Subscribers of the mobile operator MTS in St. Petersburg are experiencing communication difficulties on September 21, Fontanka.ru reports . People are reported to be unable to make or receive calls and send or receive SMS. Communication interruptions have been observed in different parts of the city since approximately 14:30. RIA Novosti , citing statements from subscribers, notes that the indicators on the phone screens show a “full field”.

The Russian Football Union (RFU) has allowed midfielder of the Makhachkala club Anzhi Yuri Zhirkov to play against Dynamo Moscow in the 1/8 finals of the Russian Cup, which will take place on the evening of September 21. This was reported by the website of the publication "Soviet Sport" . There is no information on the results of the meeting on Zhirkov on the official website of the RFU.

Robbers robbed residents of the village of Ulitino, Pavlovo-Posad district, Moscow region, of 2.5 million rubles. agency reported this on September 21 The Interfax , citing a source in law enforcement agencies. According to the agency's interlocutor, four masked criminals broke into the house on the night of September 20. After threatening the 30-year-old couple and their 11-year-old son, the robbers took the money and fled. Investigators believe that the criminals acted on a tip.

The Grand Prix of the Kinoshock 2011 festival went to Sergei Loban's film Chapiteau Show, according to the festival's website. This film also received a film press prize. The ceremony to announce the festival laureates took place on the evening of September 20 in Anapa. As reported by ITAR-TASS , "Chapiteau Show", the script for which was written by Marina Potapova, consists of four intersecting short stories: "Love", "Friendship", "Respect" and "Cooperation".

The star of the Twilight series of films, Robert Pattinson, will release his debut music album, according to the Contactmusic website. His close friends spoke about the actor’s plans. According to them, music is Pattinson's "first love", and he suffers greatly from the fact that he cannot pay more attention to it. However, now the actor has free time, which he spends working in the studio on songs.

In 2011, Belarus should increase the volume of food exports to four billion dollars. This was stated by the country's President Alexander Lukashenko , who noted that exports “should be increased, ” Interfax reports . According to Lukashenko, in January-July 2011, more than $2.5 billion worth of products were exported from Belarus. In general, during this period, exports from the country increased by a third compared to last year.

NASA astronomers have discovered instability in the jets of a black hole. The scientists' article appeared in The Astrophysical Journal Letters , and a summary of it is provided on the agency's website. The object of the study was the black hole GX 339-4, located at a distance of 20 thousand light years from Earth in the constellation Altar near the center of the Galaxy.

Russia's permanent representative to NATO Dmitry Rogozin at the congress of the Rodina - Congress of Russian Communities movement called on supporters to support Vladimir Putin in the parliamentary elections , Interfax reports . “Stop freezing at Russian marches. It’s time to move to the offices where strategic decisions about the future of the country are made,” he said.

The Presidium of the Supreme Arbitration Court (SAC) of Russia put an end to the scandalous case of forest auctions that the Mosleskhoz held in 2007. According to RIA Novosti , the court recognized the correctness of the Federal Antimonopoly Service, which insisted on the illegality of the auction due to a violation of the law on the protection of competition. Auctions for the right to obtain long-term lease of land plots in the Moscow region took place in December 2007.

Washington and Islamabad have agreed to significantly reduce the number of American troops in Pakistan. reported this on Tuesday, September 20 The Associated Press . According to agency sources in the military circles of the two countries, approximately 100-150 American troops will remain in Pakistan, which is approximately half as many as currently. At the same time, of the 140 American instructors training the Pakistani military, only a few will continue to work.

George Clooney fans may have had a shock when phrases like "Clooney broke his vow and got married again" were all over the Internet the other day! But it turned out that the actor changed his decision not to marry again just for the sake of advertising the Norwegian bank DnB NOR. "Lenta.ru" decided to find out why the 50-year-old actor captivates everyone so much and watched other commercials with the star for this purpose.

Visit to a minority shareholder A bet on Russia could result in billions of losses for BP British BP, one of the largest companies in the world, has had bad luck in recent years. First, the accident in the Gulf of Mexico, then the failure of the deal with Rosneft. Shareholders of the British giant are unhappy that the shares of BP, which has first-class assets, are undervalued.

American actor Mark Wahlberg has put his Beverly Hills estate up for sale. According to The Los Angeles Times , the property is offered for $13.995 million. The main house of the estate has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, living rooms, and a kitchen.

Russian national team striker Roman Pavlyuchenko was recognized as the worst player in the match of 1/16 finals of the English League Cup against Stoke City, Sky Sports reports. The main and extra time of this meeting, which took place on the evening of September 20, ended in a 0:0 draw, and Stoke City won the penalty shootout (7:6). Pavlyuchenko was recognized as the worst player in both teams according to visitors to the Sky Sports website.

21.09.2011, 18:57:05 version Print | PDA/PDA Dismantling of advertising canvas. Photo by RIA Novosti, Grigory Sysoev Dirty laundry The prosecutor's office intervened in the Moscow government's fight against advertisers The Moscow government continues to actively combat the abundance of outdoor advertising in the city: it prohibits advertising on the facades and roofs of houses, removes banners, dismantles illegally placed and expired advertising, and removes large formats from the city center.