Smog from burning peat bogs hung over Moscow. Forest fires are approaching the capital: according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, over the past 24 hours alone, 63 fires have broken out in the Moscow region. People wearing masks have returned to the streets of Moscow again.

General Director of OJSC "Nord" (St. Petersburg) from August 1, 2010. Irina Koskina was re-elected. As reported in company materials, her term of office has been extended by one year. The corresponding decision was made today by the board of directors of OJSC Nord. OJSC "Nord" (St. Petersburg) was registered in 1992. and is the owner of the trademark "North".

In St. Petersburg, at the Ozerki metro station, a two-year-old child suffered a broken leg on an escalator. As the press service of the St. Petersburg metro told RBC, the child’s leg was pinched by the so-called “comb” of the escalator. The boy was sent to the hospital. In St. Petersburg, at the Ozerki metro station, a two-year-old child suffered a broken leg on an escalator. As the press service of the St.

The Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) recognized almost 1 million liters of wine products imported from Moldova as being of poor quality. This is stated in a message from Rospotrebnadzor. The total quantity of low-quality products is 544 thousand 884 bottles of wine, wine materials and cognacs with a total volume of 960 thousand 290 liters.

In the Kotlas district of the Arkhangelsk region, a container containing paint vapors exploded during welding work. As a result, one person died and three were injured. This was reported by the press service of the region's Emergency Situations Ministry. The incident occurred in the village of Vychegodsky the day before. The cause of the explosion was welding work that workers began on metal barrels next to the boiler house building.

The police intend to suppress unauthorized protests on July 31 and detain all demonstrators. As First Deputy Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Mikhail Sukhodolsky said today, internal affairs bodies are recommended to act within the framework of the law in the event of unrest. This was reported by Echo of Moscow.

Another Russian spy, detained on July 15 at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, was carrying optical sights for a rifle as a gift for her husband. It was initially reported that the 24-year-old was transporting weapons or night vision equipment. It also became known that Anna Fermanova was detained upon entering the United States, and not upon leaving the United States. Thus, American border guards initially allowed the “spy” to deliver military equipment prohibited for export to Russia.

On Wednesday, July 28, there was no unified dynamics on the ruble bond market. On Wednesday, July 28, there was no unified dynamics on the ruble bond market. Investors' attention was diverted to the placement of OFZ issues. As a result, according to the MICEX Stock Exchange, the CBI CP index at the end of the trading session increased by 0.04 percentage points. and amounted to 95.99 points. The MBI CP municipal bond index increased by 0.04 percentage points. - up to 100.18 points.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed a resolution on the allocation of 39.8 billion rubles. seven largest medical institutions in the Russian Federation. He announced this today during a working meeting with the Minister of Health and Social Development Tatyana Golikova. According to the prime minister, the funds are intended for medical institutions in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk. They must be spent before 2014. In turn, T.

The US House of Representatives approved a bill to allocate about $59 billion to finance operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as to help Haiti, which suffered a strong earthquake, and a number of domestic programs. The US House of Representatives approved a bill to allocate about $59 billion to finance operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as to help Haiti, which suffered a strong earthquake, and a number of domestic programs.

The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation revealed the misuse of budget 152 million rubles. for the construction of a “dancing bridge” in Volgograd, said the head of the chamber, Sergei Stepashin. In addition to non-targeted expenses, the joint venture revealed an increase in the cost of the bridge construction project by 1.5 billion rubles. It was allowed, according to S. Stepashin, due to the illiterate expenditure of funds on the resettlement of people living at the construction site.

2 victims of a fire in a building on Tverskaya Zastava Square near the Belorussky Station in Moscow were hospitalized. As RSN clarifies, people poisoned by combustion products were taken to the Sklifosovsky Research Institute. According to the latest data, EMERCOM employees have already evacuated 203 people from the burning building, and 112 of them managed to leave the building engulfed in fire on their own. At the moment, the fire has been assigned the second category of complexity.

In Russia, on July 28, a new memorable date is celebrated for the first time - the Day of the Baptism of Rus'. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a law introducing a corresponding amendment to Article 11 of the federal law “On days of military glory and memorable dates of Russia” on June 1, 2010. In Russia, on July 28, a new memorable date is celebrated for the first time - the Day of the Baptism of Rus'.

Revenue from sales of OJSC North-West Telecom (NWT) according to Russian accounting standards (RAS) in the first half of 2010. increased by 9.1% compared to the same period last year and reached 13 billion 954 million rubles, including from communication services - by 8.5%, to 12 billion 826 million rubles. The press service of the telecommunications company reports this.

In Primorye, one of the members of the “Primorsky partisans” gang, Alexander Kovtun, who accused operatives of violence during interrogations, recanted his testimony. Earlier, A. Kovtun, in a video message distributed online, stated that investigators were “beating” a confession out of him. Based on this statement from A.