The weighted medium of the US dollar to the Russian ruble with the term of “Tomorrow” accounts at the auction of the Unified Trade Session of the Interbank currency exchange (ETC) as of 11:30 Moscow time, on the basis of which the process of exchange rate of the dollar occurs the next day, increased by 14.56 kopecks and amounted to 29,1944 rubles, the Finmarket reports.

The largest Russian gas company Gazprom is going to become an investor in the Dutch football club Alkmar AZ. According to Soviet Sport with reference to the Dutch edition of De Telegraaf , the champion of the country was in a difficult financial situation in connection with the bankruptcy of DSB Bank, which is the owner of the club. The new investor of AZ can be the Russian Gazprom holding. The cost of the Dutch club, together with its arena, according to the source, is about 100 million euros.

Iran is ready for the new round of negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the supply of nuclear fuel to the Islamic Republic. This, as ITAR-TASS reports, said on Monday the representative of Iran at the IAEA Ali Asgar Solca. Negotiations in Vienna, he noted, must be “technical in nature”, and the time of their holding should be determined by the leadership of the nuclear agency.

British photospheres were able to capture the new compartment of 3 series from the Bavarian BMW auto company on their video cameras. In the pictures received, the car appeared almost without camouflage, reports AutoExpress . This prototype shows what the design will be for the new serial compartment of the 3rd series, as well as the convertible of the same name. Judging by the photographs, the car became more smooth and streamlined.

The holy throne explained that the speculations in the media about the allegedly planned gradual cancellation of Celibath in the Roman Catholic Church , which arose after the dad of the Apostolic Constitution for Anglican, did not meet reality, reports Sedmitsa.ru .

The final plan for regulating the market for alcoholic beverages and the production of ethyl alcohol should be entered into the Government of the Russian Federation by November 16, 2009. According to the Finmarket, the press service of the government, such an assignment is given to the Rosalkogolregoling and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation after a meeting of the Presidium of the Cabinet of Ministers on October 29.

The first deputy chairman of the Bank of Russia, Alexei Ulyukaev, appreciated in an interview with the magazine "Result" the main trend of 2009 in the behavior of the ruble - its strengthening. Ulyukaev admitted that the Central Bank was considering plans for the simultaneous rigid devaluation of the ruble: "We are still reproaching us, they say that according to the rules it would be necessary to do just that ...

All British newspapers write about the resignation of leading government experts on drug abuse. Two members of the independent council of consultants on these issues announced their withdrawal from his composition in response to the dismissal of his chairman, professor David Natt, who disagreed with the government line to tighten drug use. NATT said that the tough position of the authorities is disproportionate to the damage, which is caused by Ecstasy, LSD and marijuana.

Russians expect that next year their real income will grow by 16%. Such data are contained in the materials of the Center for Strategic Research (TsSI) Rosgosstrakh based on the results of a survey of citizens in the 44 largest cities of Russia in the first two months of autumn, the Finmarket reports.

On Monday, the antiviral drug Ozeltamivir (the trade name "Tamifly") was delivered to Ukraine from Switzerland on Monday. Three hundred thousand doses of the drug are designed for the treatment of A/H1N1 influenza, the epidemic of which covered Ukraine. “Such an amount is enough to provide all hospitals and ambulance of Ukraine. Everyone who goes to hospitals, if necessary, will receive this drug immediately and for free,” the press service of the head of the Ukrainian state said in a statement.

In Greece, the border guards not only missed the detainee, but also “allowed” him to hide their own transport. The criminal hid on the patrol SUV. It was not possible to detain the hijacker in hot pursuit, but his search continues, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the State Radio of Greece. According to the testimony of three border guards who suffered shameful fiasco, they patrolled the national highway, which connects Athens and Thessaloniki.

The St. Petersburg threat took a decisive step in revealing the loud murder of the local vice-governor Mikhail Mansevich . The participant in the arrest of the criminal group gave confessions, writes Fontanka.ru . According to him, to eliminate the high official was ordered by the brother of the organized crime group, who was related to the former deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg , Yuri Shutov .

VTB Capital Bank assessed the situation in Russian industry in October 2009 as a "worsening" against the backdrop of one -time negative factors. The VTB calculated activity index in the industry of Russia (PMI) fell to 49.6 points from 52.0 in September in October. The value of the index above 50 points indicates an increase in activity, below - the decrease, says Reuters.

On Monday, the Simonovsky court of Moscow once again postponed the question of the possibility of the possibility of participating a deadly ill former vice president of the NK Yukos Vasily Aleksanyan in the consideration of his criminal case. Aleksanyan’s lawyer submitted documents, which states that his client almost completely lack immunity. Defenders are perplexed why the court decision is again postponed. Aleksanyan himself commented on the situation: "Graduation continues ...".

By the end of the year, Latvia will become a world outsider in terms of the level of GDP drop - 18%. One of the new countries of the European Union, whose inhabitants recently experienced enthusiasm in connection with the restoration of capitalism, turned out to be bankrupt. Latvia is clearly required to change the development model, notes the Spanish edition El Pais .