Two men who contacted the registry office on January 18 with a request for a single -sex marriage were awarded a written refusal on Friday, the representative of the Moscow Palace of Marriage N4 told Interfax. According to him, the refusal is justified by the Family Code of the Russian Federation, according to which a man and a woman can enter into marriage by mutual agreement.

Russian President Vladimir Putin in Krakow met with Polish President Alexander Kvasnevsky, ITAR-TASS reports. At the beginning of the meeting, Kvasinevsky thanked Putin for accepting an invitation and arrived at Krakow for events related to the 60th anniversary of the Red Army of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz. "It is to her (the Red Army) that this merit belongs. It is important that today we were able to remember the victims and bow to the living," the President of Poland said.

Public Latvian television (LTV) on Friday stops showing an information and entertainment program in Russian Morning-7, the press secretary of LTV Inga Vasilieva told BNS. In turn, the general director of the television company Janis Holsteins emphasized that he first supported the idea of ​​making a morning program, since it corresponded to the priority of the 7th channel of the LTV to promote the integration of society.

In St. Petersburg, employees of the Criminal Investigation of the Kalinin Medical District detained a 22-year-old suspect in brutal murder. As investigators suggest, the suspect killed his 38-year-old acquaintance, a native of Dushanbe, registered in the hostel on Engels Avenue. On the eve of one of the apartments of house 1 Corps 4 on Demyan Street, the poor corpse was discovered after the fire.

President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko introduced to parliament the candidacy of Yulia Tymoshenko for approval by the prime minister of the country. Now Yulia Tymoshenko is acting as Prime Minister of Ukraine. To approve her candidate, support of at least 226 deputies out of 450 is necessary, Interfax reports.

The world's first case of small cattle disease "cow rabies" was revealed in France, the European Commission said. The virus of this disease, also known as "spongy encephalopathy", previously striking only cattle, was discovered by a scored goat, Interfax reports. Nevertheless, according to experts, this is not a danger to consumers. "The security measures acting in the EU guarantee a very high degree of protection," said EC Marcos Cyprian, responsible for health care issues.

The relics of the Holy Martys of the Grand Duchess of Elizabeth Fedorovna and the nun Varvara will be delivered to Petrozavodsk in the Russian Orthodox Church . The first solemn prayer service in honor of the arrival of the relics will be held in the Sretensky Church of the city, then they will be moved to the Crusader Cathedral.

The official application of the Russian capital for the World Water Sports Championship was sent to the headquarters of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) to the Swiss Lausanne. This was announced by ITAR-TASS by the Vice President of the final, Gennady Aleshin. The 2005 World Cup was planned to be held in the Canadian Montreal, but the city did not fulfill the terms of the contract with the International Federation and lost this right.

Postal employees received the right to wear and use weapons.

In the Vladimir region, 70 villages were left without electricity because of the strong wind, cutting off the wires, the Interfax was told on Friday in the press service of OJSC Vladimiroenergo. According to the representative of the press service, among the victims of the elements were consumers of some settlements of the district of Kolchugino and the Murom district. "Now the energy sections of the region are restoring the wind supply of the settlements of the region.

Fans will receive a chance to hit the ball, which the captain of the England national team David Beckham sent above the gate from the penalty during the quarterfinal match of the European Championship against the Portugal national team. Recall that the main time of that unforgettable Euro-2004 match ended in a draw 1: 1. In extra time, the rivals exchanged goals, and the referee appointed a penalty series.

On the Novorizhskoye Shosse in the Moscow Region and on the Moscow Ring Road, huge "traffic jams" were formed due to numerous accidents. According to RIA Novosti , the movement when leaving Krasnogorsk is currently difficult. The reason for the large "traffic jam" was a collision of about 10 cars on the bridge in the entrance area to the Novorizhskoye Shosse due to strong ice.

Procter & Gamble, one of the largest manufacturers of detergents and personal hygiene goods, buys Gillette for $ 57 billion. As a result of the merger, the largest company of the consumer sector in the world is formed. Gillette, in addition to the razor of the same name, produces Duracell batteries, Oral-B toothpaste and household electrical appliances under the Braun brand.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with the Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post, refused to confirm that the Kremlin would not conclude a deal with Syria to supply anti -aircraft missiles to the country. On the contrary, the president made it clear that this deal is quite possible. Putin insists that missiles will serve exclusively "defense goals" and will not affect the balance of forces in the region.

It may be a more effective way to combat obesity than running or visiting the gym. This is stated in the most detailed study on the daily calorie consumption, which Daily Telegraph writes about (translation on the website inopressa.ru ). The researchers have established why some people who consider themselves leaks are thin, while others get fat. The solution, it seems, lies in the level of daily physical activity.