The paradox, but the starving deputies cost the Duma more expensive. Oleg Kovalev, chairman of the Duma regulation committee, said that the Hunger of the Five Deputies of the Rodina faction, which was begun on January 21 in the State Duma, including its leader Dmitry Rogozin, entails the spending of significant financial resources of the chamber.

In Mexico, composer Consuelo Velazquez died, who composed one of the most famous romantic melodies of the 20th century "Besame Mucho" ("Kiss me tightly"). She died on Saturday in one of Mexico City Hospital. According to Reuters, Velazquez died in the 84th year from complications after a heart attack, postponed in November last year. A mourning farewell ceremony with Consuelo Velazquez took place in the Palace of Elegant Arts on Monday.

Employees of the Department of Internal Affairs of the city of Nyagan of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug detained two local residents on Sunday, from which 224 fake Russian money banknotes of various virtues were seized.

On Monday, at the pre -season gathering in Italy, the Moscow CSKA held a control match with the local Club "Trentinara", which is the leader of the "D" series of the Italian championship. The game ended with an unconditional victory by the Russian team: the red and blue stone on the stone did not leave the Italians from the defense, scoring 19 goals at their goal.

The images of the great women of the world plans to embody the ballerina Anastasia Volochkova in the new art project. She reported this at a press conference on Monday at the Izvestia media center. “Most likely, it will be about ten characters. Perhaps Cleopatra, Jeanne -D`ark, Mata Hari, Chanel, Edith Piaf,” the ballerina said. Volochkova said that she plans to submit the project to the public at the beginning of next year. As she noted, all dances will be set by various choreographers.

In early February, Russia should expect an incidence of influenza, warns the Federal Service for Supervision of the Protection of Consumer Rights and Human Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor).

In the city of Kurchatov, the Kursk region, two people died during the explosion of gas equipment of a private car "Zhiguli". According to preliminary data, the explosion was caused by a leak of propane from the gas system of the car, according to Monday in the Department of Internal Affairs of the Kursk Region. The explosion occurred when the car was in the garage. In the premises of the car were its owner and his son-schoolboy, both died during the explosion, Interfax reports.

The modern Russian state does not seek to manage religion, the Minister of Regional Development of the Russian Federation Vladimir Yakovlev said today. “This era has irrevocably gone the past,” the minister said at the XIII international Christmas readings in Moscow. According to him, the state, on the contrary, seeks to promote the integration of religious associations into civil society and cooperate with faiths.

The crew of the International Space Station will conduct training in Russian spacesuits on Monday, in which it will work for more than 5 hours in open space on January 26. This was announced by the official representative of the Moscow Region Center for Flight Management (TsPU) Valery Lyndin. “Today, for almost six hours, Salizhan Sharipov and Leroy Chiao will check all the Orlan -M spaceship systems and will finally“ fit ”on themselves,” he said.

President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko appointed Yulia Tymoshenko acting as Prime Minister of Ukraine. He signed the corresponding decree on Monday before departure to Moscow, said Presidential press secretary Irina Gerashchenko. It should be noted that the press service of Yushchenko kept the information secret until the start of negotiations between the presidents of Ukraine and the Russian Federation .

The abolition of benefits can lead to mass layouts from the Russian army. When choosing a military profession, the benefits were powerful, and often the only incentive, writes New Izvestia . Now there are no incentives. Military personnel, like police officers, do not have the right to strike and go to rallies. So the only form of protest and expressions of disagreement remained for them reports about dismissal.

The leaders of the Ukrainian Christian churches congratulated the head of state, Viktor Yushchenko, with an entry of office and blessed for the presidency.

Midland Group, belonging to the native of Leningrad Alex Schneider, will acquire the Jordan Formula 1 command. This was reported by Reuters with reference to the press service of the team . The appropriate statement by Jordan says that in the 2005 season, the team will be called Jordan Grand Prix, and Midland Group will report the subsequent details of "at one time".

On Monday, two matches of the Russian hockey championship were played among the Super League teams. In one of them, the Yaroslavl “Lokomotiv” won a home victory with a score of 4: 1 over the outsider of Turinia - Moscow “Spartak”. Already in the first period, after the exact throws of Vladimir Antipov (twice) and Anton Buton, three goals visited the red and white gates.

Los Angeles police officer Bill Dvorin said in the new documentary television that Michael Jackson had an album with photographs of naked boys in erotic poses. Dvorin said in an interview in the film on the British Channel 4 "Michael Jackson boys" that he found the aforementioned album in 1993, when the police searched the Neverland singer (California) in the first case about the corruption of a minor teenager, Ani agency said.