South Korean football fans will go to the World Cup in Germany in the Trans -Siberian Railway. For this, the Far Eastern branch of the company Russian railways "(DVD) will provide them with a special train that will leave from Vladivostok on June 2. The composition of 18 wagons, including two restaurant wagons and two bars wagons, will transport 330 football fans to Germany, ITAR-TASS was told in the press center of the DM.

“In the 2003 Epistle, I set the task of transition to the full convertibility of the ruble. Certain plans were outlined, and, I must say, they are being implemented. Today I propose to speed up the abolition of the remaining restrictions and complete this work until July 1 of this year,” President Vladimir Putin said in the annual message to the Russian Federal Assembly .

The guitarist of the legendary group Rolling Stones Kate Richards was discharged from the hospital of the New Zealand city of Auckland, where he had an operation a few days ago, reports Sky News .

In Lipetsk, a 25-year-old man who stole a trolleybus was detained. As Interfax was reported on Thursday in the press service of the regional Internal Affairs Directorate, a few days ago a previously convicted citizen penetrated the territory of the Gorelektrothensport municipal enterprise. Taking advantage of the driver’s height, the detainee sat down in the trolleybus cabin, drove out of the gate, drove a considerable distance without stopping, after which he threw the car and disappeared.

President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko invited the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and US President George Bush to take part in the international forum dedicated to the memory of Babier Yar victims in Kiev, the press service of the Ukrainian president reports. The forum will take place in September in Kyiv as part of events dedicated to the 65th anniversary of tragic events.

The 1918 letter recently discovered by the historian of Yale University may confirm the data that the secret elite society of the Skull and Bones University stole the skull of the leader of the resistance of the Apaci Heronimo Indians.

From Wednesday, May 10, the implementation of Georgian mineral water "Raste" in the Russian market is suspended. The corresponding order was issued by Rospotrebnadzor. On May 7, the action of the certificate of state registration on the mineral water "Borjomi" was suspended.

The complex of ruins in the town of Tele-El Hammam in Jordan may supposedly turn out to be the location of the Old Testament city of Sodom, which, according to the Book of Genesis, was destroyed by God for the sins of its inhabitants. After the seven-year period of archaeological excavations, a group of scientists from the University of New Mexico came to this conclusion, Interfax reports.

The day before, speaking in the Kremlin with a message to the Federal Assembly, addressing the deputies, the government and the military, Russian President Vladimir Putin recalled that the geopolitical situation in the world continues to change, which puts new threats to the country: "The military and foreign policy doctrines of Russia should also answer the most pressing issues ...".

The day before, Russian pop stars arrived from Moscow to Israel, which will take part in today's concert "From Russia with Love". Among them are the groups "Reflex", "Brothers Grim", "Balagan Limited", singer Valery Leontyev and others. Representatives of the Media-Most company, RTVI channel and Maariv newspapers were met at the musicians' airport.

The former head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Latvia Ericks Yekabsons Lal to the press, stating that entrepreneur Boris Berezovsky does not pose a threat to the republic, and therefore can calmly visit Riga. This is stated in the decision of the Senate Court published on Thursday. It gives a justification why in April the court refused to satisfy Berezovsky’s complaint, which insisted in excluding him from the “Black List” and resolving entry into the Baltic Republic, ITAR-TASS reports.

In Moscow, the murder of a schoolboy, committed at the end of last month in the south of the capital, was revealed. This was reported by REGNUM in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Recall that the body of a 16-year-old young man was discovered on April 27 at the entrance of House 14 on the Serpukhov Val Street. The schoolboy was killed by several knife blows.

A new tonic product will soon appear on sale in Japan. Along with coffee, tea and other invigorating drinks, customers will be offered oxygen banks. On Thursday, the Japanese branch of the network of round-the-clock mini-markets Seven Eleven announced on Thursday. Ban oxygen is designed to relieve fatigue and stress. It is contained in containers of 3.2 liters of 600 yen ($ 5) per bank. Each such container is equipped with a plastic mask for gas inhaling.

President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko by his decree awarded the director of the State Academic Mariinsky Theater Valery Gergiev as the highest award of the state - the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise degree. According to the presidential press service, Gergiev was awarded this award "for a significant personal contribution to the development of cultural ties between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, high professionalism and many years of fruitful creative activity," ITAR-TASS reports.

Representatives of the Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson faced a serious problem: the star refused to act with L'Oreal cosmetic company naked for the new advertising campaign. One of the sources close to Johansson confirmed the Daily Mail newspaper that Scarlett had problems in connection with the last advertising of the body lotion. According to Newsru Israel , the perseverance of Scarlett can lead to a break in a contract worth $ 5 million.