global warming The first meeting of countries participating in the AP6 partnership, also known as the Anti-Kyoto Agreement, took place yesterday in Sydney, Australia. The partnership decided to create a $170 million fund to finance projects in the field of energy conservation and the development of renewable energy sources. Most of these funds will go to China and India.

Project location in ratingProject nameChannelDate air rating (%)Share (%) 1 New Year's message Russian President Vladimir Putin First channel 31.12 31.5 62.8 2 'First' fast First channel 31.12 22.4 49 3 New Year's Eve with Maxim Galkin First channel 31.12 20.6 43.5 4 Time First channel 1.01 17.4 38.6 5 Turkish gambit. Feature Film First channel 1.01 17.3 37.8 6 Irony of fate, or C light steam!. Feature Film First channel 31.12 14 44.1 7 Famous artists, doubles and swindlers.

scandal German media, citing their sources in the intelligence services of Germany and the United States, reported yesterday that in 2003, during the war in Iraq, employees of the Federal Intelligence Service (FRS) of Germany supplied the American military with intelligence information. If this is confirmed, the highest German political circles cannot avoid a major scandal.

with Arina Kommersant-Borodina 2K 7 min. ... For the second time in a row, the country is on holiday for the New Year for ten whole days, and again during this period the TV channels devote themselves to holiday programming. According to preliminary data from TNS Gallup Media, from December 31 to January 9, Russians preferred “First” to all channels: its average daily share averaged about 25%.

stock market The Russian stock market continues to rally for the third day in a row in the new year. Leading stock indices once again updated historical records, rising by 11-18% since the beginning of the year. Trading volumes reached multi-year highs. According to market participants, demand for shares comes from foreigners who have allocated significant funds for investment in Russia in the new year. Yesterday, stock prices continued to rise on the Russian stock market.

Three months before the 78th ceremony, it was announced that popular television journalist Jon Stewart from the Comedy Central cable channel would become its host. The experiment with the involvement of black comedian Chris Rock, staged by the organizers of the ceremony in 2005, failed.

Former vice-speaker of the City Council Oleg Shiroukhov became the head of the city 63 3 min. ... Yesterday the Belgorod City Council elected the head of the city district. As Kommersant predicted, it was former vice-speaker Oleg Shiroukhov. Thus, the deputies introduced a new city management scheme, according to which the head of the city is the chairman of the city council, and the head of the city administration (city manager) is hired under a contract.

January 13 Friday 798 5 minutes. ... This is a good day for health. The aspects are harmonious, you can engage in any activity. The moon is in the sign of Cancer, at such a time the stomach is sensitive, try to eat high-quality, well-cooked food. Today, astrology will deal another blow to superstitions. It's a great day, one of the best of the month.

Alexander Dzasokhov testified to the mothers of the murdered children 5K 8 min. ... Kulaev case In the Supreme Court of North Ossetia, at the trial of the Beslan terrorist Nurpashi Kulaev, the ex-president of the republic, and now a member of the Federation Council, Alexander Dzasokhov, testified yesterday. The victims hoped that Mr. Dzasokhov would not only publicly admit his guilt in the tragedy, but also name others to blame.

On January 13, as a result of a water supply accident, a microdistrict in the regional center of Kamchatka was left without heat and water. According to Gazeta.ru , emergency teams are working to resolve the problems and plan to restore water and heat supply by the end of the working day.

The LUKOIL company plans to maintain a moratorium on increasing the price of gasoline at its gas stations in 2006, said company vice-president Leonid Fedun on January 13 at a press conference. “The margin that the company has will allow us to freeze gasoline prices for a long time,” noted Mr. Fedun.

The contractor of the Novo-Gainsky Bridge faces legal proceedings 76 2 minutes. ... As Kommersant learned, the administration of the Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug (KPAO) issued a final warning to the contractor for the construction of the Novo-Gainsky bridge over the Kama NPO Kosmos (Moscow).

857 1 min. ... Lawyer Anuar Dikinov, defending the famous human rights activist and former KGB officer Ruslan Nakhushev, has prepared a complaint to the Nalchik City Court. The defense attorney is going to demand that the decision of the prosecutor of Kabardino-Balkaria Yuri Ketov to initiate a criminal case against Mr. Nakhushev for aiding terrorism be declared illegal (Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). On November 4, 2005, Mr.

Telenor demanded a divorce from Alpha The head of the Russian office of the Norwegian company Telenor, Göran Olson, made a harsh statement against Alfa Group in the company's monthly newsletter. Commenting on the conflict that arose due to the entry of the mobile operator VimpelCom into the Ukrainian market, Mr.

On January 13, State Duma deputies approved in the first reading amendments to the law “On Physical Culture and Sports,” which provide for the creation of a “sports passport.” According to the bill, a uniform passport for all Russian athletes will certify sports affiliation, qualifications, and also contain other information about the athlete that is relevant to his activities, RIA Novosti reports.