Australia refused to sell Uranus to Russia sanctions against Moscow are preparing not only the United States and the European Union, but also Australia. Yesterday, the Australian media reported that the current Labor Government of the country intends to revise the intergovernmental agreement with Russia on the peaceful atom, which was concluded in 2007.

09:36 // 01/01/2008 Scientists during the immersion of the deep-sea dedicated devices “MIR-1” and “MIR-2” were not able to determine the level of pollution of the lake from the discharge of production effluents of the Baikal Pulp and Drummer Plant (BCBK), the director of the Limnological Institute of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences told Academician Mikhail Grachev.

The SZLK company refused to pay coupon income for bonds the Russian debt market continues to continue the series of technical defaults that started in May this year from delayed payments on bonds of Marta Holding. Today, the technical default, most likely, will come on coupons of bonds of the North-Western Forestry Company (SZLK).

11:07 // 01/01/2008 Russian woman Nadezhda Petrova and Swede Jonas Bjorkman went to the quarterfinals at the opening championship of the United States in the category of mixed steam, RIA Novosti reports. On the eve of the second circle, the Russian -Swedish duet beat the Australians Casey Cell and Jordan Kerra - 6: 3, 6: 3. The duel lasted 1 hour and 4 minutes. A couple from Russia and Sweden won largely thanks to a confident game on the second presentation.

The power engineers did not share the metro metro the question of who will be a supplier of electricity for the Moscow metro next year remains open. Yesterday, OJSC Mosenergosbyt, which collaborates with the metro since 1999, posted on its official website a message that the company has prepared a competitive offer for the subway, which allowed the fare in 2009.

14:46 // 01/01/2008 The former captain of the Russian national team, midfielder Alexei Smertin in the coming hours should become a football player of the Welsh Cardiff City, who was in the second most important (after the Premier League) division of England, RIA Novosti reports. Most likely, the 33-year-old Russian, who last season defending the colors of the London Fulham, will conclude an agreement before the end of this season, informs Wales Online.

In St. Petersburg, Igor Strygin, a 45-year-old electrician of the Nevsky Express train, was sentenced. In August last year, among other members of the train brigade, he showed miracles of heroism, saving people from an exploded train. And in December he was arrested on charges of violent acts of a sexual nature and the commission of depraved actions. Strygin lived in a communal apartment in two rooms. The rest was occupied by a mother with a 10-year-old daughter.

The Moscow Railway will become a city mode of transport today at a meeting of the metropolitan government will discuss the General Development Scheme of the Moscow railway junction. Officials have truly grandiose plans: in fact, until 2025 in the capital it is planned to create an extensive network of city electric trains. And the scheme of the future railway traffic in the capital (see map) by branching will be able to compete with the metropolitan subway.

Politicians are going to engage in shuttle diplomacy and call on the leaders of the Russian Federation not to go into the self -isolation of the relations of Russia and the EU will depend on the fulfillment of the terms of the agreement from six points on the ceasefire. This is stated in the project received by ITAR-TASS, a decree of the Summit of the European Union, prepared by the presiding in the EU France.

On the first day of autumn, the Russian market grew up the first day of autumn became positive for the domestic stock market. The RTS index grew by 1.24% to the mark of 1666.52 points. The opening of the market was moderately negative, but after that the market preferred to grow even contrary to the decreased oil prices and the pessimistic mood of the European sites.

19:00 // 01/01/2008 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev made a number of appointments in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and also appointed judges in some regions of the Russian Federation, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Kremlin press service.

The former head of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Post of Russia" Igor Svortsov from today has been held by the post of general director of the management company "Marta", replacing in this position the founder of the holding Georgy Trefilov.

19:31 // 01/01/2008 The Georgian Ambassador to Belarus David Zankaliani handed over to the NOT of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the representative of the CIS Executive Committee on the decision of the Georgian Government to terminate the Russian peacekeeping mission in Abkhazia, the foreign ministry said in a statement.

21:36 // 01/01/2008 The European Union will help Georgia, including financial, said at a press conference after the EU summit in Brussels, French President Nicolas Sarkozy. “We understand that Georgia is expecting help from Europe, and we will provide this assistance, including financial,” Sarkozy said. He did not indicate when exactly the EU intends to provide such assistance to Georgia, RIA Novosti reports.

Today, new rules are going into force to obtain foreign citizenship citizens in Germany. Now applicants must pass a mandatory country test, similar to the Green Card test in the United States. A foreigner who wants to obtain German citizenship will now have to show the comprehensive knowledge of the state foundations of Germany, its history and culture. The total number of questions is 310, of which 300 check the general knowledge of Germany.