On July 9, the Ford plant officially opens in the city of Vsevozsk (Leningrad Region), on which Focus cars are assembled. However, it is possible to name the Russian products produced by the plant only with a stretch: domestic components in Russian "tricks" only 3%, and the total contribution of the Leningrad plant to the final products is estimated at 20%. In the minimum configuration, Focus, assembled in Vsevolzhsk, will cost $ 10,990.

Mercedes-Benz automakers have found a way to promote the development of cinema, not without benefit for themselves. The company decided that their next advertising would be a mini-film shot with the participation of quite respectable Hollywood talents. In the video, the plot of which is built on the interpretation of the myth of Midas, converting everything around him in gold, actor Benisio del Toro is removed. Michael Mann, author of last year's film "Ali" will act as a director.

On July 9, the Russian Expo ARMS 2002 exhibition opened in Nizhny Tagil, which, as the organizers hope, will in the future will be able to compete with recognized foreign faces in this area. According to ITAR -TASS, it was first exposed to the products of all constituent entities of the Russian Federation, and support for Rosoboronexport provided participation in the exhibition of a large group of foreign guests - potential customers of Russian weapons.

The Saratov Regional Court resumed the process of the leader of the National-Bolshevik party (NBP) of the writer Eduard Limonov (Savenko) and five of his accomplices. The court session is held closed, reports Interfax. All six are accused of preparing for terrorism, attempting to create illegal armed groups, as well as in illegal storage of weapons. Limonov also incriminates calls to overthrow the existing state system.

Deputy Prime Minister Iraq Tarik Aziz said on Tuesday that the United States would not be able to remove the president of the country of Saddam Hussein from power, and the entire Iraq population is ready to protect themselves in the face of American aggression, Reuters reports.

For the first time in four months, the Palestinian-Israeli meeting was held at the ministerial level. Israeli Foreign Minister Schimon Peresia met on Monday in Jerusalem with the Minister of Finance of the Palestinian Autonomy Salam Fayyad. As Reuters notes, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon gave permission for these negotiations, provided that they will not talk about the settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

The organizer of the British stage of Formula 1 car races in Silverstone Rob Bane announced on Monday evening about his resignation after sharp criticism from the owner of these car racing Bernie Ecclestone. According to Bane, he is not able to listen to unreasonable comments, which, as he said, cannot throw a shadow to achieve commands.

About a thousand fans of the Petersburg Zenit will go to Moscow for the match of their favorite team with the capital's "Spartak". This, as reports RIA Novosti, said Anatoly Zhukovsky, head of the North-West Department of Internal Affairs of the Interior in Transport (SZ UVDT) on Tuesday by St. Petersburg journalists. Presumably, the fans will leave St. Petersburg by train today at about 23.00 in the morning, and will return on the morning of July 11.

The Swiss Aviation Service introduced on Tuesday the ban on air traffic controllers to work one by one. According to RIA Novosti , now Skyduide dispatchers of the Swiss company are ordered to carry at any time on duty at the control stations at least together. At the same time, the Swiss Aviation Service notes that such a ban should not be considered as an accusation of involvement in the last week of Germany of the plane crash.

Six crew members were killed and nine were wounded as a result of an explosion and fire on the Azerbaijani Tanker "General Shikhlinsky". This was reported by "Interfax" with reference to a source in the Caspian Marine Shipping Company.

The health of the two participants of the Mature Station of the city of Ust-Kut of the Irkutsk Region, announced in order to achieve payment of salaries, Interfax reports sharply, the health of the ambulance station. On Tuesday, a paramedic and a driver were hospitalized, in whom chronic diseases were aggravated due to exhaustion, the ambulance city station said.

On Tuesday, the Savelovsky inter-municipal court of Moscow refused the daughter of the late actor Anatoly Papanov Elena to satisfy the claims for the Mosfilm filmmaster and the SCS-Old company, Interfax reports. The reason for applying to the court was the use of Papanov’s image in an advertisement for the Antipolitan Lollice Caramel, eliminating the smell of tobacco and alcohol. The artist’s daughter regarded this as an insult to Papanov’s memory.

Saudi Arabia softened visa restrictions for women visiting the kingdom. Now foreigners over 45 years old are allowed to enter the kingdom without the escort of a man with whom she cannot marry due to blood kinship. However, the obligation to accompany women entering the country is not completely canceled. The fair sex, even having reached the specified age, should be accompanied by older women or children, ITAR-TASS reports.

The serial killer maniac was detained on Monday night by law enforcement agencies of Moldova, Interfax reports. It has already been established that the 24-year-old resident of Chisinau Ruslan Mutu in May and June raped and killed three children. His victims were a boy of six and two girls 8 and 10 years old. The Minister of Internal Affairs of Moldova Georgy Papuk told reporters that Mutu was already convicted in 1996 for rape of minors, but seven months later he was released in an amnesty.

The absolute world boxing champion among professionals Konstantin Tszyu and the amateur team of Australia will hold friendly meetings with local teams in Tyumen. About this, as RIA Novosti reports, Konstantin Tszyu said at a press conference on Tuesday. Ten Australian athletes will go to the ring in a Sunday meeting with the team of the Tyumen region and the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.