Literary and artistic magazines are again on the verge of death Capital legislators have agreed to help thick literary magazines and are going to ask Yuri Luzhkov for tax breaks on rent for several non-profit publications.

The terrorist attack in Mozdok became possible due to criminal negligence Today, in North Ossetia and all parts of the North Caucasus Military District (NCMD), mourning has been declared in memory of the victims of the terrible terrorist attack committed by Chechen kamikaze saboteurs on Friday evening in Mozdok. According to final data, as a result of a powerful explosion that completely destroyed the building of military evacuation hospital No.

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Rostov payphones will become similar to American ones Signalmen in Rostov-on-Don introduced an unusual service for Russia on August 1. Now citizens will be able to call all Rostov subscribers from street pay phones completely free of charge. The call will be paid by the receiving party. Rostovelectrosvyaz says that the new service was introduced due to numerous requests from parents.

Washington will have to look for a new interlocutor for Pyongyang Yesterday, the DPRK held uncontested elections to the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK and local authorities. The election campaign was held under the slogan of “unifying the nation around the leader and the Workers' Party of Korea.” The number one candidate, naturally, was the Chairman of the Defense Committee and Commander-in-Chief of the Korean People's Army (KPA), Kim Jong Il.

Pyongyang plays on the contradictions between Washington, Moscow and Beijing Kim Jong Il has once again outmaneuvered Washington. Until recently, the situation seemed hopeless - the DPRK firmly insisted on bilateral negotiations with America, while the United States insisted on a five-party format with the participation of Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul. At the end of last week, Pyongyang agreed to discuss the nuclear issue in a six-party format.

British Prime Minister awaits subpoena The head of British foreign intelligence MI6, 58-year-old Richard Dearlove, will retire next August. As the British Foreign Office announced yesterday, "Sir Dearlove will leave his post at the end of his five-year term of service." The person in this position is sometimes referred to simply as "S" (in James Bond films he goes by "M").

The Gazprom board approved the euronote program, a loan from Commerzbank and increased investment this year The head of Gazprom, Alexey Miller, is currently on vacation. Nevertheless, the company's board met at the end of last week and made a number of interesting decisions. First of all, it should be noted that what the concern's financiers have often talked about lately has happened - the board approved the Euro Medium Term Note program.

But there is a risk of meeting RUSAL there The Siberian-Ural Aluminum Company (SUAL) wants to take advantage of cheap electricity from the Kola Nuclear Power Plant to increase aluminum production capacity in the Murmansk region.

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Last Friday, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko held a press conference for Russian regional media. He complained that the central television channels of Russia, in particular ORT and RTR, are “hushing up the events” in Belarus. NTV, whose representative office in Minsk was closed in July, caused particular anger. Speaking about the possibility of being elected to a third term, Lukashenko noted that this can only be done through a constitutional referendum.

Bush and Pope ban same-sex marriage, but Chrétien is in favor The growing movement in the West for the recognition of same-sex marriage has forced Catholics to raise their voices in defense of the foundations of the Christian faith. The Vatican late last week called on Catholic politicians to be faithful to the teachings of the Church and reject legislation legalizing same-sex marriage, following the example of Belgium and Holland. Protestant George Bush was among the Pope's supporters.

In the case of kidnappings and murders, the court left him without accomplices The military court of the Leningrad Military District on Friday handed down a guilty verdict in one of the most high-profile cases, thanks to which St. Petersburg at one time received the status of a “criminal capital.” A well-known St.

41-year-old Ilham Aliyev has a small apartment and salary The state of health of Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev remains the main factor in the country's political life. The ruling elite is denying rumors about the critical state of the president's health, while simultaneously taking steps to ensure continuity of power.

Iraq has become warmer towards Russia There is no longer a diplomatic conflict between Iraq and Russia : at the end of last week, Baghdad stated that it intends to resolve all controversial issues in the oil industry peacefully.