The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation increased the prognosis of Russian GDP growth in 2003 from 4.6% to 5.4%. These data are given in the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation to monitor the socio-economic development of the Russian Federation in January-May 2003 and assessments before the end of the year.

The conversations of drivers on cell phones are dangerous, regardless of whether the driver holds the phone in their hands, or uses the means of "high -connection". This conclusion was reached by Swedish scientists. In the course of a study conducted by the National District Administration (SNRA) by order of the Sweden government, scientists have finally proved that the “high -profile means” do not reduce the risk of an accident. Two groups of 48 people were formed.

Speaking on American television, the promoter of the British boxer Lennox Lewis - Gary Shaw did not exclude the possibility of a repeated fight of his ward with Ukrainian Vitaly Klitschko. The latter, recall, was removed by a doctor due to dissection of the eyebrows in the sixth round of the fight in Los Angeles for the world title of the World Boxing Council in the heavyweight weight category.

The Pope John Paul II , who arrived on Sunday to the city of Bath Luke, during the Sunday worship of the monastery of Petrichevaks, which was attended by about 70 thousand believers, called on the inhabitants of Bosnia and Herzegovina to mutual forgiveness and reconciliation, ITAR-TASS reports. He admitted that some representatives of the Roman Catholic Church committed crimes in this territory.

The champion of Spain for the 29th time was the Madrid Real Madrid, which with a score of 3: 1 beat the Basque "Athletic". The Madrid scored two goals, another Roberto Carlos. The only response goal of the Bilbao team on Real Madrid was led by Alkisa. Since the 1993-1994 season, for the first time, the fate of the Spanish championship in football was decided in the last round.

A sensational message came from North America today. While the Russian striker of Dynamo, Alexander Ovechkin, is considered the main contender for the 1st number of the 2004 draft, the Panthers from Florida almost chose it this year. The cunning bosses of the southern club prevented only the fact that they did not contact the league in advance with their demand, reports NHL.ru. This year, players who were born no later than September 15, 1985 were allowed before the draft.

On Monday, at 6:00 a.m. in Moscow, an unprecedented special operation to detain employees of the metropolitan police, which consisted in the gang and suspects of serious crimes, racket, murders, and fabrication of evidence and accusations, began. The raids were held in the very building of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate, in the offices of the wing companies specializing in security services. For today, more than 60 searches have been conducted as part of the special operation.

On Monday, short -term rains, thunderstorms are expected in the capital and Moscow Region, hail is possible. With a thunderstorm, gusts of wind - up to 15 meters per second. This was reported to "Interfax" in the Hydrometeorological Department of Moscow and the Moscow Region. At the same time, in the metropolitan region today will warmer. Now in Moscow and the Moscow Region there are about 10 degrees of heat, but during the day the air will warm up to plus 17 degrees.

The state of the head of Formula 1 Bernie Ecclestone is estimated at 2.6 billion pounds - more than the seven richest people in the world of the Royal Races combined, reports The News of the World. This makes Bernie Ecclestone the third richest man of Great Britain after the Duke of Westminster and Hans Rozing. Ecclestone made a fortune, engaged in management in 1949, after the accident, forcing him to complete his career as a rider.

In Lithuania, Jewish cemeteries were desecrated in the second largest city in the Republic of Kaunas and the city of Curostei. On Sunday, on the eve of the day of the Genocide of the Jews of Lithuania, which began after the entry into the country of the Nazi invaders in June 1941, the vandals smeared the monuments with green paint, RIA Novosti reports.

The emergency occurred in the Ulyanovsk separate 31st Brigade of the Airborne Forces. On the night of Saturday to Sunday, 39-year-old ensign Alexander Dobrykin shot himself from the machine gun of his colleague of 22-year-old ensign Andrei Degtyarev. This was reported by RIA Novosti by the military prosecutor of the Ulyanovsk garrison Vladimir Khokhlov.

On Monday, in the capital's region will warmer a little, the Moscow Hydrometeoro Bureau reported. Now in Belokamennaya and Moscow Region about 10 degrees of heat, but during the day the air will warm up to plus 17 degrees. The wind will be cool - northern. Forecasters promise cloudy weather with clearings, at times it will be rain.

The mail pigeon Billy, who flew from France home, in a small English town Butle, was instead in the United States. He made a flight within the framework of the postal pigeons through the La-Channel and, apparently, turned in the wrong direction. Soon Billy will return to England. He will be sent home to the British Airlines flight, the airline press service said. “We will deliver Billy home, after all, he is our compatriot, who was in a foreign land with the will of fate.

Convicted of 124 years of prison, the head of the founder of the Cosmetic Empire, MaxFactor, Andrew Laster, as it turned out within six months, when he was hiding in Mexico, he kept a diary. The diary contained, in particular, a list of costs of bribes to officials monitoring compliance with laws, Ventura County Star reports. At the same time, no evidence of this statement was received from the Department of the Sheriff Ventura.

Religious freedom is fully ensured in Ukraine, the representative of the Vatican , the honorary president of the papal council of "Cor Unum" Cardinal Roger Echeherei, said on the eve of President Leonid Kuchma. This was reported to the ITAR-TASS correspondent in the press service of the head of the Ukrainian state. Cardinal is convinced that his visit to Kyiv will help to continue the development of a rich dialogue between Ukraine and the Vatican.