The program is conducted by Mikhail Salenkov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in St. Petersburg Tatyana Valovich takes part. Mikhail Salenkov: In the Leningrad Region, public hearings were held on the topic: how the construction and operation in the city of Sosnovy Bor of a new facility - the Leningrad nuclear power plant -2 in the city will affect the environment.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on a single state exam, the presidential press service reports. This exam will be the only form of state certification after graduation and its results will be recognized as entrance exams to universities. The adoption of the law implies a transition period until 2009, when a single ekazen becomes a mandatory norm everywhere.

One of the leaders of the German terrorist organization will soon be released. According to Berlin, Yuri Veksler, Brigitte Monhaupt, a member of the leadership of the German left-breeding terrorist organization RAF, the “Red Army faction”, on the account of the murder of politicians and trade union leaders of Germany in the 70s, will soon leave prison despite a lifelong conclusion. This decision was made today by the Supreme Court of the land of Baden-Württemberg in Stuttgart.

In the Amur region, all 435 schools are closed due to the outbreak of colds. The quarantine was announced indefinitely. According to the regional department of health, the largest number of diseases was noted in Blagoveshchensk - more than five thousand. In the city of Arsenyev of the Primorsky Territory, quarantine, introduced in most schools on February 6, was extended for another two days.

In Portugal, the ruling Socialist Party intends to seek liberalization of legislation on abortion. On Sunday, a referendum on this issue was held in Portugal, however, it was recognized as failed due to a low turnout. At the same time, experts note that the majority of voters - about 60 percent - spoke out for the legalization of abortion during the first ten weeks of pregnancy.

The administration of the Serbian village of Zhitishta decided to erect a monument to the boxer Rocky, the famous movie hero, which is played by Sylvester Stallone. “For many years, all the news about our village has been gloomy - cattle, terrible murders, floods and landslides. The installation of the statue will help create a different, positive image of Zhitiste, ”said the representative of the local council Zoran Babich.

In the United States, leading Democratic senators call for presidential administration George Bush to be careful, accusing Iran of inciting the conflict in Iraq. During the debate in Congress, Senator Chris Dodd expressed the opinion that, therefore, the White House is trying to create a prerequisite for the future war with Iran. The American command in Iraq accused senior members of the Iranian government of supplying explosive devices to Shiite militants in Iraq.

The program is conducted by Alexander GOSTOV. The Radio Liberty correspondent Danila Halperovich takes part. Alexander GOSTEV: Vladimir Putin invited bankers from Saudi Arabia to open their branches in Russia. During the visit of the Russian president to Riyadh, the agreement was also signed on regular air reports between the two countries. Putin is the first Russian leader to visit Saudi Arabia on an official visit. His trip to the countries of the Middle East continues.

The Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of Russia in the first half of 2007 will present to the government a list of measures to introduce electronic document management in the business area, in particular, in accounting and tax accounting. The ministry reported that it is considered necessary to stimulate the development of electronic document management companies that are part of the advisory council for foreign investment under the Russian government.

In Baghdad, at least 55 people have become victims of terrorist attacks on the central market, more than 100 were injured. The explosions occurred at the moment when a 15-minute break announced throughout the country ended throughout the country in memory of those who died as a result of last year’s explosion in the Shiite mosque in the city of Samarra, which provoked a wave of inter-religious violence that continued so far.

Scientists from the Vistar Institute ( The Wistar Institute ) offer a new strategy for increasing the activity of a substance that can extend life. In recent years, a family of enzymes called sirtuins has been discovered, which can prolong the life of such organisms as yeast, worms, and fruit flies-throzophils. They can also regulate age -related metabolic disorders, including the worship and mellitus of diabetes of the second type.

At the Berlin Film Festival, the premiere of Robert de Niro's film “Good Shepherd” - the first part of the trilogy dedicated to the Cold War. The film unfolds during the II World War and in the post -war years. The main role - the CIA employee - is played by Matt Damon. Robert de Niro told reporters that the second part will show events from 1961 to the fall of the Berlin wall, and in the third - from 1989 to the present day.

The Ministry of Finance of Russia considers it necessary to expand the possibilities for investing pension savings of citizens who have not transferred the funded part of their future pension to private management companies. According to the head of the ministry, Alexei Kudrin, we are talking about giving the opportunity to invest these reserves, including in the rally of Russian enterprises.

China announced progress reached in six -sided negotiations in Beijing under the Nuclear program of the DPRK. According to the representative of the PRC Foreign Ministry, there are already positive results, although further consultations and discussions are needed. The delegations of the United States, China, Russia, Japan, South and North Korea are found again on Tuesday during the next round of negotiations that began on February 8.

Anna Kachkayeva: Vladimir Putin, of course, is not the Fulton speech of Winston Churchill, but the European -American establishment from the rhetoric of the puppy, apparently, was taken aback, but did not show and met the quite historical speech of the Russian president with dignity. The atmosphere in the cunning hall, in which high officials and deputies of many countries sat in the acting, perfectly conveyed a live broadcast shown through the Vesti-24 channel.