The Prime Minister of Croatia Ivo Sanader left his post. It is expected that as a successor to a position, he will recommend his deputy core to his deputy, RBC reports. Experts claim that Sanader is leaving to take part in the presidential election appointed at the beginning of 2010. The prime minister himself denies these assumptions. A spa, who has served as prime minister since 2003, is a supporter of a pro -Western political course.

The departure of Lyudmila Zykina is a loss that has nothing to replace, because we have no similar ones today, the writer Mikhail Weller said in an interview with Polit.ru. At the age of 81, Lyudmila Zykina, People's Artist of the USSR, died. “Before our eyes, the last of the generation of the titans of Soviet art is leaving. Lyudmila Zykina, who climbed to the top of glory and popular recognition with the song “The Volga River flows ...” remained at this top for more than 40 years.

According to the head of the department of the consumer market and services of Moscow, Vladimir Malyshkov, trade in the territory of the Cherkizov market may resume at the end of this week. “Now active cleaning is being carried out in the market, the territory is carefully removed and cleaned,” Vesti.ru gives the words of Malyshkov. He also noted that on Thursday, employees of the Moscow Department of Rospotrebnadzor will come to the market territory with the next check.

On June 19-22, 2009, the analytical center of Yuri Levada (Levada-Center) conducted a representative survey of 1,600 Russians in 128 settlements of 46 regions of the country. The distribution of answers to questions of this study is given as a percentage of the total number of respondents together with the data of previous polls.* Statistical error does not exceed 3.4%. How would you evaluate the current relationship between Russia and the USA as a whole?

The State Duma today unanimously approved the second reading presidential bill “On anti-corruption examination of normative legal acts and draft normative legal acts” and related bills. The document was submitted on May 20, adopted in the first reading on June 3, and today in the second reading it was supported by 450 deputies, our correspondent Lev Fainberg reports.

In Russian cities today, all casinos and other gambling establishments were officially closed. Now they will be located only in special gambling areas. However, these zones are not yet ready to accept gambling establishments. Many gambling establishments were closed on the eve of today, which, in accordance with the adopted law, was actually the last day of the existence of the gambling business.

From today, an agreement has entered into force on mutual cancellation of visa requirements between Russia and Hong Kong. Thus, Russians will be able to visit Hong Kong without visas up to 14 days. Honors of Hong Kong passports going to Russia will also be able to get the same opportunity. The document on visa -free regime was signed on April 23 at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Beijing. However, until today, the terms of its entry into force have not been clear.

From the second on July 2, the modernized Rusich train, the wagons of which, taking into account the wishes of passengers, will be equipped with air conditioners will be launched on the ring line of the capital's metro. In addition, there will be more doors in the wagons. According to the press service of the metro, the composition will hit the road from the Partizanskaya metro station

In Ukraine, riots on national grounds began. According to correspondent.net , they are provoked by the murder of a Ukrainian policeman by immigrants from Armenia. Last weekend in the city of Marganets, the Dnipropetrovsk region, two companies of young people - Ukrainians and Armenians, were fighting in one of the local bars. During a fight with a knife, policeman Sergey Bondarenko was killed. A citizen of Ukraine of Armenian origin, a suspect in his murder, was detained.

The Federal Financial Market Service (FSFR) canceled the license of a professional participant in the securities market for brokerage, dealer activities and securities management of Russian Investment Group LLC Russian finances, Finmarket reports.

From today, all bookmakers have suspended their activities in Russia for an indefinite period, leaving the opportunity to commit bets only on the Internet. None of them received a license to continue their activities from the Federal Tax Service (Federal Tax Service). Recall that in accordance with Federal Law No. 244 on the restriction of the gambling business, the license of bookmakers and totalizers were prolonged until July 1, 2009.

According to Asia-Plus , the mother of Khurshed Bobokalonov, who was in charge of the reception of the Republican Oncological Center in Dushanbe, accused the son of police officers of the death of the son. She said that on Bobokalonov’s body - numerous traces of beatings, and the conflict of a doctor with law enforcement officers will be shot eyewitnesses on mobile phones. The woman intends to file a complaint with the Prosecutor General of Tajikistan.

The presiding, speaker Boris Gryzlov began a meeting of the State Duma on Wednesday with congratulations to the leader of the Russian communists Gennady Zyuganov on the last anniversary and handed him an honorary sign “For Merit in the Development of Parliamentarism”.

Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov signed an order to appoint the former deputy head of Rosprirodnadzor Oleg Mitvol to the post of prefect of the Northern Administrative District of Moscow. This was announced today by Interfax to a source in the city administration. Mitvol will replace at the post and. O. Prefect of Sao Fazil Izmailov.

Chechnya President Ramzan Kadyrov held a working meeting with Odessa Baysultanov Prime Minister Odessa Baysultanov. During the meeting, he appreciated the work of the ministries of the republic, and also noted their shortcomings, according to the official website of Kadyrov. “We cannot allow someone to neglect their duties. Unreasonableness deserves punishment, ”said the head of the Chechen Republic. Kadyrov emphasized that for some ministries he has comments and suggestions.