The film of the French director Francois Ozon "eight women" became popular even before his exit to a wide screen. It is unique in that for the first time in the history of France cinema, eight most famous actresses of modern national cinema starred in it. Critics are still wondering what was forced by Katrin Deneuve, Fanny Ardan, Isabelle Jupper, Emmanuel Bear, Daniel Darrier, Virzhini Leduyen, people Sannie and Firman Richard to star in one film.

On Thursday, the special representative of the President of Chechnya Maskhadov Ahmed Zakayev was accepted in the Hague Tribunal of the UN. In an interview with Echo of Moscow, Zakaev said that he had consulted with the Prosecutor General of the tribunal for war crimes by Karl Carla del Ponte.

Today, the official website of the PHL published a memorandum of the presidents of eight clubs of the Super League, who went into the playoffs.

The price of oil on the exchange in London flew above $ 24 per barrel. According to RIA Novosti , in the afternoon on Thursday the quotes of April and May futures grew, respectively, to 24.15 and 24.34 US dollars per barrel. Nkaanuna, the exchange closed at the price of contracts for these two months 22.72 and 22.83 American dollars per barrel. According to the Eschers in London City, oil prices are growing due to the concern of the market participants with increasing tension around Iraq.

The famous Madrid “Real” failed to create a festive atmosphere in the native stadium “Santiago Bernabeu”, losing in the final match for the Cup of the King of Spain the club “Deportivo” from La Korunya. Real Madrid was defeated on the day of the 100th anniversary of its creation, as well as the foundation of the tournament for the king’s cup.

The United States on the eve of important negotiations between the UN and Iraq, released photos and videos, indicating that Baghdad uses trucks entering the country with humanitarian aid, Reuters reports.

In China, scientists managed to achieve serious success in human cloning. According to the biologist Lu Guangu in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, dozens of different embryos suitable for obtaining stem cells have already been created. In addition, on Thursday it became known that in China it was possible to carry out group cloning for the first time: five cloned calves were born. Lu Guangu claims that Chinese researchers are not going to clone a person.

US President George Bush announced March the history of American women, ITAR-TASS reports. "The history of American women is the story of outstanding personalities who worked hard and sacrificed a lot in their desire to make the world better," the president’s proclamation of proclamation said in Wednesday. President Bush noted the outstanding role of women in strengthening the American family, democratic institutions of the country, expanding freedoms and struggle for peace.

Units of the Israeli army occupied the city of Tulkarm early in the morning on the western bank of the Jordan River. According to Palestinian sources, dozens of Israeli tanks and infantry entered the city. During the invasion, the Palestinian was killed, ITAR-TASS reports. Representatives of the Palestinian National Administration through the loudspeakers call on the population of Tulkarma to resist the Israelis.

In Saudi Arabia, the surgeons conducted a unique operation - the first uterine transplant in the history of surgery. It became known about the operation only today √ after the publication in the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. This news revived the hope of healing many women who cannot have children due to various uterine diseases, BBC reports. The first transplant of the uterus, as it became known today, was made two years ago.

The Serbian Orthodox Church supported the protest of the Moscow Patriarchate in connection with the creation of Catholic dioceses in Russia, Interfax reports.

In Kosovo, the first stage of reducing part of Russian peacekeepers began. This was reported by RIA Novosti by the deputy commander of the Russian military contingent Nikolai Mirny. According to him, 15 Russian troops, military equipment and property have already been sent by the IL-76 aircraft from the Kosovo Slavin airfield to Russia. At the first stage, which will end in the spring of this year, about 300 troops will return to Russia.

Residents of Baghdad, Kirkuk, Basra and Mosula move to relatives in the village, where trenches and bomb shelters are digging. In palm groves and plantations, huts are built or tents are broken for temporary residence, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Iraq-Press agency. The reserve officers are forced to sign obligations to appear in the appointed places of the collection in case of attack on Iraq.

Hundreds of residents of the Chernogorsk village of Godjevo saw a group of giant UFOs, reports Ananova. Eyewitnesses say that they were forced to run out of their houses after several loud explosions. Then they saw huge luminous objects soaring above the ground. However, the inhabitants of the village cannot name the exact height at which unknown objects have fun. “When I went outside, I saw about twenty large luminescent circles, UFO was soared in front of my eyes.

During the corporatization of film studios, which are currently state unitary enterprises, the collections of movies will not be subject to corporate funds. The Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Mikhail Shvydka told reporters about this, as Interfax reports on Thursday. According to him, the government provides for the corporatization of film studios, which are state unitary enterprises, to joint-stock companies with 100%state capital.