The Englishman regained his championship titles Only about seven months did Hasim Rahman manage to bask in the rays of champion glory. On Saturday, the sweet life ended for him. In the fourth round of the rematch, Englishman Lennox Lewis knocked out his opponent and again became the owner of the WBC, IBF and IBO championship belts. Both boxers received $10 million in prize money. An end has been put to the months-long epic that began on April 21 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Philip Morris wants to change its name Philip Morris Comp Group. Inc. (PM) late last week announced its intention to change its name. The parent company will be called Altria Group Inc. Some experts are confident that the purpose of the renaming is to rid the group of the image of a tobacco manufacturer. In Philip Morris Comp. Inc. includes two companies engaged in the production and sale of tobacco products (the world leader in cigarette production Philip Morris Int.

Eduard Gindeleev will help the Ministry of Railways communicate with the public The leadership of the Ministry of Railways decided to take care of its image. By order of the acting Minister of Railways (MPS) Alexander Tselko was appointed adviser to the minister on public relations, Eduard Gindeleev. Such a position did not previously exist in the Ministry of Railways. In 1996, Mr.

The leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of North Ossetia announced the completion of an official investigation conducted into the circumstances of the failed operation to detain a terrorist in Vladikavkaz on October 30. Then an unknown man, armed with two grenades, took a nurse and a group of children hostage in the building of a Vladikavkaz children's clinic. The terrorist first wanted to get a plane and $5 million in cash, but then agreed to 3 million rubles and a Niva car.

ALROSA and Smolensk Kristall will sign their diamonds Millennium celebrations have boosted sales of luxury goods. Then there was a lull, and the terrorist attacks in the United States that shook the world economy also collapsed the demand for diamonds. This year, jewelers have already come to terms with a likely reduction in profits. But domestic diamantaires have come up with a way to reduce the costs of promoting their products.

Konstantin Melnikov's masterpiece is on the verge of destruction Buildings in the constructivist style are not favored in Moscow. The ingenious communal house on Novinsky Boulevard by architect Moisei Ginzburg is turning into ruins. The famous tower of the Comintern radio station of Vladimir Shukhov is rusting. Konstantin Melnikov’s house in Krivoarbatskoye is sliding into a recently dug pit. In general, khan to constructivism. Times are different, apparently.

Anthrax bacteria found in another senator's mail Democratic Senator Patrick Lahey received a call at home from FBI Director Robert Mueller to say that authorities had discovered a letter sent to him containing anthrax spores. Before this, a letter with infection, addressed to the leader of the Democratic majority in the US Senate, Thomas Daschle, arrived on Capitol Hill.

Information that doping tests on two Russian gymnasts who competed at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane gave positive results first appeared on one of the Australian Internet sites. According to the rules, the organizers of the Games did not name the names of the athletes. They were published by a member of the technical committee of the International Federation of Rhythmic Gymnastics (FIG), Bulgarian Maria Gigova.

Klebanov is being finalized by the Ministry of Industry At the first press conference that Deputy Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov gave last Saturday in his new capacity as Minister of Industry, Science and Technology, he could not explain why he now holds two posts at the same time.

Famous musicians from Pakistan performed at the Dom cultural center Upon entering the hall, each listener was required to be given a clean plastic bag: as it turned out, for shoes. It was possible to listen to the concerts of the festival “On the Carpet” only barefoot - sitting on a huge carpet, which occupied almost two-thirds of the modest hall.

Last weekend, an informal meeting of representatives of Russian first division clubs took place, at which the possibility of creating a non-profit enterprise, the “Major Russian Football League,” was discussed. It is planned that the new association of clubs will leave the PFL and enter the structure of the RFU. An example for first division teams was the move of the elite clubs that created the Russian Premier League.

In the new world order, Russia will again feel in demand Almost any international crisis arises from a combination of various reasons. The one that came to the surface on September 11 has absorbed so many different crises that it is time to talk about its integral nature. The enormous amount of pain, mutual grievances, and deep contradictions that have now spilled out confirm that this is not only a crisis in the system of international relations as it has developed over the past ten years.

Viktor Kazantsev and Akhmed Zakaev are looking for the subject of negotiations Federal authorities entered into dialogue with Chechen separatists. Yesterday, Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Southern District Viktor Kazantsev held a 3.5-hour conversation with Akhmed Zakayev, a representative of separatist leader Aslan Maskhadov, in the VIP lounge of Sheremetyevo-2 airport. Mr. Zakaev flew specially for this conversation from Turkey, where he returned at the end of the meeting.

60 years ago, an order was given to turn the temporarily occupied territories into scorched earth On November 17, 1941, at the moment of greatest tension in the battle for Moscow, when the fate of the capital hung in the balance, Stalin issued order No. 0428.

Northern Alliance demands withdrawal of Western troops from Afghanistan Yesterday, representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Emergency Situations arrived in Kabul - this is the first foreign delegation since the capture of Kabul. They intend to hold talks with Burhanuddin Rabbani, the Afghan president overthrown by the Taliban five years ago, who returned to his homeland the day before.