Sport “Pity is not a criterion for selection for the Olympics” Balakhnichev and Maslakov on the preparation of Russian track and field athletes for the Games Daniil Bizyukin close 100% Ivan Ukhov is one of the Olympic favorites in the high jump ITAR-TASS ARAF President Valentin Balakhnichev and head coach of the national team Valentin Maslakov spoke about the preparation of Russian track and field athletes for the Olympics in London.

President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), ex-head of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov acquired a stake in the Sukden group of companies (the Russian division of the largest international sugar trader Groupe Sucres&Denrees), Ilyumzhinov’s assistant told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations has denied information about a reduction in the number of the Federal Fire Service (FPS), Interfax reported . “No reductions are planned. This information is not true,” said the information department of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Sport "Miners" added to the collection Shakhtar won the Ukrainian Super Cup Evgeniy Trushin close 100% Donetsk Shakhtar won the Ukrainian Football Super Cup for the fourth time, defeating fellow countrymen Metallurg in Lugansk. Success for Mircea Lucescu's team came from first-half goals from Brazilians Luiz Adriano and Douglas Costa. The Ukrainian Championship starts on Friday. Shakhtar, which achieved a golden double last season, will have to defend its title.

Alania, which returned to the Russian Premier League following the results of last season, has taken a number of steps to strengthen the club’s position. In particular, Vladikavkaz residents turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request for help in finding a sponsor, and the problem was solved - one of the largest state corporations will take over the team. At the training camp, Alania strives to play with serious opponents.

Investigators from the Investigative Committee are seizing documents from the units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations responsible for the safety of areas of the Krasnodar Territory that were flooded as a result of the flood, a source in law enforcement agencies of the Southern Federal District told Interfax on Tuesday.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez criticized US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday for making “crazy” statements about Russia and China on the Syrian issue. Last week, Clinton called on all countries participating in the so-called Friends of Syria group in Paris to put pressure on Russia and China , which, in her opinion, are blocking the process of resolving the Syrian conflict.

The first tranche of assistance to Spanish banks in the amount of 30 billion euros could be allocated as early as the second half of July, Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday night. According to him, loans will be provided for up to 15 years. According to Reuters , following a meeting on Monday, the Eurogroup also agreed on the European Commission's proposal to postpone the deadline for reducing Spain's budget deficit to 3% of GDP from 2013 to 2014.

Reducing the total amount of time a person spends sitting to less than three hours a day can extend his life by two years, RIA Novosti reports , citing a study by British scientists published in BMC. In addition, by reducing your TV viewing time to two hours a day, you can gain 1.4 more years of life, conclude researchers who analyzed data from the US National Health and Dietary Intake Report for the period from June 2005 to October 2009.

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office sent to the Moscow prosecutor's office an appeal from a group of citizens regarding the spread of extremist statements at the recent Silver Galosh award ceremony, Orthodox activist and one of the authors of the appeal, Kirill Frolov , reported in his LiveJournal . “So, the investigation has begun. An investigation has begun into the swamp “roots” behind Pussy Wright.

Vladimir Putin sent to the State Duma a package of amendments to bills on libel and NGOs, Interfax reports , citing presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov . “Based on the results of a meeting with human rights activists on Tuesday, Vladimir Putin sent Sergei Naryshkin to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russia conclusions on draft federal laws on NGOs and libel,” Peskov said.

The capital's Torpedo team will be one of the most mysterious teams in the league in the new season. Having moved to Ramenskoye, the black and whites almost completely changed their composition, strengthening themselves mainly with experienced football players. Only three players from last year’s squad came out against Baltika from the first minutes - goalkeeper Klevinskas, as well as midfielders Steklov and Rodin, but whether the newcomers strengthened the team, time will tell.

For the second year in a row, President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi has become the most influential economist in Europe according to the English magazine Financial News. He regulates financial policy in the European region as chairman of Council , the publication reports. the European Systemic Risk In addition to Mario Draghi, several other financial regulators made it into the top 10.

The cars of the Volzhsky Automobile Plant have once again become a reason for ridicule from foreign automotive journalists. website The Carscoop published a video under the sarcastic title “You never know what Lada will throw at you.” A video taken by journalists from the Youtube Internet service shows how, while driving along the M-2 Crimea highway, the hood of a Lada 2111 car is suddenly torn off by a gust of wind.

The new adventures of the superhero Spider-Man topped the Russian box office at the end of last weekend: Marc Webb's film The Amazing Spider-Man with Andrew Garfield trilogy in the title role earned 334 million rubles - this is more than the last film in Sam Raimi's (it was released in 2007), but the revenue was obtained only taking into account preliminary screenings, including in IMAX cinemas.