On world stock markets, sharp fluctuations were noted today. At the beginning of the day, in Europe and Asia, there was a noticeable drop in exchange indices and stock quotations. The shares of leading French banks that have a significant number of debt obligations of Greece, which are experiencing the acute crisis, survived a particularly sharp decline.

Students' promotion in support of trade unions in Wisconsin As a result of a referendum, a point in history was set in the state of Wisconsin, which several months ago aroused interest around the world. Then the Republicans, who came to the management of the state, tried to limit the rights of trade unions by provoking thousands of demonstrations. Outraged opponents of the Republicans called a referendum in the hope of withdrawing those legislators who have filed anti -profile laws.

Joseph Prigozhin Forbes magazine in the ranking of 50 main Russian celebrities said that the leader of the DDT group Yuri Shevchuk is a dollar millionaire. The musician claims that "besides debts, he has nothing." The mechanism of counting the state of the star comments by the producer Joseph Prigozhin. According to Forbes, Yuri Shevchuk earned a million dollars over the past year and takes the 45th position in the list of the richest Russian stars.

Marina Timasheva: This year, at the Chekhov International Festival, with the exception of Moscow prime ministers, there were almost no dramatic performances, mainly ballet and circus. But we will begin an overview of the summer marathon from them. The forum was opened by the international '“storm” - a performance made by the festival itself in collaboration with the London Theater' 'Chick Bai Jaul' and the national scene of Paris.

Mikhail Prokhorov The leader of the “right-hand business” Mikhail Prokhorov again said that he was ready to become the Prime Minister. However, Prokhorov explained that he would consider this opportunity only in the case of the implementation of the programs in which he believes. Speaking today at a press conference at the Interfax agency, Prokhorov noted that Russia should strive for rapprochement with Europe and change the ruble to the euro.

The International Marine Bureau is concerned about the increase in the number of attacks from the pirates off the coast of Benin - in the west of the African continent. According to the organization, in the first six months of this year, 15 such attacks were committed in Benin, and the tactics of their organizers are similar to the fact that criminal groups in Nigeria are used. On Thursday, the presidents of these two neighboring states discussed joint measures to combat piracy.

Thomas Ventzlova about Cheslava Miloshe. Overview of the dramatic performances of the Chekhov festival. The book "Formation and initial resettlement of the genus Homo".

The two presidents are disconnected. Because nothing is particularly and cannot combine A meeting of the presidents of Russia and Ukraine Dmitry Medvedev and Viktor Yanukovych took place in Sochi. The discussion of one of the main topics of the visit, the gas problem has gained particular relevance in connection with the ongoing court of Yulia Tymoshenko. Opening a meeting with the Ukrainian colleague, Dmitry Medvedev set out in detail the upcoming agenda.

Israel offers Turkey double compensation instead of apologies for the death of Turkish citizens who died during the storming of the Israeli military “Mavi Marmara”, which tried to break through the blockade of the gas sector.

The Supreme Court of the Altai Republic canceled the acquittal in the case of the illegal hunting of high -ranking officials from a helicopter crashed in 2009. Then seven people were killed, including the authorized representative of the president in the State Duma, Alexander Koskopkin. Three surviving officials appeared before the trial.

In Russia today, events are being held on the occasion of the next anniversary of the death of the Kursk atomic submarine in August 2000. This tragedy in the Barents Sea claimed the lives of 118 submariners of the Northern Fleet. Today, mourning ceremonies will be held in all fleets of the Russian naval forces, as well as in military districts. Flags are visible on ships and submarines, a minute of silence will be declared in the naval units and units.

Vladimir Zharikhin President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych hopes to achieve a compromise in questions about the price of Russian gas in negotiations with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Sochi. As Yanukovych stated, a compromise is in the interests of both Ukraine and Russia.

At Kolyma, at the place of the crash of the An-12 aircraft, the victims of which were 11 people on Tuesday, rescuers discovered today a second black box. The first was found the day before near the place of disaster. Both black boxes will be transferred to specialists of the interstate aviation committee, the commission of which arrived today in Magadan. The work headquarters will be organized in the village of Omsukchan, closest to the crash site.