The State Duma at an extraordinary plenary session on Thursday adopted in the first reading a number of amendments included in the package of bills on the formation of a market for affordable housing. About this writes " Gazeta.ru ". So, the State Duma adopted in the first reading the draft of the Town Planning Code, which is also included in the package of bills on the formation of a market for affordable housing.

The leaders of the "eight" agreed to hold a separate meeting on Iraq. Such a meeting should take place in the fall of this year, but its format and level of participants are still agreed, the representative of the official delegation of Japan at the summit told RIA Novosti. It is possible that in addition to the representatives of the Eight and Iraq, representatives of a number of other countries will also be invited to it.

The United States is counted on the open trial in the Yukos case. This statement of the American ambassador to Russia Alexander Vershbow is quoted today by the Finmarket . According to the ambassador, American business is closely monitors the progress of the investigation and the court against the oil company, the press pays much attention to the process. “Although it is sometimes difficult to understand the bends of the legal process,” said Vershbow.

Anton Nikolaev During this year, the State Duma, most likely, will accept the corrections to the law "On the judicial system" (mitigating criminal punishment for children who have violated the law). This was stated yesterday by the adviser to the Constitutional Court Tamara Morshchakova, speaking at the conference "Restorative Justice". “They promised me,” said Morshchakova.

The State Duma will consider amendments to the Law on Compulsory Motor Insurance, Gazeta.Ru reports . According to the source, the amendments being introduced are aimed at depriving insurers of excess profits from the “motor citizen”. In particular, the option of reducing the price of the insurance policy is being considered.

Fernando Morientes - the striker of the Spanish national team - will not suit a draw in a match with the Russian team. Like, however, his partners. The Spaniards - he is convinced of this - are obliged to win in the starting duel. “It seems that a draw in a debut match is a good result, but we cannot afford to tune in to such an outcome of the first fight,” Maryentes noted. “A similar attitude at the start of the championship is unacceptable.

The President of the Sputnik investment fund Boris Yordan turned to the Yukos NK with a proposal to act as an intermediary in negotiations with the Kremlin, since both the authorities and the oil company are interested in this.

A call for the establishment of a global center for the development of a vaccine against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was performed on Thursday at a Silialand summit in the Great Eight Leaders. According to RIA Novosti, they stated that in 2001 and 2002, only seven vaccines were clinically tested, and only one vaccine reached the testing stage of a person, but turned out to be ineffective.

The famous French movie star Brigitte Bardo for racist statements will have to pay a fine of five thousand euros. Such a decision was made on Thursday by the Criminal Court of Paris, RIA Novosti reports. The reason for the trial was the Bardo Bardo book in Silence, published by Rocher Publishing House in May 2003.

The Parliamentary factions of the Communist Party and Rodina on Thursday in protest left the State Duma meeting room, Interfax reports. On this day, the lower house of the Federal Assembly completely devoted the meeting to consider the issue of the formation of a market for affordable housing. 27 bills from the package were prepared by the “United Russia” deputies and the Government of the Russian Federation.

In the Moscow District Military Court on Thursday, the verdict began in the case of the murder of the correspondent of the newspaper Moscow Komsomolets Dmitry Kholodov. According to court, the parents of the deceased journalist Zoya and Yuri Kholodova, as well as a large number of journalists, are present, Interfax reports. Kholodov died on October 17, 1994 from the explosion of a home-made explosive device laid down in a suitcase of diplomat.

The dealers of the world Forex took about a day in order to appreciate the entire power of thoughts expressed by Alan Greenspin. The result of the assessment is the fall of the euro. This also includes a drop in gold prices, and even a slight decrease in stock indices. A decrease in oil prices has stopped - for a long time? The RTS index today will begin the day at the level of 590 points and will strive for stability, the dollar will grow slightly, the euro will fall greatly.

The United States, the European Union, Russia and the UN will return to the Middle East by the end of the month as part of the efforts to resolve the Middle Eastern conflict. About this writes " Gazeta.ru " with reference to Reuters.

American scientists have discovered a protein with which infections that have penetrated the human body are destroyed. According to Science Scientific Journal, foreign cells that have entered the body are first blocked by antibodies and then subjected to special protein. It is the discovery of this element called synaptotagmine, that is the scientific achievement of the team of scientists, headed by D. Roy.

The head of the Shakhty specialized installation department No. 1 Anatoly Ignatov was hospitalized due to a deterioration in health. According to the head of the city hall of the city of Shakhtyni, Nelly Powl, last Wednesday, Ignatov was placed in the cardiology department of the city hospital in connection with a heart attack. About this writes " Gazeta.ru " with reference to "Interfax". Earlier it was reported that on June 1, a criminal case was opened against Ignatov under Art.