18K 2 minutes. ... Mexico's drug king dies Mexico's top drug trafficker dies of natural causes Amado Carillo Fuentes, the No. 1 wanted man on Mexico's drug traffickers list, died last Friday. This was reported by the American Council on Drug Abuse. Amado Carillo Fuentes died in a public hospital in Mexico City, where he underwent surgery to remove excess fat and change his appearance, which lasted eight hours. Apparently, the cause of death was complications after surgery.

395 7 min. ... Documenta The famous Documenta was opened for the tenth time Historical and maybe the last Documenta, the world's main art exhibition, opened in the German city of Kassel. The current, tenth Documenta is scandalous: its leader, Frenchwoman Catherine David, has violated many unwritten rules. The logo of the exhibition is the letter d crossed out with a red cross, as if it says: the Documenta is finished.

157 5 minutes. ... Say a word about the former battalion commander When a civilian loses his job, he at least still has his specialty and the opportunity to find another job in this specialty. What about the military man? The specialty "battalion commander" is not the most popular in civilian life. To help young pensioners At the Moscow Committee on Labor and Employment, we were surprised to learn that 259 former military personnel in Moscow are currently listed as unemployed.

78 5 minutes. ... Club. Cheerful and resourceful Now it has become fashionable to join different clubs. This trend also affected motorists. You buy a subscription card for a year from the car club for 200-300 dollars and drive around with peace of mind. You are sure that if something happens on the road, they will definitely help you. And it's free. However, free cheese, you know where it happens...

2K 9 min. ... They are wanted. And not for nothing It all started in the Wild West in the era of cowboys, Indians and bison running here and there. A notice appeared on the door of the saloon: "REWARD! $50 to the one who brings Black Bill, accused of murder, to the sheriff, alive or dead." A day later, Black Bill went into the saloon to drink whiskey for the last time in his life, and one of the local residents became richer by 50 coins. And so it went.

4 1 min. ... Trading on Russian currency exchanges Trading on Russian currency exchanges 07/08/97 Exchange Rate (RUB/$) Sales volume ($ million) Rate (RUB/DM) Sales volume (DM million) MICEX 5791.0 8.18 — — SPVB 5792.0 3.31 3375.0 0.31 SICEX 5786.0 0.95 — — URVB 5789.0 1.26 — — ATMVB 5792.0 1.10 — — RMVB 5788.0 0.11 — — NVSE 5792.0 0.17 — — SVMB 5791.0 0.50 3313.0 0.10 MICEX - Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange, SPEB - St.

55 7 min. ... Auction We decided to find out where and how very respected and very busy people spend their summer holidays. What stories happen to them? Mark Zakharov, artistic director of the Lenkom Theater. I relax at the dacha or abroad. I like to spend my holidays in a clinic in Germany. In addition to restoring my health, interesting creative thoughts come into my head there. For example, I wrote the script for the play “The Barbarian and the Heretic” in this clinic.

33 1 min. ... Housing reform in Moscow Moscow deputies are adjusting utility reform New elections to the Moscow City Duma are scheduled for December 1997. It is not surprising that some of the Duma members decided not to postpone the decision of their political fate to the last minute and begin pre-election warm-ups in the summer.

52 2 minutes. ... Cheka The tax inspector will become a family friend The Cheka approved the draft of a new tax return Yesterday's meeting of the Cheka, held without First Deputy Prime Ministers Anatoly Chubais and Boris Nemtsov, turned into a benefit performance for the head of the State Tax Service, Alexander Pochinok. Members of the Cheka approved Pochinok’s plans to transform the tax inspector from an odious figure into a trusted representative of the taxpayer.

332 8 min. ... Shared construction: you may be disadvantaged As simple calculations show, paying money for housing that has not yet been built is unprofitable for consumers. Moreover, by paying the construction company money in advance, we not only do not gain any additional benefits, but also suffer losses. And the recent bankruptcy of the Moszhilstroy company, which became the latest in a series of similar bankruptcies, reminds us that prepayment for housing is also dangerous.

139 3 min. ... RAO UES wants to take over Irkutskenergo RAO UES of Russia again wants to absorb Irkutskenergo The government will help him Last week there was a new turn in the long-standing conflict between RAO UES of Russia and JSC Irkutskenergo. Russia's only independent energy producer, defending its independence from RAO UES, may soon say goodbye to it.

107 5 minutes. ... Restaurant criticism Chef of the fish restaurant "Anchor" (Palace Hotel) Jean-Luc Vanthier presented a new a la carte menu to the Moscow gastronomic public. From now on, Anchor dishes will be updated every three months, strictly according to the seasons. Monsieur Vantier suggests spending hot July and velvety August in the company of fresh seafood, light salads and fish dishes, not burdened with sauces. Comment by DARIA Kommersant-Tsivina.

25 2 minutes. ... The largest deal in history - BT-MCI British-American telephone colossus due in autumn The US Department of Justice on Monday cleared the acquisition of America's second-largest telecommunications company, MCI, by British national telecom operator British Telecom (BT). Thus, another step has been taken towards the largest corporate merger in the history of the planet (transaction amount: $24 billion). The final word goes to the US Federal Telecommunications Commission.

3K 7 min. ... Life after death Death is the most inevitable event in life. Let's talk about her. Indeed, along with grief from the loss of a loved one, relatives have problems associated with going through the “funeral” authorities. Besides everything else, it's not cheap. The Law “On Burial and Funeral Affairs” is unique in this sense. It grants rights that will likely never be claimed. And not only the dead. But for saddened relatives, they simply won’t have time for it.

12 2 minutes. ... Astrological forecast VALERY Kommersant-LEDOVSKIKH Wednesday, July 9 Unlike yesterday, this day will not seem easy and cloudless. People tend to get worked up over trifles and strive to sort things out. And, as you might guess, it’s not worth doing this. Negotiations (especially in the afternoon) may become more difficult today. Do not rashly put your signature on business papers; first, read them again.