As it became known on April 23, in connection with the increasing frequency of anti-Semitic actions in Germany, the police of this country recommend that Jews refrain from wearing yarmulkes (yarmulkes), jewelry with the image of the “Star of David” and other items emphasizing their Jewish origin on the streets.

On April 23, the Al Khaleej newspaper, published in the United Arab Emirates, reported, citing senior sources in Riyadh, that the Saudi Air Force had received orders to intercept Israeli fighters violating the kingdom's airspace, but not to engage them in combat.

On April 23, British representative David Atkinson presented to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) a report from the Council of Europe on Russia's fulfillment of the obligations undertaken in 1996 when joining the Council of Europe. The report notes that Russia has become a politically stable country in recent years and is successfully moving along the path of reforms, ITAR-TASS reports.

touring pop 73 1 min. ... As part of the “French Seasons” in Moscow (about their beginning, see Kommersant on November 26), the fourth concert was already held. It was given by the singer Anggun in the Tchaikovsky Hall. Anggun comes from Indonesia. Having achieved success in her homeland, the singer went to conquer Europe, where she sang almost simultaneously in French and English. She did it well enough for Sony to sign a contract with her to release several records, which sold very well.

behind 44 2 minutes. ... perversions Yesterday, the People's Deputy group submitted to the State Duma an amendment to the criminal code establishing punishment for sodomy in the form of imprisonment for a term of one to five years. Such an article was already in the Criminal Code of the RSFSR until 1994.

Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Kasyanov 92 2 minutes. ... approved the rules for the provision and expenditure of funds from the Compensation Fund in the first half of 2002, allocated to finance current expenses in terms of reimbursement of benefits for paying for housing, communal services and communication services.

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As it became known on April 23, A. Karpovtsev, an investigator for the Northern Administrative District of the Federal Tax Service of Moscow, was caught red-handed while receiving a bribe in the amount of $4,200. As RBC reports with reference to the information and public relations department of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation, the detainee promised to drop the criminal case against one of the capital’s entrepreneurs for this amount.

international finance 39 1 min. ... The traditional spring session of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank ended in Washington on Sunday. The fund did not approve the procedure for an orderly default, which had been developed for ten years, postponing the decision on the issue until the fall, but praised Russia for quickly overcoming the crisis.

On April 22, a five-year-old girl was detained at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport while transporting 1 kg of heroin from Colombia. The girl, who arrived in New York from Bogota on an Avianca flight, aroused the suspicions of customs officers by flying unaccompanied by adults. When checking her bag, caches of heroin were discovered in the walls. The girl, whose name has not been released, was detained.

On April 23, it became known that goalkeeper of the NHL Tampa Bay Lightning club Nikolai Khabibulin refused to play for the Russian national team at the World Hockey Championship. He became one of 12 foreign players who, for various reasons, refused to join the national team. According to ntvru.com, of the National Hockey League players, only Buffalo Sabers players Dmitry Kalinin and Makism Afinogenov will participate in the championship.

On April 23 in Beijing, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government Viktor Khristenko, who completed a working visit to China, told reporters that the Chinese leadership had offered Russia a $1.5 billion trade loan to develop export operations.

In an interview with Kommersant correspondent Ekaterina Samarova, IVAN TARUSOV said that his 36 1 min. ... In an interview with Kommersant correspondent Ekaterina Samarova, IVAN TARUSOV said that his resignation was initiated by the regional governor Yuri Lodkin. — What will be your next actions? — Today I will file a protest against the illegal decision of the deputies.

23 3 min. ... — The reform of natural monopolies is declared by the government as one of the most important structural transformations. However, so far it has not even begun in Gazprom and the Ministry of Railways, and in the electric power industry it has unexpectedly stalled. Who is guilty? — What do you base it on when you say that the reform of the electric power industry has slowed down? — The government, for example, has just moved up the dates for its implementation.

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