Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed concern in connection with the growth of imports to Russia. At a meeting with government members on Monday, Putin drew the attention of the head of Herman Gref, that last year, the growth rate of imports was 28%. "This is too much. This is also the result of strengthening the national currency," Putin said.

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is not concerned about the record losses of his Chelsea football club, which only in 2005 amounted to 140 million pounds ($ 250 million). This was stated by the Executive Director of Chelsea Peter Kenon. “He is well aware of which direction we are moving in the long run, and knows well about our steps in the near future,” Kenion said in an interview with the Air Force .

In California, a 26-year-old man died after his ex-wife’s grandmother attacked him. Alex Reyes came for his one and a half year old son, with whom he had to spend time by agreement with his ex -wife after a divorce. Suddenly, 81 -year -old great -grandmother of the boy grabbed the gun and began to shoot at the father of the child - from two bullets that came into him, he later died in the hospital.

The Ukrainian delegation, which went to the Russian Federation to conduct negotiations regarding the cancellation of the ban on the import of Ukrainian livestock products to Russia , was not accepted in Moscow at this time. This was stated on Monday at a meeting with reporters, Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine Alexander Baranovsky.

The artist from the West Ukrainian city of Chernivtsi Anatoly Fedirko claims that in one of the attics he accidentally discovered the picture of Casimir Malevich or one of the students of the founder of Suprematism. According to the Ukrainian media, Fedirko, known for his extraordinary art projects, gave the picture to experts. The examination confirmed that the work could really belong to the outstanding artist of the twentieth century Casimir Malevich or one of his students.

In the capital of Kalmykia on the night of Saturday to Sunday, from an exhibition of gold jewelry, unknown people stole 367 jewelry. According to RIA Novosti on Monday, the republic’s law enforcement agencies, unknown through the attic entered the second floor of the Palace of Culture on Pushkin Street, where an exhibition of gold jewelry was organized. Having stole 367 jewelry, they disappeared. The organizers of the exhibition estimate the damage from theft of 4 million 452 thousand rubles.

Russian consumers quickly learned how to live in a wide foot, stated experts, having studied the features of national shopping. The Russians have fun a lot, the paddles on technical innovations and do not like to save money, preferring loans. These are the main conclusions of the marketing agencies Acnielsen and GFK. Acnielsen conducted a study of consumer trust in 42 countries, interviewing each 500-1000 Internet users over 16 years old.

It took firefighters a little more than half an hour to cope with the fire that arose at the N1252 school in the north of Moscow. According to the fire service of the capital, there are no injured, since all students and teachers were evacuated. “The fire of the fire was in one of the classes on the fifth floor. At that time, there were no lessons there, but due to strong smoke, it was decided to evacuate everyone,” the representative of the fire service told ITAR-TASS.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced that he would not make love until April 9, when elections to the Italian parliament will take place. The 69-year-old head of government made this statement at the meeting of his party, which took place on Sardinia on January 28. During this meeting, the Christian preacher Massimiliano Started blessed Berlusconi for his opposition to the legalization of same -sex marriage and defending traditional family values.

Less than a week has passed since the announcement of the results of the elections in the Palestinian autonomy, but the Gaza women have already begun to feel changes in society after the victory of Hamas. A resident of Gaza Neila Ayesh, in an interview with a British Independent correspondent, spoke about her fears about possible restrictions on freedoms under a new religious regime. “Now even the children tell you:“ Your head is not yet covered, but soon it will be different.

In the Malaysian capital in the presence of one hundred thousand spectators and representatives of the Guinness Book of Records, the grand opening of the largest statue in the world depicting the deity took place. The height covered with gold paint of sculpture, personifying the Hindu god Murugan, is 42.7 meters, RIA Novosti reports.

The number of victims of the tragedy in the Polish city of Katowice reached 67 people. According to updated data, on Monday, a 30-year-old man died in a hospital near Katowice. This was announced to reporters by the spokesman for the governor (governor) of the Schlensky Voivodeship Kshyshtof Meyer. The man entered the hospital in critical condition. Two operations were done to the victim. However, the injuries were very serious.

Georgian state minister for conflicts, Georgy Haindrava, claims that explosions of gas pipelines and power lines leading from Russia to Georgia were a deliberate sabotage.

All 52 UEFA members expressed support for the European football union and FIFA, saying that they were ready to defend the rules according to which clubs are obliged to let the players go to national teams, UEFA.com reports. The presidents and general secretaries of UEFA associations met in Nyon, where they discussed two court cases related to Charlerua and Lyon clubs, and adopted a resolution following the results of the discussion.

The British soldier died on Monday in southern Iraq as a result of shelling by militants. According to the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom, the deceased served in the seventh armored brigade as part of the first Highlanders battalion (Scottish highlanders) and carried out patrolling functions.