Boris Dolgin The first full working week in Russia will be marked by new events within the framework of the presidential election campaign. Registration of the future winner, First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, could take place as early as Monday (in any case, it will take place in the first half of the week). On Wednesday, the Central Election Commission will submit signatures in support of another candidate - the Prime Minister of Russia in 2000-2004. Mikhail Kasyanov.

According to Space.com , researchers from the US National Radio Astronomic Observatory (National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)) have established that our Galaxy Milky Way will encounter a large hydrogen cloud, as a result of which many new stars will form. We are talking about the Smith cloud , named after Gail Smith, who opened it in 1963. The cloud consists of cold gas, mainly hydrogen, sufficient for the formation of millions of stars similar to our sun.

According to BBC News , American researchers from the University of Minnesota were able to force the rat’s heart after all the reducing muscle cells were removed from it, and then transplanted new ones. The experiment was conducted on the heart of an adult rat, in which, with the help of chemicals, they pulled out the entire heart tissue capable of contractions. As a result, only a frame remained from other fabrics that approximately retaining the shape of the heart.

The former officer Yevgeny Khudyakov, convicted of charges of murdering peaceful Chechen residents, was put on the federal wanted list, Echo Moscow reports. During the process, the defendants in the case of Khudyakov and Arakcheev were under the subscription about the lower room. Only the latter came to announce the sentence. Khudyakov, on the other hand, did not notify the court of the reasons for the absence and his lawyer also could not say where the client was located.

At 14:25 Moscow time in the city of Novokuybyshevsk, Samara Region, an explosion of domestic gas occurred in a five -story brick house on preliminary data, reports REGNUM . There is data on five victims. The explosion occurred in one of the apartments on the fourth floor in the first entrance of the building. According to preliminary data, there was a collapse of the ceilings between the fourth and fifth floor of the house.

The Parisian airport "Charles de Gaulle" is filled with refugees from Chechnya, Echo Moscow reports. People, among whom are many women and children, are asking for political asylum in France. They spent about two weeks in difficult conditions. These people do not go to live in the republic, which is led by Ramzan Kadyrov. They reached France by hook or by crook. And they want to stay there.

In 2008-a non-round anniversary of a woman whose life asks not only to be pulled out in the printing biography (this has already been done), but also appear on the screen.

In connection with the continuation of the work of the British Councils in Yekaterinburg and St. Petersburg, despite the resolution of the Russian foreign policy on the closure of regional branches , the British ambassador to Moscow Tony Brenton was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, where he was transferred to the content unexplored by him. British diplomats, whose work is related to the activities of the British Council branches in Yekaterinburg and St.

South African Chief Jackie Selebi left the post of President Interpol due to accusations of corruption, reports Reuters with reference to Interpol's message. As stated in this message, Selebi decided to resign “in the interests of Interpol and due to respect for the global law enforcement community to which he (Interpol) serves.” On Friday, the South African prosecutors said that Selebi would be charged with corruption, fraud and extortion. Selebi denies his guilt.

The fire at the Oktyabrskaya Hotel began at about 19:20. One of the utility basements rented under the business center of the building caught fire. There are no victims, but due to smoke, the rescuers had to evacuate about 40 people, the newspaper My District writes. The fire was assigned the average level of complexity "2-bis". Firefighters coped with fire in about 20 minutes.

Turkmenistan wants to double the prices of gas, which she exports to Iran - to $ 140 per thousand cubic meters, Reuters reports with reference to the Iranian Press TV channel. Tehran, in turn, said that he would not discuss prices until Ashgabad resumes gas supply, interrupted last month. Press TV said that Iran, in principle, agreed to increase the price, provided that the Turkmen side agrees to increase the volume of gas exports to Iran.

President Vladimir Putin signed an order allowing Alenia Aeronautica or its subsidiary to own a blockpack of shares (25% of the shares plus one promotion) CJSC Civil Aircraft Sukhoi, the presidential press service said. The company has been negotiating the creation of the joint venture since 2005.

At the very end of 1572, the fourteenth from the beginning of the Livonian War, and, accordingly, the twelfth from its inglorious end for the Russians, significant forces of Ivan the Terrible invaded the part of Estland controlled by the Swedes. The goals of the campaign were the most ambitious - to completely clear the territory of the Swedes, capturing Revel (Tallinn) and Pernov (Pärnu).

Famous Russian mathematician, doctor physical. Sciences, vice-rector of an independent Moscow University , senior researcher at the Research Institute of System Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, dean-organizer of the faculty of mathematics of the State Unitary Enterprise Sergey Lando responded to the scientific part of the New Year's survey "Polit.ru". 1. What is the scientific event/opening in mathematics in 2007. Did you remember the most interesting?

The General Secretary of the Dialogue of Civilizations International Foundation, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Oleg Atkov talks about the goals and objectives of the forum, and the prospects for its development. And also about the project “Economy in Dialogue among Civilizations,” the goal of which is to build a holistic vision of the world economic system with the involvement of students and young scientists from Russian universities.