Jovan Popovich Serbian archivist Jovan Popovich is one of those who, from his own experience, knows what threatens archival documents in the event of hostilities. Working in the Archive of Yugoslavia since 1977 (since 1994 as a director), in 1999, together with his team, he suffered all the hardships of NATO military operation against the Union Republic of Yugoslavia, which lasted 78 days (bombing began on March 24 and ceased on June 9). In the fall of the same year (October 6–9), J.P.

The reason for the explosion at the Yubileinaya mine in Kemerovo, where 39 people were killed on May 24, was an interference with the operation of security systems, Konstantin Pulikovsky, head of Rostekhnadzor, told reporters on Wednesday. According to him, he will draw the final conclusions about the cause of the accident while visiting the mine on June 8.

Today, State Duma deputies again elected Anatoly Aksakov as deputy chairman of the Committee on Credit Organizations and Financial Markets now from the Just Russia faction. 346 parliamentarians voted for the election, 3 spoke out against. In the State Duma of the third convocation, Anatoly Aksakov served as deputy chairman of the Committee on Economic Policy and Entrepreneurship.

The Russian team will hold one of the most important matches in the qualifying cycle of the Old World championship-Che-2008. Her rival will be the team of Croatia, heading group E, where the teams of England, Israel, Macedonia, Estonia and Andorra are also arguing for the right to get a ticket to Euro 2008. So far, in this group there are only two teams - Croatia and Russia - have not experienced bitterness of defeats.

In the south of Baghdad, soldiers of the United States were killed from small arms, AR reports. According to the American command, soldiers, whose name is not called, was assigned to the multinational division in Iraq. This is the 3rd 494th soldier, who has been killed since the outbreak of the Iraqi war in March 2003.

A three -year -old girl is captured by a man in a Shanghai fast -power restaurant Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Reuters reports. The police are negotiating with a middle -aged man who took her hostage at about 15.10 (10.10 Moscow time). The cafe was cordoned off by the police, a large crowd gathered outside, blocking the traffic. About 100 police officers arrived at the place. It is reported that the man armed with a knife grabbed the girl when her mother went for food.

Vladimir Putin made it clear that the mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov, whose term of office expires in December, will remain for the fourth term, and apparently so that the mayor does not get bored during this period, assign responsibility for the solution of the problem of deceived depositors and providing housing for young families.

Two weekends, on June 2-3 at the Arkhangelskoye estate near Moscow, the IV traditional Open-Air festival "Manor. Dzhaz" took place. The Yusupov Palace on the banks of the Moscow River, one of the most beautiful places in the Moscow Region, where even friends from St. Petersburg was brought, was given to the ownership of music.

The Consulate General of Russia is opening today in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, RIA Novosti reports. At the opening ceremony, the General Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Doku Zavgaev, said: "The opening consulate General of Russia in the Chinese city of Guangzhou will contribute to the intensification of relations with the regions of the south of China." According to him, the Consulate General will be responsible for the largest consular district in China.

In Stavropol, OMON employees were detained about 15-20 participants in street unrest, Gazeta.Ru reports with reference to Interfax. The riots began after an unauthorized rally. According to acting Viktor Yanin, the head of the public security police, law enforcement agencies take measures to restore order in the city. The unauthorized rally on the central city square of Stavropol was dedicated to the memory of two unknown Russian students.

According to updated ratings of the World Boxing Council (WBC), the Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin moved to 10th line. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Professional Boxing Federation . According to the manager of Povetkin Alexander Khryunov, the Russian entering the TOP-10 became a significant event. This increases the boxer’s chances of the title fight, since in the ratings of other boxing organizations he will find a similar increase.

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday signed a decree "On the award of state prizes of the Russian Federation of 2006", the Kremlin press service reports . Six Russian scientists have become the laureates of state and technology.

Russian Igor Andreev will play today in the quarterfinals of the Open Championship of France in tennis. The rival of our tennis player will be Serb Novak Djokovic - the sixth racket of the tournament. According to the British bookmaker William Hill, Djokovic is a favorite of today's confrontation. There is already one Russian in the semifinals - Nikolai Davydenko. In the near future, he will have to fight the main contender for success in the tournament, Swiss Roger Federer.

A student of the Ryazan College of Electronics Daria Gunin is excluded from the educational institution for participating in another Russia, Echo Moscow reports. This was stated by the leader of the Ryazan National Bolsheviks Sergey Yezhov. He explained that today employees of the Office for Combating Organized Crime came to college. They described the girl as an active supporter of the opposition movement.

** Federal Assembly ** The State Duma accepted ... In the second reading, a bill establishing the procedure for specialization of insurance organizations. The bill is aimed at clarifying the procedure for completing the specialization of insurance organizations so that they can fulfill their obligations. ... In the first reading and in general, the law "On recognition of the Law" On Financial and Industrial Groups "(FIG) has lost the power of the law.