Astrakhan United Russia members accuse him of putting pressure on the court Ex-candidate for mayor of Astrakhan, Right Russia member Oleg Shein, wrote a statement addressed to the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, with a request to verify the testimony of witnesses that were heard during the process to cancel the results of the March elections. The statement noted that the testimony of PEC members contradicts video camera recordings.

Taxi transport study published 2K 2 minutes. ... Half of the capital's taxi drivers drive around without work, waiting for an order. The most calls occur on the night from Friday to Saturday, and most often Muscovites take a taxi to Sheremetyevo Airport. This is evidenced by data from a study of taxi transportation conducted by Yandex. Yandex studied the work of the capital's taxi from November 2011 to May 2012.

Tatiana Abramova, owner of the fashion house "Rito": — Spent several days in Italy. Having visited local boutiques and strolled the streets of Bologna and Modena, I was once again convinced that behind every beautiful thing, and beauty in general, lies everyday titanic work. It was interesting to note that in Italy, a provincial town differs from a metropolis only in size, and not in the standard of living in it. I also visited the architectural sights of Bologna: the Basilica of St.

The Cabinet of Ministers intervened in an international trade dispute The Ukrainian government found it necessary to intervene in a trade dispute between the EU and Argentina over discrimination against European imports on the market of this South American country. However, the volume of supplies of Ukrainian goods to Argentina is insignificant, so experts see geopolitical implications in Kyiv’s foreign economic policy.

Ex-deputy received a prison term for false denunciation The Kirovsky District Court of Astrakhan issued a guilty verdict against former State Duma deputy from the Astrakhan region Igor Negerev. The ex-deputy was found guilty of knowingly false denunciation (Part 2 of Article 306 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), the press service of the investigative department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the region reported.

Naftogaz will create a reserve of Russian gas Ukraine lost in yet another confrontation with Russia on the gas issue. NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine has agreed to create a reserve of Russian natural gas in its own underground gas storage facilities, which Gazprom will supply to the EU. Until now, Ukraine had stated that the reserve should be formed by Gazprom itself, but in the end it agreed to spend $2 billion in revenues received from the transit of Russian fuel for this.

Ukraine does not plan to import sugar in 2013, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said. “For the second year in a row, we are abandoning our import quota. In 2010, we were forced to import sugar. But we did not import it either this year or last. We do not plan to import it in 2013,” he said at a meeting with economic experts. “We have carryover balances. This is good and bad. Since 100 thousand tons need to be stored and money spent on it.

Just a few years ago it was hard to believe that one of the main figures of British show business, thanks to whom the Britpop movement turned into a phenomenon on a universal scale, would come to Kyiv with a concert. However, it is a fact: the former ideologist and guitarist of the band Oasis, Noel Gallagher, is really going to perform in the Ukrainian capital with his new band High Flying Birds.

Citizens can still obtain a driver's license after external training Yesterday, the Supreme Court confirmed the right of citizens to take exams to obtain a driver's license externally - without attending a driving school. However, anyone who wants to take advantage of this opportunity should hurry: self-study may soon be abolished by law. Already yesterday the State Duma discussed the corresponding draft amendments.

Dmitry Avdeev, who previously worked at the investment bank Morgan Stanley, has been appointed vice president of the largest Russian oil company Rosneft, according to a message on the company’s website on June 8. He will be responsible for the economic and financial blocks. Since 2010, Mr. Avdeev served as co-head and deputy chairman of the board of investment banking division of Morgan Stanley in Russia and the CIS.

The second store of the new men's clothing brand btc from the company BTK Group OJSC opened in Gostiny Dvor. The entire spring-summer collection is divided into a classic basic assortment and trendy “capsules”, including suits (slim, modern and comfort silhouettes), knitwear, shirts and accessories in fashionable colors: dark blue and beige. In other words, there are well-conservative “eternal” classics and trendy collections that are updated several times a season.

Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan (RSS) interrupted security talks in Addis Ababa the day before, unable to agree on the border of a “buffer” demilitarized zone, the creation of which will help prevent border conflicts between the two countries, RIA Novosti reports on June 8, citing the minister defense of the country Abdel Rahim Mohamed Hussein.

Monitoring / cities The World Bank has published the first global study on the problem of municipal waste, entitled "What A Waste: A Global Review Of Solid Waste Management". According to the report's authors, the total volume of waste generated in cities exceeds the rate of urbanization. Ten years ago, the urban population was 2.9 billion people, which produced about 0.6 kg of municipal waste (MSW) per capita per day (0.68 billion tons per year).

The mayor's office agreed with the opposition to hold the "March of Millions" on June 12. The official document has not yet been received from the authorities; the details of the event are being discussed. Journalist Olga Romanova discussed the situation with presenter Margarita Polyanskaya. — Have the negotiations ended or not? Are there any additional approvals still in progress? - Of course, they are coming.

The Saratov region has become a leader in the Volga Federal District in six indicators According to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the region, according to indicators for January-April 2012, the Saratov region was among the top three leaders in the Volga Federal District in six positions. The region took first place among the regions of the Volga Federal District in terms of electricity generation (14.6 billion kW/h).