Yuri Zhigalkin, New York: Two weeks ago, the ministers agreed on the principles of Russian participation in a peacekeeping operation in Kosovo and provided a table to the military, who were supposed to discuss the details, that is, to carry out routine work. But during the negotiations of the NATO command and the military delegation of Russia, the Russian military, according to Western diplomats, suddenly raised issues that, in principle, were settled in Helsinki.

Two American research teams independently revealed a genetic mutation, as a result of which there is a pigmented retinite . This incurable eye disease manifests itself in the slow degeneration of photosensitive retinal cells, which usually ends with complete loss of vision. The results of two articles of biologists from Pennsylvania and Texas universities are published in the July issue of Nature Genetics magazine.

Today, the order of the Russian government on the exclusion of a number of food products from the list of preferential taxation came into force , the Rosbusinessonsulting agency said. In particular, for meat and meat products, fish and fish products, sugar and eggs, value added tax will be charged at a rate of 20%, and not 10%, as it was still. According to the government’s calculations, this measure will attract 5 billion rubles to the budget.

Over the past day, more than 50 fires on the total area of almost 52 hectares were registered in the Moscow Region, the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies said. In total, about 130 foci of peat and forest fires operate on the territory of 150 hectares, the most difficult situation has developed in Dmitrovsky, Yegoryevsky, Sergiev-Pasadsky, Lukhovitsky and Pavlovo-Pasadsky districts. From July 1, the cost of electricity increased by more than 50% on Sakhalin .

Lev Roitman: In the 86th year, the book of Valery Fefelov "There are no disabled people in the USSR" in London. The title of the book Valery Fefelov, one of the founders of the initiative group for protecting the rights of disabled people in the USSR, took a document from the official document, which amazes, I would say, with my false idiocy, even by the standards of the Soviet era.

Aya Kuga, Belgrade: The Prime Minister of the Yugoslav Government Bulatovich invited today to consult representatives of the deputy factions of the Union Parliament in order, as the official report, to consider the possibilities of their cooperation during the period of reform and restoration of the country. As it became known in Belgrade, this means the reconstruction of the government.

From July 1 to July 3, the Moscow Foundation of the Russian Foundation holds the International Scientific Conference "Pushkin and the culture of the Russian abroad" . Researchers from Stanford, Wisconsin and Hamburg Universities, from the Institute of World Literature, the Literary Institute, St. Petersburg and Moscow Universities will make reports. The Moscow publishing house "Panorama", annually produces "120 items of printed publications, turns 25 years old .

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Vitaly Portnikov, Macedonia: Representatives of the peacekeeping forces in Kosovo express satisfaction with how the process of disarmament of the COA takes place. Forty points for storage of weapons and forty -five prefabricated points have already been created throughout the region. It is in these places that the Coa fighters pass their weapons to representatives of the UN contingent and then demobilize from the Coa, and return to peaceful life.

Author of the program Alexander Genis Siberia. First half of the 21st century. A strictly classified laboratory. It employs philologists and biologists who speak an almost incomprehensible mixture of Russian and Chinese. A dictionary is included to assist the reader. In underground bunkers they conduct a savage experiment. Military literary scholars are raising clones of great Russian writers. Authors resurrected by sadistic genetics write new works. Samples are included.

Sports in a wheelchair Leading Lev Roitman Lev Roitman: In the 86th year, the book of Valery Fefelov "There are no disabled people in the USSR" in London. The title of the book Valery Fefelov, one of the founders of the initiative group for protecting the rights of disabled people in the USSR, took a document from the official document, which amazes, I would say, with my false idiocy, even by the standards of the Soviet era.

Presenter Mikhail Sokolov Forecasts for the Duma elections so far clearly indicate the top three parties that are guaranteed to overcome the five percent barrier. A telephone poll by the Institute of Applied Politics showed that Yabloko even outperformed the Communists - thirteen percent against twelve, with Luzhkov's Fatherland having seven. The rest have to strain.

In Rostov-on-Don, a match of the 14th round of the Russian football championship was held. Rostselmash won the Ramensky Saturn - 4: 1. In Paraguay, the 39th draw of the America Cup continues . On Wednesday, the teams of the group V. Mexicans were defeated by Chileans - 1: 0, and the Brazilians defeated rivals from Venezuela - 7: 0. The season in Spain ended with transitional matches for the right to speak in the highest division .

The forecasts of the Duma elections are still clearly denoting the first three parties guaranteed to overcome the five percent barrier. The telephone survey of the Institute of Applied Policy showed that Yabloko even bypassed the Communists - thirteen percent against twelve, with the seven Luzhkovsky Fatherland. The rest have to strain.

More than 500 thousand Albanians returned to Kosovo. According to the UN department for refugees, about two hundred and fifty -six thousand kosovars are still in the camps in Albania, Macedonia and Montenegro. Today the UN began organized repatriation of Kosovo refugees from Albania. President of Montenegro Milia Dzhukanovich insists on an immediate revision of relations between Serbia and Montenegro as part of the Yugoslav Federation.