On the morning of February 12, in Grozny, the head of the Chechen administration, Akhmad Kadyrov, officially introduced the new Prime Minister of the republic, Anatoly Popov. Introducing Popov, Kadyrov said that this candidate was not “imposed on him by the security forces.” “This is solely my candidacy; I have known this man for two years,” he said.

14 3 min. ... The country's main coal storehouse is 60! LAND OF STATE IMPORTANCE Almost 400 years ago, the Kuznetsk fort was founded in the basin of the Siberian rivers Tom and Kondoma. And exactly 60 years ago, at the height of the Great Patriotic War, the Kemerovo region was formed on this site Soon after the discovery of this region by Russian pioneers, it turned out that it was rich not so much in furs and berries, but in coal.

44 4 min. ... There were many pleasant surprises at the VI National Award Ceremony for the Development of Public Relations, but this was the most unexpected: the huge sculpture of the Archer on stage came to life, rose and stood to its full gigantic height! THE SILVER ARCHER STANDS TO FULL HEIGHT The “Silver Archer” award , the most prestigious way of comparatively evaluating employees in the development of public relations, makes specialists not only in our country nervous.

6 1 min. ... Index 246.65 Change. (%) — Issuer Calc. price ($) Change (%) Trading volume (pieces) GAS 23.00 -11.54 500 LUKOIL 14.85 +3.13 209500 "Gazprom" 24.9 -0.40 7539200 RAO "UES of Russia" 0.1235 +5.11 42800000 "Rostelecom" 1.215 +2.10 275000 Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 24 dated 02/12/2003, p. 19

business culture 9 1 min. ... The intake of applicants for the specialty "Entrepreneurship" will be announced by Belgorod State University in September 2003. BelSU Rector Leonid Dyatchenko announced this yesterday at a meeting with journalists. He also spoke about the formation of a business incubator in the region - a joint project of the university and the council for the support and development of entrepreneurship under the governor of the Belgorod region.

contracts 70 2 minutes. ... On Monday, the biggest trade of the current season in the NHL took place. The trade between the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers involved eight players. But by and large, the deal was started for the sake of one hockey player - forward Alexei Kovalev. Five years later, the Russian returned from Pittsburgh to New York, where he began his American career and won the Stanley Cup.

government regulation eleven 2 minutes. ... On February 11, the US Treasury Department proposed new rules for regulating the activities of hedge funds. These rules should also apply to offshore funds, which will have to choose between American and European investors. Yesterday, the British The Financial Times reported that the US Treasury intends to oblige thousands of hedge funds to provide regulators with all information about their investors.

10 1 min. ... British pound US dollar Euro Canadian dollar Norwegian krone Swedish krona Swiss franc Japanese yen English pound 1 0.617 0.663 0.403 0.887 0.724 0.452 0.509 U.S.

On February 11, as part of his visit to France , Russian President Vladimir Putin met with French business leaders. The Russian leader called on businessmen to invest more actively in the economy of the Russian Federation. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Association of French Entrepreneurs, as well as leading representatives of Russian business circles.

Peter King, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee in the US House of Representatives, called France a “second-class state” and proposed that it should not be allowed to participate in any military coalitions. Peter King accused the French leadership of using its influence in NATO and the UN Security Council to obstruct the formation of an alliance designed to achieve the complete disarmament of Iraq, reports the Associated Press .

Experts discussed issues of election campaigning 23 2 minutes. ... electoral reform Yesterday a round table was held in Moscow on the topic “Ensuring the rights of citizens in elections during the campaign period.” Having thoroughly discussed this problem, the meeting participants immediately came to two disappointing conclusions: the rights of citizens during the election campaign are poorly ensured, but practically nothing can be done about it.

Rescue work in the Karmadon Gorge 33 1 min. ... Rescuers in the Karmadon Gorge (North Ossetia) may have discovered a tunnel where people could have taken refuge during the collapse of a giant glacier last fall. “The well started on Sunday at the point indicated by the psychic on Monday at a depth of 75-80 meters encountered a cavity in the rock,” Vladimir Trifonov, a participant in the search work and one of the relatives of the missing, said on Tuesday.

Italians save their favorite game 50 2 minutes. ... bill The European Union may veto the “Save Football!” program recently approved by the Italian Parliament. Its essence is that the state can provide significant benefits to clubs experiencing financial difficulties. Without them, even the rich Italian teams seem unable to survive. The fact that European football is experiencing a financial crisis became clear last season.

The Prosecutor General's Office is not satisfied with its 37 articles 26 2 minutes. ... regional policy Today, the civil panel of the Supreme Court of Tatarstan will consider the application of Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Alexander Zvyagintsev to recognize the provisions of the articles of the republic’s constitution as contrary to federal legislation. Previously, the deputy prosecutor general's claims related to 52 articles of the basic law of Tatarstan.

Hockey 20 1 min. ... NHL Championship Philadelphia--Minnesota 0:1. Detroit--San Jose 5:4 (Datsyuk, 0+2; Fedorov, 0+2; Larionov, 0+1 - Nabokov, reflected 21 out of 26 shots). Vancouver--Chicago 2:1. Tennis ATP tournament in Marseille. Prize fund - $500 thousand. First round. Richard Gasquet (France) - Feliciano Lopez (Spain) 6:7 ​​(4:7), 6:4, 6:4. ATP tournament in San Jose. Prize fund - $380 thousand. First round. Kenneth Carlsen (Denmark, 8) - Magnus Norman (Sweden) 7:5, 3:6, 7:6 (7:3).