2K 1 min. ... Main news Mufti Akhmad Kadyrov appointed head of the Chechen administration page 3 Chechen photojournalist released from Chechen captivity page 3 Putin supports Chubais twice a month page 2 Adolf Shaevich removed from the post of Chief Rabbi of the Russian Federation He was replaced by a native of Italy, Berl Lazar page 2 Central Bank accounts in France unfrozen page 4 Vyakhirev began restructuring Gazprom page 5 What are State Prizes for? pp.

2K 4 min. ... Nadirshakh Khachilayev: I never gave up my beliefs Before the verdict was pronounced, the chairman of the Union of Muslims of Russia NADIRSHAH KHACHILAYEV gave an interview to Kommersant correspondent SERGEY RASULOV in the Makhachkala pre-trial detention center. — If we remember the events of May 1998, the arrest, Lefortovo, what do you regret?

2K 6 min. ... Small sails In the imagination of many, the words “sea voyage” conjure up a beautiful liner, exotic islands, conversations on deck over a glass of martini, beauties in evening dresses, and the like. More determined people imagine a fast sailing yacht, a black ocean and a force nine storm. If you belong to the latter, it's time for you to set sail.

1K 2 minutes. ... United States of Latin America The economic ministers and heads of the Central Banks of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and Bolivia discussed the implementation of a common economic policy, the creation of a common market and the introduction of a single currency. But you still won’t be able to live like in Western Europe.

1K 1 min. ... Beer kegs instead of ballistic missiles As Kommersant has learned, the Miass Machine-Building Plant (Chelyabinsk region) intends to create a joint venture with one of the foreign companies to produce beer kegs and service equipment for them. The release of these products under Western brands will allow MMZ to capture the lion's share of the Russian market. MMZ is the country's only manufacturer of sea-based ballistic missiles for submarines.

1K 1 min. ... Pakistan will help Azerbaijan return Karabakh During a closed meeting with Heydar Aliyev at the ECO summit in Tehran, Pakistani military leader General Parviz Musharraf proposed a radical way to resolve the Karabakh problem to the President of Azerbaijan. The general promised “any military assistance” for the return of Karabakh. Musharraf himself told reporters about this at the end of his meeting with Aliyev.

1K 2 minutes. ... Astrological forecast Wednesday, June 14 Alas, a very unlucky day, a day of paradoxes. Remember the good Russian proverb - a bird in the hand is better than a pie in the sky. Today you should be wary of all sorts of provocations; do not rush to accept very promising proposals at first glance - they will turn out to be a mirage. Don't believe your own fantasies. In business, rely on sober calculation and do not rely on chance.

326 6 min. ... Defeated Noga Last week, the Paris Court of Appeal began considering Russia's petition for the legality of arresting the accounts of Russian companies and departments in France following a claim by the Swiss company Noga. Now Russia has a real chance to put an end to the claims of the Swiss company. Moreover, once Russian lawyers already defeated her in court.

1K 6 min. ... TV program TV program [Wednesday, June 14] ORT 6.00 TV channel "Good morning" 9.00 News 9.15 "Tower of Babel". Series 10.15 "While everyone is at home" 10.50 "How it was" 11.30 "The New Adventures of Sinbad." Series 12.00 News (with sign language translation) 12.15 TV channel "Good Day" 13.10 Adventure Library. "Dirk". Episode 1 Based on the story by Anatoly Rybakov. Directed by N. Kalinin. Cast: S. Shevkunenko, V. Dichkovsky, I. Shulzhenko, E. Vitorgan, Z.

1K 1 min. ... The orders of the Central Bank are being implemented! Vneshtorgbank is developing a branch network Yesterday it became known that Vneshtorgbank (VTB) and Bank Vozrozhdenie signed a cooperation agreement. It will give VTB access to one of the most developed branch networks in the Moscow region. This is another decisive step by VTB to enter the private deposit market after the decision to purchase Most Bank.

542 3 min. ... What the e-merchant is silent about The development of the Internet and the high technology industry affected the securities market primarily. This method of investing in securities has many advantages. But there are also many shortcomings. An online broker is a regular investment company. The only difference is that in addition to the traditional telephone service, such a company provides intermediary services in the stock market via the Internet.

2K 2 minutes. ... The mayor of Birobidzhan slept on a bribe Viktor Bolotnov, the former mayor of Birobidzhan (Jewish Autonomous Region, Far East), was sentenced yesterday to six years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony. The court found him guilty of bribery. Bolotnov's property should be confiscated, but it was not possible to confiscate much - he managed to hide most of it. With details - IVAN Kommersant-VLADIMIROV.

1K 2 minutes. ... An-70 was not allowed into NATO $300 million wasted Last week, German Defense Minister Rudolf Scharping announced that Germany had chosen not the Russian-Ukrainian An-70, on the development of which about $300 million was spent, but the A400M, being developed by the European consortium Airbus Industrie, as a military transport aircraft. Now the best that Russian airlines can count on is participation in the A400M project as subcontractors.

695 1 min. ... Cash market of precious metals as of June 13, 2000 Morning fixing ($/troy oz.) Afternoon fixing ($/troy oz.) Change. (%) Purchase/sales ($/troy oz.) Gold 293 291.5 +2.42 289.6/290.1 Silver — 5.0875 +1.55 5.05/5.07 Platinum 558 551 +0.92 548/555 Palladium 648 663 +3.27 658/673 Rhodium — — — 2100/2250 According to Reuters. Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 105 dated June 14, 2000, p. 6

1K 1 min. ... Birthdays Today, June 14, is the birthday of Valentina Pivnenko, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Problems of the North and Far East. Vice Speaker of the State Duma Artur Chilingarov congratulates Valentina Pivnenko on her birthday: — Dear Valentina Nikolaevna, please accept my most sincere and heartfelt congratulations. Unfortunately, there are not many women at the helm of our Duma.