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Scavengers don't want to work until they're 80 and die poor. In France, a wave of strikes rose with renewed vigor. The confrontation between the right-wing government and trade unions, most of which are controlled by left-wing political parties, continues. Public school teachers have been on strike for the ninth day. The post office barely works. 70% of flights on domestic French airlines have been canceled - air traffic controllers are on strike.

On Friday, Moscow joined the list of cities that are candidates for hosting the XXX Summer Olympic Games. All 294 delegates who arrived in the capital to participate in the Olympic meeting voted unanimously in favor. This topic was discussed on Tuesday at a meeting of Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov with deputy prime ministers and key ministers. And it was decided to support the initiative at the government level.

Now only malicious tax evaders can be punished The Constitutional Court of Russia adopted a resolution yesterday that should somewhat limit the arbitrariness of the tax authorities in relation to legal entities.

Kinotavr enters a new phase of development Everything seems to be the same as always. Blue sky, white steamship "Maxim Rylsky", on the deck of which the traditional press conference dedicated to the announcement of the Kinotavr program is taking place.

Tourists are again allowed to cross the Chinese border The losses caused to the economy of the Primorsky Territory by the SARS virus forced local authorities to decide to open the border with China. At the end of this week, tourists and Chinese workers will again be able to cross the border without restrictions .

The fight against the three “world evils” will be conducted in Russian and Chinese Tonight the leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will meet in Moscow for an informal dinner. Their conversation in a narrow circle will begin the next summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Tomorrow morning the “six” heads of state will hold negotiations in the Kremlin, in the presence of their delegations.

CLUBS "Ivanushkin-trio". Jazz program Summertime. Cool Train, 21.00. “Thuya’s Shoes” (Volgograd). "Chinese pilot Zhao Da", 23.00. Second Hand Band. One of the highest quality dub performers in Russia. "Bunker", 23.00. Bizarre Love Triangle (England). Acoustic folk. "Oracle of the Divine Bottle", 22.00. "Marimba Plus" The ensemble of Gnesinka graduates plays reworked classical music in the Zhong-Dao teahouse, 20.00. DJs Zig-Zag, Yazykov and Anatoly Gerasimov (saxophone). "Propaganda", 21.00.

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The US Army's easy, victorious walk across the Iraqi deserts begins to develop into an unpleasant phase of guerrilla warfare. Yesterday, two Americans were killed and nine were wounded in a firefight with Iraqis. The calm after the triumphant US victory in the war against Iraq is giving way to hostility and aggression. The number of deaths in peacetime after the war on some days exceeds the daily statistics during combat operations.

Karpov and Spassky will act as commentators Today, as part of the celebration of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg, the first ever distance chess match will take place between the St. Petersburg national team and the French NAO chess club. Players' moves will be transmitted to the opponent's watch via the Internet, and video images of chess players and spectators will be transmitted via a special video channel. The St.

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Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco believes that “everything is the enemy of the good” After Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov ordered the demolition of almost all fast food stalls, many expected that their place would be taken by stationary mini-restaurants. Such a step, experts said, would give a powerful impetus to the development of such chains as McDonald's, Rostik's, Patio Pizza, T.Z.I. Fridays, Planet Sushi, etc.

Georgian Houdini Georgian illusionist Zurab Vadachkoria, in the presence of several thousand spectators gathered on the bridge over the Kura River in Tbilisi, repeated the trick of the famous American Harry Houdini. The illusionist's assistants handcuffed him and tied him with an iron chain. Vadachkoria was then placed in an iron box, which was lowered to the bottom of the river. The illusionist freed himself from “captivity” in 2 minutes 50 seconds.

Oil workers still do not know what export pipelines will be built Despite the fact that on May 22 the government reviewed the energy strategy until 2020, there was no greater clarity on the construction of export pipelines. And yesterday, at the second International Pipeline Forum, transport workers and oil workers tried to figure out what awaits them in the future.