The arbitration manager of one of the construction companies in Vladivostok, Andrei Peredrin, was killed by unknown assailants yesterday morning. The criminal waylaid the businessman at the entrance of his house and shot several times from a 16-caliber hunting rifle, which he took with him. Despite such obvious evidence, the police plan “Siren” introduced in the capital of Primorye did not produce results, and the killer managed to escape.

The President met with the Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Peter Schieder. The meeting touched upon issues of bilateral cooperation and the situation in Chechnya. The President informed the head of PACE about efforts to further normalize the situation in Chechnya, about plans to hold a referendum there on the adoption of the constitution of the Chechen Republic.

Yakut treasures can be seen in Moscow until December 1 Security measures have been strengthened at Gostiny Dvor in Moscow. Frightening-looking guards protect the “Treasury of Yakutia” here. This is the name of the exhibition, which takes place as part of the celebration of the 370th anniversary of the entry of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) into Russia. There really is something to protect there: the exhibition presents the best precious stones and gold nuggets mined by ALROSA.

Lokomotiv lost its first match as the winner of the Russian championship The railwaymen's rival in the main European club tournament, Borussia Dortmund, surpassed the Russians in only one thing - the ability to convert chances. Matthias Sammer's team sent only two goals into Sergei Ovchinnikov's goal, but both of them reached the goal, reminding the fans gathered at the stadium in Cherkizovo of the famous German pragmatism.

The non/fiction fair has opened You get used to good things quickly. The International Intellectual Book Fair, better known as non/fiction, is being held for the fourth time. Everything is in the same place - in the Central House of Artists on Krymsky Val. All at the same time - at the transition from autumn to winter, in the “beginning” of summing up the literary results and distributing bonus elephants. With the same main characters.

In Krasnoyarsk, the wealthy will pay for the poor The administration of the Krasnoyarsk Territory has approved a living wage for residents of this region. In 2003, according to local authorities, the average Krasnoyarsk resident needs to spend at least 2,380 rubles a month on food, clothing, transportation and household services. This is slightly more than the all-Russian subsistence level, which, however, is not surprising - in Siberia life is really more expensive than in Tver or Kaluga.

The foreign exchange regulation law finds new fans The long-suffering bill on currency regulation is gradually taking shape that more or less suits all interested parties. At least the main opponents on the issue of liberalization of currency legislation - the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and the Ministry of Finance - demonstrated complete agreement yesterday.

UN inspectors begin work in Iraq Yesterday at half past eight in the morning, 9 snow-white jeeps left the Canal Hotel in Baghdad at high speed. Behind them, causing chaos on the roads, a cavalcade of foreign journalists rushed. Air defense sirens wailed over the Iraqi capital. Thus, in Baghdad, an event long awaited by the world community took place - UN inspectors began work. For three hours they inspected the Tahadi factory, 25 kilometers northeast of Baghdad, which once housed a prison.

Rumors of an assassination attempt on the Russian President were greatly exaggerated Vladimir Putin on Tuesday was forced to return after a working day to his country residence by a roundabout route. The Rublevo-Uspenskoye Highway, along which the president’s motorcade usually follows, was blocked by vigilant officers of the Federal Security Service (FSO), who suspected traces of alleged terrorists on the highway.

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Yesterday, Governor of the Krasnodar Territory Alexander Tkachev brought a new mayor to Novorossiysk - Vladimir Sinyagovsky. There were no problems with the approval of his candidacy in the Novorossiysk City Duma for the position of acting mayor, and in the next three months, Mr. Sinyagovsky will lead the largest industrial and port city on the Black Sea coast of Russia.

Europe closes seas to dangerous tankers Recently, on a Parisian television program reminiscent of our “Dolls,” a puppet presenter asked the question: “What is a classic example of globalization?” The answer was: “Sea tanker transportation!

A shipment of smuggled gold was discovered yesterday right in the cockpit of one of the planes that arrived in Moscow. On Wednesday night, border guards at Domodedovo Airport carried out a routine check of a plane arriving from Istanbul, and were surprised to find a large package there. Inside it was 10 kg of gold. The border guards handed over the detained cargo according to the act to the Domodedovo customs officers. The cost of jewelry will be determined during the examination.

VimpelCom explained what prepaid is The VimpelCom company, operating in the market of prepaid cellular services under the Bi+ brand since 1998, decided to explain to the uninitiated user the features of this product. Considering itself the undisputed legislator of prepaid in Russia, the operator could not resist attacking its respected competitor - the Mobile Telesystems (MTS) company, which launched a similar product (Jeans) in mid-November.

The infamous doctor recalled his existence Italian doctor Severino Antinori continues to shock the public with promises to present the world with the first cloned person. Yesterday he confirmed that a statement he made in April 2002 about cloned embryos allegedly being implanted into three women was not a hoax. According to him, the resulting embryos develop normally. True, the date of birth of the first cloned baby for some reason “shifted” from November to the coming January.