Radio.SvobodaOnline Media OutletPart of: Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyIndependent sourceMaterialsInfoFound 75 materialsBy relevanceOldest firstNewest firstBy relevanceRadio.Svoboda·May 20, 2002Social news. In the Stavropol Territory, two women died last weekend from Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever. In the Republic of Adygea, the four veterans of the Great Patriotic War were awarded the keys to the “Oka” cars. Mordovia will receive 75 million rubles from the federal budget to prepare for winter. In the resorts of the Russian coast of the Azov and Black Seas this summer, the patrols of the Kuban Cossack army will be ensured. In Saransk, the fifth international festival "Children and Ecology: 21 Century" takes place. On Sakhalin, only 12 percent of residents are regularly playing sportsIn the Stavropol Territory, two women died last weekend from Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever. Today, 47 people have been hospitalized in the region with suspicion of this disease. In total, about a thousand people turned to the doctors due to tick bites. From the Krasnodar Territory, in connection with a violation of the passport regime, 14 people were deported in four months of this year, 13 of which are residents of the far abroad.RFE; RLRadio.Svoboda·May 20, 2002Sport. In Moscow, the international football tournament of four teams ended. In Switzerland, at the European Championship for 17-year-old football players, matches of the second round in the group "B" were played. The first match of the final series of the Eastern Conference was played in the NBA. And in the NHL, the second final match in the east was already held. Swiss tennis player Roger Federer became the winner of the Masters series tournament in Hamburg. Russian woman Valentina Ivanova became the winner of the traditional Prague marathonIn Moscow, the international football tournament of four teams ended. In the final match, Belarusian football players won against rivals from Ukraine - 2: 0. In the match for 3rd place, the national teams of Russia and Yugoslavia tied - 1: 1, after which the football players of Yugoslavia were more precise in the penalty shootout. Other participants of the World Cup are also holding control meetings.Radio.Svoboda·May 20, 2002In Macedonia, a strike of civil servants takes place, in which about 70 thousand people take partIn Macedonia, a strike of civil servants takes place, in which about 70 thousand people take part. They require an increase in the minimum wage from 70 to 90 dollars per month. Trade unions announced a strike after the failure of the negotiations with representatives of the government. The representative of the trade union of civil servants said that the protest rally will continue until all the requirements of the striking are satisfied.RFE; RLRadio.Svoboda·May 20, 2002In the east of Afghanistan, an American soldier was killed yesterday as a result of an attack on a military patrol-In the east of Afghanistan, an American soldier was killed yesterday as a result of an attack on a military patrol. According to the representative of the US command, the American patrol was subjected to intensive shelling. The enemy’s losses are not reported. The detachments of American special forces continue to comb the area in the east of Afghanistan in search of the surviving Taliban and militants of Al-Qaeda.RFE; RLRadio.Svoboda·May 20, 2002Israel denies the involvement in the murder of the son of the leader of the extremist group "The People's Front of the Liberation of Palestine" Ahmed LubrilIsrael denies the involvement in the murder of the son of the leader of the extremist group "The Popular Front of the Liberation of Palestine" Ahmed Lubril. Representatives of this Palestinian organization accused Israel of organizing an explosion of a car, which was driving Jihad Dzhibril. He commanded the military operations of the Popular Front of Liberation Palestinians, which, along with the Hamas group, took responsibility for the terrorist attack in the Israeli city of Natany.Radio.Svoboda·May 20, 2002In Russia, tax rates on small business will be reduced more significantly than previously plannedIn Russia, tax rates on small business will be reduced more significantly than previously planned. As the Minister of Economic Development and Trade, German Gref, said today, the tax from the turnover of small enterprises will be 6 percent, and not 8, as was assumed in the bill prepared by the government. Tax rates on imputed income and net profit will amount to 15 percent, and not 20. A small enterprise with an annual turnover of less than 15 million rubles is considered small.RFE; RLRadio.Svoboda·May 20, 2002In Minsk, a delegation of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is negotiating the further activities of the OSCE observation mission in BelarusOn May 20, the head of the special operating group of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly for Belarus Uta TRAPF arrived by a flight from Frankfurt to Minsk. According to the deputy of the Bundestag, the main issue that is planned to be discussed with the Belarusian authorities will concern the appointment of Eberhard Haiken to the post of chairman of the OSCE Consulting and observation group in Minsk.RFE; RLRadio.Svoboda·May 20, 2002In the Smolensk region on Sunday, the election of the governor took place. In the Republic of Altai, a deputy was elected to the State Duma and a quarter of the composition of parliamentIn the Smolensk region on Sunday, the election of the governor took place. More than 39 percent of voters took part in the vote. Six candidates apply for the post of head of the regional administration, among them - the current governor Alexander Prokhorov, the head of the regional department of the FSB Viktor Maslov and the mayor of Smolensk Ivan Overchenkov. To win, the candidate needs to get a simple majority of votes.RFE; RLRadio.Svoboda·May 20, 2002A criminal case has been instituted in Vladivostok against a police officer who had beaten a woman with a childMarina Loboda, Vladivostok: the prosecutor's office of the Frunze district of Vladivostok opened a criminal case on the fact of being beaten by a woman as an employee of the traffic police. The head of the city traffic police department, Alexander Lysenko, was removed from his position for the investigation period. The reason for such severe measures was the incident that occurred during the picket of workers of the largest fishing company Dalmoreproduct in the Far East.Марина ЛободаRadio.Svoboda·May 20, 2002Scientific news. Employees of the London imperial college for the first time in the world turned the stem cells of an adult animal into the cells of the respiratory epithelium of the lungs. Hematologists from the Chicago Medical College have completed a clinical experiment, the results of which can expand the scope of the new anti -cancer drug decitabide. The experimental drug Iressa, created by the Anglo-Swedish consortium Astrazeneca, turned out to be the only tool that can reduce the launched lung tumors. American company Digit Wireless has developed a new type of keyboard for mobile phonesEmployees of the London imperial college for the first time in the world turned the stem cells of an adult animal into the cells of the respiratory epithelium of the lungs. Researchers believe that with the help of this technique, similar results can be achieved with human stem cells. In this case, there will be a real opportunity to grow pulmonary tissue for transplantation to the victims of emphysema and other serious diseases of the respiratory system.RFE; RLRadio.Svoboda·May 20, 2002In Latvia in the Latgalsky District Court, a second consideration of the case of the former partisan of the 79-year-old citizen of Russia Vasily Kononov, accused of war crimes, beganRecall that in the fall of 1999, the former partisan Vasily Kononov was sentenced to five years under the article “For Military Crimes”, and in February 2001, by the decision of the Chamber of the Supreme Court, the case was sent for the investigation. The reason for this is the uncertainty of the status of victims. It is unclear who were shot in 1944 by order of Kononov inhabitants of the village of Small Bada.RFE; RLRadio.Svoboda·May 20, 2002A criminal case was opened in Vladivostok against the police officer who had beaten a woman with a child last Friday during a demonstration of employees of a local fishing enterpriseThe prosecutor's office of the Frunze district of Vladivostok opened a criminal case today on the fact of being beaten by a woman as an employee of the Internal Affairs Directorate. The head of the city traffic police department, Alexander Lysenko, was removed from his position for the investigation period. The reason for such tough measures was the incident that occurred during the picket of fishermen Dalmoreproduct.RFE; RLRadio.Svoboda·May 20, 2002The Parliament of Germany rehabilitated the condemnations under Hitler of the deserters of the Wehrmacht and homosexualsEvgeny Bovkun, Bonn: the Federal Republic of Germany's parliament specified the legal status of two categories of victims of National Socialism - the deserters of the Wehrmacht and homosexuals. All sentences received against them are declared unfair and invalid. “We have remained in debt to the victims of legal proceedings in the Third Reich.Евгений БовкунRadio.Svoboda·May 20, 2002In Beirut, the son of Ahmed Djibril, the leader of the extremist group "The Popular Front of the Liberation of Palestine", was killedIn Beirut, the son of Ahmed Lazibril, the leader of the extremist group "The Popular Front of the Liberation of Palestine," was killed. 40-year-old Jihad Djibril died in the explosion of a car, which he himself led. According to the police, explosives - about two kilograms of TNT - was attached to the bottom of the car. Jihad Djibril commanded the military operations of the Popular Front of the Liberation of Palestine.Radio.Svoboda·May 20, 2002A senior Pentagon employee General Gregori New Bold said the American armed forces remain in a state of increased combat readiness and recent warnings about the likelihood of new terrorist attacks against the United States did not cause additional measures in the field of securityA senior Pentagon employee General Gregori New Bold said the American armed forces remain in a state of increased combat readiness and recent warnings about the probability of new terrorist attacks against the United States did not cause additional security measures. Newbold indicated that warnings about the threat of terrorist attacks were not a specific nature, and the state of increased combat readiness was introduced after the attacks of September 11 last year.RFE; RLPrevious12345NextShow more