State company leased Chechen assets Rosneft managed to defend the equipment that the company uses to work in Chechnya. Back in January, this property, formally owned by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Chechenneftekhimprom, but actually used by Rosneft, was seized for further sale to third parties.

The crisis in the interbank market may hit small banks The situation in the interbank loan market, provoked by the stories of Sodbiznesbank (SBB) and Kredittrust, may end in a liquidity crisis for small banks. It is unclear whether the Central Bank is ready for this.

Tajik drug lords exchanged heroin for cars Employees of the Investigative Committee (IC) under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation recently transferred a criminal case against one of the largest international drug gangs to the Orekhov-Zuev city court. Only in July last year, its representatives brought an unprecedented shipment of heroin to Moscow - more than 341 kg.

Russia has begun preparing for a massive replacement of television receivers The digital revolution on domestic television, the need for which signalmen have been talking about for so long, has not yet happened, but at least it has already begun.

French morality police accuse reality show creator The creator of the program "Fort Boyard", a recognized master of French reality shows, Dominique Ambiel, found himself in the dock. His case was supposed to be heard in criminal court yesterday, but due to the judges' workload it was postponed until the end of June. A television producer is accused of molesting a 17-year-old girl. But that's not all.

Local elections were held in Romania. 17.5 million voters took part in them. Throughout the country, 400 thousand candidates, independent or representing one of 36 political parties, applied for the posts of mayors (mayors), as well as county, municipal and communal councilors. Local elections in Romania will be used to determine how the general parliamentary and presidential elections will proceed this November.

The VII National Real Estate Congress opened in Moscow yesterday, organized by the Russian Guild of Realtors, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Federal Agency for Federal Property Management, etc. As at last year’s congress, the main topic was the development of mortgage lending in Russia.

CLUBS Evening in memory of Vasily Shugaley , the first producer of the groups “Zhuki”, “Forbidden Drummers” and “Bi 2”, author of the song of the “Bravo” group “The Wind Knows”. The evening also features Jah Division, “Weekend”, Anatoly Gerasimov (saxophone, flute) and others. "B2" , 20.00. Sergey Manukyan (vocals, keyboards), Valery Grokhovsky (piano), Anton Revnyuk (bass guitar). Fusion "Marika" , 20.00. "Tetsuo 2" (Japan, 1992). Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto.

The program “New Age of Russian Performing Art” was presented at the BZK The Russian Performing Arts Foundation presented its fellows, grant holders and award winners to the Moscow public for the second time. Last season, such a concert took place in the Small Hall of the Conservatory, now in the Large Hall, crowded with famous school teachers, venerable university professors and their students.

Valentina Solovyova is wanted again The elder of the domestic financial pyramid scheme, Valentina Solovyova, faces a new prison sentence. As the Vremya Novostei newspaper learned, the Moscow Region Central Internal Affairs Directorate put the enterprising lady on the federal wanted list. Ms. Solovyova and her business partner Lyudmila Ivanovskaya are again accused of fraud.

Mikhail Fradkov can successfully travel to Minsk Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov's visit to Belarus, which begins today, may turn out to be either sensationally successful or routinely unsuccessful. Which in itself is a small event, since recently it was completely impossible to predict the outcome of Russian-Belarusian intergovernmental negotiations. Today, Mr.

Venus will appear against the background of the Sun again This morning is a holiday for astronomers in the Eastern Hemisphere. In this part of the Earth on June 8 you can observe a rare spectacle - the passage (transit) of Venus across the disk of the Sun. The last time scientists had such an opportunity was more than a century ago - in 1882.

Saudi Arabia is becoming the scene of a war between Islamic militants and foreigners The international terrorist network Al-Qaeda has launched a real hunt for foreigners in Saudi Arabia in recent months. But this is the first time that journalists have become victims of militants.

A new version of the UN Security Council resolution on Iraq was presented for discussion last night. The United States hopes that the document will be approved by the UN today. US Presidential Assistant Condoleezza Rice also announced that the new Iraqi government and Washington have agreed on how the Iraqis and the command of the coalition forces remaining there will continue to interact at least until the end of 2005.

US Deputy Secretary of Energy Kyle McLarrow, who arrived in Moscow yesterday, expressed several negative comments about Russia regarding violations of investor rights. According to him, the Americans are confident that in Russia there is discrimination against foreign companies in matters of their admission to participate in tenders for fields, business in the country is not always transparent, and in general, the rights of investors are violated.