1K 1 min. ... Can Sergei Shoigu be trusted? Last Saturday, leader of the Unity party Sergei Shoigu announced the intention of singer Alena Apina and lead singer of the Lyube group Nikolai Rastorguev to join the Unity party. As Mr. Shoigu stated at a press conference, they and “several other famous Russians” may be issued party membership cards as early as February. However, the artists themselves apparently were not warned about this.

2K 2 minutes. ... Valery Radchikov was buried in silence There was nothing to say except prayer On Saturday, the funeral of the President of the Russian Public Fund for Disabled Military Persons (ROFIVS) Valery Radchikov, who was accused of organizing an explosion at the Kotlyakovskoye cemetery, was held in Moscow. The man, whose name had not left the pages of newspapers for several years, was seen off on his last journey in a surprisingly casual and modest manner.

1K 1 min. ... Cash market of precious metals 01/26/01-02/2/01 Daily fixing ($/troy oz.) Chg. per week (%) Min. in 52 weeks ($/troy oz.) Max. in 52 weeks ($/troy oz.) Gold 266.7 +0.68 262.85 316.6 Silver 4.745 -0.84 4,495 5.4475 Platinum 598.5 -2.68 463 645 Palladium 1060 -2.75 502 1094 According to Reuters. Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 19/P dated 02/05/2001, page 5

"Baltiysky" completes re-registration into a closed joint stock company 31 2 minutes. ... On Friday, at the opening of the new Primorskoye branch, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Baltiysky Bank Sergei Eganov announced that in a month the bank would be re-registered from a LLP to a CJSC.

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1K 2 minutes. ... Vladimir Putin led the Kremlin conspiracy against bureaucracy On Saturday, the Kremlin hosted a high-level economic meeting with the participation of President Putin, Prime Minister Kasyanov, head of the Kremlin administration Voloshin, Deputy Prime Minister Kudrin, Minister Gref, Central Bank Chairman Gerashchenko and his first deputy Paramonova. The question was discussed about how the government could accommodate business halfway.

837 4 min. ... Vedomosti Fyodor Konyukhov reassured the Russian President Russian yachtsman Fedor Konyukhov, who stopped participating in the Vendee Globe round-the-world race and arrived in Sydney, Australia, at the request of Vladimir Putin, yesterday faxed to the Russian President that he was doing well. He had to stop his fourth trip around the world because the yacht “Modern Humanitarian University” broke down during a severe storm 500 miles from Antarctica.

999 2 minutes. ... The Germans took their main corrupt official from the French On February 2, a man who has been considered the most desirable prey for French justice for more than four years was arrested in Manila. 74-year-old Alfred Sirven, once the number two in the oil company Elf Aquitan, is the central figure in the most notorious corruption scandal in the history of France. However, he was never taken to Paris. The German judges also have questions for Mr. Sirven.

2K 2 minutes. ... Bloody PR A candidate for Tula governor cut off his finger in public A press conference was held by candidate for governor of the Tula region, Alexander Lugansky, which ended in bloodshed. After a brief introductory speech, the rector of the Church of the Holy Great Martyr Panteleimon, Father Alexander (Lugansky), pulled out a table knife from his briefcase, put the little finger of his left hand on the table and cut off half a finger.

1K 5 minutes. ... TV program [Monday, February 5] ORT 6.00 TV channel "Good morning" 9.00 News 9.15 "Castles in the Air". Series 10.15 "Field of Miracles" 11.15 "Enjoy your steam!" 11.45 "The story of one masterpiece." "Princess Dream" 12.00 News 12.15 TV channel "Good Day" 12.55 "White dew". 14.25 "Rescuers. Emergency call" 15.00 News 15.20 "Finest hour" 15.45 "...Up to sixteen and older" 16.20 "All dogs go to heaven." Animated series 16.45 "Jumble" 16.55 "Castles in the Air".

1K 2 minutes. ... Investment indices of developing countries Country S&P IFCI Price Index JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) MSCI Price Index Value as of 01.01 Change. per month (%) Value as of 2.02. 01 Change months (%) Value at 1.02.

1K 2 minutes. ... The Kremlin has begun preparations for the presidential elections from the postponement of gubernatorial terms The Kremlin is ready to make a new concession to the governors - to allow them to continue to postpone the dates of regional elections in order to combine them with federal ones. This will give the current governors the opportunity to be re-elected for a new term without hindrance. In return, they will have to ensure the successful holding of presidential elections.

19K 1 min. ... TV program Monday, February 5 TV channel "NTV plus football" 12.00 Free kick 12.20 Italian Championship. "Parma" - "Roma" 14.05 Spanish Championship. "Real" - "Malaga" 15.50 Review of French Championship matches 16.30 Dutch Championship. PSV-Rosendaal 18.15 French Championship. "Lance" - "Lille" 20.00 Football club 20.45 Football weekend 21.30 Program schedule for tomorrow 21.40 Review of German Championship matches 22.40 Champions League 2000.

842 3 min. ... Ehud Barak resorted to the last argument It turned out to be a conversation with Vladimir Putin Yesterday, Israeli military personnel voted for the future prime minister. The rest of the citizens will come to the polling stations tomorrow. By all accounts, the outcome of the election is all but a foregone conclusion: polls show right-wing opposition leader Ariel Sharon leading his rival, Prime Minister Ehud Barak, by a wide margin.

1K 1 min. ... The Swedes returned the killer to Russia Today Sweden will extradite to Russia Latvian citizen Alexander Petrov, accused of murder. To achieve his extradition, the Prosecutor General's Office had to promise that the criminal would not be executed. Last spring, Petrov came to Moscow from Daugavpils and stayed with his distant relative.