Excursion to the poorest areas of Mumbai Millionaires from slums. Despite the global crisis, India, according to the World Bank, last year entered the five economic leaders. For the unraveling of the "Indian miracle" The New Times went ...

Famous historian and Haiti specialist Christophe Warse - The New Times Give Haiti a chance. On February 17, the first of the heads of foreign states, the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, has prepared a large -scale program for the assistance of the former colony that has not yet recovered from a destructive earthquake. But humanitarian shares are not enough, Haiti is in dire need of a new model of power and society, according to the famous French historian Christophe Warsh.

Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko received the last starting number in the free skate at the Vancouver Olympics. The Olympic champion of Turin, after the first day of the competition, takes first place with a score of 90.85 points. The free program, which will be held on February 18, will feature 24 best skaters from the short program. They are divided into four warm-ups for six participants.

The creators of the 3mbkh.com website sent a huge mittens, chocolate "Bear in the North" (the worst in the world) to the editorial office of The New Times and the presentation of their art project.

The Russian national hockey team defeated the Latvian team (8:2) at the Olympics in Vancouver. According to Rossiyskaya Gazeta, already after the first period, Vyacheslav Bykov's team had an advantage of 3 goals: Zaripov, Radulov and Ovechkin scored. The second part of the game was held in a more equal fight, and in the final period the teams staged a scoring extravaganza, 5 goals in a few minutes.

The first persons of the state in public speeches of recent weeks have persistently inspired us with the idea that all the worst in the economy is behind us. Government forecasters are rushing to back up this rhetoric with a favorable figure. The Ministry of Economic Development at the very end of last year revised its forecast for GDP growth in 2010 from 1.6% (which is included in the federal budget) to 3.1%.

The structure of the global gas market changes before our eyes Slantsy boom. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin just visited Finland, where he urged European partners to agree to laying the Nord Stream gas pipeline at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Convinced. Meanwhile, experts are in doubt about the need for new export capacities for Gazprom: Europe may not need so much blue fuel from Russia.

Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko received the last starting number in the free skate at the Vancouver Olympics. The Olympic champion of Turin, after the first day of the competition, takes first place with a score of 90.85 points. The free program, which will be held on February 18, will feature 24 best skaters from the short program. They are divided into four warm-ups for six participants.

Where the European currency holds Without faith in the euro. The course of a single European currency fell below $ 1.36 per € 1. So cheap euro has not been worth it since April last year. Investors frightened by the budget problems of the countries of southern Europe (Greece, Portugal, Spain) are in a hurry to get rid of the euro and any assets, nominated in it.

Will the European Union cope with the collapse of the Greek economy In the Greek Hall. The cradle of European civilization - Greece was in earnest. The most severe financial crisis experienced by the country threatens the stability of the euro and the future of the entire European currency union. The Greek government is desperately looking for a way out. The New Times, meanwhile, looked along the streets of Athens - what do the descendants of Euripides and Aristotle think about the situation?