797 2 minutes. ... Grand Prix with a strange ending The current track and field season had a strange ending. The $3.9 million Grand Prix final did not produce a single significant result. And many leading track and field athletes completely ignored the competition in Qatar. Grand Prix finals, thanks primarily to good prize money, have always been perhaps the most attractive competitions for track and field athletes. They often set world records, paid separately.

1K 2 minutes. ... Jacobs coffee in Leningrad packaging Yesterday in the village of Gorelovo, Leningrad Region, the acceptance procedure for a new coffee packaging factory, built by one of the world's largest manufacturers, the Kraft Jacobs concern, took place. After reaching full capacity, the new enterprise will be able to produce about 6 thousand tons of coffee per year and will become the largest in the industry.

764 3 min. ... A billion for John's birthday Paul, Ringo, George and Ono will earn On Monday, October 9, John Lennon, the founder of the Beatles and the most famous rocker of the century, would have turned 60 years old. A gift has been prepared for the anniversary for all fans of the Beatles in general and Lennon in particular. The British publishing house Casell & Co has published the book "Beatles Anthology".

1K 2 minutes. ... The leaders of "Kvarton" do not live long Yesterday in St. Petersburg, Nikolai Yarulov, general director of the Kvarton concern, one of the largest light industry enterprises in Russia, was found hanged in his office. The previous head of Kvarton, Gennady Ivanov, died at the hands of a killer six months ago. OJSC "Concern 'Kvarton'" was created in 1994 on the basis of the St. Petersburg spinning and thread mill "Sovetskaya Zvezda" and the "Red Thread" factory.

723 3 min. ... The President recognized the President Russia is on the winning side The uprising in Yugoslavia ended with the fall of the regime of Slobodan Milosevic. Yesterday, Vojislav Kostunica, who is now believed to have won the September 24 elections, was proclaimed the country's new president. This prompted Moscow to significantly adjust its position, and Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Mr Kostunica on his victory.

650 2 minutes. ... Budget taken Yesterday, the Duma, as Kommersant predicted, easily passed the 2001 budget in the first reading. For the first time in the last few years, the draft budget avoided revision by the conciliation commission. And the Duma confirmed its loyalty to the president and the government. In the morning, the government was still worried. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin was emphatically cautious in his communications with deputies.

639 3 min. ... English beginning A chess match between Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik begins on Sunday in London at the Riverside Television studios. Although the world champion title is not at stake, it is clear that on November 4, when the last, 16th game is played, the number one chess player will be determined.

433 1 min. ... Alexander Kwasniewski will become President of Poland Presidential elections will be held in Poland on Sunday. Their outcome is practically a foregone conclusion: current President Aleksander Kwasniewski will retain his post. The most that the most active of his competitors can hope for is to take part in the second round of elections. President Kwasniewski's rating exceeded 60% just a few months ago.

466 1 min. ... Quotes of shares included in the Kommersant index as of 10/6/00 Index 213.78 Change. (%) +1.66 Issuer Calc. price ($) Change (%) Trading volume (pieces) GAS 47.90 +5.27 4000 "LUKoil" 14.37 +0.14 195000 RAO "Gazprom" 0.3024 -0.07 5147095 RAO "UES" 0.125 +0.16 73450000 Russia" Rostelecom 1.42 +1.07 308820 Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 188 dated 10/07/2000, p. 5

562 7 min. ... Quotes of shares of foreign companies 6.10.00 (at 19.30) Issuer Last deal Prev.

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582 5 minutes. ... Results of trades in government bonds 6.10.00 Series Redemption Coupon (% of nom.) Redemption of coupon Demand (% of nom.) Supply (% of nom.) Min. (% of rated) Max. (% of nominal) Last (% of nominal) Meas.

673 1 min. ... Formula 1 Championship Pilots' Championship. 1. Michael Schumacher (Germany, Ferrari) – 88 points. 2. Mika Hakkinen (Finland, McLaren-Mercedes) - 80. 3. David Coultard (Great Britain, McLaren-Mercedes) - 63. 4. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil, Ferrari) - 55. 5. Ralf Schumacher (Germany, Williams-BMW ) - 24. 6. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy, Benetton-Playlife) - 18. 7. Jacques Villeneuve (Canada, BAR-Honda) - 14. 8. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Germany, Jordan-Mugen-Honda) - 11. 9.

835 1 min. ... Result Tennis ATP Salem Open tournament in Hong Kong. Prize fund - $37 thousand. Second round. Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil, 1) - Sargis Sargsyan (Armenia) 6:2, 7:5. Patrick Rafter (Australia, 7) - Jonas Bjorkman (Sweden) 6:4, 5:7, 6:3. Mark Philippoussis (Australia, 4)--Chris Woodruff (USA) 6:7 ​​(4:7), 7:5 6:3. Sergi Bruguera (Spain) - Marcelo Rios (Chile, 6) 2:6, 7:6 (7:2), 6:4. WTA Princess Cup tournament in Tokyo. Prize fund - $535 thousand. 1/4 finals.

632 1 min. ... The President's Loyal Banker came from Washington with congratulations World Bank President James Wolfensohn considered it necessary to personally congratulate Vladimir Putin on his birthday. Yesterday he flew to Moscow, and today he will see the Russian president in St. Petersburg. Mr. Wolfensohn is a big fan of Russian art. In the spring of this year, he and then also... O.