Two art song festivals - the 39th All-Russian Festival named after Valery Grushin and the All-Russian festival "Platform - 2012", also held in memory of the performer of the bard song, open on Thursday near Tolyatti. “The All-Russian Festival of Author's Song named after Valery Grushin will be held in the area of ​​the village of Fedorovka (Fedorovskie Meadows) in the Samara Region.

Gazprom has not received a proposal from the Russian-British TNK-BP for its participation in the construction of the third and fourth lines of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, a source at Gazprom told reporters on Thursday. “There were no such proposals,” RIA Novosti quotes the source. The source added that so far only BP is an interested party. “So far, only BP is an interested party, but we have not had negotiations with them either,” he noted.

Former Lazio, Milan, Juventus player, and now Swindon head coach Paolo Di Canio expressed serious dissatisfaction with Mario Balotelli's performance at the European Championship. “He scored two goals against Germany, but I saw a player on the field who was just waiting for the celebration,” Di Canio said. — Balotelli is an egoist, he thinks that the whole team revolves around him. Guys like this only deserve a slap on the wrist, not a pat on the back.

05 July 2012, 16:16 Society The captain of the sunken Costa Concordia liner was released from house arrest in Italy. The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that sank six months ago off the coast of Italy, Francesco Schettino , has been released from house arrest, reports Reuters . Italian judges ordered the captain to remain in the city of Meta di Sorrento in the province of Naples, where he lives. Schettino is charged with criminal negligence and involuntary manslaughter.

STOCK MARKET European financial authorities have launched another program to stimulate economic growth. On Thursday, the European Central Bank cut its benchmark interest rate from 1% to a record low of 0.75% per annum. All 23 members of the ECB's governing council voted in favor, said European Central Bank President Mario Draghi.

05 July 2012, 16:51 Sports Danny: Kerzhakov had an outstanding Euro 2012 Zenit midfielder Miguel Danny admitted that he considered the Russian team a contender for the championship at Euro 2012. “I watched the team’s matches and saw how great the Russian team was playing,” Danny told Soviet Sport . “I thought the guys would be able to achieve an excellent result.” But something went wrong, especially in the last match with Greece.

The animated series “The Simpsons” tries to keep its finger on the pulse: famous personalities regularly find themselves in the drawn world in order to at least briefly touch the life of the most famous animated family. The authors of the series did not ignore the English actor Benedict Cumberbatch , who will appear in one of the episodes of the current season.

Investigators have opened a criminal case against the head of the Federal Treasury department for Kabardino-Balkaria, Leonid Zrumov, suspected of misuse of 19.8 million rubles of budget funds, the Investigative Committee reports .

Over the next two years, Avtodor will invest 25 billion rubles in the reconstruction of a section of the Don highway in the Krasnodar Territory. This year the volume of financing will be 14.27 billion rubles, in 2013 – 11 billion rubles, the press service of the state company reports. This year, a 14.4 km long section (1171 km – 1185 km) will be put into operation on the M-4 Don highway after reconstruction. The general contractor for the reconstruction of this site is Romex-Kuban LLC.

On Thursday, there will be no newspapers in French kiosks: France's largest publications, including Les Echos and Le Monde , refused to publish a printed version in protest against the cuts. This was reported on the website of the World Association of Newspapers and Publishers. The French Federation of Media Workers has called on journalists to strike against large-scale layoffs rocking the industry.

05 July 2012, 02:33 Society In Moscow on Thursday it is expected to reach +27, without precipitation Typical mid-summer weather will remain in the Russian capital on Thursday. As Roshydromet promises , in Moscow during the day it will be from +25 to +27. Partly cloudy weather, mostly no precipitation, and northeast wind are expected. A more detailed forecast can be found on the weather page .

The Chinese central bank cut base interest rates for the second time in a month, writes The New York Times . The loan rate will be reduced from 6.31% to 6% per annum, the deposit rate - from 3.25% to 3%. Also, the Chinese Central Bank allowed banks to lower lending rates to 70% of the base rate instead of the current 80%.

Fans of the Anzhi football club announced a rally of thousands in Makhachkala against the UEFA ban on holding Europa League games in Dagestan due to security problems. This was reported on the website of the Wild Division fan club . The rally is scheduled for Saturday, July 7. The action will take place at the Republican Dynamo Stadium, where Anzhi is based. It is not reported exactly how many people are registered for the event.

Russian oppositionists and human rights activists are holding consultations with representatives of the US Congress regarding the introduction of sanctions against the initiators of the law on non-profit organizations (NPOs) , according to which a significant number of opposition movements and human rights centers can receive the name “foreign agent,” writes Izvestia . In particular, we are talking about a ban on entry into the EU and the USA.

In my opinion, it’s time for the author to see a psychiatrist, take antidepressants... Look, he’ll let you go... Otherwise - “I’ve looked at all the museums in Moscow, there’s nothing more to do” :-) NM 11.07.2012, 05:54 There is a crisis - you need to look not for entertainment, but for work, to heal the soul, help those who need help, go to organizations that need volunteers, and life will become more meaningful. Not everyone can do this, not everyone wants it, but I think it might help you.