208 1 min. ... According to Maxygen developers, there are only two similar devices in the world. Both are American and designed for a narrow market: one is used to detect biological weapons, the second is used by the postal service to check suspicious packages. The disadvantages of the devices are that each copy costs at least 60 thousand dollars, cartridges for them cost 150-200 dollars. Analysis time is 40 minutes.

Winning the America's Cup for the 15th time The Uruguay team won the Copa America, beating Paraguay in the final with a score of 3:0. For the Uruguayans, this is already the 15th, record, title won at continental championships. The Uruguay national team has been experiencing a clear upswing lately.

among sexual minorities A law allowing the registration of same-sex marriages has come into force in the state. 659 couples got married in one day. However, American opponents of sexual minorities promise to abolish all marriages. Details - in the report of Kommersant FM correspondent Alena Kuznetsova. Immediately after the law legalizing gay marriage came into force on Sunday, hundreds of same-sex couples went to get married.

The former head of the IMF is again at the center of a scandal. Maid Nafissatou Diallo continues to insist that Strauss-Kahn raped her. The plaintiff assures that her goal is not money, but the restoration of her good name. If the financier manages to justify himself, then he will be able to return to French politics, experts say. The maid who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of rape wants him to go to prison.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak may lead the St. Petersburg list of United Russia in the State Duma elections in December 2011. This decision allows us to talk about the Deputy Prime Minister as the most likely candidate for the post of governor of the city today. Informed interlocutors from the ruling party refuse to confirm this information, although other Fontanka sources claim that this issue has already been agreed upon, the publication reported on July 25.

On July 25, Moscow hosted the match of the 17th round of the Russian Football Championship, during which CSKA beat Krylya Sovetov with a score of 2:1. The scoring was opened in the 16th minute by the army player Seydou Doumbia, who thanks to this goal topped the list of top scorers in the national championship. Keisuke Honda scored the second goal against Krylia Sovetov in the 39th minute. The only goal in favor of Krylia was scored by Vladimir Priemov in the 43rd minute of the match.

Today, July 25, sources in the Socialist Party reported that the chairman of the Antimonopoly Committee and leader of the SPU party Vasily Tsushko expresses his intention to resign from the post of party chairman. This weekend, an extended meeting of the political executive committee of the SPU took place, where, in particular, Mr. Tsushko stated that he wanted to leave the position of party chairman due to his state of health, since he suffered a second heart attack this summer.

Special correspondent of Kommersant Publishing House Anna Narinskaya, who recently took up arms against the Unified State Exam appeal system (see the article “Anti-human factor” in No. 24 of June 20), discussed various factors of the unified state exam with one of its progenitors - the rector of the Higher School of Economics Yaroslav Kuzminov.

Electrodynamics For this, a 200-kilogram coil of copper wires was used, through which an electric current passed. The Dresden Laboratory of Strong Magnetic Fields achieved a record value of 91.4 Tesla, which exceeded the result of their predecessors - the American Los Alamos National Laboratory (89 Tesla). The work was carried out under the leadership of Sergei Zherlitsyn. Powerful magnetic fields are necessary to study the properties of new promising materials, including superconductors.

338 1 min. ... In what currency is it better to borrow? For developed countries, the question in principle does not arise this way: of course, in their national one. But most countries have to enter the market with loans in foreign currencies. Even the United States was forced to do this in 1978-1979, when the depreciation of the dollar caused serious concern among foreign investors.

THE CONCEPT HAS CHANGED 714 1 min. ... On Tuesday, July 19, a decree of the Russian government was published on increasing a number of coefficients that determine the cost of compulsory motor liability insurance policies. According to this document, for some categories of car owners, civil liability insurance will more than double in price.

1K 1 min. ... Russian President Dmitry Medvedev offered the Norwegian leadership Russian assistance in overcoming the tragedy that befell the Norwegian people. According to the president's press secretary, Natalya Timakova, Mr. Medvedev called Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg to express his condolences. “The President also offered any assistance that Russia can provide in overcoming this tragedy,” said Natalya Timakova. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sent a telegram to Oslo.

The new charter of the Taganka Theater, signed last week, came into force on July 25. One of the key provisions of the document is the separation of the positions of director and artistic director of the theater. As Galina Lobacheva, deputy head of the capital’s department of culture, told RIA Novosti , the amended charter of the Moscow State Budgetary Institution “Moscow Taganka Theater” has been officially approved and is working.

Today, July 25, it became known that the State Enterprise "Antonov" (Kyiv) in January-June 2011 increased its net profit by 2.6 times compared to the same period in 2010 - to UAH 102.41 million. According to the company's report in the information disclosure system of the State Commission for Securities and Stock Market, its gross profit for this period increased by 10.34%, to UAH 256.86 million, net income - by 27.61%, to UAH 1.23 billion . Based on materials from Interfax-Ukraine news agency

Today, July 25, accused of committing a double terrorist attack in Norway, which killed 93 people, Anders Breivik pleaded not guilty in an Oslo court. The judge said in a statement that Breivik said he “wanted to save Norway and Eastern Europe.” His goal was "not to kill as many people as possible, but to send a clear signal..." to others, the statement said. Based on materials from RIA Novosti