Bloody Mary. Photo from the site www.channel4.com In New York, with the filing of the city authorities on Monday, the 75th anniversary of the famous Blood Mary cocktail was celebrated-a drink born of great depression, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the American media. The tgif`s bars, located in the Times Square area, served a cocktail consisting of a mixture of vodka on this day, tomato with the addition of lemon juice and tomato sauce "Tabasco", for 99 cents, as in 1933.

Explosion In the city of Iskitim, the Novosibirsk region, an explosion occurred at the factory of artificial fiber, one person died, about 20 more were injured. According to RIA Novosti, this was reported in law enforcement agencies of the region. “The explosion occurred at about 10.30 local time. According to preliminary data, one person died, about 20 were injured,” the agency’s interlocutor said. According to him, several people are in serious condition.

Makarov Pistol. Photo namarsh.ru In the southwestern administrative district of Moscow, an entrepreneur was shot dead in the courtyard of one of the houses on Novo Prospekt, Interfax with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies. The attack on the businessman was committed at five in the evening when he entered his entrance. The unknown twice shot him in the head, after which he disappeared from the scene. According to police officers, the murder most likely has a custom character.

The animated series '' South Park ''. Illustration from the site of the cartoon At the University of New York (The City University of New York ), a course called "South Park" and political correctness "began, during which, in the process of watching cartoons from the corresponding series, students will study the phenomenon of political correctness in the modern world , reports the site of the UPI agency.

Special forces near the Nariman House building in Mumbai. Photo by ar Jews captured in the Nariman community center in Mumbai, terrorists tortured before death. As the British Daily Telegraph writes on Tuesday, the coffin who buried the dead told about this. According to him, he was shocked by the appearance of bodies on which obvious traces of torture were visible. Information about the torture of Jewish hostages was confirmed, according to the publication, and officials in India and Israel.

Yuani. Image from the site www.psdp.ru In China, the devaluation of the yuan is expected, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the national media. "Due to the fact that on Monday, the PRC recorded a significant drop in the yuan exchange rate to the US dollar, the opinion that the Chinese Bank decided to change the current foreign exchange policy," the Chinese information center notes.

Rocket cruiser Peter the Great. Photo from the site rosenergoatom.ru The warships of Russia and Venezuela begin joint exercises in the Caribbean near the territorial waters of the United States. According to RIA Novosti, in maneuvers entitled "Venus-2008", which will last in the neutral waters of the Caribbean until December 3, about 1,600 Russian sailors and 700 Venezuela navy take part. "The deployment of forces is completed.

Bailiffs. Photo from the site namarsh.ru In Moscow, the bailiff collected money from the debtor and disappeared with them. As Gazeta.ru reports, this is stated in the message of the Investigative Committee at the prosecutor's office. "The investigation established that the bailiff received 45 thousand rubles from the debtor for the enforcement proceedings to pay off the transport tax arrears to the state.

Igor Shuvalov. Photo www.internovosti.ru The forecasts that inflation in Russia in 2008 will reach 16-17 percent did not materialize. This was announced at a meeting with President Dmitry Medvedev was stated by First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, RIA Novosti reports.

Igor Sechin, Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Russia. Photo by RIA '' News '' Over the past two months, Rosneft received loans from state banks in the amount of more than $ 4.5 billion. According to Kommersant Tuesday, the company report that ruble loans were involved in 10-14 percent per annum, dollar-Libor+5 percent per annum. Rosneft says the funds "will be aimed at restructuring debt and financing of current activities." Which banks issued loans, the company refused to report.

Photo by NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems Fobos is one of the most dim and colorless objects in the solar system. This is the image obtained by the Mars Global Surveyor cameras - in fact, color (a sequence of color filters is applied), but the result looks as if phobos is completely devoid of color.

An employee of Human Rights Watch talks about the humanitarian situation in Tskhinvali and the Georgian enclaves of South Ossetia. Photographed by Dmitry Borko.

Silvio Berlusconi. Photo by Canadian Press The Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi supports the possible entry of Albania to the European Union and advocates facilitating the procedures for issuing visas for citizens of this country since 2009. As RIA Novosti reports, he stated this at a press conference at the end of Italo-Albanian negotiations in a tyrant.

Maxim Medvedkov. Photo from the site www.eer.ru Russia's entry into the WTO is postponed due to a change in power in the United States, as well as from the Dokhi round. According to RBC, this was stated by the chief Russian negotiator, director of the Department of Trade negotiations of the Ministry of Economic Development Maxim Medvedkov. According to him, in the USA, while the change of power is going on, the "period of timelessness and passivity" continues. “This is one of the main reasons.

Vladikavkaz. Photo by RIA '' News '' The famous Serbian director Emir Kusturik will shoot a film about Ossetia. According to the Caucasian Knot, the authorized representative of North Ossetia under the President of Russia Alexander Totonov agreed with the director. Negotiations were held at the B1 Moscow club, where Kusturitsa and his group “The No Smoking Orchestra” gave a concert.