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.

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.

-- 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.

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.

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.

— In the coming year, we will see, first of all, a major victory for Vladimir Putin in the presidential elections. Next, the president will ask for and receive a public mandate to carry out major political and economic reforms. Roughly speaking, the previous year was a year of taking stock of the president’s actions as a successor and as a person who shaped the state political system as he saw it. Today, Putin has formed such a system.

Political scientists predict the future We have woken up again in a new era. We woke up and rubbed our eyes, trying to recognize its contours. It's difficult. Another new time has revived in Russia an old national pastime - prophecies. But there are no real prophets, and numerous predictors promise completely different things - from fear, poverty and complete collapse to complete prosperity, prosperity and almost European well-fed boredom. From order and peace to almost a cult of personality.

Russia will supply nuclear fuel to Iran in a year Yesterday it became known that the visit of the head of the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy, Alexander Rumyantsev, to Iran, planned for mid-February, has been postponed. Negotiations were to take place in Tehran on the completion of the construction of the first reactor of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. The cancellation of the visit caused a lot of comments that Russia had succumbed to US pressure.

FIRST FEBRUARY 16 , MONDAY 6.00 Good morning 8.45, 18.50 Elections 2004 9.00, 12.00, 15.00, 18.00 News 9.20 "RANDOM SPY". Action 11.00 “Fragments from the Orekhovskys.” Doc. detective 11.40 Kolobkov conducts the investigation 12.20 "SPECIAL PURPOSE UNIT". Hood. movie 13.40 “Aircraft Carrier Killer.” Doc. movie 14.10 City of Women 15.20 “SHORE OF A DREAM”. Series 16.20 Guess the melody (S) 16.50 Big wash 18.20 Joke after joke 19.00 “CLONE”.