February 14, 2011, 16:04 Business The owner of the SOK group, the ex-owner of IzhAvto, is wanted in a case of deliberate bankruptcy Yuri Kachmazov , the owner of the SOK group, which owned the IzhAvto plant, has been put on the wanted list, Rosbalt reports. Kachmazov is suspected of deliberately bankrupting the plant .

February 14, 2011, 00:15 Sports Protasov: created significantly more scoring chances Rostov head coach Oleg Protasov commented on the defeat in a friendly match with Zhemchuzhina-Sochi (0:1) . quotes Protasov as saying “The result, of course, is negative, but I am pleased with the quality of my players’ play in today’s match,” the Donetsk press service .

ECONOMOPOLITICS China is catching up with America China has become the world's second largest economy after the United States, overtaking Japan — 14.02.11 13:29 — TEXT: Olga Alekseeva PHOTO: Reuters Twitter Publish in LiveJournal Recommend Share with friends China has become the second largest economy after the United States, overtaking Japan. In just 10 years, it could become a leader in the world economy, experts predict. Russia is unlikely to be able to catch up with the top five.

Sport “I dream of marrying Forlan” Argentine model Zaira Nara really wants to marry Forlan Victor Ilyushin Latin American model Zaira Nara can't decide where to live - in Spain, where her lover, Atlético striker Diego Forlan, plays, or in Argentina, where she is very, very popular. Zaira constantly travels from one continent to another, practically never rests, but what can you do - work is very important to her, and her beloved is even more important.

News Vedomosti: the ex-CEO of Uralkali and Norilsk Nickel may become the director of the EBRD from Russia The Russian woman Elena Kotova, who has come under investigation, may be replaced at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( EBRD ) by the former general director of Uralkali and Norilsk Nickel Denis Morozov , Vedomosti writes .

14 February 2011, 13:52 Cars Investigative Committee: a tripwire with a grenade on which a Ural deputy was blown up was installed by a traffic police inspector Police officers in the Sverdlovsk region detained a traffic police inspector suspected of murdering a deputy of the Irbit City Duma; investigators suspect a businessman now living in Egypt of organizing the crime, the Investigative Committee of Russia reported on Monday.

Sport “Lille” does not misfire Lille beat Toulouse in the 23rd round of the French championship Andrey Kartashov In the 23rd round of the French championship, Lille beat Toulouse at home and continues to lead the standings with a 5-point advantage. The team has not lost in 13 matches in a row. Rennes, having beaten Nice, continues the pursuit of Lille. In the last round, Gervinho scored his 11th goal of the season, provided an assist to Tulio De Melo, and his Lille confidently beat Toulouse.

February 14, 2011, 00:07 News In Kyiv, the police found eight dummies of bombs On Sunday, in the center of Kyiv, police discovered eight suspicious objects that looked like homemade explosive devices. Information about possible explosives came from local residents. “After checking, it turned out that the suspicious items were plastic bottles with a crystalline substance inside,” the press service of the main department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian capital reported.

February 14, 2011, 17:56 News Sobyanin said that snow removal from the streets will soon be monitored on the Internet An automatic system for monitoring street cleaning will be created in Moscow, and over time its results can be seen on the Internet. “We have now introduced a manual monitoring system and will continue to work in this direction - automatic monitoring of the situation will appear in the coming months.

February 14, 2011, 16:48 Business Maksimov went on bail The founder of the Maxi-Group holding, Nikolai Maksimov, has been released on bail of $50 million. Rustem Falyakhov , was released on bail of 50 million rubles In Yekaterinburg, at a court hearing on Monday, the founder and minority shareholder of the metallurgical holding Maxi-group, Nikolai Maksimov .

February 14, 2011, 00:43 News A Danish Navy ship frees a Yemeni schooner captured by pirates a year ago A Danish Navy ship has freed a Yemeni fishing schooner captured by pirates about a year ago. Last weekend, the Danish military stopped a suspicious ship at sea, firing several warning salvos from its onboard guns, then a special forces team was sent to the schooner. On board were found 16 Somalis, believed to be pirates, and two Yemeni citizens held hostage.

A University of Miami (USA) study of 2,564 people found that people who drank diet soda every day were 61% more likely to suffer from cardiovascular problems. Thus, reports AMI-TASS , cardiologists have concluded that sugar-free soda cannot be an optimal replacement for sweet drinks and is just as harmful to the heart. During the nine-year study, there were 559 vascular events, including ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, associated with rupture of weakened blood vessels.

14 February 2011, 14:56 Business 43% of UK local government heads are paid more than the Prime Minister The annual salary of the heads of local authorities in the UK exceeded £150 thousand over the past year, which is more than the annual salary of the prime minister of the kingdom, the Guardian reports , citing a study. Salaries for local government leaders range from £62,000 a year in West Somerset to £300,000 in suburban London.

February 14, 2011, 01:45 News In the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, contact with a Russian trawler was lost; 23 people on board In the Sea of ​​Okhotsk off the western coast of Kamchatka, contact with the Russian trawler Amethyst, which has 23 people on board, has been lost. As reported by the Kamchatka Marine Coordination and Rescue Subcenter, contact with the ship belonging to the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Kamchatniro was lost on February 12.

February 14, 2011, 11:58 Business China will build an alternative to the Panama Canal in Colombia China plans to build a land alternative to the Panama Canal, which will connect the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Colombia, reports the Financial Times. “This is a real proposal... and quite promising,” said Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos . He added that China has already calculated the cost of the project.