Police officers detained activists of the Network of Vladimir Putin Supporters who staged a campaign rally on the Garden Ring in Moscow. reports this RIA Novosti . The idea of ​​the organizers of the action was to line up on both sides of the Garden Ring and “vote” by raising their hands. It was emphasized that this was not being done to stop vehicles, but as a sign of support for presidential candidate Putin.

election headquarters Vladimir Putin's announced a 200,000-strong rally under the slogan "Defend the Fatherland" on February 23 in Moscow. reports this Interfax with reference to the head of the headquarters Stanislav Govorukhin . The rally is planned to be held on Manezhnaya Square. According to Govorukhin, it is planned to attract “not only Muscovites, but also representatives of Russian regions” to the action. “There are a lot of people who want to take part in the action.

NATO has agreed to extend the Baltic air patrol mission, Delfi.lt reports. The corresponding decision was made by the NATO Council in Brussels. The mission to protect the airspace of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia began in 2004, when the republics joined NATO. Due to the fact that the Baltic countries did not have their own military equipment to solve such problems, they received help from the allies. As part of the mission, Allied fighters patrol the Baltic skies.

Last warning Alexander Khloponin promised high-profile cases of corruption in the North Caucasus The topic of corruption in the North Caucasus has been raised again given the upcoming presidential elections. Plenipotentiary Representative Alexander Khloponin admitted that the region is a leader in money laundering and promised local corrupt officials a number of high-profile cases.

The Russian government, which in 2011 tightened control over the production and circulation of alcohol-containing products in the country, is now developing amendments to the legislation to prevent absurdities such as equating raw smoked sausage with alcohol. In early February, media reported that the authorities decided to remove a number of products from the law, including sausage, kefir and kvass.

Geologists from Yale University have calculated the approximate location of the next supercontinent. The scientists' article appeared in the journal Nature . According to modern concepts, supercontinents on Earth form every few hundred million years. The last was Pangea, which split into Laurasia and Gondwana 150-220 million years ago. Geologists believe that the next supercontinent will form in the next 200-300 million years, but where exactly is unknown.

During 2011, Moscow authorities transferred more than 430 thousand square meters of real estate into federal ownership, the value of which, according to experts, is up to two billion dollars. As the Kommersant newspaper writes , citing documents from the city administration, this is a record figure for the capital. For comparison, before Sergei Sobyanin came to power, in 5 years the mayor’s office gave away 65 objects with an area of ​​100 thousand square meters.

09.02.2012, 18:50:36 version Print | PDA/PDA Screenshot of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Old elves in a new way Impressions from the game Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning The history of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning began several years ago, when 38 Studios, led by former baseball player Curt Schilling, decided to take on the creation of a large-scale MMORPG in the best traditions of modern Western online games.

The creator of the trip-hop group Portishead, Geoff Barrow, will release a hip-hop album in the spring of 2012, The Guardian reports. The project within which the record will be released is called Quakers. The core of the team consists of three producers - Barrow himself (hiding under the pseudonym Fuzzface), Australian DJ Katalyst and Stuart Matthews. In total, 35 people took part in recording the material for the disc - most of them were guest rappers.

The Finnish government has decided to close six military bases, Defense Aerospace reports. It is believed that such a measure will save significant funds in the defense budget. According to the decision made, half of the bases will be closed in 2013, and the rest in 2014. Exactly how much the authorities expect to save thanks to this step is not specified. Since 2013, military bases in North Karelia, Kotka, Keuruu, Häma, Yams and Kauhava have been subject to closure in Finland.

The Commissioner for Human Rights under the German government, Markus Loening, was not allowed into Minsk, Spiegel writes with reference to the German Foreign Ministry. The Belarusian authorities banned him from entering the country. The German ombudsman planned to spend three days in Minsk from February 8 to meet with opposition representatives and human rights activists.

The Hannover prosecutor's office has begun checking the connections between German President Christian Wulff and film producer David Groenewold, dpa reports. According to the Bild newspaper, the businessman repeatedly paid the politician’s bills for vacations in various hotels in Germany. As senior prosecutor Hans-Juergen Lendeckel explained, the journalists handed over part of the information they collected to the prosecutor's office in mid-January.

John Goodman will star in the film "Trouble With the Curve", starring Clint Eastwood . Variety reports this. Eastwood's character will be an elderly baseball recruiter who travels to Atlanta on his last business trip. The character is accompanied by his daughter (she will be played by Amy Adams, although Reese Witherspoon and Sandra Bullock were also considered for the role). Goodman will play Pete Klein, a longtime friend and colleague of Eastwood's character.

Greece's two largest trade unions, GSEE and Adedy, have announced a nationwide strike that will last 48 hours, reports Reuters . The reason for the strike is the Greeks' dissatisfaction with measures to reduce the budget deficit. Trade unions say the new austerity measures will be "the grave of Greek society." As reported by AFP , labor representatives added that the government is not legitimate enough to impose them on the entire country.

The Ukrainian holding "Dairy Alliance" stopped production at one of its enterprises - the Piryatinsky cheese plant, the products of which were banned in Russia. reports this RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the Milk Alliance. The holding stated that Rospotrebnadzor's decision caused significant financial damage to the company and had a negative impact on its image.