In the Far East, 123 forest fires were registered on a total area of ​​28.2 thousand hectares. ITAR-TASS reported this on June 27. The most difficult situation is in the Amur region, where more than 13.2 thousand hectares of taiga are burning. In the Khabarovsk Territory, 8.4 thousand hectares are burning, in Yakutia - 6.6 thousand hectares of forest land.

New evidence has appeared in the case of the Samara mayor’s claim against Vladimir Solovyov 312 2 minutes. ... The Oktyabrsky District Court of Samara resumed hearings on the claim of the city mayor Viktor Tarkhov against TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov and the Skat television company for the protection of honor, dignity and business reputation. The results of a repeated linguistic examination gave new impetus to the case.

He was unable to buy shares in UMPO and take control of KVZ The United Industrial Corporation (UPK) Oboronprom, co-owned by Rosoboronexport, has been plagued by failures to obtain assets. Last week, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) refused to purchase approximately 10% of the shares of the Ufa Engine Production Association (UMPO), and yesterday the Republic of Tatarstan blocked the transfer of the Kazan Helicopter Plant (KVZ) to Oboronprom.

Miss Protocol Piaget celebrates its 10th anniversary congratulations Ekaterina Istomina Piaget is a watch manufacturer with a rather atypical fate. Its roots lie in the labor-intensive production of watch movements and calibers. From 1874 to 1942, Piaget, whose headquarters and manufactory are still located in the Swiss Jura region, in the high-mountain village of Côte-aux-Fées, produced only mechanisms and components that were incredibly highly valued in Switzerland itself.

On June 27, the annual meeting of shareholders of OJSC Gazprom was held, at which First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Viktor Zubkov was elected chairman of the company’s board of directors, RIA Novosti reports. In total, 11 people were included in the board of directors of Gazprom. Mr. Zubkov, who joined the company's board of directors for the first time, replaced Dmitry Medvedev, who was elected President of Russia in March 2008.

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On June 27, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev opened the Russia-European Union summit in Khanty-Mansiysk. In negotiations with the Prime Minister of Slovenia, the head of the European Commission and the EU representative for foreign policy and security, a wide range of issues of international cooperation were discussed.

Lunch with champagne wines drank and ate Valery Kommersant-Trufakina Considering champagne solely as a drink for a festive feast or a wine “for meditation” is an unfortunate mistake. But if it is meant to accompany a casual meal - and this is the sexiest wine - the cuisine must be sensual and refined. We drink champagne because we feel like members of a club of sophisticated connoisseurs of life and exquisite pleasures.

Today, June 27, it became known that the Russian national team players lost to the Spaniards in the semi-finals of the European Championship (Euro 2008) with a score of 0:3. The match between the national teams of Spain and Russia took place at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna. In the 50th minute, Javi Hernandez scored a goal against Igor Akinfeev (Russia), the second goal was scored in the 73rd minute by Daniel Guiza. David Silva scored the third goal for the Spaniards in the 83rd minute.

Alice Sarah Ott is the brightest representative of the young generation of modern musicians who, by the age of twenty, managed to achieve what their predecessors achieved at a much older age: the Japanese pianist has several victories at international competitions, performances in the best halls of the world with leading orchestras. She is appreciated by her colleagues and adored by the public.

Moscow is considering Georgia's proposal to divide Abkhazia into spheres of influence As Kommersant has learned, Tbilisi has proposed to Moscow a package of measures to resolve the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, which involves the actual division of Abkhazia into zones of influence - a vast Russian and a small Georgian - with the formal restoration of Georgian sovereignty throughout the republic.

Hollywood remake of Michael Haneke's Funny Games says Tatyana Aleshicheva Ten years after the release of the film “Funny Games” (1997, scandalous premiere at the 50th Cannes Film Festival), Michael Haneke remade it word for word and frame by frame - this time in Hollywood and with the participation of stars. Haneke did not change a single line in the script, even the plans and angles exactly repeat the original version - no shift in emphasis, no new meaning.

The Taiwanese want to sue for the right to reconstruct the NSC Olimpiysky New obstacles have appeared on the path to reconstructing the NSC Olimpiyskiy for hosting the finals of the 2012 European Football Championship. Yesterday, the Taiwanese company Archasia, which won the competition to develop a project for the reconstruction of the NSC and was recently deprived of this right, said that it was not going to put up with the decision of the Ukrainian authorities.

Festival in Montreux invites Boris Kommersant-Barabanov This year, the program of the annual jazz festival in Montreux, Switzerland, includes a striking selection of current young names, sometimes, however, not directly related to jazz. On the very first day at Miles Davis Hall, that is, at one of the three main venues of the Convention Center where the festival takes place, the loudest disco resuscitators, namely Hercules And Love Affair and Neon Neon, are present.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit Azerbaijan on July 3 and 4. At 10:00 a meeting of the State Duma Council will take place in Moscow. At 12:00 in Moscow at the “Independent Press Center” a press conference will be held on the topic: “Compatriots Russia-Turkmenistan: prospects for reintegration between the two countries” (following the results of the Russian-Turkmen “round table” on the development of ties in the economy, education , science and culture).