Vladimir Putin continued a series of permutations in the highest echelons of power: in addition to the most discussed permutations, as a result of which Sergey Ivanov took the post of First Deputy Prime Minister, and the post of head of the Ministry of Defense passed to Anatoly Serdyukov, Sergey Naryshkin was appointed Deputy Prime Minister-now the former head of the government apparatus, RIA Novosti reports.

On February 16, an agreement comes into force, according to which in order to cross the border by residents of adjacent areas it will be enough to have an internal passport, RIA Novosti reports. According to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry today, a simplified pass will allow residents of the border regions of both countries, including Transnistria, to cross the Ukrainian-Moldavian state border in local checkpoints for foreign passports, and there will be enough internal passports for this.

US Energy Minister Samuel Bodman opposed the idea of ​​creating a gas cartel like OPEC. He voiced his opinion on this issue at the Energy Conference in Houston, RBC reports. According to the minister, the United States does not welcome the creation of such an organization. Bodman promised to bring Washington's opinion to the attention of his foreign colleagues. Bodman's speech was a response to the statement that Russian President Vladimir Putin was made during an official visit to Qatar.

Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov yesterday signed an order to close one of the largest metropolitan markets - Cherkizovsky. According to the official version, its liquidation was planned a few years ago as part of the capital's reconstruction program of markets. However, the Moscow government does not hide that the market, known as one of the largest centers of mass concentration of illegal migrants, is closed after the call of President Vladimir Putin to “protect the indigenous population”.

The crowded stands of the Vladikavkaz stadium Spartak did not help the Moscow army team win over the Israeli Maccabi. In the capital of North Ossetia, CSKA held the first match of the 1/16 finals of the UEFA Cup and was content with a zero draw. In the response match, which will be held on February 22 in Tel Aviv, the army team will also be enough with an effective draw-at the expense of the goal scored on a foreign field, you can reach the next circle.

One of the most high -profile processes of the last time “Pods against Gates” ended in the fact that the court of the Vereshchaginsky district of the Perm Territory decided to terminate the criminal case against the director of the rural school, who bought computers with the unlicensed version of Windows for the school. Judge Vera Barakina said that the criminal case was terminated due to insignificance. The court’s decision remained unhappy with both parties.

The United States intends to take advantage of Russia's experience in extending the life of nuclear power plants and ensuring the safety of the construction of new nuclear power plants, the press service of the Rostekhnadzor reports. This was stated by the US Ambassador to Russia William Burns at a meeting in Moscow with the head of the Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Atomic Supervision Konstantin Pulikovsky.

By the end of the year, the largest Russian air carrier of Aeroflot intends to abandon the close-scale aircraft of Soviet Tu-134, and then from the Central Semagistral Tu-154, replacing Sukhoi and Airbus concerns (the company plans to buy several dozens of Airbus of different models). The successor of the only air carrier in the USSR operates the Tu-134 for 40 years. "The Tu-134 and Tu-154 will be replaced by a new generation liners-close-range aircraft ...

On St. Valentine's Day, Venezuela President Hugo Chavez spoke to pensioners in Karakas, and said that he missed his attention from the US Secretary of State Condolisia Rice, Gazeta.Ru reports with reference to AP. “Many days have passed since the time when I paid me some attention, as you are doing, condoses?” Said Chavez. “My dear friend of Condoliza said that I destroy the Venezuela economy. The death of the empire! We will not be conquered. We decided to be free! ”He finished.

The bill prohibiting the US government and all state -owned propaganda government agencies within the country is approved on Wednesday at a meeting of the relevant committee on government reform of the House of Representatives of the American Congress, RIA Novosti reports.

Employees of the FSB border department in the Orenburg region discovered about 400 wavy parrots thrown out of the train, Gazeta.Ru reports with reference to Interfax. According to the department, the birds were thrown out on the move from the Tashkent-Ufa train after passing the state border in the Sol-Iletsk region of the region. The border guards found four bags with parrots near the paths on Wednesday. “Four hundred wavy parrots were packaged in cells of one hundred pieces.

Intaco CJSC, whose president is the wife of the Moscow Mayor Elena Baturina, filed Viktor Baturin and the Intaco-Agro company at the Moscow Arbitration Court at once by his brother Viktor Baturin. About this writes " Kommersant ". As a third party, one of the claims will be held by the Ivan Kalita Foundation, which controls all Baturin assets.

The former mayor of New York confirmed his intention to participate in the 2008 election company, reports Reuters . Juliani became the most popular figure in the Republican Party after the attacks of September 11, 2001. According to the Americans, it was then that its leadership qualities necessary for the country appeared. The former mayor of New York has already begun the creation of the "Presidential Research Committee", which will begin to raise funds for the election company.

Chinese van Zhengun was sentenced to death for the scam, thanks to which he received 3 billion yuan ($ 387 million), reports Reuters with reference to the newspaper Beijing News. Van came up with a business for the manufacture of wine, tea and drugs from adult ants. In some areas of China, ants are usually added to tea and drinks as a natural remedy for diseases. Van sold packages with medical ants of $ 1290, while they cost ten times less.

Wikimedia Commons Maps of average annual temperatures We publish a half -lecture of the lecture of large Russian geophysics, doctors of technical sciences, professor, head of the global energy laboratory of the Energy Institute of the Moscow Energy Institute Vladimir Klimenko , read on February 1, 2007 in the club - the literary cafe Bilingua as part of the Public Lectures Polit.ru project.