The Russian government introduced a bill to amend the State Duma to the Tax Code, providing, in particular, to reduce the tax burden on the oil industry oil sector. Including, it is proposed to clarify the scale for calculating the tax on mining (NPPs), increasing the tax from the current 9 to $ 15 per barrel. The bill indicates that this decision will contribute to the support of the oil industry and stimulate the development of new deposits.

From the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a message came that Chicago, Tokyo, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro remain applicants for the 2016 Olympics. "Starting barrier" did not overcome the Doha, Baku and Prague. The final choice of the 2016 Games capital will be held at the IOC session on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen.

Barack Obama is now looking at Hillary Clinton as an ally in a common fight In the United States, the primaries of the Democratic Party ended, the last votes took place in Montana and South Dakota. But before their completion, the result was clear. So, the Associated Press, without waiting for the results, reported that in the many -month struggle of two almost equal candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the winner would be the last.

What recently seemed impossible has become a reality. The black politician has a real chance to become the president of the United States Barack Obama called himself the winner of the competition for the right to represent the Democratic Party of the United States in the presidential election of this country in November.

John Irving: “An adult is largely dependent on childhood experiences, and emotionality is more important than the mind” Writer and screenwriter John Irving, master of American psychological prose, Oscar Prize laureate, presented his new novel “As long as I will not find you” (Until I Find You) in Moscow. The main character of the book is a Hollywood actor-star, whose life determines the search for a biological father.

In Washington, negotiations are held between US President George Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. The focus of the meeting is Iran’s nuclear program, Israeli -Palestinian settlement and dialogue with Syria. The day before, Olmert said that Iran’s nuclear program should be stopped at all costs.

At a conference in Rome, the UN Secretary General Pan Hi Moon said that according to a study prepared by order of the UN, the number of people on Earth suffering from hunger could grow by 100 million in the coming years. According to Pan Gi Muna, so that in 2030 the land does not remain hungry food production should grow by 50%. The conference was also performed by the Prime Minister of Brazil, who stated that there was no reason to blame his country of advancing hunger.

In Arzamas (Nizhny Novgorod region) today they recall the tragedy of twenty years ago, when dozens of people died during the explosion. On the evening of June 4, 1988, when the commodity train approached the Arzamas-1 station, three wagons with industrial explosives took off into the air. Among the more than 90 dead were 14 children, hundreds of people were injured, more than a thousand - lost housing, the explosion destroyed 150 houses.

The program is conducted by Mikhail Salenkov. The correspondent of Radio Freedom Vera Volodin takes part. Mikhail Salenkov: The Moscow police promised a reward of one million rubles for information that will help to catch the arsonist of cars. Already 5 nights in a row in the capital are burning cars. In total, more than 20 cars were injured. The Moscow Central Internal Affairs Directorate of Moscow turned to citizens for help.

The Italian manufacturer of the tire - Pirelli and the Russian State Corporation Rostekhnology reached a preliminary agreement on the creation of a joint venture in Russia for the production and sale of automobile tires. It is reported that the main agreement on the implementation of the project will be signed after September 30, 2008.

About 700 French troops will be located in the northeast of Afghanistan in the province of Kapis, near Kabul. The military representative said that additional troops would be transferred there in July or August. At the beginning of the year, French President Nicolas Sarkozi promised to send additional troops to Afghanistan, where about 1,700 French soldiers are now located.

The king of Saudi Arabia Abdalla called for the development of dialogue between Islam and other religions. He spoke at the international conference on the problems of inter -religious relations that opened in Mecca. In Mecca - a city sacred for Muslims - more than 500 delegates from fifty countries arrived. Among them is the former President of Iran Hashemi Rafsanjani. Saudi Arabia remains the only Muslim country where the religious practice of representatives of a different faith is prohibited.

The program is conducted by Kirill Kobrin. The radio correspondent Freedom Karen Agamirov takes part. Kirill Kobrin : a group of public figures, cultural figures advocated the creation of a nationwide memorial to the memory of the victims of the Stalinist repressions. The statement says that the memorial is necessary to comprehend the past, without which it is impossible to create the future.

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Andrei Sharry : Now I will present you the final section of the Freedom Time program - today's fact. Fans welcome Senator Barack Obama, who, after the heavy political campaign of the primary elections in fifty American states, gained a sufficient number of votes to nominate his candidate for the president of the United States from the Democratic Party. Why Barack Obama was more successful than Hillary Clinton - this is the question of today.

Russia plays an increasing role in the global agricultural and food market, occupying the third place in the world in the export of wheat and entering the five countries, the largest grain producers, the country's Minister of Agriculture Alexei Gordeev said. At the same time, according to him, the potential of Russia, due to the complex period of reforms on the transition to a market economy, is now not used to the end.