398 26 min. ... Share prices of Russian issuers 04/24/00 Issuer Demand ($, rub.) Offer ($, rub.) Min. ($, rub.) Max. ($, rub.) Last (rub.) Last ($) Change (%) Volume (pcs.) Market price ($, rub.) Div. (RUB) Min. 52 weeks ($) Max.

426 3 min. ... Häkkinen missed a lap The fourth stage of the Formula 1 World Championship met the expectations of the fans. At least some semblance of intrigue was revived: McLaren finally won. True, not the one that should have been. From Silverstone - Kommersant correspondent ALEXEY DOSPEKHOV. Any Grand Prix in Formula 1 can be divided into three stages: before, during and after. And often the most interesting events unfold precisely at the end of the race.

715 2 minutes. ... Japanese automakers conquer New York The annual NY International Auto Show opened in New York City on Saturday. This year the exhibition celebrates its 100th anniversary, but even despite this, many automakers did not take part in it. And the stands of American companies, according to public reviews, are noticeably more boring than the “podiums” of Japanese companies.

475 2 minutes. ... Bykov settles into a common cell The former chairman of the board of directors of KrAZ, Anatoly Bykov, was taken from Moscow to Krasnoyarsk on Saturday and placed in a general cell in the city pre-trial detention center. “We will not make any special conditions for him,” said the acting director. O. Prosecutor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Yuri Antipov. The prosecutor did not rule out that in addition to murder and money laundering, Bykov could be charged with other charges.

2K 3 min. ... Russian Davos doesn't look like Swiss at all The international conference "Russia 2000 - a new reality" held in London was conceived and advertised as a "Russian Davos". More than 500 participants arrived at the conference, and 150 media representatives were accredited. Leading Russian politicians and businessmen were invited to speak to foreigners, and the schedule was specially designed in such a way that its participants had more time for informal communication.

817 2 minutes. ... Fekalo-Amur Mainline Yesterday, as a result of an accident at a sewage pumping station located in the Industrial district of Khabarovsk, about 100 thousand cubic meters of sewage flowed into the Amur. Khabarovsk is threatened by a typhus epidemic. The accident occurred on Sunday at about 19:00 local time at pumping station #5, which pumps sewage from almost half of the city of half a million. The cause of the accident was a broken shut-off valve.

536 2 minutes. ... Birthdays Today, April 25, actor Yuri Yakovlev turns 72 years old. Actress Natalya Selezneva congratulates Yuri Yakovlev on his birthday: — I adore Yuri Vasilyevich! Having watched the performances in which Yulia Konstantinovna Borisova and Yuri Vasilyevich Yakovlev played, I came to study at the Vakhtangov school in my youth, I came after my idols. As a student, I did not miss a single performance with the participation of Yuri Vasilyevich, and I try not to miss it today.

441 4 min. ... We asked this question to an adult and a teenager. 15-year-old Lelya Mursalieva and Vlast correspondent, psychologist Anna Fenko, answer Almost all teenage drug addicts tried drugs for the first time in the company of peers. The motive is curiosity and the desire to prove that “I’m not weak either.” One of the factors contributing to the initiation of adolescents into drugs, paradoxically, is the fatal risk of their use.

476 4 min. ... European energy market 04.24.00 Name, terms of delivery Mediterranean North-Western Europe Demand Offer Change Demand Offer Change Oil ($/barrel) Brent, F.O.B. — — — 23.57 23.59 — Kirkuk, FOB 22.27 22.29 — — — — Iran Heavy, FOB 21.92 21.94 — — — — Oseberg, F.O.B.

959 2 minutes. ... Karel Gott became a superstar Contrary to forecasts, Karel Gott was not able to gather a full house in the Kremlin, maybe three quarters. Karel Gott imitates singers who are usually called “crooner” - sweet-voiced, with pleasant manners that maintain the style of Las Vegas - Sinatra, Iglesias, Dean Martin. And he imitates very well. Still, popularity, especially such a long-term one, usually does not arise out of nowhere.

365 2 minutes. ... Bank of New York case price: $1.8 million In June, the State Duma will hold hearings “The situation around the Bank of New York: conclusions and consequences for Russia.” Yesterday, in preparation for the hearings, a delegation from the United States headed by the Chairman of the US Congress Committee on Banking Services, James Leach, arrived in Moscow. The visit of this American means that the Bank of New York case ends in favor of Russia.

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624 3 min. ... Romantsev is threatened Tomorrow in Moscow the Russian national football team is playing its third match this year. And although the game will be friendly, the interest in it is huge. Firstly, Romantsev’s team this time has a completely unfamiliar opponent - the Americans. And secondly, our team is now in a very difficult situation: a defeat from the Israelis (1:4) and a draw with the second team of Germany (4:4) simply oblige it to rehabilitate itself in front of the fans.

531 2 minutes. ... Dear editors! In your weekly magazine #9 dated 03/07/2000 on pp. 52-55 in the “Archive” section, Evgeny Zhirnov’s material “The Vietnamese comrades simply tortured us” was published, in which he refers to the stories of Soviet veterans of this war, including some members our organization. The material, in our opinion, turned out to be very, very one-sided.

Sunset of Microsoft Yesterday saw the biggest drop in Microsoft shares in its history. Investors are dumping papers, fearing that the Gates empire is about to be divided into several companies. Microsoft's stock price began falling yesterday afternoon on the over-the-counter Instinet system after the Washington Post and USA Today reported a near-unanimous decision to split the corporation into at least two parts.