On February 24, American doctors performed an experimental surgery, during which they used the services of a super -speed computer communication network. In the clinic of the University of Ohio, an examination of the gall bladder was done using an endoscope with a video camera, introduced through a puncture in the abdominal wall. Throughout the procedure, surgeons from Ohio consulted with their colleague Jerry Johnson, who was in Washington at that time. Dr.

Mikhail Sokolov: On the air, the weekly program of the Moscow edition of the Radio "Freedom" "Elections-99". Mikhail Sokolov is broadcast. Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov said that he considers it necessary to abandon the election of governors by the population. Let the local legislative assembly elect the head of the region, on the proposal of the president. This idea was long advanced by the leader of the Communists, Gennady Zyuganov.

In Russia, tariffs for communication services are supposed to increase in this half a year by an average of 15 percent - both for enterprises and institutions, and for the population, the Interfax agency said today. According to Valery Goryachev, the director of the Department in the Ministry of Antimonopoly Policy and support of entrepreneurship, the corresponding decree of the Russian government will be made public in the near future.

At the Grammy musical awards ceremony in Los Angeles, women were favorites. 23-year-old Lorin Hill, performing in the hip-hop genre, was awarded five awards, and thus broke the record set in 1971 by Carol King. Madonna received three awards, including for the best album I "Ray of Light". Among other laureates are Selin Dion, Alanis Morisett and Dixie Chix. On April 28, in the State Concert Hall "Russia" will be a ceremony of presenting the National Russian Musical Prize "Ovation".

Presenter Mikhail Sokolov Mikhail Sokolov: The weekly program of the Moscow edition of Radio Liberty "Elections-99" is on air. The program is hosted by Mikhail Sokolov. Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov said that he considers it necessary to abandon the election of governors by the population. Let the head of the region be elected, on the proposal of the president, by the local legislative assembly. This idea has long been put forward by communist leader Gennady Zyuganov.

Leading Lev Roitman Lev Roitman: Once in Istanbul, you do not need to be an architect to figure out - the city grew without a meaningful master plan. Once in Paris, you see, without even knowing the story that at some stage this city was planned "under the ruler." Arriving in Moscow, you immediately note the giant scope of construction, which is true, it does not always correspond to the goet's formula: "Architecture is music in stone." However, where does it correspond?

There are no Russian citizens among those who died and injured in the Alps as a result of snow avalanches - these are the information of the Russian embassies in Switzerland and Austria, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Thursday. In Russia, 29 people died from influenza and as a result of complications, of which 14 people in St. Petersburg were reported in the press service of the Department of the State Pedagogical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia.

The number of those who died this week in the Austrian Alps - as a result of snow avalanches - reached 29 this morning. Army helicopters continue to evacuate people from the distress zone. Yesterday, in the area of the Mountain Resort of Galtyur, another snowstock covered residential buildings. Rescue work continues at the place of the tragedy. Nine people are listed as missing. The level of avalanche hazard in the region continues to be extremely high.

Lev Roitman: Once in Istanbul, you do not need to be an architect to figure out - the city grew without a meaningful master plan. Once in Paris, you see, without even knowing the story that at some stage this city was planned "under the ruler." Arriving in Moscow, you immediately note the giant scope of construction, which is true, it does not always correspond to the goet's formula: "Architecture is music in stone." However, where does it correspond? But, according to what plan is Moscow built?