The press service of Aeroflot informed Polit.ru that the airline has huge losses due to the ongoing hunger strike of the air traffic controllers . The Aeroflot flight control center (TsUP) received a notice of restriction from 14:00 of the air traffic in the zone of Novosibirsk and Omsk. Now the Tsup is laid by roundabout routes. On average, this increases the duration of each flight by an hour, which creates inconvenience for passengers.

As expected, the emissar Ichkeria Ahmed Zakayev flew to the UK from Denmark at Denmark at the invitation of the actress and human rights activist Vanessa Redgrave, who acted as a guarantor before the country's authorities. In London, we recall, the Klal family lives now. Representatives of the English intelligence services arrested him immediately at the arrival, after which he was released on bail and a non -departure subscription.

The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office turned to the Russian side with a request to help raise the fragment of the Tu-154 aircraft from the bottom of the Black Sea, which was accidentally shot down by the Ukrainian missile. According to Ukrainian Prosecutor General Svyatoslav Piskun, this is necessary for Ukrainian experts to make final conclusions about the causes of the death of the aircraft.

Another explosion occurred at the McDonald's restaurant. This time in a bomb. 21 people were injured, of which three are in serious condition. The explosion thundered in the station building on the day when enhanced security measures are being taken throughout India in connection with the decade from the day of destruction by the Hindu extremists of the 16th century mosque in Ayodkhier. Prior to this, explosions at McDonald's occurred in Moscow and Indonesia.

Today, the Duma should enter the first bill from the package of federal reform prepared by the presidential administration.

Today's trading on the ETS once again recorded the stability of the dollar - the weighted average exchange rate of the American currency according to the results of the morning session grew by only 0.22 kopecks and amounted to 31 rubles 86 kopecks smoothly.

The price of the January futures contracts for oil of WTI brand on the New York commodity exchange on Thursday increased by 2.2% (by $ 0.58) compared to the final value of previous bidding and reached $ 27.29 per barrel, Bloomberg reports. And in the morning on Friday in the electronic exchange system, the quotation continued to grow and reached $ 27.48 per barrel. Then the price of futures for January slightly decreased - to $ 27.38 per barrel.

Alexander Arefiev worked on the theme of the number On an onslaught of psychoactive substances Starting to smoke from 10 years old More than 80% of fifteen -year -old Russians consume beer Almost half of the youth is familiar with = drugs What, where, how much Is there treatment and prevention?

Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin announced the need to change the outdated budget legislation of the country, since there are contradictions between the Budget Code and other laws. According to Kudrin, they do not allow to draw more clear conclusions in a number of directions. The opinion of the head of the Ministry of Finance is shared by the chairman of the Accounts Chamber Sergei Stepashin, who also noted the need to improve legislation in the budget sphere.

Ahmad-Khadzhi Kadyrov, head of the administration of the Chechen Republic, announced today in his family village by Centara, which will nominate his candidacy for the post of president of Chechnya. Kadyrov believes that the elections should take place no later than November 2003, ITAR-TASS reports.

After the 19-year war of the Sri Lanka government with separatists from the Tigers of the Liberation of Tamil Ilama, the parties met in Oslo and after four-day negotiations came to an agreement on the country's management model, Associated Press reports. The Minister of Constitutional Reforms of Sri Lanka Gamini Pyiris, who headed the government delegation in the negotiations, said that in any case, an agreement was reached on the termination of the war.

At night, Israeli tanks and armored personnel carriers, with the support of helicopters, entered the Palestinian El-Bureida refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, after which a shootout between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants began, MIGNEWS.com reports. The leaders of the Palestinian militants, hiding in the mosque, turned to the population of the camp with a call to go outside and resisted the population of the camp.

Vladimir Putin decided to congratulate Russian tennis players, for the first time during the entire existence of the Davis Cup, who won him. “This is a great achievement that speaks of your talent and skill, the skill of coaches,” Putin said. The President believes that the victory will become a "good brick in the foundation of the healing of the nation." Putin said that he was following the match, and noted that during the fight with the French, many fans did not believe in victory.

Today in the Nozha-Yurt district of Chechnya, Russian troops were stripped in the village of Azamat-Yurt, reports Radio Liberty. Local residents said that during searches of houses the military allowed numerous offenses. Eight men-Chechens were arrested, their whereabouts are unknown. It should be noted that today is the second day of the Muslim holiday of Uraza -Bayram.

Russian human rights activists will hold an action in Moscow against the war in Chechnya, reports Echo of Moscow. "Our goal is to demand peace negotiations, protect refugees' rights, protest against the use of war to restrict constitutional rights," said Yuri Samodurov, head of the Andrei Sakharov Public Center. The action is scheduled for December 12, Constitution Day.