Mosgorteplo threatens to delay the heating season due to the fault of power engineers The protracted conflict between the capital's mayor's office and the subsidiary of RAO UES, OJSC Mosenergo, which previously did not directly affect ordinary Muscovites, on the eve of the cold snap threatens to turn into a real problem for thousands of citizens.

The RTS index reached a historical high The main indicator of the Russian stock market, the RTS index, reached yesterday its maximum value in the history of its existence - 573.85 points, breaking the previous record - 571.66 points, set on October 6, 1997. According to analysts of investment companies, there is no need to be afraid of a repeat of the situation of 1997-1998, when the Asian crisis gripped the world financial markets.

An American and a German offended Viktor Stepanovich and got back In Kyiv, the squabble continues between the Russian, American and German ambassadors to Ukraine - Viktor Chernomyrdin, Dietmar Studemann and John Herbst. “Diplomatic neutrality” came to an end after the signing on September 19 of this year by four presidents of an agreement on the creation of a common economic space (SES) between Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Russia.

Most Russian clubs are not equipped to make money by status It's no secret that professional football clubs in Russia don't even set out to make a profit. Basically, these are hopelessly unprofitable enterprises into which public and private money fall like into an abyss. Almost all clubs make absolutely no effort to change this situation. It is no coincidence that initially one of the conditions for UEFA licensing was that clubs become joint stock companies and exist as commercial enterprises.

There are forces of light behind Putin Members of the Belarusian delegation came out not pleased by the ruble after negotiations at the Council of Ministers of the union state on the introduction of the Russian ruble as the only means of payment. Yesterday, the leaders of the governments of Russia and Belarus managed to almost finally agree on the use of the ruble from January 1, 2005.

Efes launched a plant in Rostov Yesterday, the third Russian brewery Efes Beverage Group was opened in Rostov-on-Don, in which the Turks invested $24.7 million. The project is unusual in that, firstly, the Coca-Cola Rostov plant, which belonged to the Turks, was turned into it Bottlers”, and secondly, Efes built its beer production in the Don capital just a hundred meters from the St. Petersburg “Baltika” brewery.

The most likely contender for a 35% stake in the Greek gas transportation company DEPA, the consortium of Gazprom and Ruhrgas, may refuse to participate in the privatization competition. In 2002, the Greek government decided to sell more than half of its 65 percent stake.

They forgot about children's and youth sports schools Yesterday in the Kremlin, under the chairmanship of Vladimir Putin, a meeting of the State Council was held, at which the problems of the development of Russian sports were discussed.

Soros called the US an "extremist regime" The “extremist” policies of the United States must be stopped. American billionaire and philanthropist George Soros stated this yesterday in an interview with BBC radio. "This is only possible if there is a regime change in the United States -- in other words, if President Bush is removed from power as a result of the election," he said.

Elena Bovina was the first to reach the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup Yesterday, on the courts of the capital's Olimpiysky sports complex, the second round matches of the Kremlin Cup began - a competition with a total prize fund of $ 2.3 million. The hero of the day was Elena Bovina, who in a bitter struggle beat the American Jennifer Capriati, who was “seeded” at the tournament under the first number , -- 4:6, 6:4, 7:6 (7:3).

The Ministry of Finance teaches regions to borrow The potential for attracting loans by constituent entities of the Russian Federation is much higher than is commonly believed. And only the sluggishness of the regions prevents it from being fully implemented. This opinion was expressed at the conference “Russian Regions: From Survival to Prosperity” held yesterday in Moscow.

The number of media dissatisfied with the election work is growing The Observatory Council for Election Control has not yet really started working, and is already at risk of losing part of its party representation. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation may leave him. This became clear after a statement at yesterday's meeting by the Communist envoy to the council, Vadim Solovyov.

CLUBS Ryoji Hojito (piano, objects), Masami Suzuki (clarinet, shares). New improvisational music from Japan. "Home" , 19.30. Fantasia. Today in the DJ cafe "Mio" a new project Fantazia begins, which is designed to gather the most fashionable DJs in Russia (DJs Krasnov, Viper, Polina , residents of Garage Sound System). The project's parties will be held on Thursdays, and the DJs promise to present all the newest and latest from the world of electronic music as part of these events. 23.00.

The Moscow City Duma approved the parameters of the Moscow budget At yesterday's meeting, the Moscow City Duma adopted the Moscow budget for 2004 in the first reading. According to the bill, revenues are planned in the amount of 342 billion 290 million 890 thousand rubles, and expenses - 370 billion 595 million 226 thousand rubles. The budget deficit will amount to 28 billion 304 million 336 thousand rubles, or 8.3% of the budget revenues.

For the French, nothing is impossible. Jacques Chirac likes to repeat this phrase of General de Gaulle. And here is another demonstration of the strength of the Gallic spirit: Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin announced the start of the creation of a television channel for international information. President Chirac promised to create a worldwide news television network during his re-election in April 2002, and now, apparently, the time has come to turn words into deeds.