The World Bank will provide Russia with a target loan of $ 400 million for road repair . The agreement was signed in Moscow on Friday. Almost all funds will go to repair the most important highways of the regions of Siberia and the Far East. The loan repayment term is 15 years, including the five -year period of deferred the start of payments.

The first gold medal was won on Thursday by the Russian team at the World Ski Championship in the Austrian Ramzau . The Russian women's team won the relay race of 4 each 5 km. The world champions were Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutin, Anfisa Reztsova and Nina Gavrylyuk. The second place was won by the Italians, and the skiers of Germany were the bronze medalists.

In this issue: Nizhny Novgorod veterans Chechnya are looking for work in other wars; Operation "Clean Hands" or Gramuses of privatization in the Yekaterinburg Central Internal Affairs Directorate; Who is running from Chechnya from Sharia?

The combined use of chemotherapists in combination with radiation therapy allows by 30-50 percent reducing the likelihood of a fatal outcome in the first few years after the invasive cancer of the cervix . This is stated in the circular letter of the National Institute of Cancer in Washington, directed by thousands of American doctors - due to the special importance of new information for practitioners of oncologists, this was done before the advent of articles in the scientific press.

Russian President Yeltsin was today hospitalized to continue the treatment of peptic ulcer. According to the press secretary of President Yakushkin, the doctors made such a decision based on the results of the gastroscopic examination of Yeltsin. According to Yakushkin, the duration of the president’s stay in the hospital has not yet been determined.

Leading Lev Roitman Lev Roitman: Let's talk about dignity in politics and the dignity of politicians. But, and since the radio is not a very suitable place for scientific treatises, we will immediately determine for ourselves - we will talk about the readiness and the ability of politicians not only to use the authorities, but also to bear, to take responsibility.

Host Savik Shuster In this issue: Nizhny Novgorod veterans of Chechnya are looking for work in other wars; Operation "Clean Hands" or grimaces of privatization in the Yekaterinburg City Internal Affairs Directorate; Who is fleeing Chechnya from Sharia?

February 1999 02/27/99 49 Minutes of Jazz - The second program in a series dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Blue Note. The first years and the first recordings.

Lev Roitman: Let's talk about dignity in politics and the dignity of politicians. But, and since the radio is not a very suitable place for scientific treatises, we will immediately determine for ourselves - we will talk about the readiness and the ability of politicians not only to use the authorities, but also to bear, to take responsibility.

In Russia, 29 people died from influenza and as a result of complications , of which 14 are in St. Petersburg. The epidemic has already ended in Tuva, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Ulan-Ude, Omsk, Chita, Irkutsk, Kirov, Magadan, Kostroma. The data on statistics on the salaries of Russians are published . In the 98th year, the average monthly salary in Russia was 1100 rubles.

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 - "Ray of Light". Among other laureates are Selin Dion, Alanis Morisett and Dixie Chix. The 12th time, Grammy was Eric Clapton. In the Moscow Cinema "Illusion" is the festival of military-patriotic cinema .