In London, the award of the prestigious literary prize "Buker" took place. This prize in the amount of twenty thousand pounds is awarded annually by the author of the novel in English, which was released by the first edition in any country except the United States. This year, the laureate of this year was the British writer Ian Mc Yuen for the novel "Amsterdam".

In the RS since 1983, since 1995, I have edited and conducted the programs “Difference in Time” and “Documents of the past”. Since 2014 - a permanent author of the RS in Prague. tolz.dates@gmail.com

The Russian government intends to introduce licensing the production of tobacco products in the country. This and other measures of strengthening state regulation are contained in the draft resolution, which recently held discussion in the government. This was announced today by Interfax, the general director of the Tabakprom joint -stock company Vasily Terevtsov. In Russia, there are 27 tobacco factories, of which 9 - with the participation of foreign capital.

American-Russian relations: the view of the Congressman and an employee of the State Department of the United States. After the August crisis in Russia, the official Washington begins to revise its priorities in relations with Russia and its understanding of Russian domestic political life. I talked about these new approaches with representatives of the US legislative and executive branch. How do you assess the current situation in Russia?

Hockey. On Tuesday, the next matches of group tournaments of the Euroleague draw were played. Magnitogorsk "Metallurg", performing in group "E", with a score of 7: 0 defeated the Swiss Friburg on its site. In the same group, the Czech Sparta won at home at the French Grenoble - 4: 3. After four rounds, Sparta has a hundred percent result.

NATO aircraft today proceeds to enhanced patrol of airspace over Kosovo. Airplanes have to monitor how the authorities of Yugoslavia fulfill peaceful agreements. The NATO Union decided yesterday to abandon the immediately striking on Serbian military facilities in Kosovo, but warned that he was ready to apply force if peaceful agreements were violated. The head of the NATO Military Council Naumann announced today that the special Serbian police remained in Kosovo.

Author and presenter Vladimir Tolts There is a 2 hour time difference between Moscow, where today's broadcast was recorded, and Prague, where you are hearing it from. Between the past, which will be discussed in this program, and today there are years, decades, or even centuries.

Presenter Evgeny Novikov After the August crisis in Russia, official Washington begins to reconsider its priorities in relations with Russia and its understanding of Russian domestic political life. I spoke with representatives of the legislative and executive branches of the US about these new approaches. How do you assess the current situation in Russia? I addressed this question to Congressman Kurt Weldan, an active supporter of the development of US-Russian partnerships.

The validity period of preferential tariffs for travel in railway transport for university students and students of technical schools has been extended . Now, students will be able to purchase tickets with a fifty percent discount from September 1 to June 30 inclusive, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Railways said. On October 28, despite the resolution of the mayor of Vladivostok , the heating season in the city did not begin.

California biochemists have identified an enzyme, playing an important role in the process of fat synthesis with plants and animals. This enzyme takes part in the final stages of triglycerides synthesis. The cells of human fat deposits at ninety interest consist of these compounds. Although the existence of such an enzyme was reliably established ten years ago, so far no one was able to highlight it in its purest form. The enzyme can be useful for the development of obesity drugs.