The Venezuelan government plans to place its existing operational international currency reserves in Russia, China and Brazil within two months, withdrawing them from European and US banks, MP Julio Montoya said on Tuesday evening. In support of his words, he demonstrated a corresponding document that had been received through unofficial channels, prepared by Finance Minister Jorge Giordani and the head of the Central Bank, Nelson Merentes .

Four people died and four were injured on Wednesday morning as a result of an accident in the center of Moscow, a law enforcement source said . According to the agency's interlocutor, the accident occurred on Sukharevskaya Square. “Mercedes and Hyundai cars collided in the center of Moscow on Sukharevskaya Square, four were killed, four people were injured, some of the victims were trapped in cars,” the source said. According to him, the Mercedes car has no license plates.

The former governor of the Tula region, Vyacheslav Dudka, on Wednesday in connection with the case of accepting a bribe was questioned by the Investigative Committee . At the same time, the investigation did not bring charges against the ex-governor, and accordingly, assumptions that the former head of the region could be arrested were not confirmed. told RIA Novosti As lawyer Vladimir Zherebenkov . Dudka remains a suspect and is at large.

Sport “It’s too early to rejoice” Commentaries on Champions League matches Ruslan Aliev close Benfica made a good bid to advance to the next round. The Portuguese managed to achieve a productive draw in Enschede. The scoring in this match was opened by the hosts' forward Luke de Jong.

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE Nine reasons why I'm leaving Russia — 22.08.11 15:06 — TEXT: Victoria (boot_from_cd) PHOTO: James Duncan/flickr.com (CC BY 2.0) A similar topic on this forum has the effect of a bomb exploding. However, I will still play kamikaze and write about it. Once again. So, why do I, a young woman of 25 years old, want to leave this country? What reasons prompt me, like thousands of my compatriots, to slowly prepare to leave?

August 17, 2011, 19:55 News Moscow builders: they painted tiles on concrete because they couldn’t be laid there, the cable was buried The workers who did not lay paving slabs near the Mayakovskaya metro station in Moscow, but drew paving slabs on the concrete, did this only because a cable runs there and lighter tiles were needed, while squares were temporarily drawn so as not to spoil the overall appearance, they explained in the organization that is responsible for these works.

August 17, 2011, 4:10 pm Sport Russian epee fencers are champions of the Universiade in the team tournament The World Summer Universiade continues in Shenzhen, China. Russian epee fencers Sergei Khodos , Nikita Glazkov , Alexander Velikanov and Vseslav Morgoev won gold medals in the team epee tournament, defeating the French in the final with a score of 45:40. The Hungarians took bronze.

17 August 2011, 21:32 Sport Sharapova will play with Kuznetsova in the third round of the tournament in Cincinnati Russian tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova (14) reached the third round of the WTA tournament in Cincinnati (prize fund - $2.05 million), beating Czech Petra Cetkovska (Q) with a score of 4:6, 6:3, 6:4. Her next opponent will be compatriot Maria Sharapova (4).

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE I would like to share my personal experience with the readers of the respected Gazeta.Ru . Maybe it will be useful to someone. We are publishing a response to our reader’s “ personal experience” : “We had money stolen from our bank account . ” – ed. According to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, our country is a social state. However, I think that you, dear readers, have many examples that prove the opposite.

August 18, 2011, 12:15 a.m. Sport Celtic extend Newcastle goalkeeper Foster's loan Celtic have extended the loan of Newcastle goalkeeper Fraser Foster for another year. According to the press service of the Scottish club, the new agreement includes a feature according to which the Celts can buy the 23-year-old footballer. Foster made 44 appearances for Celtic last season.

The amount of alcohol consumed per capita has decreased over the year from 18 liters to 15 liters, but people in villages still drink a lot, the chief narcologist of the Ministry of Health and Social Development, Evgeniy Bryun , told reporters on Wednesday, proposing to sell alcohol only from 21 years of age, as in the United States. As Brun recalled, two years ago the Ministry of Health reported that in Russia there are 18 liters of pure alcohol per capita.

The Arkharinsky District Court sentenced a resident of the Amur Region to nine months in prison to serve the sentence in a general regime correctional colony for stealing a parrot. As follows from the case file, on February 6 of this year, a 32-year-old woman, “while intoxicated,” stole a budgie worth 2.5 thousand rubles from a cage in a cafe. Initially, the court found her guilty under the article “Theft”.

The Buran spacecraft, presented at the MAKS-2011 air show in Zhukovsky, was restored only on one side. on Tuesday evening by Photos of “Buran” were published on his blog http://codename-mika.livejournal.com. The first card shows the restored side of the spacecraft that most air show guests see.

17 August 2011, 16:36 Bozena Rynska Forbes and yachts Bozena Rynska Secular columnist The richest and most famous hide from the less wealthy and therefore envious on yachts. The crisis has finally passed, and both the beetle and the toad can afford a boat this season. The waterways are traditional - Sardinia, Sicily, Corsica, but sooner or later the desire to show off takes over, and then the rich and famous taxi to Monaco.

The Samara aircraft manufacturing plant Aviakor proposed that the Ministry of Industry and Trade, together with the Ministry of Economic Development, develop a program for the recycling of old aircraft, similar to the program for recycling passenger cars, said plant general director Alexey Gusev . According to him, there are two options for updating the fleet of old aircraft - a state order and a program for recycling old aircraft.