Russia will provide financial assistance to Abkhazia and South Ossetia. This year, 5 billion 16 million rubles will be allocated to two republics. In addition, South Ossetia will receive eight and a half billion rubles for the restoration of housing and other facilities injured as a result of military operations in August last year. The signing of the relevant agreements will be held on March 17, the Russian Ministry of Finance said today.

The volume of industrial production in the United States decreased in February by 1.4%, after falling by 1.9% in January. By the level of February last year, the fall amounted to 11.2%. Such data were presented by the Federal Reserve System. In general, the production capacities in the United States turned out to be loaded only by 67.4% - this is the lowest indicator over the past 60 years.

Dmitry Dovgiya, August 2008 The program is maintained by Andrei Shari. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Moscow, Maryana Torocheshnikov, takes part. Andrei Sharry: In Moscow, a loud trial formally opened today. The Moscow City Court, which accepted the case of a major bribe by the former head of the Main Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee under the prosecutor's office of Russia Dmitry Dovgia, set a date for the formation of a jury.

The program is conducted by Evgenia Nazaret. The correspondent of Radio Liberty Tamara Lyalenkov takes part. Evgenia Nazareta : The Consumer Day was celebrated the day before in Russia. Traditionally, these days professional defenders of consumer rights and public organizations share their conclusions about the most acute problems.

Madagascar receive reports about the coup, which is carried out by the army, which performed on the side of the opposition. On the streets of the capital of the country of the city of Antananariv, tanks are operating. The military goes to the Presidential Palace. At the same time, it is reported that the head of state Mark Ravalomanan took refuge in another residence 10 kilometers from the city.

Americans have to evaluate the meaning of rest in a new way In response to rapidly growing unemployment, more and more American enterprises practice reducing working hours of employees. Such a measure helps to do without dismissal in difficult times. 11 percent of companies in the United States have already introduced an additional weekend, another 6 percent are going to follow their example in the next year. Many government officials work four days a week.

Marina Dmitrevskaya: "Old actors are fed for 100 rubles per day" Petersburg retirement actors living in the house of the stage of the stage of the stage are afraid that they can soon lose their housing. The order of Vladimir Putin was not fulfilled on major repairs, although $ 5 million was transferred to it two years ago. The great actress Maria Savina gave this house to the elderly actors 125 years ago. The scandal around the House of Veterans of the stage has been going on since 2003.

Vladimir Prelilovsky, President of the Panorama Information and Research Center Entrepreneur Alexander Lebedev intends to participate in the elections of the mayor of Sochi on April 26.

Pavel Sheremet Anna Kachkaeva : Today, Pavel Sheremet, a television journalist with me in the studio, is now also a writer, the author of the fascinating book “Television between Illusion and the Truth of Life”, with whom we will talk about relevant on television today. First, a small quote: “Dmitry Medvedev spoke, apparently, about the pressing last week.

Tool in the confrontation of power groups 23 % The beginning of genuine changes in Russia 4 % An attempt to divert the attention of people from the economic crisis 73 % The survey is not a scientific research, reflects the opinions of only its participants

The program is conducted by Evgenia Nazaret. The correspondent of Radio Liberty Tamara Lyalenkov takes part. Evgenia Nazareta : Today the weakest area in the Russian consumer market is the quality of construction. Evidence of this was published by Russian defenders of consumer rights. The Moscow government even decided to create a center for the quality of construction, culture of production and labor protection.

Dmitry Oreshkin The mayor of Murmansk became a non-partisan, but supported by the Dinoros Governor Sergei Subbotin, defeating the nominee of United Russia . What would that mean? The situation is analyzed in an interview with Radio Freedom Political scientist Dmitry Oreshkin. The Murmansk case is interesting, perhaps, by the fact that it was allowed to count the votes not in favor of the official nominee of United Russia. A rather rare case. But there was a difficult story.

From the cosmodrome at Cape Canaveral, the American spacecraft of the Discovery reusable use of the Discovery reusable. On board - seven astronauts. The shuttle, whose start was postponed for almost a month, will fly to the International Space Station.