On June 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov still has a lot to do in the capital and it is too early for him to change jobs. The head of state told 70-year-old Luzhkov that the mayor must solve “the problem of defrauded investors” and only then think about changing his occupation. “We are dealing with defrauded shareholders, and in 2008 we will basically finish transferring apartments to defrauded citizens,” the capital’s mayor promised the president.

41 2 minutes. ... Created for $25 thousand, the amateur film “The Blair Witch Project” grossed $240 million. A person who invested at least a hundred dollars in it in 1998 would become a millionaire today There are exchanges where shares of celebrities, not companies, are traded. For example, Hollywood Stock Exchange. Stock specialists are well aware of the rule: the market takes into account all information that affects the price of a security and reflects it in its value.

The State Financial Services Commission plans to tighten responsibility Kommersant has obtained a bill prepared by the State Financial Services Commission containing amendments to the law “On financial services and state regulation of financial services markets.” It proposes introducing tougher sanctions for violations in financial markets.

Today, June 11, during a meeting with Prosecutor General Alexander Medvedko, President Viktor Yushchenko said that after signing the corresponding decree, Mr. Medvedko remains the only legitimate Prosecutor General of the country. At the same time, Mr. Yushchenko noted that the Prosecutor General’s Office (GPU) should remain outside of politics in its work. In addition, the head of state insisted on the disclosure of high-profile cases dealt with by the GPU.

The opposition Christian Democrats party led by Prime Minister of Flanders Yves Leterme won the parliamentary elections in Belgium, RIA Novosti reported on June 11. The Flemish Christian Democrats party won 30 seats in the federal parliament in Flanders, where 60% of the 10.5 million people live. population of Belgium. The Prime Minister of Flanders received the right to form a government. Second place and 17 seats in parliament were taken by the right-wing radical party "Vlemish Interest".

Contrary to the forecasts of the Ministry of Economy, production growth rates fell only to 12.1% statistics On Friday, the State Statistics Committee reported that the growth rate of industrial production in May decreased to 9.9%, which led to a reduction in the figure for five months to 12.1%. At the same time, the decline in growth rates in metallurgy and the food industry was partially offset by growth in mechanical engineering.

572 1 min. ... Delivery immediately Delivery in 3 months SettlementPrev. ClosingLastPrev. closing Aluminum 2655 2690.5 2695 2745 Copper 7285 7506 7140 7425 Nickel 43800 43850 42300 43600 Zinc 3610.5 3659.5 3620 3655 Tin 13800 13985 13900 14000 Lead 2255 2264.5 2280 2305 London Metal Exchange quotes ($/t). According to Reuters. Newspaper "Kommersant Ukraine" No. 94 dated 06/11/2007, p. 10

“I first thought about creating my own company in 1992, when I was undergoing treatment for a long time after an “encounter” with a bear while hunting,” recalls the founder of the Our Ice Age company, Fyodor Shidlovsky. The very beginning of Fedor’s collecting history, which gradually turned into a successful business, is connected with hunting. In 1979, Shidlovsky, then an aviation engineer, was assigned to the North, to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. The only entertainment here was hunting.

Today, June 11, President Viktor Yushchenko signed 9 laws that are necessary for Ukraine to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). According to the press service of the head of state, Viktor Yushchenko signed a number of laws regarding VAT, intellectual property protection, food safety and quality, insurance, import duties on scrap ferrous metals, and other laws necessary for Ukraine’s accession to the WTO.

Today, June 11, a robbery was committed on the office of the Kharkov regional party organization "VO "Batkivshchyna". According to the press service of the party organization, at about three o'clock in the morning, 10 unknown persons pelted the party office with stones and cans of black paint. The doors and windows of the building were damaged by heavy metal objects. In just a few minutes, the hooligans broke out almost all the windows in the building and disappeared unhindered.

On Saturday, the Dolce restaurant hosted the “Top 10 Social Ladies of Ukraine” award ceremony, organized by the team of the TV project “High Life with Ekaterina Osadcha.” The event started according to all social rules - with a traditional red carpet, photo call and welcome drink. True, the path, spread along the wall and fenced with ropes, looked more like a boxing ring, around which photographers, journalists and passersby crowded.

Denmark was given a technical defeat UEFA credited the Danish national team with a technical defeat of 0:3 in the qualifying match of the European Football Championship against the Swedish national team. Let us remember that when German referee Herbert Fandel showed a red card to Danish national team player Christian Poulsen and awarded a penalty against the Danes, a fan ran onto the field and tried to hit the referee in the face.

63 2 minutes. ... “Meeting Tomorrow's business model would have been unthinkable a few years ago. Things were bulky and expensive, and there were no reliable channels of communication with the client.” HeadHunter CEO Yuri Virovets sometimes has to carry presentation projectors and other heavy audio and video equipment to out-of-town business meetings.

212 4 min. ... The smaller mobile devices become, the greater the chances for pickpockets. Special guard gadgets are designed to counter them. Text: Anastasia Dzhmukhadze It looks like an ordinary plastic card. Its size is specially made to fit perfectly into the credit card pocket in a wallet or cardholder or, without causing unnecessary trouble, to lie unnoticed in your pocket. It is difficult to suspect a security device in it.

The Palestinian movements Fatah and Hamas concluded a truce on June 11 after two days of fighting in the Gaza Strip, RIA Novosti reports. With Egyptian mediation, the parties agreed to remove their armed supporters from the streets and high-rise buildings, remove barricades, and provide students and high school students with the opportunity to take final exams.