The Bank of Russia retains the assessment of inflation for 2008 at the level of 10.5%, said the deputy chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Konstantin Korishchenko at a meeting of the working group of the State Duma of the Russian Federation on Thursday. "The assessment of the Central Bank - 10.5% did not disappear anywhere," he told the deputies.

The crew of the International Space Station on Wednesday during the day fixed the toilet clogging two weeks ago. This was reported by "Interfax" with reference to the press service of the Flight Management Center. "In the plumbing for a while, the ISS sinter Oleg Kononenko was retrained for some time. He had to replace the pump in the bathroom," the agency’s interlocutor said. Problems with the only toilet at the station began in the 20th of May.

President of TNK-BP Robert Dudley was called on Wednesday to the investigative part of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in the Central Federal District, the company said. "We confirm the information that Robert Dudley was called to the investigative part of the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Central Federal District. Mr.

Deputy Minister of Defense of the Air Force Michael Winn and US Air Force Commander General Michael Mozli on Thursday will be resigned at the request of the US Minister Robert Gates. In any case, a number of American media reported. In particular, according to AR , the resignation will be announced in the near future. The reason for this step may be the result of the investigation of emergency incidents that have been in the US Air Force recently.

On Thursday in Austria, a solemn event was held dedicated to the arrival of the Russian national team in Leogang. The local public represented by Leoangs, schoolchildren, honorary guests, musicians and just fans warmly welcomed players, coaches and representatives of the official delegation of Russia. Not without traditional bread-salt and exchanging souvenirs. Today, the Russian team has one training is planned. It will be open and will begin at 18:00.

The Brazilian Fluminenses and the LDA club from Ecuador made their way to the final of the Libertadores Cup, which is the South American analogue of the European Champions League. On Wednesday, at the Marakana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, the local Fluminenses with a 3: 1 account replayed a six-time champion and the current winner of the most prestigious club tournament of Latin America-the Argentinean Boka Huniors. The first meeting ended in a draw 2: 2.

ICQ not only does not distract employees from fulfilling their duties, but, on the contrary, increases labor productivity. This was proved by American scientists, RIA Novosti reports. In an article published in the Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, scientists describe the results of a survey of 912 people throughout the country at least 30 hours a week and using a computer for at least five hours during a working day.

In Kamchatka, the detainee in the case of 4-year-old Ksenia Egorova was charged with the murder and violent acts of a sexual nature . The 23-year-old detainee Alexei Rogov fully pleaded guilty of a crime and testifies. The accusations were brought to him after he testified at the scene of the crime, the police said. Also, the fingerprints of the detainee coincide with those that were left at the crime scene. The detainee is in jail, the criminal investigation continues, reports REGNUM .

Europe expects the new Russian leadership of changes, in particular in the work of the judicial system, the legitimacy of which often raises great doubts among the West. According to the German Chancellor, Angels Merkel, the judicial system in Russia should be more transparent and in this she hopes for the new President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev. As a "litmus paper", foreign politicians intend to use the case of convicted Russian businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

The Officer of the Ninth KGB Directorate Valery Velichko, now heads of the Club of Veterans of State Security, revealed the secret of the protection of the first persons of the state. All trips of senior Russian officials and the visits of foreign politicians, including Reagan, Mitteran, Bush, Castro and Arafat, took place under the sight of snipers and under the vigilant control of the "nine".

The 75-year-old former Foreign Minister Nicaragua, a Catholic priest, born in Los Angeles and known as an implacable opponent of US policy, was elected to the post of chairman of the UN General Assembly. Former Foreign Minister in the Sandinist government of Nicaragua (1989-1990) Miguel d'Ecoto Brockman will begin new duties during the next session of the General Assembly, which will open in mid-September. The term of his authority to the chairman of the 63rd General Assembly will last one year.

The cost of a minimum set of food products included in the cost of living increased, according to the Federal State Statistics Service, on average in May 2008 by 4.1%. By the end of the month, it amounted to 2155 rubles per person per month. In January-May, the grocery set rose by 19.6%.

In Canada, a homosexual is judged, who killed his lover, after which he robbed an apartment. In the Supreme Court of New Westminster, the process began over a resident of the city of Port Coviem, accused of intentional murder of a second degree, reports Xtra.ca. The suspect met his victim on the website. The defendant himself Kenneth Jensen refused to find himself guilty of the murder of George Ammon Kong, whose body was discovered in his house on January 23, 2007.

Ingushetia is preparing for the last and decisive rally: on June 6, in several cities of the republic, national protests will be held, in which representatives of 16 teips (family clans) will take part. Basic requirements: the release of political prisoners, the resignation of President Murat Zyazikov and the return to this post of Ruslan Aushev, writes on Wednesday "New Gazeta" .

The Stavropol museum workers, after the restoration of the unique skeleton of the prehistoric elephant, found in the summer of 2007 in the Novoaleksandrovsky district of the Stavropol Territory, intend to apply for it in the Guinness Book of Records as the most reliable exhibit in the world, said the Nov. G.N. Zaporeleva and G.K. Pravve Nikolay Khozhonko.