express . According to Moss, modern driving conditions are different from those in which older drivers received their licenses, and for this reason they need to be re-taught a lot.