But only at an exorbitant price 344 2 minutes. ... Metro Goldwin Mayer (MGM), the last major independent film company, was up for sale, it was reported Tuesday. The owner of 80% of the shares, Kirk Kerkorian, entered into a contract with the investment bank Goldman Sachs to provide consulting services on the transaction. Mr. Kerkorian wants to gain at least $7 billion from the sale, although, according to experts, the company is not worth more than $5 billion.

On January 17, the EFE news agency reported that Argentina was opening an investigation into the leakage of about $10 billion from the country since December 3, 2001, despite strict measures and restrictions taken by the country's government. On December 3, 2001, the Argentine government issued a decree prohibiting withdrawals of more than $1 thousand from bank accounts within 1 month. These measures were taken to prevent the leakage of funds abroad.

On January 17, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that the cause of the crash of the Yak-18T sports aircraft, which occurred on January 16, 2002 in the Krasnodar Territory, was engine failure. The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs also said that the plane, which belonged to a pensioner born in 1938, crashed 1 km from the village of Otradnaya.

Argentina convinced everyone 39 2 minutes. ... Yesterday, the French finance minister said that he would insist on the speedy implementation of the IMF's idea of ​​​​bankrupting debtor countries. Bankruptcy will be discussed by the G7 countries in February and by IMF members in April. The story with Argentina convinced everyone that debt restructuring (which Russia has used more than once) can be pointless.

The State Duma adopted two amendments to the Criminal Code yesterday in the second reading. First 31 1 min. ... The State Duma adopted two amendments to the Criminal Code yesterday in the second reading. The first is a new version of Art. 37 "Necessary defense".

On January 17, two Russian women met in the second round of the Australian Open tennis championship . During the match, which lasted 1 hour and 14 minutes, Elena Dementieva beat another Russian participant in the tournament, Anastasia Myskina, in two sets. The victory for the winner of the silver medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney was quite easy - 6:4, 6:2, NTV.ru reports. Demetyeva looked much better on the baseline, and also successfully used strikes against her opponent’s move.

On January 17, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delayed Argentina's $933 million debt payment for a year. Argentina was supposed to pay this amount today - January 17 - but the management of the fund took into account that the country was in a difficult situation and did not demand immediate payment of the debt. The IMF also announced its readiness to continue working with the government, which is headed by Argentine President Eduardo Duhalde.

China Daily 15 1 min. ... The Russian military is concerned about the US military presence in Central Asia On January 14, a representative of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces noted that the Americans, apparently, do not intend to immediately leave Central Asia. The Russian military is concerned not only about the possible loss of another traditional sphere of influence of the former USSR, but also about the threat of the temporary American contingent turning into a permanent one.

On January 16, in the village of Mesker-Yurt, Shalinsky district of Chechnya, unknown persons fired at the deputy prime minister’s car; Ali Alavdinov himself was not injured, but his driver was seriously injured. Later, law enforcement officers examined the deputy prime minister's car and found 57 bullet holes in its body. Ali Alavdinov, a well-known politician in the republic, opposed the regime of Dzhokhar Dudayev.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak refused to take off his shoes during security screening at Newark International Airport. However, as the Israeli newspaper Maariv reported on January 16, he was still allowed on board the plane bound for Washington. This happened after Barak’s security guards showed the former prime minister’s diplomatic passport to Continental Airlines employees. According to the newspaper, the incident occurred a week ago.

On January 17, Vladimir Putin, together with Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski, visited the exhibition “Poland - Offers for Russia.” It was located at the Poznań International Fair. As RIA Novosti reports, this is a permanent exhibition of Polish construction industry enterprises in both the industrial and residential sectors. While visiting the exhibition, its workers and visitors greeted the Russian and Polish leaders. They smiled, applauded, and waved their hands in greeting. Mr.

On January 17, the official visit of the Russian President to Poland continued. The second day of the visit began with a joint breakfast between Vladimir Putin and Leszek Miller, during which the parties discussed issues of relations in the fields of electricity and transport. According to presidential press secretary Alexei Gromov, during the meeting it was noted that economic relations between Russia and Poland should not be subject to opportunistic factors.

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Tagmet is again preparing for a shareholder war 76 2 minutes. ... The conflict around one of the largest pipe factories, JSC Tagmet, is flaring up again. Yesterday, an advertisement was placed in a number of media outlets on behalf of the company's board of directors stating that the Taganrog City Court had changed the charter of the joint-stock company.

Yesterday, the American media disseminated information that the famous TV presenter Le 46 1 min. ... Yesterday, American media reported that famous TV presenter Larry King signed a contract with CNN for a total amount of $57.4 million, which will make him the highest paid male journalist in the history of television and radio broadcasting. Larry King has long been rightfully considered one of the main figures at CNN.