The National Prize of the Guild of Kinovedes and Film Critics of Russia in the main nomination "Best Film of the Year" is awarded to the picture of Alexander Sokurov "Sun". Sokurov also received another prestigious award in the nomination "Best Director's Work". The solemn ceremony of presenting awards of critics called "White Elephant" took place the day before at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko musical theater. The film "Sun" takes place in August-September 1945.

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denied reports of the American media that Moscow allegedly offered Tehran to conduct research in the field of enrichment of Uranus in Iranian territory. “All the discussions about a certain secret offer of Russia were dummies,” said the Russian minister on Friday to journalists in Algeria, where he arrived after a visit to the United States.

Experts commenting on the on the eve of the sharp statements of Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov do not believe in the reality of his threats to dismiss the Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin, who was responsible for the growth of prices. "Fradkov in the threats is inconsistent. He himself insisted that he had to spend money on national projects, and those whom he criticized warned that this would promote inflation," the Vice -President of the RSPP Igor Yurgens told Kommersant .

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived with the first official visit to the Algerian People’s Democratic Republic (Andr) in history. The Algerian President Abdelaziz Butflik personally came to meet Putin at the capital's international airport named after Huari Bumeden, decorated with state flags of the two countries. In honor of the guest, an honorary guard of the three branches of troops is built.

In Dagestan on Saturday, vaccination of poultry from "bird flu" will begin. On Friday to Dagestan, a million 700 thousand doses of Vaccine from Bird influenza will be delivered to Dagestan from Moscow, said Zayidin Dzhambulatov, head of the Government Veterinary Committee of the Government of Dagestan. "The vaccination will begin on Saturday. The vaccine that we will receive will be enough for the next one and a half months," said Dzhambulatov.

The striker of the England national football team and the Manchester United club Wayne Runi signed a contract for at least 5 million pounds ($ 8.71 million), Reuters reports with reference to the British media. According to the Air Force, the largest contract in the history of sports book publishing is designed for 12 years. According to the deal, the 20-year-old football player agreed to write at least five books. The first book of Rooney should go on sale at the end of July.

On Friday in Paris, a draw of the Champions Football League took place. According to its results, the compositions of the couples of teams that have to be played in the quarter -finals of the most prestigious club tournament in Europe were determined. Arsenal (England) "Juventus" (Italy) "Lyon" (France) "Milan" (Italy) "Benfica" (Portugal) "Barcelona" (Spain) “Vililareal” (Spain) will play with the winner of the Inter pair (Italy) - “Ajax” (Holland), which will reveal the strongest on San Siro.

The Chikungunya fever virus struck on the French island of Reyunon in the Indian Ocean more than 200 thousand people, 125 of whom died. This was announced on Friday by the police prefect of the island. According to medical experts, there is currently a peak of an epidemic, which in the near future should gradually decline. In this regard, the prefect emphasized the importance of continuing the struggle with the help of chemicals with the main varieties of the virus - mosquitoes.

In two prefectures of Japan, a group of six and three people committed collective suicide. According to the main police department, on Friday the passers -by small city in the prefecture in the prefecture in the center of the main island of Honsu drew attention to the minibus standing near the side of the road, whose glasses were sealed from the inside with an opaque film, and the doors were closed.

The Western management of Yukos is trying to restore the company's leaders of the Moscow office of the company . Yukos President Stephen Tidi called the Board of Directors of Yukos-RM (the sales unit of Yukos, which brings the company's main income) to resign his president Anatoly Nazarov, Vedomosti reports. A meeting of the subject of directors should take place in Kyiv on March 13.

A shipwreck occurred off the coast of Egypt, as a result of which at least 1 Russian died. Another 4 people were injured and delivered to the hospital. The body of one sailor has not yet been found. The shipwreck under the Maltese flag occurred 100 km from the Egyptian city of Port Said, the Russian Embassy in Egypt said. The crew of 16 people mainly had citizens of Ukraine and Russia. Of the 9 Port -Said - 4 Russians saved and delivered to the hospital, RIA Novosti notes.

In the UK, a young man who fed in the Rabbit Zoo to alligators can go to prison. Damien French, who is now 20 years old, threw a large white rabbit into a pond with alligators in the zoo of the city of Kolvin Bay in North Wells. He laughed hysterically when a large male-aligator nicknamed Albert, killed a rabbit, whom French dragged from the neighboring Zoo section, where animals could be touched.

In the capital on Mosfilmovskaya Street, a 4-year-old child was stolen on Friday. According to RIA Novosti in the Department of Internal Affairs of the Western District of the capital, the abduction occurred in front of the mother - the child was taken from the stroller during a walk near house number 1 along Mosfilmovskaya Street. According to Moscow law enforcement agencies, the kidnappers hid in the green car of Volkswagen.

The State Duma on Friday in the third reading approved the composition and cost of the consumer basket of the Russian until 2011. The cost of the consumer basket compared to 1999 increased by an average of 84 rubles per person (in comparable prices) and amounted to 2653 rubles per month. The law was prepared in connection with the expiration of the previously adopted consumer basket.

The celebration of the national holiday of Ireland - St. Patrick Day - will be held in the Russian capital on March 19, a source in the city administration said. According to the interlocutor of the agency, the capital's committee on culture was instructed to assist in organizing and conducting a holiday to the Embassy of Ireland in the Russian Federation. In addition, on the day of the patron and symbol of the Irish nation in the capital, a parade will traditionally be held.