Russian scientists have developed three prototypes of HIV vaccines. This was announced on Wednesday by the President of the Society of Biotechnologists of the Russian Federation, Academician of the RAMS Anatoly Vorobyov following the results of the first day of the second All -Russian Conference of Biotechnologists. According to Vorobyov, currently in laboratories of specialized institutions, these three vaccines are ready to test volunteers, ITAR-TASS reports.

For the development of entrance tourism, the administration of the Sakhalin Region intends to recreate the famous Sakhalin hard labor described by Anton Chekhov in the book "Ostrov Sakhalin". This was reported to "Interfax" in the Committee of International, Foreign Economic and Interregional Relations (KMVRS) of the Administration of the Sakhalin Region. It is planned to restore prisons and settlements in its original form, with prison accessories, tools and personal items of exile.

A large traffic accident occurred on Tuesday late evening in the suburbs. On the 23rd kilometer of the Leningrad highway, the skills of a small pedestrian bridge collapsed as a result of the accident. As a result of the accident, three more people died with injuries of varying severity. According to law enforcement sources, the bridge collapsed near the IKEA shopping complex at about 23:45 Moscow time as a result of a collision of concrete vehicles with a support of the bridge, Interfax reports.

A fairly cold morning and a cool day await the inhabitants of the metropolitan region on Wednesday, but warming will begin on Thursday. According to Roshydromet, now the thermometer is shown in the capital minus 1 - plus 1 degree, in the region - from minus 4 to plus 1. In the afternoon, the air warms up a little in Moscow to 3-5 degrees above 0, in its vicinences - up to 2-7. The wind is northwestern wind at a speed of 3-8 m/s.

In the international tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (MTBU) on Wednesday, the process of the former President of Yugoslavia Slobodan Miloshevich was again suspended on Wednesday. The reason for this was the refusal of witnesses to the side of protection to testify to the judges. According to Stephen Kay, a lawyer appointed by the tribunal Slobodan Milosevich, the number of witnesses of the side of protection is not enough to conduct the process, Interfax reports.

The famous tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who completed his opera career, will give singing lessons in his hometown of Moden in Italy. The singer, who left the stage in March 2004 , will conduct a two -year singing course at the Orazio Vecchi conservatory in Moden. 20 listeners will be taken away by the end of October, the Air Force reports.

The Pope John Pavel II will receive as a gift to the 26th anniversary of his pontificate, which will be celebrated in the Vatican on the coming Saturday, the racing "Ferrari", RIA Novosti reports. This was reported to reporters on Wednesday President of the famous automotive company Luke Cordero Di Montedzemolo. The pain of the strongest team "Formula 1" will not be painted white, like all other cars from the papal garage.

On Wednesday, the International Motorsport Federation (FIA) published a draft calendar of the stages of the Formula-1 racing series for the 2005 season. It consists of nineteen Grand Prix, including races in the UK, France and San Marino, the future of which, however, is still unclear due to contractual complications between the leadership of the series and the organizers of these stages in the field. First of all, under threat, the “Grand Prix of Great Britain”, which has been held since 1950.

Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will soon receive at their disposal a weapon of non -lethal action - pistols shooting rubber bullets. However, after such means of self -defense will go on sale, everyone will be able to purchase them. The new type of weapon, most likely, will enter the service of the district police officer, patrol service, convoy police, as well as internal affairs bodies for the protection of the subway and air transport.

The third, final, a television department between US President George Bush and his opponent in the upcoming elections - Senator John Kerry - will take place today at the University of Arizona in the city of Tempe. They will last an hour and a half. The traditional “verbal duel” will begin at 9 o’clock in the evening along the time of the east coast of the United States, when in Moscow there will be an early morning of the next day.

The President of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Joseph Blatter said that it was disappointed with the captain of the England national team David Beckham. The famous football player previously stated that he deliberately received a yellow card in the match of the qualifying cycle of the 2006 World Cup against the Wales team, RIA Novosti reports. The midfielder of the British and Madrid Real Madrid admitted to reporters that he deliberately violated the rules.

The State Duma on Wednesday rejected the proposal of the independent deputy Vladimir Ryzhkov to request a report by Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein about the evaluation of Yuganskneftegaz. Ryzhkov, speaking at a plenary meeting, motivated his proposal by the fact that the data on the evaluation of Yuganskneftegaz vary - the Ministry of Justice calls the figure of $ 10.4 billion, and in a number of media the media appears 15-18 billion.

From the life of Roman Abramovich will make a musical. The rights to the biography of the owner of Chelsea were acquired by the famous producer Billy GAF. GAF - the former producer of the musician of the Steuart clan - intends to turn the story of the life of Roman Abramovich into a grand musical who "shock the scenes of Europe." One of the probable names of the work is Red Rom. To write music and text, Gaf intends to attract the famous musician Elton John, reports The Sun.

An unidentified flying object was seen in the sky of the American state of Indiana. Swift flight, or fall, UFO was observed by the inhabitants of Fort Wayne. One of them - Brandon McBrum - even managed to shoot a phenomenon on a video camera. Experts who analyzed the record say that the object moved at an incredibly high speed, reports CBS News . Official authorities do not comment on UFO reports.

On one of the farms in Israel, unknown people stole about a thousand young crocodiles and crocodile eggs. According to Israeli radio, two year-old crocodiles about 35 centimeters long have already been discovered from the inhabitants of the village of A-Sharon near the city of Kfar-Saba. The new owners of crocodiles told representatives of the Israeli environmental protection department that they purchased dangerous reptiles in the market.