In Vladivostok, at a meeting in the Primorsky Branch of the United Russia party, the leaders of the Far Eastern Fisheries Technical University promised 99.99%. According to a source at the university, on March 14, the rector announced a school day. Students will have to come to the university with a absenteeism and vote, REGNUM reports. For whom to vote - the student must decide for himself.

The explosion that thundered in the largest space center of India killed six people, five more were injured. Currently, in the center located on the Cosmodrome on the island of Sricharikot near the southeastern coast of the country, a fire is raging. The explosion thundered in the workshop for the production of solid rocket fuel, reports PTI. Giant electric motors were also detonated, which caused deadly injuries to the employees of the center nearby.

In the city of Kirkuk in the north of Iraq on Monday morning, a powerful explosion occurred. The suicide bomber undermined the car filled with explosives near the police station. According to Skynews, 13 Iraqis died and more than 30 were injured as a result of the explosion. According to the Arab television channel Al Jazeera, the destroyed building was located in the Kurdish quarter of the city. The suicide bomber adjusted the mined car to him.

In the Moscow region, anti -terrorism measures are being taken. This was stated on the air of the Echo of Moscow radio station, the Minister of Press and Information of the Moscow Region Andrei Barkovsky. According to him, "this concerns the protection and defense of all vital objects, where there are many people, as well as schools, clinics and other similar institutions." Corresponding measures are taken not only in connection with the tragedy in the Moscow metro.

The head of the Papal Council for the assistance of Christian unity, Cardinal Walter Kasper, expressed the hope that the visit of the Roman dad to Moscow will sooner or later. “Today such a visit is impossible,” the cardinal noted, leaving last Monday Moscow, where he was at the invitation of the conference of the Catholic bishops of Russia, Interfax reports. “Dad would really like to visit Russia, but we cannot do this against the will of the Russian Orthodox Church .

On February 23, Russia celebrates the Defender of the Fatherland. The holiday was established by the decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation in February 1993 and is one of the days of military glory of Russia in accordance with the Law "On the Days of Military Glory (Victory Days) of Russia" of February 10, 1994. Russian President Vladimir Putin today laid a wreath to the grave of an unknown soldier in the Alexander Garden near the Kremlin wall.

In the Omsk region, emergency measures are being taken to combat the epidemic of diphtheria. According to the press service of the regional center of the State-Epidemiological Supervision, the main sanitary doctor of the region Yuri Basov signed a decree on additional measures to combat diphtheria.

Already on Tuesday, the matches of the first round of the Plyoff of the Champions League begins. One of the most attractive confrontations will be a duel between Real Madrid and Bavaria. However, the Russian fan is most interesting to the meeting of the Moscow Lokomotiv and the French Monaco. "Sparta" - "Milan" Prague Club approaches this match against the backdrop of the endangered hopes to take the championship title in the championship of the Czech Republic.

On Thursday, the International Space Station will be empty for several hours, during which both astronauts will be in outer space. According to The Washington Post , the NASA leadership and the Russian side decided to take risk. To carry out a large amount of work in space, the station will immediately leave Russian Alexander Kaleri and Briton Michael Foul. On Thursday evening, during their absence, which will last 5 hours and 40 minutes, the ISS will control "on devices" from the ground.

In Rio de Janeiro, a traditional carnival is taking place, which is a parade of schools of the Sambe of the Major League. This year, the best dancers of Brazil with the dance language will tell tens of thousands of spectators about the importance of using condoms. "Safe Sex" is the theme of the current dance marathon.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday morning personally congratulated the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II on the 75th anniversary. The meeting of the head of state with the Patriarch took place in the morning in the residence of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church . Putin thrstered around with the patriarch and gave him a large bouquet of white flowers.

The creator of the scandalous site for lesbians Mannotincloud made a new initiative. Now even barren women will be able to get pregnant with the help of the Internet who have the opportunity to buy germ cells capable of fertilization in healthy women. The site called WomannotinCloud offers not sperm for sale, but women's germ cells.

The famous Spanish tenor Placido Domingo will perform in Moscow along with the Russian Soprano - Natalya Ushakova. This was announced by Interfax Press-Attash Tenor Denis Kurochka. The only solo performance of one of the great Trio Tenorov will be held on March 10 in the Great Hall of the Moscow International House of Music. "Ushakova began to speak with Domingo in 2002. In the" Queen of Spades ", where Domingo plays the role of Herman, she sang Lisa Aria.

The Governor of the American state of California Arnold Schwarzenegger believes that the Federal Constitution should be changed in order to allow foreigners living in the country for a long time in the country. The film actor and the governor born in Austria said in a Sunday interview with the NBC television company, ITAR-TASS reports.

A powerful explosive device was found in Grozny on Monday. This was reported to "Interfax" by a source in law enforcement agencies. During the operational-search measures in the Leninsky district of Grozny in one of the destroyed houses on Lugovaya Street, law enforcement officials found a landlord ready for use. The explosive device consisted of four plastic containers, in each of which there were 800 grams of TNT. It was covered with iron bolts to increase the radius of damage.