The Illinois House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill that would allow several new entertainment and gambling establishments to open in the state, including Chicago's first casino. This was reported by Reuters . 65 state congressmen voted for amendments to the gambling bill. 50 were against it. The document will now be sent to the Illinois Senate for consideration.

Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho spoke Chinese in a video dedicated to the team's upcoming matches with Chinese clubs. Mourinho greeted the Chinese fans in their native language. Along with the coach, team players Xabi Alonso and Kaka spoke in Chinese in the video, writes the Spanish newspaper AS. Real Madrid will play two matches as part of their tour of China. On August 1, Madrid will play with the Guangzhou Evergrande team, and on August 3 - with Tianjin Teda.

Depositary receipts for shares of the Finnish company Nokia immediately after the opening of trading on the American Nyse fell in price by 13 percent and became one of the leaders in the fall among all securities traded in New York. On the Helsinki stock exchange, as Bloomberg notes, Nokia shares fell by only 8.5 percent.

House and Mouse as well as Lady Gaga, Beastie Boys and Lamb in a review of May discs In the May issue of the traditional review of new recordings from Lenta.Ru, there was no place for Russian musicians who had become quiet in the last month of spring. They are supported by Lady Gaga, Hugh Laurie, Beastie Boys, Death Cab For Cutie, Lamb and Danger Mouse.

In Germany, on departure from Berlin Tegel Airport, German Vice-Consul in Dubai Martin T. was detained and placed in pre-trial detention, Welt reports. The 40-year-old diplomat is suspected of corruption and of smuggling illegal immigrants from Afghanistan to Germany. The detainee denies everything. According to law enforcement agencies, an Afghan accomplice of Martin T.

The Russian aircraft manufacturing corporation MiG has transferred five MiG-29K/KUB fighters to the Indian Navy, RIA Novosti reports . In addition to the aircraft themselves, India also received a comprehensive simulator with a mobility system, as well as the equipment necessary for servicing the fighters. The delivery of the MiG-29 is carried out under a contract signed on March 12, 2010.

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini took part in the opening ceremony of his country's consulate in Benghazi on May 31, reports Reuters . Speaking at the event, the minister announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the rebels, in which Rome once again officially recognized the government in Benghazi as the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people. In addition, on behalf of Italy, Frattini promised to provide financial support and fuel supplies to the rebels.

The Russian division of the Japanese Japan Tobacco International (JTI) is reducing its portfolio of brands. By the end of the summer, the company will stop producing four brands in the lower price segment, including Dukat and Novost cigarettes, which were among the most famous cigarettes in the USSR. newspaper writes about this The Kommersant . Dukat products began to be produced from the founding of the factory of the same name in 1891.

UEFA has lifted the disqualification of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team, which was banned from participating in official matches from April 1, 2011. The Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (NFSBiH) has complied with the conditions of UEFA, which demanded that the Bosnians change the statutes of their organization. The official website of UEFA reports this. Until recently, the NFSBiH was led by a council of three people, drawn by ethnicity (Serb, Bosnian and Croat).

The distribution and logistics company "Alidi" entered into an agreement to lease space in the PNK-Chekhov warehouse complex near Moscow. This is stated in a statement from Knight Frank, which acted as a consultant on the transaction. The company rented warehouse space with an area of ​​about 40 thousand square meters. The contract was concluded for a period of 7 years.

Two employees of the Georgian TV channel PIK were detained in Moscow, ITAR-TASS reports . The reason for the detention of journalists in Moscow law enforcement agencies is the lack of licenses for journalists to work in Russia. Journalists from the First Caucasian Information Channel were detained on the afternoon of Monday, May 30, on Suvorov Square next to the cultural center of the Russian Ministry of Defense, where a farewell ceremony was held for the President of Abkhazia Sergei Bagapsh .

government aircraft Iran refused to allow Angela Merkel's A 340 Konrad Adenauer , on which the Chancellor was on a visit to India, to fly through its airspace, reports the Financial Times Deutschland. The plane entered Iranian airspace at 01:40 Berlin time, but soon received instructions from Iranian air traffic control to immediately stop further flight for lack of the necessary permission.

31.05.2011, 15:53:46 version Print | PDA/PDA Leonid Kuvaev. A frame of operational footage broadcast by the NTV channel Not computer charges A famous spammer will be tried for corrupting Moscow orphans On May 30, it was announced that the case of the famous spammer Leonid Kuvaev was sent to the Savelovsky District Court of Moscow. However, he will be tried not for computer crimes, but for pedophilia.

The Seliger Forum, which starts in July, will undoubtedly bring together the most talented and ideologically correct Russian youth. This can be judged by the requirements that apply to potential camp participants. Getting to Seliger, as it turned out, is not so easy. The first thing a person who has decided to spend a week or two on the banks of the Seliger should do is submit an application through the forum website. To do this you need to fill out a form.

The candidate for the post of executive director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde , has promised to reform the organization. writes about this Bloomberg . During her visit to Brazil, Lagarde promised to increase the representation of developing countries in the fund. Now the weight of the EU and the United States in voting in the IMF on all issues is slightly less than half of the votes.