The consumption of wine in the countries of traditional wine culture has doubled over the past 40 years. This is stated in the annual report of the French Service of National Wine Manufacturers, published today. Among the nations that began to drink less wine - the French and Italians. At the same time, the consumption of wine in countries in which beer was considered a traditional drink grew. The consumption of wine in the Netherlands, Denmark and the UK has doubled since the sixties.

The crew of the American aircraft, held by the Chinese authorities for 11 days, arrived yesterday at his Uidby base, not far from Seattle. The pilots arranged a solemn meeting. Earlier, the American pilot Shein Osborne told reporters that a clash with a Chinese fighter occurred due to the fault of a Chinese pilot who flew too close.

Christians around the world today celebrate Easter - the holiday of the Resurrection of Christ. This year - for the first time in 11 years - Catholic and Orthodox Easter coincide. The Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy Second served today in the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Savior the Great Easter Vespers - a solemn prayer that marks the end of the first Easter day.

Hundreds of people took part today in a mourning ceremony at the Ellis Park Stadium in the South African city of Johannesburg, where 43 people were killed last Wednesday in a crush. The tragedy occurred during the football match of two local teams, when the gates collapsed, through which hundreds of fans tried to break into the stadium. About 160 people received injuries and injuries.

One of the leaders of the coalition opposing the Afghan Taliban, General Abdul Rashid Dustum plans to open a new front of the struggle in the north of the country. This was stated today by a representative of the coalition. He also noted that Dustum intends to discuss the details of operations with the commander of the anti -Taliban coalition troops Ahmad Shah Masud. Dustum has lived in Turkey since 1998.

The tanker, which sank off the coast of Dubai, walked under the Georgian flag and Iraqi oil in violation of the UN sanctions. This was announced today by the representative of the US Navy in the Persian Gulf region. The crew of the vessel consisted of Iraq citizens, all of them were transported by rescuers. There were over a thousand tons of oil on board the sunken tanker.

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At least 35 Palestinians were wounded on Sunday during clashes with Israeli military personnel in the camp of Palestinian Rafach refugees in the gas sector. The Israelis tried with the help of bulldozers acting under the cover of tanks, to demolish several buildings in the refugee camp, from where, according to the Israeli military, shooting was fired at their positions. Palestinians resisted.

9 fighters of the Kurdistan Workers Party and 5 Turkish troops were killed during battles in eastern Turkey. According to local authorities, the battles broke out yesterday, when the Turkish army began to comb the area in search of Kurdish rebels. Most Turkish soldiers were blown up by anti -personnel mines, there are also wounded. The anti -pure operation of the Turkish army in the Bangel Province continues. The armed struggle of the Kurds for independence began in 1984.

The United States and the International Monetary Fund welcomed the plan for reforming the national economy in a deep crisis developed by the government. According to the representative of the IMF, Carlo Kottarelli, the program of priority measures, agreed by the Turkish government with international financial organizations, is aimed at stabilizing the Turkish currency - a lira, which fell by 50 percent in relation to the dollar in 2 months.

According to Russian news agencies, in the Chechen village of Kulara, two suspects of the murder of the deputy head of the local administration Larisa Movsarova were arrested today. The murder was committed on April 7. According to law enforcement agencies, both suspects are residents of the same village of Kulara. In the district center of Shali, on Sunday, the Russian military detained five suspects of involvement in the Chechen armed groups. In Vedeno, 13 more people were arrested.

Presenter Yakov Krotov Anatoly Strelyany: For the entire hour there will be a program by Yakov Krotov about Easter, which this time, for once, all Christians celebrate on the same day, and the Jewish Easter turned out to be very close to the Christian one, a week earlier. They want to see this as a sign, or rather an omen (this word is closer to believers) that the new millennium will become an era of unity. Moreover, it is important to understand the accumulated disagreements.

In Karachay-Cherkessia, a local resident Ruslan Lipanov was detained today, suspected of involvement in explosions in the cities of mineral waters and Essentuki on March 24. In addition, Lipanov is accused of killing a guide policeman and participating in Chechen armed groups operating in the Urus-Martan district of Chechnya. As a result of a series of explosions in the North Caucasus, 21 people died in late March, about a hundred were injured.

How do peaceful Chechens relate to their partisans? " For which I respect Hattaba - for his truth. He never, you see, after the battle he never lies ... " The heading "Non -proper parallels". Two imams. That Shamilya was called by the Chechen Mehkel, he enjoyed indisputable authority among Chechens. Nobody called this Shamil to Dagestan and he was expelled from there in the most inglorious way. If it had not for the subsequent blood, then his campaign would have remained bad operetta.

Two explosive devices worked on Saturday evening in the Israeli city of Kfar Saba, north of Tel Aviv. One person was wounded. So far, no one has taken responsibility for terrorist attacks. On Saturday, on the border with Lebanon, one Israeli soldier was killed by the Hezbollah militants. In response, Israeli artillery and aviation struck the objects of this group in the south of Lebanon.