Rubin Kazan signed a contract with Brazilian striker Jose Aloysio da Silva, who will now form an attacking duo with another Brazilian, Roni. And although in their homeland Aloisio and Roni played for antagonist clubs (Flamengo and Fluminense, respectively), in Rubin they can form a very dangerous duo. Aloisio is a fairly experienced footballer; he turned 28 in January.

Today the Golden League stage will be held in Zurich The last serious competition before the ninth world championship, which starts on August 23 in the French capital, will be today’s stage of the prestigious commercial series “Golden League” in Zurich. Its main intrigue is the rivalry between Mozambican runner Maria Mutola and other competitors at a distance of 800 meters.

The first trial in Moscow with the participation of jurors ended yesterday in the Moscow City Court. The defendant, 25-year-old resident of Ramenskoye near Moscow, Igor Bortnikov, who expressed a desire to appear before a jury, was eventually sentenced to ten years in a maximum security colony, although he was acquitted on two of the three charges. Bortnikov was accused of three counts: murder, robbery and theft of documents.

He gives electricity to the Turkmen from above Sensational news came from the Caspian city of Turkmenbashi. At the XIV meeting of the Khalk Maslakhaty (KhM, People's Council), which opened there yesterday in the Spirituality Center specially built by Turkish builders for this day, Saparmurat Niyazov, declared the lifelong President of Turkmenistan in 1999, said: “The fate of the state and people should not depend on one person .

A bill to abolish compulsory motor liability insurance has been submitted to the Duma State Duma deputy Viktor Pokhmelkin intends to seek the abolition of compulsory motor third party liability insurance (OSAGO). Yesterday, the parliamentarian who heads the public organization the Russian Motorists Movement announced that he had prepared and introduced a bill to abolish compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance. “The Lower House will definitely consider it during the autumn session,” Mr.

African insects appear in hot Europe The incredible heat that has been terrorizing Europe for a month has caused exotic insects from Africa to appear there. In any case, British entomologists believe that the “dead head” butterfly, made famous by the film “The Silence of the Lambs,” may soon settle in Foggy Albion. The first larvae of this butterfly were discovered in Wales (UK) by scientists at Bangor University in an experimental plot of genetically modified potatoes.

In the context of global economic trends, the old idea of ​​rapprochement between Delhi, Beijing and Moscow is taking on new shape. India and China today are the two most dynamically developing economies in the world. They are becoming the fastest growing energy consumption markets. Russia has huge oil and gas reserves, and its oil companies can interact with both India and China. Such cooperation will strengthen the stability and prosperity of the region, which both Delhi and Beijing agree on.

On June 23, the Vremya Novostei newspaper spoke about the plans of the administration of the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve regarding the conservation of the ruins of the Grand Palace and their transformation into a full-fledged art object. Such boldness of ideas in our usually routine museum life is a breakthrough.

The government approved the draft budget for next year Despite the fact that the discussion of the draft 2004 budget took as much as five hours, no serious disagreements regarding this document were found in the government. There were no fundamental objections even from the State Duma deputies invited to the White House.

He lowered deposit rates again Sberbank yesterday officially announced a reduction in rates on deposits in rubles and dollars. From today, the annual yield on newly opened ruble deposits does not exceed 11%, and on deposits in dollars and euros - 7.5%. Traditionally, the revision of rates by Sberbank leads to the movement of rates in other banks. Most likely, this will happen this time too - falling return on assets forces bankers to borrow from the public as cheaply as possible.

“Dumb and Dumber Dumb” on Moscow screens In 1994, the Farrelly brothers' film "Dumb and Dumber" marked new horizons in the ability to entertain respectable audiences. It turned out that you can laugh at blind children, paralyzed cripples and endangered representatives of the fauna no less fervently than at watered irrigators.

Winning ticket worth 66 million euros bought near Milan In Italy, the largest jackpot in the history of lotteries in Europe was hit - 66 million euros, or almost $75 million. The winner guessed six numbers and an additional seventh. His chances of such luck were 1 in 622 million. The identity of the winner, given the scale of the event, is carefully hidden. The curious can only comb the outskirts of Milan. It is known that the winning ticket was purchased there in one of the bars.

The sculptor Lev Kerbel died at the age of 86. The last of the galaxy of Soviet monumentalists of the 60s-80s of the XX century, whose creations largely determined the visual image of the era of “developed socialism”. If you traveled around Russia during the period of Brezhnev's stagnation and collected postcards from different cities as souvenirs, then of course you remember that the main local attraction - the monument to Ilyich - was certainly reproduced on the envelopes.

Belgrade hopes for help from the UN Security Council The authorities of Serbia and Montenegro (S&M) yesterday demanded an urgent convening of a meeting of the UN Security Council, which should discuss the situation in the province of Kosovo. “After several months of calm, we are again faced with renewed provocations,” said Defense Minister Boris Tadic. The sharp surge in terrorist activity in the Balkans cannot but cause concern.

Unscrupulous police officers showed up in Noginsk The hunt for “werewolves in uniform”, announced at the beginning of the summer by the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, has reached the Moscow region. On August 13, in Noginsk, a high-ranking officer of the local police department was detained red-handed while receiving a bribe.