1K 2 minutes. ... Oleg Romantsev: we must return the favor to Israel Yesterday at Luzhniki there was a press conference by the leadership of the Russian national football team dedicated to the last friendly match of the national team this year with the Israeli national team. The head coach of our team, OLEG ROMANTSEV, answered questions from journalists, including Kommersant correspondent DMITRY VOSKRESENSKY. — How important is the game with Israel?

2K 3 min. ... Two young girls and a guy were buried in the village of Shelkovskaya. They were killed on a distant lake where they went for a swim. It was scary to look at the mutilated bodies. No less terrible is the split between the residents of the village. Each side has its own version of this murder. The Shelkovsky district of Chechnya has always been considered one of the calmest.

1K 2 minutes. ... MDM Group is confused about its directors Yesterday, the Kemerovo Regional Court declared illegal the dismissal of Sergei Zhilyakov, director of Kuznetsk Ferroalloys, and the appointment of Oleg Misevra in his place. Misevra, a protege of the new owner of the plant, MDM Group, is not going to vacate his chair, citing the decision of the Kemerovo Arbitration Court, which recognized his appointment as legal.

1K 1 min. ... The minimum is growing faster than wages Yesterday, based on the results of the second quarter, the government raised the living wage in Russia to 1,185 rubles per capita. For able-bodied citizens, the cost of living is now 1,290 rubles, for pensioners - 894 rubles, for children - 1,182 rubles. The living wage is not for living, but for calculations. But the calculations are also very strange.

2K 2 minutes. ... The fate of heaven was decided in the Ministry of Transport Yesterday it became known that Mikhail Kasyanov signed an order appointing Karl Ruppel as Deputy Minister of Transport. Until this moment, aviation circles believed that the head of Transaero airline Alexander Pleshakov would be appointed to this post. However, the war for the division of administrative spheres of influence in the aviation industry will last at least until the end of the week.

1K 1 min. ... Yuri Aizenshpis, producer of the Kino group in 1988-1990: for his fans he was a god - I always wanted to meet him. This was very interesting to me, because I was raised on the best examples of Western rock music. My old friend and our mutual acquaintance, also a rock musician, Alexander Lipnitsky (at that time the bass guitarist of the group “Zvuki Mu” - Kommersant) introduced us. This meeting determined our future common destiny. We started working together.

1K 1 min. ... Holyfield made poker Evander Holyfield (left) became the first four-time world heavyweight champion in boxing history. He won his fourth title by defeating another American, John Ruiz, in Las Vegas. As a reward, 37-year-old Holyfield received the “golden belt” of the World Boxing Association (WBA), which became vacant after Lennox Lewis refused to fight the same Ruiz in the spring. For this he was disqualified. The title was given to the veteran with great difficulty.

1K 3 min. ... Direct speech Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy II warned that the canonization of the last Russian emperor and members of his family (see page 7) could cause a split in society. Nevertheless, the Council of Bishops adopted yesterday a decision on their “glorification as holy passion-bearers, like the holy princes Boris and Gleb, Andrei Bogolyubsky and Tsarevich Dimitri.” Do you agree with the canonization of Nicholas II?

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1K 7 min. ... Presidential hundred Yesterday Vladimir Putin celebrated 100 days of his full presidency. This is what he managed to do for the country during this time. May 7. Officially took office as President of Russia. Appointed Mikhail Kasyanov and... O. Prime Minister. May 8. Visited Kursk. 9th May. Took part in the parade in honor of Victory Day. May 10. He sent a letter to the State Duma in which he proposed the candidacy of Mikhail Kasyanov for the post of chairman of the government.

1K 6 min. ... TV program TV program [Tuesday, August 15] ORT 6.00 TV channel "Good morning" 9.00 News 9.15 "Tower of Babel". Series 10.15 "Health" (with sign language translation) 10.45 "Wheel of History" 11.30 "Computer wars". Animated series 12.00 News 12.15 TV channel "Good Day" 13.25 Michele Placido in the action-packed detective story "Octopus". (Italy, 1974) 14.30 "Together".

1K 1 min. ... Indices of leading stock exchanges as of 08/14/00 (points) Nikkei-225 16153.91 (36.41) FTSE-100 6424.7 (40.2) CAC-40* 6553.00 (-9.54) DAX-30** 7312.85 (-10.13) DJIA** 11014.62 (-13.18) NASDAQ Composite** 3801.26 (11.79) *As of 11.08.00. **At 19.20. According to Reuters.

14k 11 min. ... Today, a Russian traveler can already surprise little abroad. External differences - in clothing, domestic conditions, stores - were practically erased. But some habits deeply rooted in culture are strikingly. One of these differences is the treatment of children. On my first visit abroad, I was most surprised that the children of my friends - two charming Swiss of three and four years - did not know how to use the toilet.

1K 2 minutes. ... Shevardnadze reached an agreement with the bandits Hostages released Yesterday, members of the mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Georgia were already resting in Geneva after the troubles they experienced in captivity in the Pankisi Gorge. Eduard Shevardnadze had to negotiate with the local Chechens. The ICRC leadership stated that until safe working conditions are ensured in the area, ICRC staff will not return to the Pankisi Gorge.

1K 2 minutes. ... Putin is preparing for the session He passed the test to Seleznev On Saturday, Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with State Duma Speaker Gennady Seleznev. Judging by the fact that the speaker was temporarily recalled from vacation for this conversation, the president is seriously concerned about the problem of continuing constructive cooperation with the deputies.