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It was decided to mothball the Russian research station "Vostok" in Antarctica until November, Roshydromet reported on February 27. As ITAR-TASS reports, this is explained by the fact that the sleigh-caterpillar caravan, which left the Mirny station with cargo and fuel for the Vostok polar explorers, will not be able to reach the goal before the onset of 60-degree frosts due to breakdowns. Until new transport arrives, there will not be enough fuel reserves at the station.

Kenneth Pollack gained national fame last year by publishing 145 1 min. ... Kenneth Pollack rose to national prominence last year with the publication of two books that went straight to the bestseller lists, The Threatening Storm: The Case for Invading Iraq and Arabs at War: Military Effectiveness, 1948- 1991" (Arabs at War: Military Effectiveness, 1948-1991). Before that, he worked at the CIA under President Bush Sr. and at the State Department under President Clinton.

stock market conditions At the beginning of the year, demand for shares of metallurgical companies on the stock market increased noticeably. Analysts especially note the surge in investor interest in shares of the so-called second tier of metallurgy. Meanwhile, the majority of the largest metallurgical companies and holdings are still emphatically distancing themselves from the stock market and are in no hurry to use this method of raising capital.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexey Gordeev 119 1 min. ... took part in the opening of the Congress of Peasant (Farm) Farms of Russia. Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexey Kudrin took part in the American Chamber of Commerce conference (see page 14). Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko took part in the meeting of the final board of the Russian Ministry of Education (see page 7). Newspaper "Kommersant" No.

in his party 211 2 minutes. ... power struggle Today, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will present the composition of the new coalition government for approval by the Knesset. It is expected that, despite the fact that the distribution of ministerial portfolios led to a loud political scandal, deputies will support the new cabinet.

MSTU professor convicted of espionage. Bauman Anatoly Babkin appealed the verdict against him in the Supreme Court. The defendant’s lawyer, Viktor Danilchenko, announced this on February 27. Professor Babkin, 72, is accused of passing information about the latest Shkval submarine missile to former US naval intelligence officer Edmond Pope.

Despite the measures taken, the situation at the state border “is changing for the better too slowly.” This was stated by Secretary of the Russian Security Council Vladimir Rushailo on February 27. Mr. Rushailo also recalled that ensuring the state’s border security is one of the priority and most pressing areas in national security.

The Moscow City Court began considering a complaint filed by Boris Berezovsky's lawyer to cancel the decision of the Basmanny Court that issued a sanction for his arrest, as well as the arrest of two other former leaders of LOGOVAZ - Badri Patarkatsishvili and Yuliy Dubov. As part of the criminal case regarding theft at AvtoVAZ, all three were charged in absentia with fraud and theft on a grand scale.

9 1 min. ... Term (days) MIBOR (RUB) LIBOR ($) LIBOR (yen) LIBOR (euro) LIBOR (GBP) LIBOR (CHF) 1 2.95 1.295 0.04 2.78688 — — 7 5.68 1.3225 0.04375 2.822 3.75 0.64 thirty 9.58 1.3375 0.04563 2.67625 3.72875 0.59167 60 — 1.34 0.05375 2.58238 3.70859 0.58 90 11.48 1.34 0.05688 2.54063 3.68844 0.57333 180 14.21 1.34 0.07375 2.4425 3.60375 0.57333 360 16.52 1.3875 0.09188 2.38038 3.53016 0.585 Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 34 dated February 27, 2003, p. 18

An 80-year-old British pensioner, as a result of an administrative error, was drafted by the Ministry of Defense into the United Kingdom Armed Forces to participate in military operations in Iraq. The Sun newspaper reported this on February 27. Joe Steer last saw action in Egypt during World War II in 1942. “I’m not in the best shape. Everything is too technological today. I’m used to machine guns and rifles, not rockets,” the 80-year-old conscript himself commented on this curiosity.

On February 27, on the urgent recommendation of Russia and China, the UN Security Council postponed the discussion of the issue of resuming North Korea's nuclear program, initiated by the French representative.

Yesterday, the board of the Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology approved the 13 1 min. ... Yesterday, the board of the Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology approved the draft concept of the state policy for the development of science cities.

They will be placed under the control of the special services 24 2 minutes. ... migration policy Yesterday, at a briefing at the Moscow Main Internal Affairs Directorate, the head of the passport and visa department, Alexander Barabanshchikov, said that the exchange of Soviet passports for new Russian ones will be completed in the capital on October 1 of this year. The issue of monitoring migrants was also discussed at the briefing.

At a military training ground near Volgograd, 2 servicemen were killed during a field exercise. Another 3 were injured. During training firing, a shell exploded in the barrel of a mortar, as a result of which the servicemen were killed on the spot and three were injured. Currently, the military prosecutor's office is investigating the tragic incident, RBC reports.