December 27, 2010, 14:29 News Journalists were not allowed to attend the announcement of Khodorkovsky's verdict after the break After the break, journalists were not allowed into the courtroom, where on Monday the announcement of the verdict in the second case against the ex-head of YUKOS Mikhail Khodorkovsky and the former head of the MFO MENATEP Platon Lebedev began , despite the fact that the hearing was being held in open mode, a RAPSI correspondent reports .

Restoration work has been completed to restore the sculptures “Water” and “Earth”, created according to sketches by Vera Mukhina and installed in the Luzhniki Olympic complex. This is the first restoration of the sculptures since their installation. Restoration work began in October 2010. The allegorical sculptures “Water” (another name is “Sea”) and “Earth” were installed on the Prestigious Alley of the complex in 1957.

The red-whites started the Spengler Cup with a defeat, losing to the tournament hosts Davos. The loss was largely due to two missed goals in the third period. Three days ago, Spartak played a KHL championship match with SKA at the same arena in Davos and lost to the St. Petersburg team, who in the last two periods put the squeeze on the opponent, who had not properly acclimatized in such mountain conditions.

For about six months now, the goalkeeper of Juventus and the Italian national team, Gianluigi Buffon, has been recovering from a back injury that he received back in the summer at the World Cup in South Africa. Much water has passed under the bridge since then, but fans of the “old lady” are still awaiting the return of their favorite, which is scheduled for next year.

December 27, 2010, 15:01 News Khodorkovsky's wife and daughter were removed from the courtroom According to the press center of Mikhail Khodorkovsky , during the announcement of the verdict against ex- YUKOS leaders Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev, the bailiff demanded that Inna and Anastasia Khodorkovsky, that is, the wife and daughter of one of the defendants, leave the courtroom. “Suddenly, Inna Khodorkovskaya and Nastya Khodorkovskaya left the hall.

Sport “Lets mi speak from may hart” Phrases of 2010 "Gazeta.Ru" Vitaly Mutko’s speech at the presentation of the Russian bid to host the 2018 World Cup became the most striking speech of 2010. In addition to the Minister of Sports, Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Maslachenko, Valery Karpin, Luciano Spalletti, Evgeny Lovchev and others were included in the top twenty according to Gazeta.Ru. On New Year's Eve it is customary to take stock. The results are different, including in sports.

December 27, 2010, 14:31 Culture Park Writer Elizabeth Beresford, creator of the Wombles, dies British writer Elizabeth Beresford died on December 25 in hospital from cardiac arrest, the Guardian reports . She was 84 years old. Beresford is known for her series of children's books about Wombles, fictional animals that collect and recycle waste. From 1968 to 1976, she wrote five collections of stories about these characters, and in the mid-70s they were made into an animated series.

December 27, 2010, 15:15 Sports Lokomotiv midfielder Vagner moved to Gaziantepspor Gaziantepspor has reached an agreement on the transfer of Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder Wagner, the official website of the Turkish club reports. Details of the deal have not been disclosed. The 25-year-old Brazilian moved to the Russian team in 2009 from Cruzeiro, and since then has played 21 matches for the railway workers, in which he scored three goals.

American singer Katy Perry tops the Billboard top 100 singles chart for the third week in a row with the song “Firework.” Bruno Mars' single "Grenade" has risen to number two and has every chance of topping the chart next week. The song “What`s My Name?” took third place. Rihanna takes fourth , Pink with the song “Raise Your Glass”, and Keisha retained fifth position with the single “We R Who We R”.

— 27.12.2010 12:16 — Blogger: at school they were forced to sign a statement of responsibility for the child’s participation in nationalist rallies on New Year’s Day On the social network Facebook, one of the participants, registered under the name Alexander Yakovlev, writes that in one of the Moscow schools he was forced to sign a statement that he was aware of his responsibility for the child’s possible participation in nationalist rallies on New Year’s Eve.

In Russian, the word “cocoa” means the Theobroma cacao tree, the seeds of this tree, the powder that is made from these seeds, as well as the drink obtained from this powder. The word "theobroma" is translated from ancient Greek as "food of the gods." It is believed that the ancient Mayans were the first to use cocoa as food three thousand years ago. Since then, the fruits of the cocoa tree (otherwise known as the chocolate tree) have become widespread throughout the planet.

December 27, 2010, 20:04 Society Shoigu predicts emergencies The Ministry of Emergency Situations predicts natural and man-made emergencies in 2011 Anastasia Berseneva The head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Sergei Shoigu, gave a forecast of emergency situations for 2011. According to the minister, “an imbalance has occurred in nature,” which is why more natural disasters have begun to occur.

December 27, 2010, 02:10 Culture Park Amendment to ban torrents fails in Spanish parliament Last week, the lower house of the Spanish Parliament rejected an amendment to the law regarding the use of p2p technology, or torrent trackers, writes El Pais . The amendment to the Sustainable Economy Law assumed that authorities would have the right to block Internet resources containing infringing content. Even sites that host links to “pirated” resources were to be banned.

December 27, 2010, 10:31 Business FFMS deciphered the insider The FFMS explained to market participants what specific information should be considered insider information Olga Tanas FFMS explained to market participants what specific information should be considered insider information. Issuers have the longest list: it consists of 50 items, and the latter allows you to call any event that the company itself considers such an insider.

December 27, 2010, 13:10 Society “It was such a summer, now it’s such a winter” Central Russia struggles with the consequences of freezing rain Dmitry Karelin , Evgeny Shipilov , Olga Tanas , Anastasia Berseneva In central Russia they continue to deal with the consequences of freezing rain. In the Moscow, Smolensk and Tver regions, specialists are trying to restore power supply. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, by 8 pm on Monday the lights should be turned on everywhere.