— For French Latin culture, Japan is the most mysterious country. A to z 183 1 min. ... César winner for Best Actress SYLVIE TESTU answered Kommersant's questions. — Why does every second French film have a Japanese theme? — For French Latin culture, Japan is the most mysterious country. And he is drawn to the mysterious. — What attracted you personally to the role of Amelie, the heroine of the film “Fear and Trembling”?

The fight against banditry 02/24/2004, 00:00 investigation The prosecutor's office of the Saratov region has completed the investigation into the mass shooting at the office of the Groza company in 1995. In the region it was considered the crime of the decade. Eight years later it became clear who committed it.

The head of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, German Gref, who is in Paris, said during a meeting with the French business elite that the results of privatization in Russia will not be revised.

Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld, who is visiting Uzbekistan, said that his country does not intend to create permanent military bases in Central Asia. “It is important to organize our flexible presence in those countries where our military forces are located, to correctly use the facilities that are temporarily provided to us,” said Donald Rumsfell, ITAR-TASS reports.

Transneft's latest feat 31 1 min. ... paper of the week Last week, the leaders of growth on the Russian stock market were preferred shares of Transneft, whose quotes rose by 14-15%. First of all, the shares of the monopolist in the field of oil transportation were influenced by high financial results at the end of 2003. On Thursday, the Interfax agency reported that the company's net unconsolidated profit for 2003 increased to 16.7 billion rubles.

On February 24, the first regular bus appeared in Jerusalem, equipped with a terrorist attack prevention system. According to ITAR-TASS , the system has been developed in two versions, involving the installation of sensors or metal turnstiles. Sensors will be triggered if an attempt is made to bring explosives into the bus, and metal turnstiles installed on the front and rear doors will allow the driver to block the entrance. The city authorities plan to test 5 similar buses.

scandal 53 2 minutes. ... The international payment system Visa has decided to exclude Uralvneshtorgbank (UVTB) from among its members. Visa explained its decision by technological inconsistencies. However, Visa’s actions rather look like an asymmetrical response to statements by UVTB President Valerian Popkov about the payment system’s complicity with American intelligence services.

195 1 min. ... Today 19.00 The main story is that a rally was held in Moscow dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the deportation of Chechens and Ingush to Central Asia. Genre: reportage. The intonation is alarmed. The presenter calls the incident an emergency and notes that “this hasn’t happened for a long time.” Footage from Lubyanka Square, where the picket took place, is provided.

Its partner was the Sport 2000 International group 327 3 min. ... retail One of the largest foreign players, the European purchasing group Sport 2000 International, is entering the Russian sporting goods market. As Kommersant learned, she signed an agreement of intent with the Sportmaster company, according to which the Russian retailer will be able to distribute the Sport 2000 franchise in the regions.

SKA lost heavily to Lokomotiv 10 2 minutes. ... Yesterday, hockey players of St. Petersburg SKA presented a gift for Defender of the Fatherland Day, losing to Yaroslavl Lokomotiv at the Ice Palace with a score of 0:5. Boris Mikhailov's team have never lost so badly on their own court this season.

9 2 minutes. ... (billion rubles) Money supply as of 01/01/04 3212.7 Monetary base as of 02/16/04 1422.8 Gold and foreign exchange reserves of the Central Bank on 13.

Russian presidential candidate Irina Khakamada condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to resign the government.

as its representative in the Federation Council 58 3 min. ... personnel The Legislative Assembly of the Ivanovo Region prematurely recalled its representative Valentin Bakulin from the Federation Council, appointing instead Yuri Smirnov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rosshina OJSC. The official reason was the poor health of a member of the Federation Council. But Ivanovo governor Vladimir Tikhonov connected the incident with the intrigues of the local branch of United Russia.

The Air Force Commander-in-Chief and the Moscow District Commander became army generals 19 1 min. ... On the occasion of Defender of the Fatherland Day, 58 military leaders of the Ministry of Defense received regular military ranks from major general to army general. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the title of “Army General” was awarded to Air Force Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Mikhailov and Commander of the Moscow Military District Ivan Efremov.

102 1 min. ... 1/2 finals. Carlos Moya (Spain, 2) - Jose Acasuso (Argentina) 7:6 (7:3), 7:5. Guillermo Coria (Argentina, 1) - Richard Gasquet (France) 7:6 (7:1), 6:1. The final. Coriah--Moya 6:4, 6:1. ATP/WTA tournament in Memphis. Prize fund - $880 thousand. Men. 1/2 finals. Nicholas Kiefer (Germany, 8)--Thomas Enqvist (Sweden) 6:3, 6:3. Joachim Johansson (Sweden)--Mardy Fish (USA, 2) 6:2, 6:4. The final. Johansson-Kiefer 7:6 (7:5), 6:3. Women. 1/2 finals.