16 1 min. ... Daily fixing ($/troy ounce) Chg. per week (%) Min. in 52 weeks ($/troy oz.) Max. in 52 weeks ($/troy ounce) Gold 395.85 -2.32 319.75 428.2 Silver 6.58 -0.42 4.37 6.82 Platinum 877 +2.69 603 877 Palladium 229 -3.78 144 246 According to Reuters. Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 36/P dated 03/01/2004, page 19

In 2004, the average increase in marginal tariffs for electrical energy for consumers in Russia will be 13.5%. In 2003, the same figure was 15%. According to the head of the Federal Energy Commission of Russia, Georgy Kutovoy, “in 2003, the average tariff for electricity in relation to inflation was at an acceptable level,” RIA Novosti reports. According to Mr. Kutovoy, in 2004 the average electricity tariff could be just over 80 kopecks per kilowatt-hour.

- No. 96 1 min. ... The lead singer of the band Einsturzende Neubauten BLIX BARGELD answered questions from Kommersant correspondents IRINA KULIK and BORIS BARABANOV. — Our entire interview is accompanied by the clatter of dishes in the bar. Have you ever used sounds like these that spontaneously invade your space? - No. — Does your noise alchemy happen only in the studio? — The role of noise in our music is greatly exaggerated.

106 1 min. ... Australian dollar 21.9884 English pound 53.0789 Belarusian ruble* 13.2329 Danish krone** 47.6276 U.S. dollar 28.5156 Euro 35.5076 Icelandic krona*** 40.8709 Kazakh tenge*** 20.5098 Canadian dollar 21.2107 Norwegian krone** 40.4982 HAPPY BIRTHDAY 42.2136 Singapore dollar 16.7601 Turkish Lira**** 21.4564 Ukrainian hryvnia** 52.9390 Swedish krona** 38.4862 Swiss frank 22.5188 Japanese yen*** 26.1323 *For 1000. **For 10. ***For 100. ****For 1,000,000. According to Reuters.

600 7 min. ... Photo: AP The murder of an nameless air traffic controller caused the abolition of 40% of flights to Swiss airports It is impossible to imagine that in Moscow, due to the death of one air traffic controller, not at the workplace, almost half of the flights were canceled, and dozens of specially trained psychologists were sent to help his colleagues.

Contract 73 2 minutes. ... The deal to acquire a 66.7% stake in the Roma football club by Nafta-Moscow fell through. The reason was the massive audit launched by the Italian authorities of the financial activities of their clubs. Negotiations on the sale of Roma shares between club president Franco Sensi (he and his family own the said 66.7% of the shares) have continued over the past two weeks. Nafta-Moscow offered Mr.

12 1 min. ... Issuer Last trade Change (%) Ricoh (Japan, JPY) 2210.00 +13.04 Genentech (USA, USD) 107.89 +11.56 Zurich Fin (Switzerland, CHF) 208.00 +8.47 BAE System (UK, GBp) 193.08 +8.47 Nissan Motor Co (Japan, JPY) 1213.00 +8.30 ARM Holdings (UK, GBp) 121.30 -6.96 Micron Tech (USA, USD) 15.04 -7.45 Xerox Corp (USA, USD) 14.14 -7.46 Cable & Wireless (UK, 140.25 -7.58 GBp) Delta Air Lines (USA, USD) 8.98 -9.57 According to Reuters. Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 36/P dated 03/01/2004, page 19

According to the ITAR-TASS agency, as a result of an accident on the Stepnoe- 37 1 min. ... According to the ITAR-TASS agency, as a result of an accident on the Stepnoe-Storozhevka gas pipeline, gas supply to the city of Engels, 300,000 people, in the Saratov region was stopped. According to the deputy head of the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations, Valery Saraev, at 03.55 a valve on the gas pipeline was destroyed, after which a gas leak occurred and it caught fire.

As Russian Ambassador to Qatar Viktor Kudryavtsev said by telephone from Doha on March 1, the Qatari authorities have still not given permission to the Russian consul to once again meet with the two detained Russians, ITAR-TASS reports. However, the diplomat emphasized that “assurances from the Qatari authorities that such meetings will become regular” have been received.

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Gearboxes Agree, there is some kind of ambiguous inaccuracy in a certain statement that a man loves his eyes. After all, "love with the eyes" - rather, an occasion for a visit to a psychiatrist or sex -pathologist. A real man, especially a motorist, is few contemplation. And let it be ashamed to someone who thought the evil. Of course, the concept of completeness of contact with their own vehicle has its own.

50 1 min. ... March 2 – Fashion House of Vyacheslav Zaitsev. Birthday of the master of Russian fashion. Valentin Yudashkin, Aidan Salakhova, Olga Sviblova, Nikolai Tsiskaridze, Anatoly Klimin, Galina Volchek, Boris Gromov, Mikhail Kusnirovich will come to congratulate Mr. Zaitsev. *** March 2 - Eskada house on Tverskaya. Party.

anniversary 847 3 min. ... A gala evening was held at Lenkom in honor of the 60th anniversary of People's Artist Oleg Yankovsky. After the official part, the guests gathered for a private reception organized by Bosco di Ciliegi. The highlight of the program were obscene ditties written by friends of the hero of the day. The performance "Everything is Paid" with the hero of the day in the title role ended with the distribution of white umbrellas to the audience.

15 6 min. ... BAN "Bush's legs" gave way Russian importers of American chicken will suffer from chicken flu. The Russian Ministry of Agriculture has announced that enhanced protective measures may soon be introduced regarding the import of chicken meat from the United States. This will mean serious restrictions on the supply of chicken, which could seriously hit the business of companies involved in importing Bush legs.

US antitrust authorities are looking for 289 2 minutes. ... computers Last week, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released part of the documents related to a large-scale investigation into the activities of a number of large companies producing RAM for personal computers. US antitrust authorities suspect that the jump in memory prices in 2001-2002 was caused by collusion between leading memory manufacturers.