In Kabardino-Balkaria, a mudflow that came down from the mountains blocked the Tyrnyauz-Terskol highway. According to RIA Novosti , this happened in the area of ​​the village of Elbrussky. There, a mud flow blocked a 200-meter section of the road. There were no casualties. Search and rescue services have been stepped up in case the situation in the area worsens. Work to clear mudflows is already underway.

On the air of the Ekho Moskvy radio station, the head of the administration department of the Achkhoy-Martan district of Chechnya, Selim Dzhabrailov, said that during the special operation in the villages of Novy Sharoy, Sernovodskoye and the village of Assinovskaya, the Russian military was engaged in extortion, robbery and used physical violence against the local population.

He was part of the French delegation that will defend Paris' bid to host the 2008 Games at the 112th session of the International Olympic Committee. The idea of ​​holding the Olympics in Paris is unanimously supported by politicians, athletes and almost two-thirds of the French population. Currently, the city has 39 large sports facilities, which can already provide 70 percent of Olympic-level competitions.

Four passengers of the American ship "Piratasu" RS-12, which crashed east of Sakhalin on the afternoon of July 8, have been rescued. According to Interfax, a life raft with an American and three Japanese on board was found on Sunday at 22:35 (5:35 Vladivostok time). According to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, the ship was discovered by the motor ship "Artist Roerich", en route to Magadan. The health of those rescued is assessed as satisfactory.

The reasons for the Tu-154 crash near Irkutsk are already known to members of the government commission, but they will be made public only after the report of Deputy Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov to President Vladimir Putin, and then to Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, Interfax reports. After arriving in Moscow from Irkutsk, Ilya Klebanov reported that data from studies of the plane's wreckage confirmed the only cause of the plane's death.

Five Russian banks were included in the TOP-1000 rating published by the British magazine The Banker. These are √ Vneshtorgbank (222nd place), Sberbank (301st place), Gazprombank (415th place), Sobinbank (708th place) and MDM Bank (814th place). As the Vedomosti newspaper notes, in the pre-crisis year of 1999 there were 12 Russian banks on the list. The leaders in the list are traditionally banks from the USA, Japan and Great Britain.

Marlon Brando, who plays one of the main roles in the crime drama "The Score", refused to work with the film's director Frank Oz. According to Time magazine, the actor said he would not appear on set if the director was there. Brando insists that all his scenes be filmed by Robert De Niro, his co-star. The producers were forced to give in to the actor's demands.

Crown Prince of the Principality of Monaco Albert arrived in St. Petersburg, beginning an official visit to Russia. According to RIA Novosti , His Highness was met at the airport by the Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg Gennady Tkachev and representatives of the city administration. From Pulkovo airport the prince will go to Smolny to meet with the governor of the northern capital, Vladimir Yakovlev. Then Prince Albert will have a tour of the State Hermitage.

US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill has proposed that countries join forces to solve the problem of excess capacity in the steel industry. As The Financial Times reports today, during bilateral meetings held in Rome on Saturday with representatives of the G7 countries and Russia, the minister proposed organizing an exchange of information between the countries regarding steel production and the availability of capacities for its production.

Dennis Hopper has signed a contract with the Ruddy Morgan Organization film company to star in an action-packed series under the working title "The Flat." The producers of the project told reporters that all 22 parts of the series will be filmed in the spirit of “The Matrix” and “Crouching Tiger, Invisible Dragon.” This means that 65-year-old Dennis Hopper will have to learn how to easily run up walls and float in the air while making a jump.

The head of the administration of the Chechen Republic, Akhmad Kadyrov, claims that a large-scale crime has been committed against civilians in Sernovodsk and Assinovskaya. He told Interfax about this after a trip to Sernovodsk and studying the situation.

35 people were injured in the city of Motilla del Palancara in the Spanish province of Cuenca when a stand containing spectators collapsed during a bullfight on Sunday. According to RIA Novosti , four of the spectators, including a 5-year-old child, are in serious condition in the hospital. The mayor of the city said that he was amazed by what happened, since the bullring was reconstructed only 3 years ago.

The men's singles final will forever go down in Wimbledon history, thanks in large part to the numerous records set by Goran Ivanisevic. Thanks to the brilliant performance at the limit of strength that the Croatian quickly returned to tennis demonstrated at every stage of the rally. Ivanishevich’s first victim was Marat Safin, whom many experts predicted a place in at least the semi-finals. This was also indicated by the rather high ranking of the Russian.

21 people, including 11 children, were injured as a result of mass poisoning at the Rechkunovsky sanatorium in the Novosibirsk region. As Interfax was told by the regional Center for State Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance, a total of 40 people complained of stomach ailments. Doctors at the Berdsk City Hospital, where the victims were taken, diagnosed food poisoning.

The premiere of a new film directed by Vladimir Grammatikov ended the 5th anniversary All-Russian Festival of Visual Arts. It took place over the past week at the All-Russian Children's Center "Orlyonok" on the Black Sea coast. “I specially timed the first screening of my new film Az and Fert to coincide with the festival,” Vladimir Grammatikov, who is also the president of the festival in Orlyonok, said in an interview with RIA Novosti .