In the Novosibirsk, Kemerovo, Tomsk regions, Altai, and the Altai Territory due to the preservation of frosty weather with minimal temperatures from -25 to -42 degrees on Friday January 18 to Monday January 21, a storm warning was announced. According to the press service of the West Siberian Hydrometeorological Center on Friday, frosts complicate the activities of FEC enterprises, communal services, transport, and can affect people's health.

Irina Sirotkina’s book “Classics and Psychiatrists” was published, which explains why the medical examination recognized Pushkin as a psychopath, Leo Tolstoy - a neurostenic, and Dostoevsky - hysteria. This is a collection of fascinating sketches about Russian writers who have become favorites of psychiatric research, Vedomosti write. The book provides diagnoses that were given by Gogol, Dostoevsky and even Pushkin. Alexander Sergeyevich invariably recognized as a model of spiritual harmony.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Canada issued a textbook in which the United States and Israel are mentioned among the countries practicing torture. This document, which is officially called the "Surveillance List", will be transferred to Canadian diplomats, NEWSRU Israel reports with reference to the CTV television channel. The manual is intended for diplomats undergoing an introductory torture.

A rare film justifies expectations after watching a trailer, however, if at least half of the paintings that are planned in 2008 will be able to do this, the upcoming four seasons will become one of the most impressive in the history of cinema.

Squeezing the roof of the Krylatskoye Ice Palace occurred due to marriage in the manufacture of an element of fastening, said the first deputy head of the Department of Urban Policy, Development and Reconstruction of Moscow Alexander Kosovan at a briefing on Friday.

The visit of the new Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to Moscow, which, as expected, was supposed to take place on January 23, is canceled. This was reported to the "New Region" by a deputy from Bet, who wished not to give his name. According to the interlocutor, Tymoshenko’s visit to Moscow was supposed to take place precisely on the initiative of the Russian side.

The ancient Olympia may not have time to restore after the fire to the ceremony of lighting in the March of the Fire of the Beijing Olympiad 2008, they fear in the Olympic Committee of Greece. The Greek Knock expresses the deepest concern about how work is being restored, RIA Novosti reports.

The British department of fertilization of man and embryology has given permission to create human and animal hybrids. It has provided licenses for conducting such studies, for a period of one year, to two national scientific centers - the University of Newcasl and the London Kings College. In case of success, stem cells obtained from these embryos will become experimental material for further research in the field of their use for the treatment of diseases such as Parkinson and Alzheimer.

The British Military Information Agency Jane's disseminated information that Iran supposedly intends to purchase in Belarus two mobile anti-aircraft missile systems S-300PT (SA-10A "Grumble"). According to the agency, which refers to sources in the military circles of Belarus, negotiations on this subject are in the final stage. Even a possible contract amount is called - $ 140 million.

The situation around the regional representative offices of the British Council will be settled if London cancel his decisions to freeze the work on facilitating the visa regime with Russia and to terminate contacts with the FSB, Moscow said.

In connection with a telephone message about the threat of an explosion on Friday, the headquarters of the World Bank in Washington will be closed, RIA Novosti reports. According to local media, citing sources in law enforcement, a call with a warning about the explosion at the headquarters of the World Bank in Washington came a day ago. The caller said that the explosion will occur at noon on Friday.

About 650 thousand customers of the popular merchant company JC Penney and more than 100 other retail companies can lose the confidentiality of their personal information due to the loss of the accumulator on the magnetic tape, where these data were located. The American bank GE Money, which processes credit cards in Penny and in many other retail companies, said on Thursday that there were 150 thousand Americans on the tape, AP reports.

The cause of the Boeing-777 liner accident at the Heathrow Airport was the refusal of the electronic engine control system. This was reported by RIA "Novosti" with reference to the published preliminary results of the investigation of the incident. Recall that an abnormal situation arose the day before. About 200 meters about 200 meters, when the British AirWays plane was about three kilometers from the landing site.

Muslim religious figures supported the idea of ​​creating morality at Russian federal television channels. According to the initiators of the creation of the Public Council on morality, all interested citizens can take part in its formation. It is assumed that the council will not censor, but give assessments of the actions of the heads of television channels. "Television broadcasts many worthy programs about family and religious life or education.

A large fire occurred on Friday night at the Yakutsk 12-apartment building, as a result of which two people died and two more were injured. As reported on Friday in the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), 20 residents of the house were evacuated by rescuers. According to the Ministry of Emergencies, the fire was preceded by an explosion of great power.