Serbia made concessions to become a candidate for the European Union The Serbian authorities agreed that Kosovo should take part in regional interstate forums. Although Belgrade insists that there is no talk of recognizing Kosovo's independence, this decision is a step in that direction.

Porsche is recalling 100 thousand Cayenne models worldwide: on 2011-2012 cars, the headlights are poorly secured. Perhaps the action is a PR stunt to demonstrate Porsche’s attention to even minor problems, experts say. Porsche has recalled the largest batch of cars in history. We are talking about 100 thousand cars of the Cayenne model 2011-2012. The reason for the recall is poorly secured headlights.

The day before, Orthodox Christians celebrated Forgiveness Sunday. Political commentator for Kommersant FM Stanislav Kucher believes that this year this day is special, which, alas, none of the politicians realized in time. I don't have morning comments on the weekend, so I want to do now what I should have done yesterday. So, forgive me, friends, if my remarks caused you negative feelings: irritation, rejection, resentment, anger.

A week before the elections, Mikhail Prokhorov feels comfortable with his 10 percent On Saturday, presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov, at a meeting with voters at the Academy of Sciences in Moscow, announced enrollment in his party, and by the end of the meeting, about 5 thousand people had signed up for it on the website. Those who came to the Academy of Sciences did not have time to sign up: they listened to what Mikhail Prokhorov told them about this game.

Milan Fashion Week is the third largest fashion week out of the Big Four (New York, London, Paris). Milan Fashion Week, like Italy itself, is famous for its wealth and luxury. Held under the leadership of the National Chamber of Fashion of Italy: women's collections in February and September, men's collections in January and June. The Milan week began with the Gucci show. Gucci creative director Frida Giannini presented a gothic collection exclusively in black on February 22.

The Ministry of Agriculture explained the decline in beef production The Ministry of Agriculture explained the data published by the Ministry of Economy on the decline in cattle production in the Russian Federation in January 2012.

Finance ministers and heads of central banks of the G20 countries expressed yesterday their intention to create a protective mechanism with a total volume of $2 trillion - this amount should come from the resources of the International Monetary Fund, as well as the European Stability Fund. However, countries are ready to finally provide funds to the new mechanism only after the EU independently accumulates €250 billion.

Genre 219 1 min. ... Clint Eastwood's film J. Edgar is coming out - about one of the darkest figures in US history, FBI Director John Edgar Hoover. The menace of the raiders and communists was played by Leonardo DiCaprio (Ogonyok published a conversation with him in N46, dated November 21, 2011 ). He got a large-scale role. Hoover led the American KGB for 40 years and managed to do a lot: he shot gangsters, collected dirt on presidents, pursued Martin Luther King, and persecuted dissenters.

Attributes 111 1 min. ... Mini golf also comes in different forms. For example, the creators of Potty Putter are confident that you can swing a stick even in the most secluded corners of your apartment. It is not clear how useful such classes are and help hone your technique, but there is no doubt that such a set will at least be an original gift. The price, by the way, is only $19.95.

Today, in the Tomsk regional perinatal center, Governor Victor Kress opened the Center for Reproductive Technologies, in which the regional budget invested more than 50 million rubles. “The Center’s specialists will be able to carry out about 200 cycles of in vitro fertilization (IVF) per year.

857 1 min. ... Cat Day in Russia is unofficially celebrated on the first day of March. In many cities of our country, cat exhibitions will be held on this day, and the Izhevsk Zoo will for the first time show its smallest inhabitants of the cat family, which are listed in the Red Book - Amur tiger cubs. The two females are named Juno and Minerva, and the male is Shere Khan, after the famous character from Kipling's The Jungle Book. February 29 is celebrated once every four years.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of OJSC Holding Company Sibcem Oleg Sharykin and the Sibirsky Cement holding were among the winners of the Philanthropist of the Year competition, which has been held in Kemerovo since 2002. According to the Sibcema press service, the award was awarded for assistance in publishing the book by Lyudmila Galkina, a Kemerovo researcher, “Autonomous Industrial Colony “Kuzbass”.

Statistics 641 1 min. ... Scientists from the University of Ulster in Britain wondered why sexual trauma has become a real scourge for the British. Thus, according to medical statistics, almost every third adult resident of Foggy Albion received various injuries during sexual intercourse. Scientists conducted a survey and compiled a kind of rating of sexual trauma.

The French government placed at an auction on Monday government bonds of three different issues totaling 7.5 billion euros, Bloomberg reports. The weighted average yield of bonds maturing in 84 days with a volume of 4.206 billion euros decreased to 0.118% per annum from 0.127% according to the results of the last auction on February 20 of this year. Demand exceeded supply by 3.05 times.

Yemen's Honorary President Ali Abdullah Saleh officially abdicated power, handing it over to his deputy Abdurab Mansour Hadi. Agence France-Presse reports this. The transfer of power ceremony took place at the presidential palace in Sana'a. “I am leaving the banner of the revolution in good hands,” Saleh told his successor. Hadi, in turn, expressed hope that he would be able to meet with Saleh “in this room again.” He also announced his own two-year tenure as president.