The report of the AIDS UN program , released on the eve of World War II of this disease, celebrated on December 1, states that the number of deadly virus in the world, mainly among young people, increased by 10%, or 5, 8 million and reached 33, 4 million. 95% of infected are residents of Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe. Among the infectious diseases in the first place in the world, the number of deaths now costs AIDS, in second place - malaria and in third - tuberculosis.

Part One Part two The origins of the Russian crisis: conversations with Grigory Yavlinsky, a special program of the Moscow edition of Radio Liberty, part two. The microphone has Savik Schuster. In hospital number 23 on Taganka, on the fifth floor in the office of the head doctor of the cardiological department, together with the founder of the General Newspaper Yegor Yakovlev, we recorded conversations with Grigory Yavlinsky for two days in a row on October 10 and 11 each time.

The soloist of the Bolshoi Theater Dmitry Gudanov returned from the Paris contest of ballet artists the owner of a gold medal . The jury was the artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater Vladimir Vasiliev, and among the honored guests - the dancer Ekaterina Maksimova. The premiere of Bellini took place in the Mariinsky Theater . The opera was set by the invited director, the Italian Dzhanandrea Knozed. The main parties are performed by Olga Trifonova and Daniil Stod.

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On the football fields of Europe, the first matches of one eighth final of the UEFA Cup were held. The largest victory was recorded in Italy, where Bologna won Betisa - 4: 1. The Russian striker "Bologna" Igor Kolivanov scored one ball and made two assists. Another Italian club, for which the Russian legionnaire stands - “Roma” Dmitry Alenichev, with great difficulty, pulled out the victory from the Swiss Zurich - 1: 0.

The Russian government has determined the list of exceptions from the rule of mandatory use of cash registers in the field of retail trade. According to the decree of the Government made in the decree today, without cash registers, in particular, it is allowed to carry out small retail trading at points that are not specially adapted for it - for example, from manual carts or tanks, trays or baskets.

The Prime Minister of Russia Primakov said that the budget for next year provides for "emergency measures in the economy - without the introduction of a state of emergency in the country." According to Primakov, the budget that will be approved tomorrow - at a meeting of the office, "involves the strengthening of the regulatory role of the state." “It is impossible to count that the market element will solve everything,” the prime minister concluded.

The British Chamber of Lords has decided today that General Pinochet does not have diplomatic immunity, as it is accused of a number of European countries of crimes against humanity. Thus, the highest court abolished the previous court decision on the illegality of the arrest of Pinochet in London.

In the village of Vanovar, Tunguska-Chuysky district of the Evenk National District, 350 people remained due to the fire in the boiler room without heat, including 120 children. All of them are relocated to the district hospital. 70 people from the nursing home are also evacuated there. According to the Decree of the Government of Russia, trade is allowed without the use of cash registers - but subject to the issuance of a strict reporting document - in markets, fairs and exhibition complexes.