VimpelCom-Region, a subsidiary of VimpelCom engaged in the development of the Bee Line GSM network, earned the first 40 thousand dollars of net profit in the first quarter of this year. Analysts expected that business in the operator's regions would become profitable a little later, so this, to a certain extent, could compensate for the negative effect of the downward trend in the operator's revenue per subscriber (ARPU).

Analysts say it won't last long The dollar exchange rate strengthened its position slightly amid analysts' expectations about US economic growth. The market is hopeful that the national economy will perform better than in the first quarter. According to the results of trading on Wednesday, one euro was given at $1.1705, which is 1.1% higher than on Tuesday. And against the yen, the exchange rate of the American currency increased from 118.63 to 119.11 yen per dollar.

Americans are trying to teach insects to eat chemicals Insects will become the main US weapon in the fight against biological terrorism. Scientists in Richmond, Virginia, are currently trying to train bees, beetles and crickets to respond to various chemicals and biological agents. As the leading development specialist, biologist Karen Kester, said, the idea of ​​the experiment is for bees to collect harmful substances from flowers instead of pollen.

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The reconstruction of the Amber Room, completed precisely in time for the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg, began in the Soviet Union back in 1979. However, the project then had to be officially frozen due to a chronic lack of funding. Work on the former Amber Room was able to move forward again in the late 1990s, when the Essen-based German gas company Ruhrgas guaranteed $3.5 million.

State Customs Committee will equip the southern borders of Russia Starting this year, customs intends to prioritize financing the improvement of the border with Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. In Rostov-on-Don, Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Service (SCC) Yuri Azarov said that today the southern borders of the country are poorly equipped, while it is from this direction that the main threat to Russia’s national security comes.

The Republican Party of Armenia does not intend to share key posts Even before the final results of the parliamentary elections in Armenia were announced, it became clear that the main role in forming the country’s government would be played by the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), led by current Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan.

The joy of the Milan players would not be complete if they had not stocked up on champagne in advance Michael Schumacher does not burden himself with complex mathematical calculations in his free time

Mikhail Kasyanov conveyed the will of the president to the monopolists Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, who came under cross-criticism from right-wing and left-wing parties on the eve of the parliamentary and presidential elections, yesterday publicly demonstrated his commitment to Vladimir Putin’s line.

Last Wednesday, former President of the United States Bill Clinton recalled himself by putting forward a proposal to edit one of the amendments to the country's constitution. Speaking at the John F. Kennedy Museum and Library in Boston, the former head of state called on congressmen to amend the 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951 and prohibiting the president from electing a third term. For now, the precedent of three terms in power remains with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

The French president did not allow American engines to power a new European plane This week, the largest aerospace concern in Europe and the second most important in the world, EADS, officially announced the start of a program to build a new military transport aircraft, the Airbus A400M.

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Two banks will be added to issuers of mortgage-backed securities The fight for the right to issue mortgage-backed securities is nearing completion. Next Wednesday, at a plenary meeting, deputies will consider the so-called compromise version of amendments to the bill “On Mortgage-Equity Securities,” which has already been adopted in the first reading. The appearance of this option is evidence that the government, under pressure from the banking lobby in the State Duma, will allow banks to issue.

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