Russian scientists are preparing for a flight to the International Space Station ( ISS ) of Tritons, crayfish, worms and snails. “Now our institute is being prepared a number of experiments on the study of animals in space. We plan to send newtons, crayfish, planaria (genus of worms) and snails to the ISS.

The current winner of the tournament in Hamburg, the Argentine Guillermo Coria began to defend his title with the victory over the Spanish teenager Nicholas Almagro 3: 6, 6: 4, 7: 5. In turn, Marat Safin in the first circle defeated the Frenchman Sebastian Grozhan 7: 6, 7: 5. The qualification, Almagro kept on the court the second issue of "sowing" for more than two hours and transferred the meeting to the Tai Break in the last set.

Fartial boats from the former personal fleet of the ex-head of Adjaria Aslan Abashidze on Monday by the decision of President Mikhail Saakashvili were transferred to the Russian Navy.

The wife of the former President of Iraq Sajid Harallah Tufah hired 20 Arab and foreign lawyers to protect his husband in the upcoming trial, where Saddam Hussein will appear as a prisoner of war. This was reported to Asharq Al-Awsat by the coordinator of the defense group Jordanian lawyer Mohsen Ar-Rashadan. According to him, Sajid signed on her own and on behalf of her three daughters - Ragad, wounds and hills legal power of attorney to conduct her husband’s protection.

The coach of the London Chelsea Claudio Ranieri may remain at the rut of the team next season, his agent Vincentzo Morabito told the press. Recall that after the defeat of Chelsea in the Champions League from Monaco, all the English media say one voice that the days of Ranieri at Chelsea are numbered, and journalists amazely put the mentor of Port Maurin in this place.

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili on Monday took part in the dismantling of a checkpoint on the Choloki River on the administrative border of Adjara. Personally managing a bulldozer, he demolished the building, where the guards were previously located and the inspection of citizens was carried out.

The former mentor of the Omsk Vanguard, Ivan Glinka, headed the Czech team in hockey. The day after the end of the federation of the World, unsuccessful for the owners of the World Cup, the Czech Hockey Federation announced the appointment of a new head coach. A contract with a previous mentor, Slavomir Lener expired during this tournament.

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili on Monday appointed the mayor of the capital of the Adjar autonomy of Batumi one of the leaders of the political movement "Our Adjara" Edward Surmanidze. In addition, Saakashvili also appointed new heads of district administrations Adjara. “All candidates are approved by the Affacian Council in force in Adjara,” the president told reporters at the Batum airport before departure in Tbilisi.

In Moscow on Monday morning, a fire occurred in a residential building. According to the UGPS of the capital, at about 7:00 on the remote control of the “01” on the “01” on the fact that at the address of the Leningradskoye Shosse, house number 134, entrance 2, an apartment on the 16th floor was ongoing. 6 tankers arrived at the place of fire. Having discovered strong smoke, firefighters called the Moslift and Mosenergo duty services.

US President George Bush approves the actions of Donald Ramsfeld as head of the Pentagon and considers him a "strong Minister of Defense." The head of the White House said this in a press statement after visiting the Pentagon and a meeting with the leadership of the US Ministry of Defense, which conducted a special closed briefing for current operations for the president, RIA Novosti reports. "I thank you for your leadership. You are doing excellent work.

The temporarily acting commandant of the Chechen Republic was appointed Lieutenant General Yevgeny Abrashin, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Monday. "Lieutenant General Yevgeny Abrashin was appointed temporarily acting during the cure for the military commandant of the Chechen Republic of Major General Grigory Fomenko, who suffered as a result of the Dynamo Stadium in Grozny ," the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs told Interfax.

Forward "New Jersey" Richard Jaffertson scored 30 points in the match against Detroit, contriving his team in the third match of the series of the semifinals of the conference. Such a game of JEFFERSON helped “NTS” to win 82:64, and reduce the lag behind Pistons to 2: 1. The same account was in the series "Lakers" and "San Antonio", after the victory of "Los Angeles" at home 105: 81. In addition to 30 points, Jafferson made eight rebounds and five programs.

The best player in the world hockey championships was Boris Mikhailov. The former hockey player of the Soviet Union’s national team led a dozen players who were chosen at the World Czechs Championships in the Czech Republic. Mikhailov is one of the most open players in world hockey. He never evaded the struggle, and perfectly complemented his link partners Valery Kharlamov and Vladimir Petrov. Then, in the 70s, the team with Mikhailov was an unchanging world champion.

Four troops of the federal forces were injured as a result of a terrorist attack in Chechnya, a source in the republic’s law enforcement agencies told Interfax. According to him, on the Shali-Sergen-Yurt highway, when the ZIL-131 car, belonging to the military commandant’s office of the Shali district, was undermined by the landmark. In the car were military personnel of the military commandant’s office and employees of the Shalinsky District Department of Internal Affairs (ROVD).

Valencia has won the second champion of Spain over the past three years. After the unrequited heads of Vysent and Ruben Barahi on the gates of Seville, the “gap of“ bats ”from the“ battleship ”from the second, Madrid Real Madrid amounted to seven points two rounds before the end of the championship. Recall that on the eve of Real Madrid lost to Malorca with a score of 2: 3 on his Santiago Bernabeu.