1K 1 min. ... "We have a strong literary spirit" Andrei Voznesensky answered Kommersant's questions. — What is the PEN club for? — This is a human rights organization. But here it also has other functions, it is more professional and, in my opinion, it is more involved in literature than in the West. PEN replaces the Writers' Union to some extent. — What do you personally expect from the congress? - First of all, Günter Grass will come. I will host a poetry evening where he will read poetry.

923 2 minutes. ... Mobile phone virus Computer viruses like the infamous "ILOVEYOU" pose a threat not only to computers but also to mobile phones. They can reset your “electronic wallet,” add a couple of zeros to your phone bill, and even forward a fragment of your conversation to another subscriber. There has been a lot of talk lately about the dangers of computer viruses for mobile phones.

1K 2 minutes. ... The speculators have done their job and can buy rubles Yesterday the Russian ruble continued to fall against the dollar. The trading volume at the single trading session of the MICEX reached a record level this year - almost $360 million. However, this is already the agony of bearish speculators: soon the ruble will begin to grow again.

540 1 min. ... Cash market of precious metals at 18.05.00 Morning fixing ($/troy oz.) Afternoon fixing ($/troy oz.) Change. (%) Buy/Sell ($/troy oz.) Gold 272.5 272.8 -0.11 273.2 / 273.7 Silver — 4.965 -1.49 4.98/5 Platinum 516 520 +1.56 521.5 / 529.5 Palladium 570 570 — 569.5 / 584.5 Rhodium — — — 1925 / 2050 According to Reuters. Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 88 dated May 19, 2000, p. 6

596 1 min. ... Concept for shares Yesterday the Federation Council held parliamentary hearings on the “Concept for the development of the Russian stock market” prepared by the MICEX. The concept does not contain anything revolutionary; it describes long-known market problems and ways to solve them. Nevertheless, it has every chance of forming the basis of the government’s state program for the development of the Russian securities market.

569 6 min. ... Results of trading in government bonds on the MICEX 05/18/00 Series number Redemption date Coupon (% of nominal value) Redeemed. coupon NKD (% of nom.) Demand (% of nom.) Offer. (% of nominal) Last (% of nominal) Meas.

660 7 min. ... Quotes of shares of mutual investment funds as of 05/18/00 Management company, fund Minimum investment amount (rub.) Share value (rub.)* Change. per day (%) Net assets (thousand rubles) Change.

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822 1 min. ... Clinton wants to teach at Oxford Bill Clinton, speaking at a rally in support of Democratic Senate candidate Hillary Clinton, mentioned that after his presidential term he wanted to return to his alma mater, Oxford University, as a visiting professor. Three decades ago, the current US president was not even given a bachelor's degree at Oxford.

1K 6 min. ... TV program TV program [Friday, May 19] ORT 6.00 TV channel "Good morning" 9.00 News 9.15 "Gentle Poison". Series 10.15 "Pun". Humor magazine 10.45 "Process" 11.30 "The New Adventures of Sinbad." Series 12.00 News (with sign language translation) 12.15 TV channel "Good Day" 13.15 Comedy "For family reasons". Episode 2 14.30 "Together".

732 1 min. ... OGSZ market Series Redemption Coupon Redemption Coupon Purchase* Sale* 27 20.05.00 20.05.00 50 124.79 124.92 28 17.06.00 17.06.00 50 122.36 124.86 29 15.07.00 15.07.00 25 107.29 111.79 *Quotes from the Moscow Bank of Sberbank of Russia, taking into account accumulated interest as of May 18, 2000 for individuals. According to Reuters. Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 88 dated May 19, 2000, p. 6

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624 1 min. ... Giuseppe Giacomini The famous dramatic tenor made his debut in 1966 (Pinkerton in Puccini's Madama Butterfly). Performs in all major opera houses in the world. He recorded with Riccardo Muti and James Levine, sang for the Queen of England at Covent Garden and for Gorbachev at the Bolshoi Theater. The Vienna Staatsoper awarded him the title of Kammersaenger, Italy - two of the most prestigious titles. Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 88 dated May 19, 2000, p. 13

1K 1 min. ... Rosbank takes over ONEXIM Yesterday Rosbank issued a statement that it intends to merge with ONEXIMbank. This issue will be discussed at the meeting of Rosbank shareholders, which will take place on June 20. If the shareholders agree to this, then in July the first merger in Russia between a bridge bank and its “progenitor” will take place. Shareholders of ONEXIM and Rosbank have long said that their banks could merge in the future.

1K 1 min. ... Currency currency to dollar rates Official Central Bank rates as of 05/19/00 Australian dollar 16.15 Austrian schilling* 18.42 English pound 42.30 Belarusian ruble** 29.38 Belgian franc*** 62.82 Dutch guilder 11.50 Greek drachma** 75.30 Danish krone* 33.94 U.S.