French TV channel pays for incorrect information A loud scandal broke out in the French media. Olivier Mazerolle, director of information at France 2, one of the most popular channels on French television, has resigned. The reason for his departure was a serious mistake made on the evening news.

The opponent of the UMMC (Ekaterinburg) basketball players in the quarterfinal series of the Euroleague will be the Czech team “Gambrinus”. This became clear after the end of the group stage of the tournament. The current holder of the UMMC trophy won at home against the Italian club Chieti - 87:74. Yolanda Griffith played a great match among the winners. The American with a Georgian passport scored 31 points and made 10 rebounds.

-- The consolidation of Vladimir Putin's regime is complete. In the new political field, Putin needs a new course. The core agenda of the second term must be found as soon as possible.

But the corporation's website is still up Two new “worms” are spreading across the Internet: Doomjuice.a and its modification, Doomjuice.b. These viruses have no sense of compassion for their victims, since they only infect computers that are already infected with the Mydoom virus. Moreover, in order to catch an infection called Doomjuice, no action is required from the user.

— I think Putin will win the presidential elections next year. The predominance of one candidate at the start is a normal situation for most presidential elections around the world. As a rule, during the beginning of a presidential election, one candidate has an undeniable advantage. This situation does not warrant claims that the policy is no longer needed.

New cases have been found for YUKOS shareholders The already extensive list of accusations against YUKOS shareholders may soon be replenished again. As the Vremya Novostey newspaper learned, the Main Investigation Department (GID) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Central Federal District recently began an investigation into scams involving the assets of the Ust-Ilimsk Timber Industry Complex (LPK).

The investigative team of the Moscow Prosecutor's Office and the FSB, leading the investigation into the explosion in the Moscow metro on February 6, as it became known from unofficial sources, recently completed a preliminary study of the material evidence found at the scene of the tragedy. In total, experts systematized several hundred small items remaining in the exploded carriage.

Preliminary results of the Berlinale The prizes for the 54th Berlin Film Festival will be announced tomorrow. Thank God, at the end of the Berlinale the organizers had a couple of excellent films in store, so the jury, chaired by Frances McDormand, wife of Joel Coen and Oscar winner for her leading role in Fargo, will have plenty to choose from. At least there will be enough decent work for the main prizes. So, a review of the favorites (in order of appearance in the competition).

There has been a breakthrough in the cleansing of police ranks The prosecutor's office of the Northern District of Moscow recently stopped criminal cases against Sergei Gusarov, an investigator of the Main Directorate for Criminal Investigation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, due to the lack of evidence of a crime.

The deadly battle will flare up in the second half of the year The bloody events in Iraq in recent days indicate the transition of the conflict to a new quality. More and more Iraqis who decided to cooperate with the authorities are dying. The dynamics of losses among them is much higher than the losses of the Americans. In three days, more than a hundred local residents who wished to enroll in the new army and police were killed by kamikaze terrorist explosions.

The duo of Super League losers is almost decided After a short respite, the caravan of Super League clubs hit the road again. On the last journey before the culmination of the season - the playoffs. Before the final segment, the teams had the opportunity to “recharge their batteries” during the pre-entry campaign. However, the expected boom in the transfer market did not happen. The third stage of additional applications turned out to be surprisingly quiet and calm. Perhaps even too calm...

The Ministry of Taxes and the Central Bank will strengthen control over tax minimization through unscrupulous banks It will soon become almost impossible to use tax evasion schemes through unscrupulous banks. The Ministry of Taxes and Taxes sent 13 petitions to the Central Bank on identified cases of violations by banks of the procedure for transferring to the budget money written off from taxpayers’ current accounts.

Demonstration of high tram technologies begins in Moscow Next week, Muscovites who use trams will be able to take part in testing a new generation of carriages, which are distinguished by increased comfort. Yesterday, the head of the electric transport department of Mosgortrans, Vitaly Lilko, told a correspondent of the Vremya Novostey newspaper about the start of “field tests” of the modernized tram.

The name of the Minister of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine Sergei Ermilov is associated with the recent high-profile decision of the Ukrainian government on the direct use of the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline. This Ukrainian oil pipeline is the first competitor to the Russian export route of Caspian oil to the EU.

MPs rush to toughen punishment for terrorism To prove to the president the readiness of the new State Duma to fight terrorism, deputies decided to frighten the suicide bombers with life imprisonment. Until recently, many parliamentarians did not see any practical point in tightening legislation. However, after the speaker of the lower house Boris Gryzlov gave his colleagues such an order, they changed their point of view.