before the meeting between George Bush and Vladimir Putin in Sochi The US House of Representatives adopted a resolution on the case of Alexander Litvinenko, in which it indirectly held Moscow responsible for the violent death of a former FSB officer. Congressmen demanded that the US President put pressure on the Kremlin in order to achieve a fair investigation into the murder.

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Reporting of professional market participants may move to the Bank of Russia Fundamental changes may occur in the regulation of financial markets. The Federal Service for Financial Markets (FSFM) is ready to transfer to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation the function of collecting, processing and analyzing the financial statements of professional participants. This was stated yesterday by the head of the Federal Financial Markets Service Vladimir Milovidov.

and drink from cisterns Luis Buñuel is being bullied in Hong Kong.

Despite the opposition of the communists The State Duma, on the initiative of a group of United Russia deputies, yesterday adopted a statement “In memory of the victims of the famine of the 30s on the territory of the USSR.” An attempt to give a symmetrical response to Ukraine resulted in an internal political dispute between United Russia and the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.

The inhabitants of Butyrka became agitated Yesterday there was unrest among prisoners in the Butyrsky pre-trial detention center. After a routine inspection of the cells, rumors spread throughout the detention center that during the searches, guards allegedly brutally beat several dozen prisoners, one of whom then died from the beating.

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Wholesalers do not have time to fill tanks 45 3 min. ... As Kommersant learned yesterday, there was a gasoline shortage on the St. Petersburg wholesale fuel market. Analysts predict that in the near future this will lead to an increase in retail fuel prices. In their opinion, in April the growth could be 2%, and the average price of A-92 in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region will reach approximately 20.73 rubles per 1 liter - now it averages 20.32 rubles.

Tournaments Yesterday it was officially announced that the Moscow region "Khimik" was renamed into the "Atlant" hockey club. This was reported by the club's official website. The team will be based, as before, in Mytishchi, therefore the name of the ice palace “Mytishchi Arena” will remain unchanged. Dmitry Kommersant-Voskresensky

effective rate One of the main events of last year in the retail banking market was the introduction of a requirement to disclose to borrowers the real cost of loans through the effective interest rate (EIR).

On April 3, the expert council selected nominees for the 2008 Muz-TV Prize, which recognizes achievements in the field of popular music. The leader in the number of nominations was the singer Zemfira, for whom viewers will be able to vote in five categories out of 12 possible. The award ceremony will take place on June 6 at the Olimpiysky sports complex. Nominees for the "Muz-TV Award 2008" were selected by a special group of experts.

Oleg Znarok will become the new head coach of the Moscow region hockey club HC MVD, RIA Novosti reported on April 3. The leadership of the HC MVD has reached an agreement in principle for the club to sign a long-term contract with the 45-year-old specialist, who is currently the coach of the Latvian national team. The new head coach of HC MVD will begin directly performing his duties at the club after the end of the 2008 World Cup in Canada. Mr.

Director of the Ukrainian Sociology Service company Alexander Vishnyak and scientific director of the Democratic Initiatives Foundation Irina Bekeshkina yesterday announced the results of the sociological survey “Pre-election situation in the capital”, conducted from March 22 to 27. 1000 respondents were surveyed, the sampling error does not exceed 3.2%.

Baltinvestbank will expand its presence in the Volga Federal District 36 3 min. ... OJSC Baltinvestbank, a blocking stake in which belongs to OJSC Samara Bearing Plant, announced the expansion of its geographic presence: in 2008 the bank will enter Naberezhnye Chelny, Ufa, Kazan, Saratov, as well as Perm and Orenburg. The Samara branch of the bank will become the management center of the Volga division.