136 6 min. ... Murtaza Rakhimov: now many people want to be president President of Bashkortostan Murtaza Rakhimov was re-elected for a second term on June 14. In an interview with Kommersant correspondent Irina Nagornykh, he admitted that he would support Boris Yeltsin if he also decided to run again. Murtaza Rakhimov, 64 years old, graduated from the Ufa Oil Institute. Since 1986 - Director of the Ufa Oil Refinery. He was elected as a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

7K 3 min. ... A policeman killed a bandit A policeman killed a Podolsk "authority" The prosecutor's office of Podolsk near Moscow is investigating the murder of 28-year-old local "authority" Mikhail Kalugin, nicknamed Methodius (Kommersant talked about him in February 1997). During interrogation at the Podolsk police department, the bandit attacked police officers and was shot by the deputy head of the criminal investigation department.

503 1 min. ... Argentina--Jamaica Argentine soccer lessons On Sunday, the Argentina national team defeated the Jamaican team with a score of 5:0 and advanced early to the 1/8 finals of the World Cup. Before the match, London bookmakers accepted bets on the Argentines' victory in this match at the rate of 1-5. The Jamaicans were favored to win 10-1. It is not known whether there were brave souls who decided to predict victory for Jamaica, but if they were found, they only wasted their money.

32 1 min. ... Belgium--Mexico The hottest match of the World Cup Since the 1962 Chilean championship, there have been only three games in the history of the world championships in which a team, losing two goals, ultimately avoided defeat. These are the meetings between Germany and England (World Cup 70) and Germany and France (World Cup 82), as well as Spain and Korea (World Cup 94). The Belgium-Mexico match was the fourth. This meeting took place at 37° Celsius in the shade.

44 2 minutes. ... USA--Iran Iran beat America in football The Iranian team's victory over the Americans is unlikely to allow it to take at least second place in the group tournament. But still, it became an occasion for the President of the Republic, Mohammad Khatami, and its spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to congratulate their people on their outstanding success. On the night from Sunday to Monday, something incredible happened in Tehran.

10 3 min. ... International commodity markets Prices of major commodities on international exchanges Product name Place of sale Type of contract, maturity date Unit of measurement Price as of 19.06 ($) Change per day ($) Aluminum LME spot ton 1329 +12 Aluminum LME 3 months ton 1357 +12 Copper grade A LME spot ton 1676 +7 Copper grade A LME 3 months ton 1686 +10 Copper COMEX 3 months lb.

17 1 min. ... Group H Remaining matches in Group H 06.26.98, 18.00. Argentina - Croatia (Bordeaux), Japan - Jamaica (Lyon). Argentina and Croatia: secured passage to the 1/8 finals. Japan and Jamaica: lost their chances of reaching the 1/8 finals. Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 110 dated June 23, 1998, p. 11

311 8 min. ... Documentation Thieves' penalty The state is ready to forgive its debtors most of the penalties. If they agree to pay less Tax benefits for the media will continue into the 21st century Those guilty of tax evasion will be punished more severely.

998 2 minutes. ... Table of contents 4 context 6 question of the week Do you want Ilyumzhinov? 8 story of the week They came up with How Russia will emerge from the crisis 13th anniversary A year of correctional labor That’s exactly how long Tatyana Dyachenko worked as a presidential image adviser.

57 1 min. ... Eurosport Eurosport TV program Tuesday, June 23 09.00-16.30, 17.30-03.30 FIFA World Cup 16.30-17.30 Cycling. Switzerland Tour The program of the Eurosport TV channel is provided by the Cosmos-TV company (tel.: 210-70-10). Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 110 dated June 23, 1998, p. 11

2K 2 minutes. ... Switzerland will pay for the Holocaust Swiss banks gave a handout to the Jews $600 million recognized as insufficient compensation for Holocaust victims The case of the so-called “dormant” accounts of Swiss banks has taken a new turn. As reported by The Christian Science Monitor, on Friday the three largest Swiss banks - Credit Suisse, Swiss Bank Corp.

22 1 min. ... Group E Remaining matches in Group E 06.25.98, 18.00. Holland - Mexico (Saint-Etienne), Belgium - Korea (Paris). Holland: victory is enough to reach the 1/8 finals; draw 3:3 or more; draw 2:2 unless Belgium beat Korea by 5 goals; defeat unless Belgium beat Korea. Mexico: win and draw; defeat unless Belgium wins. Belgium: win by at least 6:1 if the match between Holland and Mexico ends 2:2; victory if the match Holland-Mexico ends in a victory or a draw 0:0 or 1:1.

19 1 min. ... KamAZ comes back to life Gazprom promised KamAZ a billion At KamAZ, after six months of inactivity, the main assembly line of the plant began to move - in anticipation of receiving large investments from RAO Gazprom. The main KamAZ conveyor was stopped on December 29 last year. The management of the enterprise expected to launch it on January 17 - immediately after the end of the Christmas holidays. But the lack of working capital did not allow this to be done.

52 1 min. ... Wind in Moscow Advertising that brings death At midnight, when the strength of the hurricane wind reached its peak, 35-year-old Valentina Kostromina, who came from the Altai Territory, found herself on Zhitnaya Street. Fleeing from the raging elements, she ran towards the Oktyabrskaya-Radialnaya metro station. However, she was unable to reach the shelter - a huge advertising board made by the Leader company fell and crushed her to death.

13 1 min. ... Official rates of the Central Bank of Russia Official rates of the Central Bank of Russia from 06.23.98 U.S.