Sport “We once walked on the floor too” Ilya Leonov and Andrey Bukhlitsky about the match between the Russian and German national beach soccer teams Anton Balakirev close 100% Russian national team players Ilya Leonov and Andrey Bukhlitsky, after defeating the German team in the 2013 World Cup beach soccer qualifying tournament, noted that the victory was not easy for the Russians, despite the final score.

The chairman of the board of directors of the largest British bank Barclays, Marcus Ages, is resigning amid a scandal involving manipulation of interbank lending rates that began last week, the BBC reports . Ageus' resignation is expected to be formally announced on Monday. The bank was fined $452 million on Wednesday for trying to boost profits and maintain a reliable image by misrepresenting the cost of bank borrowings.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev demanded to sort out the problems that arise when paying contractors at facilities being built for the APEC summit . “I know that there are certain problems with the acceptance of objects and settlements with contractors. I would like these problems to be resolved as soon as possible.

02 July 2012, 12:33 Science A new head of the Presidential Directorate for Scientific and Educational Policy has been appointed Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Alexander Khlunov as head of the presidential department for scientific and educational policy, RIA Novosti reports , citing the Kremlin press service . “President of Russia V.V.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has begun reviewing the methods used by the three biggest rating agencies - Standard & Poor's, Fitch and Moody's - to rate financial institutions, told the Financial Times . ESMA Chairman Stephen Mayor “Bank ratings are very important because they are linked to sovereign ratings or government bonds,” says Mayor.

02 July 2012, 12:39 Science Zoologists have shown how a worm that feeds on bones penetrates them Zoologists have figured out how the Osedax worm, which feeds on bones, penetrates bones, Compulenta reports , citing proceedings from the annual conference of the Society for Experimental Biology. Since its discovery in 2002, the polychaete worm Osedax, also known as the “zombie worm,” has intrigued zoologists.

Sport “I didn’t take advantage of my chances” Maria Sharapova on her defeat to Lisicki Ivan Lidsky close Maria took seven games Sabine Lisicki didn't give Sharapova a chance Maria Sharapova started the match with a break Maria Sharapova Sabine Lisicki You can view the full gallery in a separate report See photos Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova lost in the fourth round of Wimbledon to Sabine Lisicki of Germany and now risks losing first place in the WTA rankings.

Aeroflot's competitor on the Moscow-Nice route will be Rossiya Airlines, 75% of whose shares belong to Aeroflot. Rossiya was appointed as the second air carrier on this route based on the results of consideration of the application by an interdepartmental commission, an industry source told Gazeta.Ru. Rossiya did not comment on the situation until the official publication of the results of the commission for admission to international transportation.

02 July 2012, 13:59 Test drives In line with time Test drive Lexus RX 350 Yuri Vorontsov close You can view the full gallery in a separate report See photos Time is priceless. Apparently, this was what the designers of the updated Lexus RX350 were guided by when they came up with a new hourglass-shaped radiator grille for it. A Gazeta.Ru correspondent was looking into whether the new Japanese crossover is keeping up with the times.

02 July 2012, 17:09 From the editor Yellow stars of the Kremlin The authorities have figured out how to rein in NGOs that criticize them "Gazeta.Ru" close 100% The MHG (in the photo - its head Lyudmila Alekseeva) can receive the status of “foreign agent” ITAR-TASS The scandalous bill of United Russia, according to which Russian NGOs engaged in political activities and having foreign sources of funding will receive the status of “foreign agent”, has an exclusively propaganda meaning.

In 2012, Russia entered into contracts for the export of its military products for $5.7 billion, which is more than in the first half of 2011, while the portfolio of export orders of the Russian defense industry is $43 billion, Russian President Vladimir Putin said . “Already this year, new export contracts worth $5.7 billion have been concluded - $2.4 billion more than in the first half of 2011,” Putin said, speaking at a meeting of the commission on military-technical cooperation in Sochi.

The Russian-British oil holding TNK-BP intends to attract a syndicated loan worth $500 million, told Reuters . several European banks familiar with the situation According to them, the purpose of raising funds is to finance the general corporate needs of the company, the distribution of shares in which has recently been in question. BP and the Russian consortium AAR each own 50% of TNK-BP.

02 July 2012, 19:41 Business Russian indices closed higher, the dollar rose by 17 kopecks, the euro fell by 14 kopecks Russian stock trading closed with growth. The RTS index increased by 0.52%, amounting to 1357.49 points. The MICEX increased by 1.1%, to 1402.74 points. The dollar exchange rate for tomorrow settlements at the close of trading added 17 kopecks, amounting to 32.60 rubles. The euro exchange rate decreased by 14 kopecks, to 40.98 rubles.

02 July 2012, 22:00 Politics They sent for Narusova The Prosecutor General requested “for personal use” a television interview with Ksenia Sobchak’s mother Svetlana Bocharova close 100% Lyudmila Narusova may pay for her daughter's loyalty with a seat in the Federation Council ITAR-TASS The Prosecutor General’s Office is studying an interview with Senator Lyudmila Narusova, who spoke about Vladimir Putin’s participation in unauthorized protests and the distribution of opposition leaflets by

Michael Jordan's son, Marcus, a basketball player for the University of Central Florida's UCF Knights, was arrested Sunday in Omaha for resisting police and disorderly conduct. Jordan Jr. behaved violently in a hotel located on the outskirts of the city. According to the AP, at three o'clock in the morning a conflict broke out between Marcus and two women. Hotel staff tried to calm the guest down, but in vain. Even law enforcement officials were unable to subdue Jordan the first time.