Aviation scientists are against new technical regulation rules A large group of heads of scientific organizations, general designers and scientists sent a letter to the country's leadership, in which they speak out against certain provisions of the federal law “On Technical Regulation”.

Aliyev inherited power and his father's fists The Baku City Hall has banned the Azerbaijani opposition, which does not recognize its defeat in the presidential elections, from holding a protest rally scheduled for today on Victory Square. As Fuad Agayev, deputy chairman of the National Independence Party, told VN, the mayor's office refers to the bloody clashes on October 15-16. Yesterday police cordons were placed at all entrances to the capital.

The restless Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has once again launched an offensive against the “arrogant” world Jewry. On October 16, at the summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in his homeland, he already declared that “Jews rule the world,” which caused a wave of criticism.

Before the series of recent publications by Gleb Pavlovsky about the anti-party group of Ivanov, Sechin, Pugachev and Ustinov, who joined them, we, of course, guessed about a desperate battle of bulldogs under the carpet of the presidential administration. But only a certain movement of Plato’s shadows on the walls of the Kremlin cave was accessible to our perception.

An insurance forum of CIS countries opened in Moscow Big things always come from small things. Apparently, Russian insurers are guided by precisely this truth, if the liberalization of the domestic insurance market is also associated with integration processes in the economic space of the former USSR. Yesterday the International Forum of CIS Insurers opened in Moscow.

It is not only possible to be an honest person and a billionaire at the same time, but it is also necessary. So says David Rockefeller, a representative of the third generation of the legendary American dynasty of billionaires and the grandson of its founder. Yesterday he presented his book “Banker in the 20th Century” to Russian journalists. Memoirs". Writing this biographical work took ten years. On its pages the reader can learn both about the details of Mr.

Instructions for use of the European Court of Human Rights Both individuals and organizations who believe that their rights in their homeland have been violated can appeal to the Strasbourg Court. Each complaint must comply with the requirements of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The court will consider only those cases that involve a violation of the convention.

Russia and Ukraine quarrel over every issue It seems that Russia and Ukraine will not soon begin to live as good neighbors. So far the picture is like in a communal apartment - conflict over almost any issue. Recent examples include the controversy surrounding the creation of the Common Economic Space (CES), and tensions over the construction of a dam by the Russian side in the Kerch Strait. However, one cannot help but admit that there are serious reasons for a tough discussion here.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and JSC Russian Railways are going to introduce mass screening of passengers Russians who often use railway transport will soon have to experience all the “delights” of increased police control. The Ministry of Internal Affairs plans to tighten security measures at all 119 Russian train stations. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia Alexander Chekalin.

The board of directors of Sibneft recommended that shareholders allocate 6.9 billion rubles ($230.6 million) for the payment of interim dividends based on the results of work for the nine months of 2003. Earnings per share will be RUB 1.46. ($0.049). The issue of dividends is planned to be considered at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the company on November 20.

In the Far East, they don’t have time to catch drug dealers The leadership of the Main Directorate of the State Drug Control Service (GNK) for the Far Eastern Federal District summed up the first results of the work of its unit. Last week, as you know, the new intelligence service celebrated a small anniversary - 100 days from the date of its creation.

Moscow deceived or Moscow was deceived? The “warm blanket of petrodollars,” which for 30 years now has given the domestic establishment the opportunity to indulge in dreams of exorbitant growth rates, is by no means a product of domestic production. This is a gift from Africa, presented to our leadership by such an unsympathetic figure - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, that it is not customary to remember all this.

Modern high-rise buildings must withstand a direct hit from a Boeing In the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, architects and investors once again discussed the future of skyscrapers.

Valentina Matvienko began the fight for the quality of gasoline in St. Petersburg Governor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matvienko intends to deal with traders of low-quality fuel, as well as those who evade excise taxes to the city budget. City operators fear that this could provoke a new redistribution of the St. Petersburg gasoline market, which has always been characterized, on the one hand, by crime, and on the other, by its proximity to the authorities. First of all, Ms.

Because of this, the budgets of once thriving clubs are suffering. Those wishing to show matches of the German football Bundesliga must first shell out 60 million euros. This is how much the annual rights to show the German championship cost for a major TV channel. It is not surprising that any new person involved in obtaining television rights to show the Bundesliga is of great interest in Germany. This happened before this season.