Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova has left the Brisben tennis tournament, which will be held in early January in Australia. Maria has not yet completely restored after the injury after surgery on the left -wing ankle. Recall that the athlete exacerbated damage during the final world championship , which took place in Tokyo in October 2011. “I am very sorry that I can’t play at the Brisben competitions, since I heard only positive reviews about this tournament.

Two ships, which are going to the aid of a distress off the coast of Antarctica by the Russian ship Sparta, will reach the scene of the accident on December 25. This was reported today in the center for coordination of rescue operations of New Zealand. The South Korean icebreaker Araon, as well as the Russian vessel, Chiyo Maara 3, are sent to Sparta. From the very beginning, it was not far from Sparta, but practically without ice protection, it was forced to move extremely carefully.

On the eve of Western Christmas, the joint command of the aerospace defense of the North American continent (Norad), by tradition, begins to track the movement of Santa Claus along the planet. Anyone who wants to know the location of the Western colleague of Santa Claus can visit a special website www.noradsanta.org . The position of Santa Claus on the website of the website will be adjusted every five minutes. On the site you can also watch videos about its movements.

The law enforcement agencies strengthened the protection of Academician Sakharov Avenue in Moscow on the eve of the authorized opposition rally. According to Interfax , on the part of the Turgenevskaya metro station, buses and cars with the inscription "Police", as well as domestic troops, are located along Academician Sakharov Avenue. On the sidewalk, police officers and OMON employees are on duty. The entrance from the side of the Garden Ring on Sakharov Avenue is completely blocked.

The English football club Chelsea rejected the proposal of players to wear T -shirts in support of the team captain John Terry, accused of racist statements. In February, the central defender of the "blue" will appear to the court on charges of insulting a racist nature in relation to the player of the London "Kuins Park Rangers" Anton Ferdinand during the match of the championship of England on October 23, ending with the defeat of Chelsea (0: 1). Terry himself refuses to admit his guilt .

A billionaire and presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov gave an interview with Ekhu Moscow from Sakharov Avenue, where the next rally "For Honest Elections" takes place. He stated that the Square "Very fun", and the interview really came out fervently. In particular, Prokhorov said that "the information error passed.

The Khabarovsk court decided to detain a taxi driver who is suspected of raping the client, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Khabarovsk Territory. According to investigators, on the night of December 16, a 25-year-old girl stopped a taxi in the southern district of Khabarovsk and asked her to take her to the city center.

Six sailors who survived after the disaster with the Kola platform returned to Murmansk with Sakhalin on Sakhalin, the press service of the regional Ministry of Emergencies told Interfax . "32 out of 67 members of the crew of the Kola drill platform Murmanchan. The six of them managed to survive. 12 more residents of the Arctic are among the identified dead. The Sudoter company has not yet decided with the date of delivery of their bodies to relatives," the Ministry of Emergencies said.

Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika wants additional powers for the Prosecutor General in terms of control over the investigation in corruption. He said that a lot of things are returning to the investigation due to the poor quality of the investigation. The piquancy of the situation gives the fact that in the past year most of the high -profile affairs were associated precisely with the negligent prosecutors who "roofed" the casino near Moscow. They are beating, the Kommersant indicates.

In Barnaul (Altai Territory) on Saturday morning, two protests were held against the results of past elections to the State Duma. One of them ended in detention. On the square of veterans, the protest rally held the LDPR. According to the organizers of the rally, about 100 people took part in it. This event was agreed with the city authorities. Detentions are not recorded. On the Square of Councils, participants in another protest rally gathered in front of the region’s administration.

The organizers of the rally on the Moscow Academician Sakharov Avenue prepared a draft resolution demanding new parliamentary elections and the resignation of the Chairman of the CEC Vladimir Churov. The draft rally resolution, which was at the disposal of journalists, says that the authorities did not comply with the requirements of the rally on Bolotnaya Square on December 10.

The company "Monaco Sport Invest", related to the Russian businessman Dmitry Rybolovlev, has reached an agreement on the acquisition of a control package of Monaco shares, the press service of the French club reports. According to the terms of the agreement, MSI is transferred to the control of MSI 66.67% of Monaco shares, which acts in the second division of the French championship.

A fire in the east of Moscow, where warehouse premises are burning, extinguished, said Yevgeny Bobylev, the head of the press service of the HUMChS in the capital, said RIA Novosti . Two one-story warehouses with food products at the address 2 of the Irtyshsky passage were burning, 1. The fire area reached 2000 square meters. m. The fire was localized at 07:30, then the second complexity number was canceled. Fire is extinguished at 9:03 pm Moscow time.

Russian Alexander Povetkin will defend the world champion according to the World Boxing Association (WBA) version in the heavyweight category against the winner of the title of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) in weight up to 90.71 kg Marko Hook from Germany. As the organizers announced - the leadership of the German promotional company Zauerland Ivents on their website, both boxers signed a contract for a battle, which will be held on February 25 in German Stuttgart.

The authorities of Cuba announced the amnesty of almost three thousand prisoners "for humanitarian reasons." President of the country Raul Castro said that one of the reasons for this decision was the scheduled visit to Cuba of the Pope Benedict XVI scheduled for the spring of next year, Radio Liberty reports. “This decision will be implemented in the coming days,” Castro emphasized.