The ex-champion of the world in chess, the leader of the "United Civil Front" Harry Kasparov is not going to return to sports. He said this in an online interview on the Internet. “I made the final decision to change the genus of activities,” ITAR -TASS quotes Kasparova. “I continue to work on the chess books of the“ My great predecessors ”series, now in the process of passing the sixth volume. As long as it will be written for several years.

The Moscow City Court recognized the arrest of real estate to the executive vice president of the NK Yukos Vasily Aleksanyan, arrested on charges of embezzlement of someone else's property and laundering of funds. "The court refused to satisfy the complaints of Aleksanyan's lawyers against the decision of the Basmanny Court," Interfax told in court.

On Wednesday morning, Japanese Princess Kiko gave birth to a boy in the Tokyo hospital, who over time can become an emperor. The baby, which was born as a result of Caesarean section, became the third in line to the "chrysanthemum throne" of the ancient dynasty of the planet after the two sons of the current emperor Akihito, the eldest son, the 46 -year -old Crown Prince Naruhito and his father, Prince Akisino.

The editor of the AL-HAYAT AL-HAYATA, published in London, Mahar Otman, admitted that the information published in the newspaper about the finding of the Israeli Corporal Gida Shalit in Egypt was erroneous. In an interview with the Palestinian-Israeli radio station Kol A-Shala (Voice of the World), Otman entrusted the guilt for a mistake in gas sources, reports Newsru Israel .

Many people have noticed a strange phenomenon - they can call them a person whom they just thought about. A scientist from the UK claims that this phenomenon really exists, and presented evidence that he called telephone telepathy. Rupert Sheldrack, whose study is financed by the Trinity College Cambridge College, conducted experiments that have proved the effect of this phenomenon regarding phone calls and even emails, CNN reports.

The Mexican, weighing 550 kilograms and considered the thickest person in the world, will be operated on Italy, told ANSA to the Italian agency on Tuesday one of the surgeons. For surgery, 40-year-old Manuel Urist Garza will go to the city of Moden in Central Italy. "In the coming days, we will meet in order to develop hospitalization details and prepare operating and relevant surgical tools," said Professor Dzhancarlo Debernardinis on Tuesday. “This is actually our main problem,” he added.

The US census bureau calculated that 37 million people or 12% of the American population live in poverty. True, the Americans consider poor citizens with a salary of less than 20 thousand dollars. It is a higher one of the average annual salary in Russia - 3624 dollars. The fact that the average salary in Russia is almost 10 times lower than in the United States, you will not surprise anyone.

The little Japanese prince who was born in Tokyo, who has every chance to sit on the "chrysanthemum throne" over time, received the first gift from his grandfather. Following the ancient tradition, Emperor Akihito sent AIIK to the metropolitan hospital, where the marriage of the monarch Princess Kiko and her newborn son, the messenger, are located. He delivered a sword to the hospital, which is designed to protect the baby from ailments and other misfortunes.

According to the head of the Ministry of Economic Development of Hermann Gref, following the crisis of energy supply , which is prophesied by Chubais, a gas shortage may occur in Russia in 2008. According to the minister, this is due to the underdevelopment of the free and transparent market for gas production and transportation. In turn, the underdevelopment of energy infrastructure slows down economic growth, Interfax reports. “Two years later, a gas supply crisis is possible,” Gref said.

According to statistics, in Iran 70% of young people declare themselves unbelievers, only 2% of young people visit the mosque on Friday. Meanwhile, President Mahmoud Akhmadinjad called for universities from unbelievers and liberals. "It is time to separate the policy from universities.

Petersburg has the right to apply for the Winter Olympics, Oleg Nilov, president of the city figure skating Federation, told reporters. He said that the Figure Skating Federation he headed with the initiative to hold the Winter Olympic Games in the northern capital.

More than 2.5 thousand participants from 56 countries represent their products at the XIX Moscow International Book Exhibition-Fair , which opened on Wednesday. This largest review will be held until September 11 in the territory of the All -Russian Exhibition Center. The exposition is located in three pavilions with a total area of ​​30 thousand square meters. The exhibition will present 150 thousand names of books.

The metro operating time according to the schedule of “PIK Hour” will be increased from October 3 with the transition to the winter mode, the “Interfax” press service reported on Wednesday. It was noted there that already, in connection with the end of the vacation period and the beginning of the school year, passenger traffic has increased significantly in the subway.

The Turkish parliament today decided to send the military contingent to the United States temporary forces in Lebanon. According to the Anatolian agency, 340 parliamentarians spoke out "for", 192 - "against", one abstained. The Foreign Minister of Turkey Abdullah Gul, speaking in parliament, noted the importance of sending troops to Lebanon and participation in the UN peacekeeping mission in this country. "Türkiye, like Lebanon, is the state of the Eastern Mediterranean region.

The application of the Nepali boy to recognize his smallest person in the world is rejected by the editors of the Guinness Book of Records due to the too young age of the applicant. Fourteen -year -old Khadenra Thara Magar , whose height is only 50.8 centimeters, and weight - 4.5 kilograms, should wait 4 years before he can be considered a candidate for the title of the smallest person on the planet, reports Reuters.