Snowfall and a strong wind will remind Winter today - on the day of the beginning of astronomical spring, or spring equinox. According to Roshydromet, now in the capital minus 6-8, in the region - up to minus 10. The impulses of the north-eastern wind in places reach 20 m/s. The snowfall continuing the second day added snow in the Moscow region by almost 6 cm, and the snowdrifts began to melt again to 40 cm.

To ensure the fastest promotion to Baghdad, the US armed forces developed a simplified surrender procedure for Iraqi forces. According to information received from the location of the American forces, the US Army prepared "acts of surrender", which will be offered to sign whole Iraqi units. This practice on the battlefield, stated, was not used from the Second World War. Prisoners of war, surrendering in accordance with the established procedure, will remain in their places.

The list of stars who do not want to participate in the ceremony of the Oscar is rapidly increasing. Some celebrities in this way express their protest against the war with Iraq, others motivate the refusal by unwillingness or inability to travel to the moment tense for the United States, others say that they will simply feel awkward.

This year, another new name of the Club will be added to the list of the UEFA Cup - the only remaining owner of this Liverpool trophy lost the Celtic with a score of 0: 2 and dropped out of further struggle. The goals of Alan Thompson and John Hartson provided the champion of Scotland with a victory over the three -time UEFA Cup for the sum of two matches with a score of 3: 1. The list of semi -finalists is as follows: "Celtic", "Porto", "Lazio" and "Boavishta".

Only a draw in the match with Inter did not allow the Spanish Barcelona to provide the maximum possible income after two group stages of the Champions League. The minimum amount - 5.5 million Swiss francs - will receive Spartak with zero earned points. This amount does not take into account deductions from the sale of rights to television, which may exceed 10 million for Western European clubs and amount to about 1 million for representatives of Eastern Europe.

Two missiles mistakenly flew into the Iranian territory in the area of ​​Border with Iraq of the southwestern city of Abadan. This was reported on Friday Iranian radio. It is not known about the belonging of missiles and possible victims or destruction. The authorities of Iran have not yet refuted and have not confirmed the fact of the explosion of missiles in the territory of his country, RIA Novosti reports.

Photos of protest shares (to view photos, click on the camera icon in the upper right corner) A wave of anti -war rallies swept on Friday around the world. The last time, such protests took place during the Vietnam War. Yemen - 4 dead In the capital of Yemen on Friday, three participants in the anti -war demonstration and one policeman were killed. This happened as a result of a collision of tens of thousands of demonstrators with the police. During the collision, 18 people were injured.

The bodies of the two women were discovered on the eve of the day in the basement of the former school in the village of Saltykovka, Balashikhinsky district of the Moscow region. According to the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of the Moscow Region, the police officers discovered skeletal corpses on Thursday at 13:55. Their personalities have not yet been established. As the examination established, both women died about three months ago.

Demand for soy products of the Atyashevsky oil plant in Mordovia over the past one and a half weeks increased by 5 times. According to the director of the enterprise Peter Potapov, the choice of buyers is explained by the great post , which began with the Orthodox on March 10, the Blagovers-Info reports. The plant located in one of the rural areas produces more than 10 items of soy products-milk, cottage cheese, cheese, cutlets.

The leader of the Communist Party of Ukraine Peter Simonenko demands to transfer a number of temples of the Kiev-Pechersky historical reserve to the property of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP). In his opinion, it is also necessary to give the state status of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra and transfer all its historical structures to the “Operational Management” of the Cabinet of Ministers, Interfax reports. This is stated in the letter of P.

Under the cover of night, the 1st Expeditionary Corps of the Marine Corps with powerful support of artillery at 5:00 Moscow time entered the territory of Iraq. Now the marine infantrymen are heading to the North of the country to the armored personnel carrier. 20 thousand infantrymen practically do not meet resistance from the Iraqi units. According to the Associated Press, the Marines had to open fire from machine guns on the Iraqi T-55 tank.

In the capital of Kuwait, after midnight, air alarm was declared. This was reported by American television channels leading a direct report from the scene. According to preliminary data, the radars recorded ballistic missiles flying from Iraq. Since the beginning of the military operation, air anxiety in the capital of Kuwait has been announced for the 5th time, reports Reuters. Links on the topic

The collection of poems by John Paul II "Roman Triptih" in the translation of Viktor Gaiduk is preparing for the publication "Truth and Life" in the Moscow publishing house, the Blagovers-Info reports. The poems of the collection, the work on which dad completed in December last year, were written in Polish and later translated into Italian, English, Spanish and French. The book contains 10 small poems and poems in prose, occupying 20 pages.

British marine units landed on the FAO peninsula in the south of Iraq. According to unconfirmed reports, they managed to establish control over the half of the territory of the peninsula, with the support of the US marine infantry. The battles are fierce in nature, sources in the press center said at the headquarters of the Central Command of the US Armed Forces (Sentkom). According to British military sources, the main offensive will begin tonight.

Investigators of the Prosecutor General’s Office on Friday carry out the seizures of documents at the Guta-Bank commercial bank in Moscow. According to the informed source, this process takes place in an organized manner and within the framework of the law. Investigative actions are carried out in the framework of a criminal case, initiated by the theft of state funds allocated by the state investment corporation (Gosincor).