Because of the conflict around Media-Most, Russia forgot about the President's message to the Federal Assembly, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov believes. Meanwhile, the capital's mayor believes that it was the most significant in recent years. The message talks about economic liberalization, with an emphasis on supporting business and entrepreneurship.

The miniature poodle took the example of the legendary geese, who once saved Rome and helped his elderly owner by calling an ambulance at the right time. As a result, the owner's life was saved... Eighty-three-year-old Jeanne Pitts fell down the stairs of her home and broke several ribs. Naturally, the elderly woman could not get up on her own and call an ambulance. And then the three-year-old dog Andrietta got down to business, realizing that her owner was feeling bad.

An emergency incident in the Russian capital: one person was injured as a result of the collapse of a wall in a supermarket on Paustovsky Street. As RBC was informed by the press service of the Main Directorate for Civil Defense and Emergency Situations of Moscow, the message was received at the duty station at 15.30. Rescuers who arrived at the scene found that a brick wall blocking the interior of the store had collapsed. A worker who was dismantling the wall was trapped under the rubble.

An Atlanta scientist has invented a treatment for Chagas disease, which kills up to 50,000 people annually on the African continent. However, this is not a medicine, but... manure. True, genetically modified... Chagas disease, which affects the heart and digestive tract, is caused by a virus carried by flies. These insects are known to have a certain tendency to spend their free time on manure heaps.

An RAF Puma helicopter from the NATO contingent crashed 50 km south of Pristina, near the border with Macedonia. The helicopter crashed in the mountains in poor visibility conditions caused by heavy rain and low clouds. There were seven military personnel on board; their fate is not yet known. A representative of the British Ministry of Defense said that the military department also does not yet have information about the causes of the helicopter accident.

In Ryazan, employees of the Central RUBOP detained two suspects in committing a robbery at a currency exchange office on March 6 in Moscow. In Ryazan, employees of the Central RUBOP detained two suspects in committing a robbery at a currency exchange office on March 6 in Moscow. Then, on March 6, at about 10.30, two unknown people entered the currency exchange office of the 47th branch of JSCB 1 OVK, located on Sovetskaya Street.

A confirmed bachelor won several thousand dollars just because he still hasn't gotten married. He made a bet with his friends twenty years ago, and turned out to be the only one who could resist women's charms for so long... In 1981, nine young men graduated from Haddonfield High School in New Jersey and made a bet. They bet six packs of beer that they would never get married. Over the years, the rate has increased to several thousand dollars.

Today the long-awaited meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin took place with the former President of the USSR, and now the head of the Public Council of the NTV television company, Mikhail Gorbachev. Vladimir Putin has already met with Mikhail Gorbachev several times, as he tries to listen to different points of view on key problems of Russian reality. In this sense, the current president believes that the experience of the former president is of great importance.

The marriage of a Romanian couple lasted 45 long years and broke up overnight. A wife left her husband because he killed her favorite rooster, cruelly breaking its neck in self-defense... Sixty-five-year-old Caroline Barna from Baraolta, in Cowashna County, had an atypical pet - an ordinary rooster. His name was King, and the owner could not get enough of her pet. Until Caroline Shanlor's husband settled scores with the King by strangling the animal.

The State Duma received a letter from the government “On the results of privatization in the Russian Federation in 2000.” The strategy for the sale of state property in 2000, as noted in the government letter, was determined in accordance with the requirements of the law “On the privatization of state property and the basis for the privatization of municipal property.” According to government data, last year there were 320 sales of federally owned shares.

Currently, only two republics remain within Yugoslavia - Serbia and Montenegro. However, Montenegro President Milo Djukanovic stated that Yugoslavia no longer exists and cannot be created anew. Currently, only two republics remain within Yugoslavia - Serbia and Montenegro. However, Montenegro President Milo Djukanovic stated that Yugoslavia no longer exists and cannot be created anew.

An American diplomat returned to the National Museum of Art of Poland a 17th-century painting worth $1 million, stolen by the Nazis from Warsaw at the end of World War II. The diplomat, who wished to remain anonymous, bought the painting “Bouquet of Flowers” ​​by the Dutch painter Jacob van Walskapelle in the early 90s. He claims that he did not know about the theft of the painting by the Nazis from Poland.

The total debt of the Media-Most group to OAO Gazprom exceeds $940 million. However, we are talking about repaid debt and a loan that has not yet matured. According to the press secretary of Gazprom-Media CJSC Aelita Efimova, the chairman of the board of directors of Gazprom-Media, Alexander Kazakov, announced debts of 940 million. The point is that Gazprom, since 1996. to 1999 issued or guaranteed loans to Most for this exact amount.

The day of regional elections took place in Russia yesterday. Voters in the Amur and Tula regions, as well as the Evenki district, elected their governors. According to preliminary data received by the district election commission of the Evenki Autonomous Okrug, Boris Zolotarev, currently holding the post of development director of the Yukos oil company, won the elections for the governor of the autonomous okrug held on Sunday.

Israel has formally apologized to Palestine for an incident last week in which Israeli troops fired at a convoy of vehicles that included Palestinian Authority military leaders. In general, Israel has recently begun to soften its overly harsh position. On Sunday, Israeli army officials said that despite the ongoing blockade of Palestinian territories, 1,000 Palestinian residents have been allowed to return to work in Israel. They can start working today.