The first Eurovision dance competition in history was held in London. He was won by a couple from Finland: Katya Kukkul and Yussi Vaananen scored 132 points. The second according to the results of the vote became Ukrainians Julia Okropiridze and Ilya Sidorenko (121 points). In third place was a couple from Ireland Nikola Burn and Mick Donegan (95 points). Russians Maria Sittel and Vladislav Borodinov took only seventh place.

TNK-BP estimates the value of part of the Rusia Petroleum assets and the East Siberian gas company that will be sold to Gazprom at $ 764 million, ITAR-TASS reports with reference to the TNK-Ben. The company's management expects to help out this amount from the planned transaction with Gazprom. The capital expenses associated with the implementation of the Kovyktinsky project, as of June 30, reached $ 545 million.

Australian Prime Minister John Howard asked the population with a request to not take part in the actions of anti-globalists during the APEC summit in the Sydney. The unusualness of this speech lies in the fact that the head of the Green Continent government turned to the Australians through a video posted on the YouTube portal, Interfax notes.

The Federal Property Management Agency filed a lawsuit against the organizer of the MAKS-2007 air show OJSC Aviationson with a demand to demolish all the constructed objects in Zhukovsky, on the territory of the Gromov Leah. Including all eight exhibition pavilions. Official reason - violation in the registration of property rights. However, experts believe that the Federal Property Management Agency acts in the interests of Rosoboronexport, which will now be the organizer of Max.

Russia is not traded when a real threat of its national security is created. The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said this on Monday, speaking at an annual lecture in MGIMO in front of students and faculty. In particular, he noted, this applies to the situation around the placement of elements about the United States in Europe and Kosovo.

In Spain, on Monday, as a result of a traffic accident, a young tourist from Russia died, National Radio Spain (NRI) reported. This information was confirmed by RIA Novosti representative of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Barcelona. According to him, a young woman who came to rest in Catalonia (northeast of Spain) from St. Petersburg was called Elena Loseva. It was established that she was pregnant.

Two Europeans and four Russian citizens will participate in a terrestrial experiment to model the flight to Mars, a representative of the Russian Institute of Biological Problems (IMBP) told RIA Novosti . At the moment, an intensively set in the crew of a 520-bothering experiment is intensively. “Among the applicants who underwent a medical examination are women,” the institute employee said.

Scientists have proven that the first kiss is not only an exciting moment for a romantic pair, but also serves as an indicator of further development or, conversely, the termination of relations, writes The Times . If for a man a kiss can be “just a kiss”, then for a woman he is a determining criterion for compatibility or incompatibility with a partner.

Bangladesh authorities arrested the former prime minister of the country Begum Khaled Ziya on Monday, RIA Novosti reports with reference to representatives of the country's security and eyewitnesses. Khaleda Zia was arrested in her house in the capital Bangladesh Dacca, after which she should appear before the court on charges of corruption and abuse of power.

The Moscow District Military Court recognized the arrest of the Lt. Col. Pavel Ryaguzov, who was suspected of abduction of a person, as well as in the case of the murder of the Novaya Gazeta observer, Anna Politkovskaya, but did not let Ryaguzov out of custody. The court recognized the decision of the Moscow garrison military court to arrest Ryaguzov in the case of abduction of a person and abuse of authority.

The French company Citroen plans to present a new conceptual hybrid hatchback called C-Cactus to Motorshow in September. The prototype is designed to demonstrate new technologies for the production of machines, which will significantly reduce the cost of release and make the car more accessible. C-Cactus is made using a minimum of parts, for example, its interior is collected from only 200 parts, while on ordinary machines they are used twice as much.

The acceptance of work for the Putin Epochees of Putin has been completed: 469 works were received, a short list of finalists will be formed in the coming days, and winners will be announced on September 14. According to the Brani.ru website, the jury will announce the finalists of the posters on the competition on September 4. The final results will be summed up on September 14.

The Church of England has released a special selection of prayers, which, according to the plan of the compilers, will be able to help returning from vacation painlessly to adapt to the working environment. For example, one of the prayers is intended for the metro passenger, in the morning hour, the peak of a sessile place in the car, which, in addition, was stuck in the tunnel.

Egypt police are looking for an attractive young woman who uses its beauty for car thefts. The last victim of the beauty was a 23-year-old driver who agreed to bring a seductive girl voting on the road. The passenger sat on the front seat, and they set off. For a while, the driver and passenger rode, talking sweetly, but at some point the girl said that it smells very much in the cabin. The gullible man stopped and went out to find the cause of the unpleasant odor, leaving the engine on.

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II congratulated the representative of the Holy See in Russia by Archbishop Antonio Mennini on the 60th anniversary, highly appreciating his contribution to the development of the Orthodox Catholic dialogue.