A powerful cyclone with wet snow, passing along Sakhalin, cut off the electric wires in several areas, many settlements were left without light. According to the press service of the Sakhalinnergo company, the cities of Dolinsk, Tomari, partially Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the villages of Starodubskoye, True, Mitsulevka in the south of the island, suffered. 19 repair brigades left for emergency sections of power lines, at their disposal 21 units of equipment.

In order for historical centers in Russian cities, such as Novgorod the Great or Moscow, a reasonable urban planning policy is needed, separating the historical part from those places where you can conduct construction, said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting with journalists of the North-Western Federal District. "We need a reasonable urban planning policy ...

The Austrian ski resort in the Tyrolem Miders is now known throughout the world thanks to a crazy tourist who shot extreme video on the local attraction of Sommerrodelbahn (which can be translated from the German -rich dietary monorail to long words to the long words). In general, Sommerrodelbahn is a family type attraction, even children of secondary school age are allowed for it. It is a steel pipe about 2800 meters long, winding along the slope of the mountain.

The first official poster for the directorial debut of Angelina Jolie appeared on the Internet in the edge of blood and honey (in the Land of Blood and Honey) - the long -awaited drama about the war in Bosnia in 1992-1995. The poster is posted on the Total Film website. The poster looks a little shocking - in the form of a map of the Balkan region with silhouettes of two lovers, drawn bloody spray.

Russian pilot Vladimir Sadovnichy, convicted in Tajikistan, but freed by the court of this country, upon returning to his homeland on Thursday, made a complaint against Russian diplomats. He called a somewhat belated reaction of Russian diplomatic departments to this scandalous situation, which caused the aggravation of relations between the two countries.

Promsvyazbank became the official sponsor of the Moscow Football Club of CSKA, the parties signed an agreement on Thursday in Luzhniki. According to RIA Novosti , the contract is designed for three years, until December 31, 2014, and the financial assistance provided to the club will be very significant. Promsvyazbank also becomes the general sponsor of the Children and Youth Sports School of the PFC CSKA.

In the Libyan city of Bani-Valid, military clashes occurred between supporters of the overthrown and murdered leader of the country of Muammar Gaddafi and the forces of the transition National Council (PNS), RIA Novosti reports. Meanwhile, the UN is accused of new authorities of violence against their own citizens.

In the last test session this year, 14 cars took part at once, including not only two “Chinese”, but also the Hybrid Chevrolet Volt, and the Renault Fluence ZE (a double of Opel Ampera, and the latest Chevrolet Malibu, and Mercedes-Benz. B-Class. The latter, by the way, earned one of the best ratings, demonstrating the unique abilities to protect adult front passengers - 97%, which is quite drawn to the record, reports Auto. Voy.ru.

Users of the YouTube Movies film distribution service in the USA and Canada will be able to rent full -length films of the three film studios owned by The Walt Disney Pictures, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the YouTube corporate blog .

Dmitry Medvedev’s speech about the response steps of Russia in the construction of the American missile defense system (Pro) in Europe, although it did not have the expected effect, nevertheless seriously frightened the Baltic states and ruined the unavailable to thanksgiving. The authorities of Lithuania and Latvia made statements about the plans of the Russian Federation on the placement of Iskander missile systems in the Kaliningrad region.

Of the 266 candidates for deputies of the State Duma of the sixth convocation, only a third submitted reliable data to the CEC about its property and income, the newspaper Vedomosti writes with reference to the Russian Center for Anti -Corruption Research and Initiatives of Transparency International (TI).

The weighted average US dollar exchange rate to the Russian ruble with the term of “Tomorrow” accounts at the auction of the Unified Trade Session of the MICEX as of 11:30 Moscow time, on the basis of which there is a process of exchange rate of the dollar the next day, increased by 22.32 kopecks and amounted to 31.4365 rubles. The dollar updated the maximum at MICEX, the Finmarket reports.

Representatives of clubs and players of the National Basketball Association resumed negotiations on the end of the local, lasting since the beginning of November due to the lack of an agreement on a new collective labor contract. This information was confirmed by New York Times, two sources familiar with the negotiations between the parties. According to them, negotiations began on Tuesday and continued on Wednesday.

In the city of Slyudyanka, the Irkutsk region, the police conducted a special operation to detain a criminal who fired a patrol car and police from the balcony of the house. The attacker was a drunken young father, barricaded in his own apartment. As it turned out, the attacker previously held a high post in the prosecutor's office, and his roommate is now working in the supervisory department.

Apple and Sharp companies can present a joint television system in the first half of 2012. About this, as Interfax reports with reference to Bloomberg, said the analyst at Jefferies & Co. Peter Misek.