AvtoVAZ can become one of the venues for the assembly of hybrid “yo-mobiles”. It is reported on Friday, June 17, ITAR-TASS . As the head of the ONEXIM group Mikhail Prokhorov noted, the Russian automobile enterprise is ready to assemble Yo-Mobiles. The businessman also emphasized that AvtoVAZ is already engaged in the collection of cars for a large number of partners. “Yo-Mobil” will be produced in three trim levels-“Yo-Cross-Cope”, “Yo-Mikroven” and “Yo-Furgon.

Cosmic tourism is a pure business, and the state should fully give it to private tourist firms, said the head of Roscosmos Vladimir Popovkin. “Maybe when our“ unions ”and American shuttles drove the astronauts in turn, it was important to do this. But now, when the whole load has switched to our ships, there are simply no possibilities to carry tourists into space, ”he said on June 17, 2011 in an interview with MK.RU.

The International Olympic Committee has begun investigation with the former President of FIFA Joao Avlange. According to The Guardian , Avlange is suspected of receiving a bribe of one million dollars. This amount, according to sources, the ex-head of FIFA was awarded to the former partner of the organization, ISL. This was a documentary, which formed the basis of the investigation at the end of last year on the Air Force channel. IOC promised to bring the investigation to the end.

The US military commented on the appointment of Aiman ​​Al-Zavakhiri by the new head of Al-Qaeda, announcing the readiness to find and destroy the new leader of the terrorists, AFP reports. As the Arab media reported last Thursday, Al-Qaeda appointed Aiman ​​Al-Zavakhiri with its new head. The first leader of Al-Qaeda, Osama Ben Laden, was destroyed on the night of May 2 by American army special forces in Pakistan.

Today, June 17, the federal law came into force, according to which a fine for violating the rules for stopping or parking vehicles in places allotted to stop or park vehicles of disabled people is now from 3 to 5 thousand rubles. This was reported on the website of the traffic police. Until yesterday, a warning was made for such a violation for such a violation, or they had to pay a fine of 200 rubles.

The leadership of the Gazprom Corporation does not exclude the participation of the company in the construction of new power plants in Germany, which will be carried out together with the largest German energy company E.on. This was announced on Friday to reporters by the head of the holding Alexei Miller as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

The nationwide 24-hour strike of transport trade unions of the Czech Republic, which was held last Thursday, “coincided” with the celebration of the anniversary of President Vaclav Claus, for almost a day forced the country to freeze, RIA Novosti reports. Czech trade unions do not agree with the budget reforms proposed by the Cabinet of Ministers of Peter Nechas, in particular, with the upcoming reform of the Czech pension system and raising the retirement age to 65 years by 2030.

Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that the capital’s authorities would gradually save Moscow from poplars. On May 17, on Friday, reports Interfax . According to the mayor, there are too many poplar in the capital. “We perfectly understand how annoying the poplar fluff of the inhabitants of the capital, moreover, for many it causes allergic diseases,” said Sobyanin. The mayor said that forest plantations in the city need to be changed gradually.

The police of the Israeli city of Netanya, where on Friday night in one of the residential buildings there was a powerful explosion of domestic gas, arrested the suspected culprit of the damp, reports The Jerusalem Post . The explosion of domestic gas occurred at 1:45 Moscow time on the ground floor of a four -story residential building in Azmaut Square, in which a restaurant was located. The version of the attack was rejected almost immediately.

The historical building of the Bolshoi Theater (Gabt), built in 1825, will open after the reconstruction on October 11, 2011, Vladimir Resin, First Deputy Mayor of Moscow, said in an interview with Rossiy Gazeta of June 17. According to him, “work boils around the clock”, and more than 3 thousand builders are busy in it.

The State Duma on Friday adopted amendments to the law “On Military Duties and Military Service”, according to which an adult graduate of the school has the right to a prison from the army until October. This was reported on June 17 by RIA "Novosti" . Thus, 18-year-old graduates who have successfully surrendered the exam have time to try to enter the university. At the same time, adults who unsatisfactorily surrendered the exam will be drafted into the army.

President of Yemena Ali Abdullah Salekh, treated for burns in Saudi Arabia, will not return to his country. This was reported on June 17 by AFP with reference to an unnamed Saudi official. The interlocutor of the agency emphasized that the future place of residence of Salekh was “not yet defined”, hinting that he would probably not remain in Saudi Arabia.

The People’s Teacher of the USSR, an honorary citizen of Moscow Leonid Milgram died in the capital on Friday, June 17. This was reported by RIA "Novosti" with reference to the Deputy Mayor for Education and Healthcare Olga Golodets. “Today, Moscow education has suffered a huge loss - one of the most prominent teachers of Moscow died,” said Golodets. Milgram died at the 91st year of life: he celebrated his 90th anniversary on February 25, 2011.

The composer, associate professor of the Department of Composition and Musical Information Technologies of the National Musical Academy of Ukraine named after P. I. Tchaikovsky, curator of international projects of EM-Visia electroacoustic music, electroacoustics Alla Zagaykevich told Polit.ru about her vision of the modern cultural situation in Ukraine. Anton Dubin talked. How would you generally appreciate the current cultural situation in Ukraine?

The Russian Orthodox Church on Thursday published four options for the procedure for election of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia for a wide public discussion, the site of the Patriarchate.ru reports. Since pre -revolutionary time, the Patriarch's candidacy approves the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church at a closed meeting. After public and church discussion, the procedure for the election of the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church can be changed.