There is no electricity supply in 455 settlements of the Moscow region with a population of up to 200 thousand people, Interfax reports. Up to 150 socially significant facilities and 14 hospitals were shut down. Of the 14 medical institutions with 24-hour stays disconnected from the central power supply, all have backup power sources connected.

The famous pre-New Year tournament “Spengler Cup” starts today in Davos, Switzerland. According to tradition, clubs from Europe will take part in it, as well as the Canadian national team, made up of players playing in clubs in the Old World. The famous pre-New Year tournament “Spengler Cup” starts today in Davos, Switzerland. According to tradition, clubs from Europe will take part in it, as well as the Canadian national team, made up of players playing in clubs in the Old World.

After the freezing rain, more than 2 thousand damaged and fallen trees were identified in Moscow, the Association of Administrative and Technical Inspections (OATI) of Moscow told Interfax. 2,102 fallen and damaged trees were identified in the city. The trees were discovered during random surveys of the city after the so-called “freezing rain”.

The day before, a mass brawl took place in the Five Stars cinema in the center of Moscow. Groups of young people of Slavic and Caucasian appearance quarreled among themselves. As a result of the conflict, two people were injured, both Russians. They were stabbed. On suspicion of causing bodily harm, police officers who arrived at the scene detained a 20-year-old newcomer, a native of Chechnya, Interfax reports.

The Russian capital is eliminating the consequences of adverse weather events. All city utilities are working in enhanced mode. Repair and restoration work is underway to restore power supply. The Russian capital, whose streets turned into an ice skating rink over the weekend, is struggling with the consequences of bad weather.

The Governor of St. Petersburg again took part in the traditional Christmas fair. Valentina Matvienko traditionally became the “main artist” of the ABC charity event and created her fifth painting. This year, the governor’s painting is called “New Year’s Eve,” Fontanka reports. Paintings by Matvienko at auctions collect the lion's share of funds. In 2009, the canvas “Blizzard” was sold for 11.5 million rubles, and in 2010, her “Marble Bridge” collected 13 million.

On Saturday, defenders of the Khimki Forest decorated a Christmas tree at the site of the future Moscow-St. Petersburg highway. RIA Novosti will report this with reference to the leader of the movement in defense of the Khimki Forest, Evgenia Chirikova. “There were about 30 of us, not counting the children. We decorated the Christmas tree with paper toys with quotes from the classics - Chekhov, Tolstoy, in defense of the forest,” said she.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has signed contracts to write an autobiographical book totaling $1.5 million. The Australian stated this in an interview with the British newspaper The Sunday Times. He sold the publishing rights to Canongate in England and Knopf in the USA. Assange believes that this money will help him organize his defense at a possible trial in Sweden, where he is accused of sexual assault. Also, he said, WikiLeaks needs further funding.

Pugachev was discharged, but Moiseev is still in a coma Alla Pugacheva was discharged from the Bakulev Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, where she underwent heart surgery. The country rejoices and admires the courage of the elderly singer. Of course, Pugacheva was only brought to the hospital on Wednesday evening, and already on Friday she was met by Maxim Galkin, the young favorite. With flowers, “pomaded” and so young!

Between us, women No. 48, 2010-12-07

Currently, active work is underway to restore power lines damaged due to the disaster. Power supply to Domodedovo airport will be restored within the next hour. Interfax reports this with reference to a source in the MOESK branch - Southern Electric Networks. Currently, active work is underway to restore power lines damaged due to the disaster. Meanwhile, flights heading to Domodedovo are being accepted by another capital airport, Sheremetyevo.

Weather conditions in the capital and the Moscow region continue to be extremely difficult. Yesterday's temperature changes, coupled with snow and rain, led to the fact that city streets turned into an ice skating rink. In Moscow, about a hundred visits to hospitals with various injuries were recorded. However, the freezing rain affected not only the health of citizens. More than 100 thousand residents of the Moscow region were left without electricity.

Eight tourists from the United States - six men and two women - were killed in a traffic accident in Egypt. Another 21 people, including 19 American tourists and two Egyptians, received injuries of varying severity, CNN reports. The incident occurred in the south of the country, on the highway near the city of Abu Simbel. The bus in which the tourists were traveling collided with a heavy truck. An investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.

The capital's Domodedovo airport has resumed its operations. Let us remind you that the functioning of the airport was disrupted for almost 12 hours due to a power outage. The reason for this was weather conditions. As a result of rain and temperature changes, ice formed on the power lines feeding Domodedovo, and under its weight the power line broke.

On December 26, a rally “Moscow for everyone” took place on Pushkin Square. It was initiated by the writer Viktor Shenderovich, calling on everyone on his blog to “adjust the plan for the weekend so as not to live the rest of your life in complete crap, under the rule of demagogues and idiots who decided to sort people by skin color and skull shape.” Quiet, peaceful, modest - perhaps these are the key words of the “Moscow for All” rally, which took place on December 26 on Pushkinskaya Square.