The US President Leon Panett, nominated by the President of the United States, earned over 700 thousand dollars over the past year thanks to performances and consultations, including companies that are closely related to federal departments responsible for national security. This was reported on her website on the Internet Wall Street Journal.

Early on the morning of February 5, in the Kabatius area (south of Jennin), the Israeli military was destroyed by Ala ad-Din Sharif Abu Rub-the leader of the Islamic jihad militants in Samaria, Newsru Israel reports. The terrorist was blocked at night in his house, he was offered to give up. However, he showed armed resistance, and was liquidated. There were no reports of the victims from the Israeli side. After the operation was completed in the terrorist’s house, a search was carried out.

The last group of pirates at 20:30 Moscow time left the side of the Ukrainian ship Faina, redeemed by its owner, reports the online publication "Marine Bulletin - Council" . According to him, after an hour, the Americans will rise on board the ship from the US Navy ship, which was next to Faina, provide the necessary medical and technical assistance, deliver food and water.

Ex-Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, Alexander Sokolov, was appointed acting rector of the Moscow State Conservatory. It should be approved in this position during the upcoming elections that will be held at the university. This was announced in an interview with ITAR-TASS, Minister of Culture of Russia Alexander Avdeev.

Experts predict that due to inflation, they can noticeably rise in price by already expensive tickets to Russian cinemas, and a trip to the cinema for many will generally become an unacceptable luxury. According to analysts, 56% of Russians in a crisis will reduce their entertainment costs, the Air Force reports. Already now there is a lack of a regular andhade in cinemas. Earlier it was reported that in December the fees fell by 45.5% compared to the previous year.

The cloth of Monet "in the meadow", written in 1876, was a top-lot on the art of impressionism and modernism of "Auction House Christie's . However, a unique picture was sold for only 11 million pounds, while its estimated cost was 15 million pounds, RIA Novosti reports.

The governor of the Kemerovo region Aman Tuleyev decided to express solidarity with ordinary Russians. On Thursday, the head of the region decided to reduce the salary by 10% to all the employees of the regional administration, including the leadership, starting with the governor, his deputies, heads of departments, RIA Novosti reports.

The scandal continues around the request of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy II on the temporary transfer of the famous icon "Trinity" by Andrei Rublev from the State Tretyakov Gallery in the Trinity-Sergius Lavra.

Three militants were liquidated during a special operation in the village of Leninkent near Makhachkala on Thursday, a source in the Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs said. Their individuals have already been established.

The Czech Ambassador to Moscow, Miroslav Church, said that the final decision on the placement of American PRO in the Czech Republic has not yet been made. "Let me remind you that the Czech authorities are not yet in the full consent of the Czech authorities on the territory of the Czech Republic. The Czech parliament must still approve the agreements with the US government," he said in an interview with GZT.RU.

Washington plans to hold "some negotiations" with Moscow on a situation that has developed around the American military base "Manas" in Kyrgyzstan. This was stated by the representative of the State Department Robert Wood. The US Bishkek does not offer any options: soon the notes will be exchangeed, after which the Americans will have to leave Manas within 180 days. At the same time, he noted: “I don’t know if they have already been held or when they take place in the future.

Former FSB officer Pavel Ryaguzov, who was taking place in the case of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, during a meeting in the Moscow District Military Court disavowed the testimony given at the investigation stage. And the other defendant Sergei Khadzhikurbanov said that the investigators sought confessions from him about the order for this crime by entrepreneur Boris Berezovsky.

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg found Russia guilty of the disappearance of the inhabitants of Chechnya and torture of the inhabitants of Ingushetia and ordered to pay 300 thousand euros to the victims, the court of the court says. The victims turned to Russian justice, however, according to them, the local investigating authorities could not effectively investigate the circumstances of the cases, writes RIA Novosti .

One of the most problematic British banks - Royal Bank of Scotland, saved from bankruptcy by pouring 20 billion pounds of public money, plans to pay large cash prizes to its top managers, the Times writes. The alleged payments are expected to reach tens of millions of pounds, perhaps hundreds of millions - some bankers will receive a six -digit amount. UKFI - the government structure of the UK, which belongs to the share of the state in RBS, has given a blessing for limited payments.

Bidding in the MICEX foreign exchange section began on Thursday fluctuations in the dollar and euro rates near the closing levels of the previous day. At the dollar session, the “tomorrow” payments of the first minutes went in the range of 36.18-36.325 rubles per American dollar. The average course of the first five minutes was 36.27 rubles. This is 2 kopecks higher than the closing level of the previous day and 26 kopecks above the current official dollar exchange rate, Interfax reports.