Central Bank notes an encouraging slowdown in inflation Since June 5, the Central Bank of Russia reduces the refinancing rate from 12 to 11.5 percent per annum. Since April 24, the rate decreases for the third time in a row. Prior to this, starting from February 2008, it increased six times in a row to a level of 13%. In addition, from June 5, other key interest rates on Central Bank operations are reduced by half the percentage point.

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The Supreme Court of Russia canceled the verdict in the case of the murder of the leader of the Dagestan "Yabloko" Farid Babaev. Earlier, on the basis of the verdict of jury, the Supreme Court of Dagestan found guilty of the murder of Rosil Mamedrizaev, sentencing him to 16 years in prison. The jury justified the second accused. The court decision was challenged by the Supreme Court of Russia, the prosecutor's office and the defense of Mamedrizaev.

(Sergey Komkov)

In North Korea, the trial of two American journalists detained on the border with China two months ago begins today. They were accused of illegal penetration into the DPRK with hostile intentions. Journalist Yuna Lee and Laura Ling work on one of the American television companies. They were detained on the border of China and North Korea in March.

The program is conducted by Mikhail Salenkov. The Radio Liberty correspondent Tatyana Voltskaya takes part. Mikhail Salenkov: Today, the XIII International Economic Forum opens in St. Petersburg, in which the leaders of 56 regions of Russia, country President Dmitry Medvedev, top managers of the largest Russian and foreign companies will take part. Today it is planned to discuss the economic interaction of Russia with the Arab world, the EU and the USA.

(Bob Didz, Bruce Klowner)

Today, Poland celebrates the 20th anniversary of the coming to power as a result of the election of the opposition movement "Solidarity". On the celebrations in connection with this anniversary in the Baltic port city of Gdansk, the leader of the "solidarity" Lech Valens and Vaclav Gavel, who headed the "velvet revolution" in Czechoslovakia, will come.

"Bolilok" by Philip Zhanti in Moscow The Chekhov International Theater Festival shows in Moscow the performance of an outstanding French director Philip Zhanti "Bolilok". The word in the name does not make any sense. Perhaps the new performance of Philip Gendi is inferior to what we saw before. It is created from the same substance, but the effect is no longer so strong. However, you can only compare the gendii with him: he has no equal on his territory. And its territory is dreams.

The program is conducted by Mark Krutov. The Radio Liberty correspondent Maryana Torocheshnikov takes part. Mark Krutov: In the Khamovnichesky Court of Moscow, hearings on a new criminal case against former co -owners of the company of Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Plato Lebedev will continue today. Activists of the opposition movement "Solidarity" said that they intend to replace each other on single pickets in support of the accused near the court building today.

Activists of "Solidarity" holds single pickets near the court of the court considering the case of Yukos

Australian Minister of Defense Joel Fitsgibbon resigned. It is reported that the reason for his decision, Fitsgibron called the scandal with the disclosure of his road expenses, as well as the conflict around the connections of the government and the company of his brother. Fitsggibon became the first Minister of the Labor Government of Prime Minister Kevin Radd to resign. The Radda government came to power in November 2007.

About 200 thousand people gathered in Hong Kong for a rally, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the bloody suppression of a student demonstration on the central square of Beijing Tiananmen. In Washington, 9 leading leaders of the Chinese student movement of those years, now living in exile, held a press conference at which a minute of silence honored the memory of the dead. In the Beijing itself, the security forces were blocked by Tiananmen to prevent any shares.