Jazzman Benny Carter dies at age 95 The name of Benny Carter is now known only to jazz fans, and even then not to everyone. Meanwhile, if Duke Ellington had not been in the world, Bennett Lester Carter, aka Benny, would definitely have taken his place.

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Forest fires in Siberia again threaten to go beyond budget The authorities of the Siberian and Far Eastern regions are again forced to declare a state of emergency due to ever-growing forest fires. So far, however, not entire regions and territories have been transferred to a special regime, but only individual districts and forest districts.

The state believes that parties should be large Since yesterday, socio-political associations that have not been transformed into parties have ceased to exist as subjects of the political space. The Law on Parties, which came into force on July 14, 2001, established a two-year transition period during which previously registered socio-political associations retained their status. About a hundred such associations are registered with the Ministry of Justice.

Rustam Arifjanov leaves the “Top Secret” holding The Versiya newspaper, part of the Top Secret holding, has lost its editor-in-chief. Yesterday afternoon, the president of the Top Secret holding Veronika Borovik-Khilchevskaya signed a letter of resignation of Rustam Arifdzhanov, who had held his post since March 2000. For now, the duties of the editor-in-chief of Versiya are performed by the first deputy editor-in-chief of Versiya, Igor Martynov. As Mr.

Brazil won the World League The victory of the Brazilian national team ended the next edition of the World Volleyball League. In a dramatic final match, the world champions defeated the national team of Serbia and Montenegro - 3:2 (25:16, 21:25, 19:25, 25:23, 31:29). In the match for third place, the Italians beat the Czechs - 3:1 (22:25, 25:22, 25:22, 25:19). Pay attention to the score of the fifth set of the decisive match.

The global mergers and acquisitions market is emerging from stagnation A number of recent large corporate transactions indicate positive changes in companies' development strategies, which in turn indicate an improvement in the global economic situation. If last year their strategies were based mainly on minimizing losses from the global economic crisis through business restructuring, now a new trend is evident.

In the middle zone over the past two weeks, there has been rarely a day without short thunderstorm rains associated with high air humidity and strong heating. However, the heavy thunderstorm rains that hit Moscow and the region were this time caused by a cyclone, the surface center of which coincided with the altitude center.

America is failing to protect its soldiers in Iraq Yesterday in Baghdad, a powerful explosion occurred near the headquarters of the American-British forces. A car filled with explosives flew into the air. According to eyewitnesses, a diplomatic license plate was visible on the burnt body of the car. Before this, not far from the police station, the Americans managed to stop and destroy a white car with explosives.

The mission of US troops in Iraq is dragging on, the construction of democracy on the ruins of Saddam Hussein's regime is proceeding with difficulty, which is increasingly worrying American experts. Former special assistant to the US President and director for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasian states at the US National Security Council, Ms. Toby GATI, told Vremya Novostei newspaper about her understanding of the Iraqi situation.

“Slavic Bazaar in Vitebsk” continues On July 13, Vitebsk residents celebrated City Day. On this occasion, the Day of Culture of Belarus is held within the framework of the Slavic Bazaar. This year, Belarusian musicians honored the composer and musician Vladimir Mulyavin, founder of the Pesnyary group, who died in the spring. The concert is a classic “tribute”: famous musicians performed songs by Mulyavin, as well as other authors from the repertoire of “Pesnyarov”.

Photographic lens tubes will be prohibited in bathhouses and bookstores When competing mobile phone manufacturers began selling handsets with a built-in digital camera, no one could have imagined what kind of genie they were letting out of the bottle. After all, the most ordinary person who has this simple device at his disposal can compete even with agent 007 himself.

Any reform of labor market institutions has far-reaching consequences for both employers and the population. If for some social groups there is a high probability of gain as a result of reforms (for example, easier access to jobs, higher wages, etc.), then for others the most likely result is socio-political and/or economic losses (their positions the labor market is deteriorating).

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