The grave of Christopher Columbus in the Cathedral of Seville in Spain. Photo from Thinkspain.com A group of American scientists led by evolutionary, Christin Harper from the University of Emory ( Emory University , Atlanta), found convincing evidence in favor of the theory that syphilis first came to Europe from America with the sailors of the Khristophore Columbus expedition. This misfortune for a long time was considered the most terrible of sexually transmitted diseases.

Prosecutor Chechnya Valery Kuznetsov. Frame NTV The prosecutor's office of Chechnya sent a statement to the Supreme Court of the Republic on the liquidation of the Grozny representation of the British non -profit organization "Center for Peacekeeping and Public Development". He is accused of violating tax legislation and accreditation rules, Kommersant writes on Tuesday with reference to the prosecutor of Chechnya Valery Kuznetsov.

The burning flag of the United States. Photo from the site Track0.com Three people died, eight were injured as a result of an explosion in the suburbs of Beirut, reports the Air Force. According to an employee of local law enforcement agencies, damage received a car belonging to the US Embassy in Lebanon. The American embassy has not yet confirmed this information. According to sources in Lebanese security services, one employee of the embassy, ​​who was in the car, was injured.

Fire. Photo from the website bomberos.cl The authorities of the Moscow Region instructed the regional department of the Ministry of Emergencies to be prepared to evacuate residents of the Odintsovo district in case of the spread of substances dangerous for the health of people. This is due to the fire at the agroecology enterprise.

Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev. Photo from the site tvzvezda.ru The main positive quality of presidential candidate Dmitry Medvedev Russians consider his proximity to Vladimir Putin. This is evidenced by the survey conducted at the end of December "Levada Center". 42 percent of respondents spoke out for this option, according to the center’s website.

Boris Berezovsky. Photo by ar Entrepreneur Boris Berezovsky has no complaints about the ex-chairman of the image-bank Valery Motkin, who sued him. The political emigrant said this to the newspaper Kommersant. “He is a liar, but I have no complaints about him,” said Berezovsky. “The person who spent 37 days in prison can be forced to write anything. Let it be on his conscience.

The schematic image of the work of the auditory system in the human brain. Illustration from the site www.med.mich.edu The schematic image of the work of the auditory system in the human brain. Illustration from the site www.med.mich.edu Contolus annoying the phenomenon, like noise in the ears, can be associated with excessive activity of nerve cells of the face and neck. In this case, traditional acupuncture can help patients.

London. Photo by ar The British government will soon respond to the actions of the Russian government. According to the Air Force, this is stated in a written statement by the head of the Foreign Ministry David Miliband about the situation around the British Council. According to Miliband, threats from Moscow only worsen the situation.

Mikhail Kasyanov on a picket to collect signatures. Photo by A. Karpyuk/Grani.ru Presidential candidate Mikhail Kasyanov is sure that during the election campaign he will not be granted an equal access to the media with other candidates. He stated this on Tuesday at a press conference, the Grani.ru correspondent reports. “We have started preparing an election campaign and meetings in the regions,” Kasyanov said.

Vasily Aksenov. Photo from the site www.deiz.ru The writer Vasily Aksenov was hospitalized with a stroke. As it became known to the Franes.ru, the writer was taken to the Yauz hospital. For more than five hours, Aksenov has remained unconscious. According to the newspaper "Your Day", on Tuesday, at noon, the writer's head ached, and he lost consciousness for a few seconds. Thanks to the efforts of doctors who quickly came to the call, the attack was stopped.

Wallet. Photo from the site confael.ru Russian banks, pawnshops, insurers are now obliged to carefully monitor the sources of the origin of money and operations of foreign public officials, as well as their relatives. According to RIA Novosti, this prescribes them the law on countering the laundering of criminal income and financing of terrorism, the updated version of which enters into force on Tuesday.

Putin and Saakashvili. Photo from the Air Force website The President of Georgia officially invited the Russian leadership to the inauguration of the newly elected president Mikhail Saakashvili, scheduled for January 20. According to RIA Novosti, this was announced by the Deputy Head of the press service of the NATO Presidential Administration. "The official letter with the invitation of Russian President Mr.

In the hospital. Photo from Newsru.com Two children and four adults received heavy burns in an explosion in the apartment of one of the residential buildings in the capital of Kyrgyzstan. As RIA Novosti reports, the representative of the Ministry of Emergencies of the republic said. According to preliminary data, the cause of the explosion and the fire followed was a leak of natural gas in one of the apartments in a multi -storey residential building in the center of Bishkek.

Nicolas Sarkozy and Karl Bruni. Photo from the site Yahoonews France President Nicolas Sarkozy married the former supermodel and singer Carle Bruni on January 10. This was announced on Monday by the French newspaper L'est Republicain, citing "very good sources" from the encirclement of one of the witnesses present at the wedding. According to the publication, the closed and modest marriage ceremony was allegedly held in the Champs Elysees.

Victory Parade. Frame of Channel One At the military parade on May 9, 2008, on Red Square, for the first time in 17 years, combat equipment, including tanks, will be shown, Interfax reports with reference to sources in the Ministry of Defense. The decision on the participation of military equipment in the parade was made on January 12 at a meeting under the leadership of the commander of the Moscow military district of Vladimir Bakin.