1K 1 min. ... Bandits Bandits will serve 29 years for the murder of cash collectors The Sverdlovsk Regional Court sentenced Alexander Popov and Sergei Repin, who in the fall of 1996 shot three collectors, taking from them a little more than 15 million “old” rubles. The killers will have to spend long periods in maximum security colonies. Popov and Repin, according to operational data, were members of a gang that committed robberies and robberies.

152 2 minutes. ... Chechnya The Russian Prime Minister will help the Chechen authorities On Saturday, Boris Yeltsin instructed Sergei Kiriyenko to hold negotiations with Aslan Maskhadov. Yesterday the head of Chechnya reacted to this, saying that he had made the “final decision” to meet with the Russian prime minister.

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59 4 min. ... "Formula 1" Häkkinen got the victory, Coultard and Schumacher got the glory In Formula 1 last Sunday everything returned to normal: after three victories in a row by Michael Schumacher and Ferarri, Mika Hakkinen from McLaren celebrated success. The Austrian Grand Prix was generally a benefit for this team: after Häkkinen, his partner, Scotsman David Coultard, finished. Schumacher took only third place. Kommersant correspondent ALEXEY ZHUK reports from Shpilberg.

93 1 min. ... IDV Goodwill Games Scourge-will. For 3rd place. Argentina-Australia 12:11, 12:9. The final. Brazil--USA 12:11. Cycling. 1. USA - 82 points. 2. World team - 65. 3. Russia - 42. Gymnastics. Mixed 1. China-1 (Yu Lin, Xu Huan) - 39,000. 2. Russia-1 (Svetlana Khorkina, Alexey Nemov) - 38.725. 3. Russia-2 (Anna Kovaleva, Alexey Bondarenko) - 38,700... 7. Russia-3 (Evgenia Kuznetsova, Nikolay Krykov) - 37,925. Freestyle wrestling. Team tournament. Russia-Iran 17:12. USA-Türkiye 21:9.

45 2 minutes. ... Iridium problems Iridium postpones Long March Due to technical problems There are less than two months left before the launch of the first global satellite communications network, Iridium, and its space fleet is still not complete. Late last week, China's Long March rocket failed to launch two spacecraft into orbit that were supposed to be the final link in the chain of Iridium satellites.

156 1 min. ... On the CULTURE channel There are no more TV channels without advertising "Culture" will be sponsored by Sony The Kultura TV channel, created on the initiative of Boris Yeltsin, now has a sponsor. The first exclusive owner of sponsorship rights was Sony. It is appropriate to recall that when opening a new channel, Boris Yeltsin promised the Russians that “Culture” would be the only TV channel without advertising. And it turned out that the president did not keep his word.

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240 1 min. ... Alexy dispersed the courtyard The merchant priest hid his profits From the Patriarch Recently, scandals have broken out one after another in the Chelyabinsk diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. At first, Bishop Job of Chelyabinsk and Zlatoust was threatened with death by unknown persons (Kommersant talked about this on July 18). Now, by order of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy II, the patriarchal courtyard in Chelyabinsk has been abolished.

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81 2 minutes. ... Sell ​​Gazprom The government preferred money to Gazprom shares After Saturday's meeting with Sergei Kiriyenko, Boris Yeltsin signed a decree on the sale of 5% of state shares in Gazprom. The decree means the government's actual renunciation of claims to manage Gazprom in exchange for the regular receipt of tax payments.

54 12 min. ... Documentation According to the laws of summer time Having suffered defeat in parliament, which failed the tax package, the government made a breakthrough. It introduced new taxes not by laws, but by decrees and regulations. And it won: the IMF provided Russia with a stabilization loan. The constitutional trial of the winners will take place no earlier than October. Emergency measures The place of tax laws not adopted by parliament will be taken by 12 acts of the executive branch.

46 4 min. ... Direct speech The youngest Prime Minister in the modern history of Russia, Sergei Kiriyenko, celebrated his 36th birthday on Sunday. Quietly, modestly, without abundant praise in the press - as if in full accordance with the critical situation in the country. We sincerely congratulate Sergei Vladilenovich and join in with the many good wishes. What would you give Kiriyenko? Heinrich Padva, lawyer: - Amulet against the evil eye.

804 2 minutes. ... Interview with Alina Kabaeva Alina Kabaeva: I want to meet Michael Jordan At the rhythmic gymnastics competitions in New York, the performance of Alina Kabaeva created a real sensation. Who would have thought that the most titled athlete at the Goodwill Games would be a 15-year-old girl who had recently started her professional career! And yet, the charming Russian woman with Eastern roots managed to win four gold medals.