The President wants everyone to pay for themselves At the end of last week, Vladimir Putin unexpectedly returned to the topic of tax reform, which had been postponed, it seemed, until the State Duma returned from the summer holidays. While talking with mayors of small towns in Staraya Ladoga, the president made three statements that were undeservedly ignored by the press.

CLUBS Tuck & Patti (USA). On July 21-23, festive concerts will take place in honor of the fifth anniversary of Le Club, the main jazz venue in Russia. On these three nights, the club will feature the American duo Tuck Andress (acoustic guitar) and Patti Cathcart (vocals). Both jazz musicians played in different ensembles and recorded records until they met. This meeting, according to both, turned their lives around, because they found in each other what they wanted to do in music.

There are no safe resorts left in the world In the central quarter of the French resort of Nice, in the building where the tax office and the regional customs directorate are located, two explosions were heard one after another. According to the first conclusions of investigators, the bombs are homemade, but the explosives are quite industrial, probably stolen from mining quarries. The first bomb went off at 2.30 on the night from Saturday to Sunday.

Liberian President vows to fight to the death This weekend, the situation in Liberia sharply deteriorated again. Rebel troops launched another attack on the capital Monrovia. They managed to capture the strategically important St. Paul's Bridge, which allowed them to attack the city center. From there last night there were conflicting reports, including the news (it was not confirmed) about the capture of the capital by the rebels.

As the Vremya Novostey newspaper previously warned , starting August 1, the procedure for issuing American entry visas will be tightened. This was caused by good intentions - “concern for the safety of both American citizens and visitors to the country” after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Confrontation with Mars will not affect health Earthlings will be able to observe the great opposition of Mars at the end of August, said Lidia Rykhlova, head of the department of space astrometry of the Russian Academy of Sciences. “At this time, the Earth and Mars will be at a minimum distance from each other. During such periods, Mars is most accessible to observers,” said Ms. Rykhlova.

The fighting for Azot will take place in the best traditions of Russian corporate conflicts Gazprom did not want to put up with the loss of the agrochemical corporation (AHC) Azot. Moreover, he managed to announce the acquisition of control over it in the official financial statements according to Russian standards for 2002.

What the Chekhov Festival told us about Summing up the results of the festival and discussing its general theatrical meaning is an activity that is as exciting as it is risky. There are always few significant performances that allow us to draw some conclusions and make calculations: good if there are five or six, happiness if there are ten.

Russia does not rule out worse developments Japan and South Korea are becoming increasingly vulnerable to North Korean attacks. While the South Koreans are within reach of the North's long-range artillery, the Japanese are threatened by Pyongyang's short- and medium-range missiles. North Korea this weekend additionally deployed long-range missiles reaching the coast of Japan (the distance between the countries is only about 480 km).

Tonality is important in the sound of the name of the disease. Once again, this can be confirmed by the metamorphosis that has occurred with the word “impotence,” which today already contains a pejorative connotation that is unacceptable for medicine. As a result, as urologists have noticed, patients themselves are much more willing to call their illness erectile dysfunction rather than impotence.

End. Start on page 1 The opposition Mail on Sunday, addressing Blair, asks: "Can you see that there is blood on your hands, Prime Minister? Isn't it time to resign?" The News of the World has a different opinion: "Did Blair stain himself with Kelly's blood? No. Should the BBC be blamed? Perhaps." Gilligan stubbornly insists that such a “tough man” as Dr. Kelly could not commit suicide.

Russian hockey player Sergei Fedorov signed a contract with the NHL club Anaheim Mighty Ducks. The term of the agreement is five seasons, during which time the striker will receive $40 million. Before that, Fedorov played 13 years for the Detroit Red Wings and became the league champion three times as a member of the Red Wings. At the end of last season, Fedorov received free agent status and, after some deliberation, made his choice. Vladimir ILYIN

An unhealthy situation has once again developed at the NTV television company. As the newspaper Vremya Novostey learned, the head of NTV news broadcasting, Alexander Gerasimov, decided to close the information program “Country and World.” This program has been broadcast on NTV since February of this year from Monday to Thursday at 22.00.

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The Prosecutor General's Office does not exclude the company's connection with a number of high-profile murders The list of criminal cases relating to the YUKOS company is growing literally before our eyes.