Having changed the owners, Euroset reduced the debt more than double - from $ 950 million to $ 426 million, Vedomosti write. Such a decrease in debt became possible only thanks to the competent restructuring of the business, the company's management claims. Part of the debt to the largest creditors (Promsvyazbank, Alfa -Bank and Sberbank) company paid off, some restructured, the representative of Promsvyazbank said.

On February 12, the channel 'Russia' showed the documentary 'accused by Charles Darwin', which even before the release forced scientists to make an open letter and warn against the propaganda of pseudoscience and obscurantism. The film came out, the scientists breathed a sigh of relief, as it could have been much worse, and no one has been given the best.

In the Korean Pionchang, measurements of the highway were held, on which the male pursuit race was held. According to the conclusion of the expert commission, the path that, contrary to the rules and labeling, was chosen by the Norwegian Ule Einar Bjornalen (a group of athletes of seven people reached out the “king of biathlon” by inertia), turned out to be shorter by ten meters.

On the territory of Nizhny Novgorod, large -scale police exercises took place, in which special units deployed in the region took part. The purpose of the exercises is to increase the level of professional training, improve work skills in extreme conditions.

Footage from the trial from the film 'Reap the Storm'. V/C: In 1925, one of the most high-profile trials of the 20th century took place in the city of Dayton, Tennessee, USA. Schoolteacher John Thomas Scopes was accused of teaching Darwin's theory of evolution, which was a gross violation of state law. The teacher was sentenced to a fine of one hundred dollars, and the trial itself went down in world history under the name of the first 'monkey trial'.

Chinese hackers during Friday made a number of attacks on the website of the Russian Consulate General in Shanghai. This was stated by Deputy General of the Consul Sergey Poketov, Vesti reports. According to him, during the day, numerous attempts by attackers to “crack” the Internet portal were recorded during the day. According to the diplomat, due to the actions of the hackers, the site administration decided to temporarily suspend his work.

The Constitutional Court may return to the discussion of the death penalty this year. Theoretically, this will become possible after the jury in the Chechen Republic from January next year, ”said the chairman of the Constitutional Court, Valery Zorkin, Echo of Moscow . Chechnya is the last Russian region, where the jury has not yet been introduced. Earlier, the Constitutional Court accepted the moratorium on the death penalty until the jury courts appear in all regions.

In the Kemerovo region, a snow person was found. At the beginning of the week, information came from the Tashtagolsky district of the region that local hunters regularly see large humanoid creatures in the Gorny Shoria area, according to the Expert Online . Today, deputies of the regional council went to this area. In order to get from the nearest settlement of Ust-Kabyrs to the cave, the folk chosen ones will have to make a march on snowmobiles and overcome two passes.

The other day, the Zenit football club will sign a sponsorship agreement with the mobile operator of OJSC Mobile TeleSistema (MTS) and terminate the current partnership with Megaphone OJSC, writes Kommersant-Sanktersburg. MegaFon is not upset by the Zenit decision. From the point of view of business, there was little benefit from partnership with Zenit, - they say.

The Moscow District Military Court, on the basis of a jury, justified all the accused in the case of the murder of Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya. This is stated in the court verdict announced today on Friday. The investigation and the Prosecutor General could not convince the jury of the guilt of the defendants and they unanimously acquitted them.

Tomorrow in Moscow, a promotion of the opposition democratic movement "Solidarity" will take place at the monument to Griboedov on pure ponds. According to Denis Bilunov, the chairman of the executive committee of the movement, said the Echo of Moscow , the organization believes that the Cabinet of Ministers does not cope with the crisis. The event was agreed with the Moscow authorities. The action will begin at 14 o’clock, it is expected that 300 people will take part in it. In St.

On February 19, 2009, a meeting of the International Coordination Group (KG) was held in Moscow on projects implemented in Andreev’s lip as part of a global partnership to ensure nuclear radiation security in the northwestern region of the Russian Federation. At the CG meeting, the results of the activities in 2008 were considered, and the prospects for further cooperation in the 2009/2010 financial year were outlined.

Deputies of the State Council of Udmurtia endowed Alexander Volkov with the powers of the President of the Republic on the next-third-term, Prime-Tass reports. Volkov’s candidacy was submitted to the regional legislative assembly by President Dmitry Medvedev on February 10. During a secret vote, 89 deputies voted for his candidacy, 4 ballots were recognized as spoiled, 1 deputy voted against. To approve Volkov, 51 deputies were needed, ITAR-TASS reports.

Iraqi journalist Muntaser Al-Zaydi, who threw his shoes in George Bush, said that he was picked up by the “ice smile” of the American president, reports Reuters. The defendant, who threatens up to 15 years in prison for an attack on a foreign leader, said that two years ago he began training to throw shoes and even recorded them on a video camera.

Israeli President Shimon Perez will instruct the formation of the coalition to the chairman of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu. There is no reason to make a different decision, since Netanyahu can quickly form the right coalition of 65 deputies of the Knesset of the 18th convocation, given the support of his candidacy by NDI, Shas and other parties of the national camp, Newsru Israel reports.