President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko presented yesterday his election program, with which he intends to run for a second term. He did it the second time. The first attempt on November 1 was torn due to the flu epidemic and disagreements with his associates. Failures continue to pursue the Ukrainian leader. According to the tradition that has developed in the country, election programs are read out in a festive atmosphere at the congress in front of thousands of supporters.

The Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia decided to reduce the refinancing rate from November 25 by 0.5% to 9%, updating the historical minimum rate. "The decision was made in order to further increase the availability of credit resources for economic entities and stimulate final demand. The possibility of reducing interest rates is due to a favorable trend in the dynamics of inflation and a consistent decrease in inflation expectations," the Central Bank said.

The fact that the Russian gut was thin, you learned this way about 20 years ago when the mass spathing of us began. When the people ... Participants in the races caused by a major accident in Geneva were the sons of the former owner of the Cherkizov market Telman Ismailov. The Swiss media are wondering how young people without enough driving and guarantee managed to rent rare and expensive cars.

The head of the Federal Migration Service (FMS) Konstantin Romodanovsiki sent a letter to the Ministry of Communications with a request to check the work of the system for the issuance of biometric passports. In particular, he pointed out that in the data center, the discount space ends for storing information about biopassport owners. Only 10% of memory remained free.

Verification on the death of the Hermitage Capital lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died a week ago in a pre -trial detention center, began the Prosecutor General’s Office. The check was started after President Dmitry Medvedev demanded its conduct, RIA Novosti reports. The day before, Dmitry Medvedev met with members of the Russian Presidential Council to promote the development of civil society institutions and human rights.

Great Britain is preparing a car that should set a new speed record on land. After a long modernization process, the final design of the apparatus was approved, whose power is equal to almost two hundred machines Formula 1. The “zero version” of the Bloodhound SSC recorder configuration (Super Sonic CAR) was created in August 2007, and ten more have been prepared over the past time. Now the final design is approved.

Alexander Lukashenko criticized the past meeting of Dmitry Medvedev with Belarusian journalists, calling her "meaningless." He also outlined his eyes on the trade wars between the countries and assured that he did not change the orientation and did not turn away from Russia. Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting with members of the Council of Heads of State Information Agencies of the CIS called Dmitry Medvedev a meaningless meeting with Belarusian journalists , which was held in Barvikha on Monday.

Photo: Denis Abramov/newspaper consignors are waiting for a clear and understandable scheme for providing transportation The crisis affects plans to reform the railway industry. As the Minister of Transport Igor Levitin said last week, the ministry should report to the government on the course of the reform before the end of the year. "The economic crisis has changed plans. We see a slowdown in the exit of the subsidiaries of Russian railways (Russian Railways) to the market," Levitin said.

The general director of Sakhalin Trading House CJSC Sergey Osipov was shot dead in the country in the village of Daddrovka, Zhukovsky district of the Kaluga region, where he arrived for the weekend with his wife and two children. On Friday evening, he did not return from the bath for a long time, and when the excited wife went to check how he feels, he found his dead body with two bullet wounds - in the head and neck.

A package of bills has been included in the State Duma, allowing terrorists and extremists in district military courts with the participation of jurors. Thus, in fact, the decision adopted less than a year ago on the withdrawal of such types of crimes from the jurisdiction of the jury is canceled.

Lawyers Cad Hammelu, Bart and Douglas Daltons did not like that Erve Thamim, the long -standing French lawyer Polanski, makes him too sharp statements, reports The New York Times. Recall that Roman Polanski is now in a Swiss prison on a 1977 charges, while the Switzerland authorities expect a request for his extradition in the United States. Last week, the theme told the French newspaper Le Figaro that Polanskoy would not return to the United States voluntarily.

Ahead - computer processing of the captured material. The post -production of the film, shot on the basis of comics about the adventures of the Belgian newspaper reporter of Tantan, will take two years. So much time for special effects is required because the film will be three -dimensional. “Tantan” is incredible. It is already made. The material is completely shot and now we turn it into a finished film.

In the process of attempted attempt on Anatoly Chubais, the driver of the ex-head of the RAO UES testified On Monday, the Moscow Regional Court began re-consideration of a scandalous criminal case of attempted attempted ex-head of the RAO UES of Russia Anatoly Chubais. The investigation believes that the attempt was made for ideological reasons.

Photo © RIA-Novosti The Supreme Commander -in -Chief Dmitry Medvedev made very rigid seats from a series of explosions in military warehouses in Ulyanovsk, as a result of which 10 military personnel died, about 60 were injured of varying severity. Four high -ranking representatives of the generals are dismissed. In the apparatus of the General Staff, the decision caused deaf discontent.

Vice President of PACE, the head of the political committee, who is preparing a report on the topic of the Holodomor, the Turkish parliamentarian Mevlut Chavushol on Wednesday will meet the State Duma speaker Boris Gryzlov and the chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Konstantin Kosachev. Deputies hope that the PACE report will prevent speculation on this topic.