The discussion of the ban on hunting for foxes took five and a half hours V more in the English parliament than the last debate about the falsification of the notorious Iraqi Dossier. As a result, the minister for rural issues told the deputies that there would be no compromise option, and the deputies were offered to vote for a complete ban on traditional English aristocratic leisure. That they have 362 votes against 154 and did, reports BBC.

The Prosecutor General’s Office charged the co -chair of Liberal Russia to Mikhail Kodanev and his assistant Alexander Vinnik arrested last week, RBC reports. They are accused under Article 105 (part 2) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Murder committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons from selfish motives"). According to lawyer Kodanev, Yuri Khavronin, his client does not plead guilty. Taking advantage of his constitutional Kodan, refused to testify.

Deputies of the European Parliament adopted two laws permitting genetically modified food products, reports AR. Thus, the United States and personally George Bush achieved its own: it was they who demanded the abolition of the ban, motivating this V at least “in the export version” - by the fact that African farmers will receive a new large market. By the end of the year, laws should be approved by the governments of European countries.

The Ministry of Justice is not against the combination of the posts of the chairman of the party and the Minister of the Interior Boris Gryzlov. Today it answered, albeit unofficially, to yesterday's request from a number of deputies, RBC reports. On the eve of the famous fighter with privileges, Viktor Ilyukhin sent a letter to the Ministry of Justice in the name of the head of the department Yuri Chaika, signed, in addition to himself, Igor Rodionov, Sergey Glazyev and George Tikhonov.

Today, a protest organized by the Greenpeace was held before the Embassy of Spain in Russia. Activists protested against Madrid's detention of an organization vessel entitled “Rainbow Warrior”, which on June 13 blocked a ship with a cargo of wood from the tropical forests of Cameroon on June 13. The activity of the TTS campaign, which belonged to wood, was not the first to conflict with the forest legislation of Cameroon.

The dollar rate decreased by 5 kopecks, to 30 rubles 28 kopecks - the next minimum of the current, and the past, 2002. Recall that the very first auction of 2002 brought the dollar at a mark of 30 rubles 58 kopecks (at the end of 2001 the dollar cost 30 rubles 14 kopecks). Thus, the dollar continues to update one and a half-year minimums, and among the professional participants, confidence is still dominated by the further decrease in the dollar.

Alexander Lukashenko’s refusal to sign a decree on the introduction of a non -cash Russian ruble in Belarus is discussed by many today's publications. Kommersant draws attention to the statements of Lukashenko himself, who fears that he will not be able to lead economic reforms when the ruble becomes the Belarusian currency. From privatization, according to him, will be benefited primarily by those who have more rubles, that is, “Russian oligarchs”.

Airproofers do not have the right to go far, so they have to express dissatisfaction with other ways, such as hunger strikes. The Vologda air traffic controllers were deprived: in Russia, the salary of air traffic management services from June 1 was raised by 10%, and Vologda V only 1.7%, and they declared a “preventive hunger strike”, ITAR-TASS reports. So far, 20 dispatchers from 32 dispatchers take part in the protest shares.

The price of August WTI oil futures on the New York commodity exchange on Tuesday rose to $ 30.40 per barrel, which is 0.21 dollars above yesterday, Bloomberg reports. Meanwhile, in the morning on Wednesday, the quotation decreased by 0.01 dollars, to $ 30.39 per barrel. Oil is getting more expensive because it is expected to reduce its supplies from Nigeria, where the oil industry workers announced the beginning of the strike.

The dissatisfaction of the seaside drivers with an increase in duties on foreign cars and compulsory car insurance has moved to an active stage: today about a thousand drivers from the find were blocked by the track to Vladivostok and the port of Vostochny, ITAR-TASS reports. According to the city Internal Affairs Directorate, the rally was allowed, but it should have been held on July 7. Why drivers went to the rally today, do not know in the Internal Affairs Directorate.

US President George Bush is not scared by almost daily attacks on American soldiers in Iraq: today he stated that the American army would not leave Iraq no matter what, BBC reports. In his opinion, “looting and scattered outbreaks of violence remain in some regions a serious problem,” but “there will be no more return to tyranny in Iraq”.

Vice-President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), member of parliament and head of the parliamentary delegation of Azerbaijan to PACE Ilham Heydar-ogly Aliyev has been nominated as a candidate for the presidency of Azerbaijan. To the expected 17 candidates for the highest post in the country, an 18th is thus added.

The State Commission found that the explosion at the Ziminka mine, which led to the death of 12 people, occurred due to numerous violations of mining rules, RIA Novosti reports. In particular, there were more people in the mine than the rules allowed, due to disconnects of electricity, ventilation did not work, and explosives were used to accelerate the work.

Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov signed a decree that the passports of foreigners sent from Russia will be placed on the ban on entry into the Russian Federation, RBC reports. This innovation will be covered by all citizens of other states (or not citizens) who violated the rules of stay in Russia, the border regime, as well as those who were deported for violation of the visa regime. The marks can put the internal affairs bodies and the border service.

Since yesterday, most of the working citizens of Russia (women up to 45 years old, men up to 50) began to receive notifications from the pension fund about the status of their pension savings accounts. This event could and should have become a powerful social action, because it confronts the economically active population with a choice on two issues at once.