In St. Petersburg, on Babigonskaya Street, unknown persons entered the territory of the Petrodvorets Cemetery, where they damaged 62 tombstones and 30 grave crosses. As reported by city law enforcement agencies, the incident occurred on the night of May 13 this year, but the unknown vandals have not yet been found.

A 19-year-old student at the University of Oklahoma, who won the local elections that ended last Tuesday, was elected mayor of the American city of Muskogee, located in the state of Oklahoma, American media reported. About 38 thousand people live in the city of Muskogee, located in the north of the state. After the votes were counted, it turned out that the largest number (57%) was won by 19-year-old John Tyler Hammons, who will soon begin his new duties.

The Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have agreed to work together to create a promising transport vehicle for flights to low-Earth orbit and expeditions to the Moon. This was reported by the press service of Roscosmos. It was taken into account that ESA and Roscosmos have a number of technologies and experience in developing various space systems.

The main problem for most Asian countries recently is inflation, which continues to break records. In an attempt to prevent further increases in food and energy prices, many Asian governments have introduced fuel subsidies, Reuters reports. However, most experts note that this subsidization only stimulates further growth in demand for black gold, which in turn contributes to a persistent upward trend in the global oil market.

OJSC Power Machines has completed a project to participate in the construction of the Teri hydroelectric power station (India) - the first stage of the Teri hydropower complex. The company's press service reports this. As part of this order, Power Machines shipped four complete hydraulic units with a unit capacity of 250 MW each (turbines, generators, excitation systems), ball and butterfly valves, as well as a set of auxiliary equipment for the Teri hydroelectric station.

From today Aeroflot-Nord begins regular passenger flights on the route St. Petersburg - Perm - St. Petersburg. According to the airline's press service, flights will be operated on Tu-134 aircraft on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Departure from the Northern capital is scheduled for 12:00 Moscow time, arrival in Perm is at 18:20 Moscow time. The plane departs back at 19:20 Moscow time and lands in St. Petersburg at 17:40 Moscow time. It should be noted that the airline also flies from St.

In the Kemerovo region, a daring attack was carried out on a Sberbank branch, as a result of which a female cashier was killed. This was reported to RBC by the Department of Internal Affairs of Kemerovo. According to investigators, the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the city of Topki. Two unknown people burst into a bank branch located on the ground floor of a two-story building and demanded that all the cash be given to them.

The number of victims of a series of explosions in the Indian city of Jaipur (the administrative center of the state of Rajasthan) has increased to 80 people, about 200 people were injured. Another 20 people died from their injuries in hospitals that night, the Associated Press reports, citing local police. Earlier it was reported about 60 dead. According to law enforcement agencies in Rajasthan, the explosions were prepared by terrorists in order to cause as many casualties as possible.

The number of companies providing registrar services may decrease significantly in the coming years. This opinion was expressed by the General Director of the company OJSC "Reestr" Yuri Taranovsky. According to him, today there are about 65 registrars operating in Russia, but no more than 30 companies correspond to this title.

The American defense industry has recently seen a sharp increase in the number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A, mergers and acquisitions). Experts note that this trend may indicate that the era of arms buildup and increased military spending in the United States has come to an end, Reuters reports. The sharp increase in military spending in the United States began at the beginning of this decade.

The St. Petersburg prosecutor's office revealed the fact of leasing premises of a number of agricultural universities without the consent of the city committee for state property management (Kugi).

The 61st Cannes Film Festival opens in France on Wednesday evening. This year it opens with the film “Blindness” by Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles, known for the film “City of God”. The film, based on the novel of the same name by Portuguese writer José Saramago, a Nobel laureate in literature in 1998, takes place amid an inexplicable epidemic of blindness that has struck a small town.

Shareholders of OJSC "Bank St. Petersburg" at the annual general meeting decided to pay dividends based on the results of 2007 on ordinary shares in the amount of 14% of par value, on preferred shares - 11% of par value. As stated in the bank's statement, the shareholders also approved the annual report, balance sheet, profit and loss account, profit distribution for 2007. In addition, the shareholders approved the auditor for 2008.

The Baltic Financial Agency (BFA) group of companies plans to increase the value of its assets by 2011. 5 times compared to the same figure at the present time - up to $5 billion. The general director of BFA Management Company LLC (BFA Management Company), formed by rebranding PSB Management Company LLC, Sergei Mikhailov, told reporters today.

In St. Petersburg, 7 cases of administrative offenses have been initiated against carrier companies and minibus drivers. According to the press service of the St. Petersburg prosecutor's office, one of the most common violations identified during inspections is the collection of fares from passengers without the use of cash register equipment. Such violations are committed by Petersburg Transport Company LLC, Gortrans LLC, Piteravto LLC and other companies.