Vladimir Putin inspired the stock market Vladimir Putin's participation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit ended with a bang. True, it was not the problems discussed by the SCO that became a sensation, but the response of the Russian President to a question from the Vremya Novostey newspaper regarding the bankruptcy of YUKOS.

Leonid Parfenov's second project will remain on NTV The “Country and World” program, the creator of which is considered to be Leonid Parfenov, who was fired due to the NTV scandal, will remain on the air on NTV. The decision on this was made yesterday at a working meeting by NTV General Director Nikolai Senkevich, his deputy for information broadcasting Alexander Gerasimov, editor-in-chief of the information service Tatyana Mitkova and employees of the “Country and World” program.

Philip Kirkorov does not yet know that intemperance will result in a trial for him It took almost a month for Philip Kirkorov’s demarche during a tour in Rostov-on-Don to finally move from the category of scandalous chronicle to the legal sphere.

The Pyongyang regime is moving towards market and authoritarianism Yesterday, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported sensational news - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il will arrive in Russia on a visit on June 28. The guest's route is unknown. Before this, Kim Jong Il visited our country twice. In July-August 2001, the “great commander” traveled on an armored train from Khasan through Moscow to St. Petersburg and back. In August 2002, he limited himself to a railway tour of the Far East.

Economic diplomacy and support for domestic business abroad is an important area of ​​work for the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The arbitration court banned the re-registration of the largest power plant in the Krasnoyarsk Territory The Arbitration Court of the Republic of Khakassia prohibited the tax authorities of Sayanogorsk from carrying out state registration of changes to the charter of OJSC Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP named after. I.S. Neporozhniy” concerning the location of a legal entity or the legal address of the Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP.

Rakhmonov and Karimov argued about methods of combating terrorism The summits of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are doomed to success. This has always been the case throughout the eight-year history of this organization. The explanation for this must be sought in the origin of the SCO and its name. The SCO was born in 1996 on Chinese soil - that is why it is called Shanghai.

For the Russian team, the European Championship is almost over. All that remains is to play a match with the Greek national team that means nothing to us. But our team goalkeeper Sergei OVCHINNIKOV, who was sent off in the meeting with Portugal, will not be able to take part in it either. And the main goalkeeper of the Russian national team can already sum up the results of Euro 2004. - Sergey, what happened in that ill-fated episode when you were sent off the field?

Russia was the first to finish the fight at the European Championships The continental championship ended ahead of schedule for Russia. After the defeat in the second match from the Portuguese national team with a score of 0:2, we were not even given the opportunity to do our favorite thing - to calculate the scanty chances of leaving the group before the last round.

Vice-President of LUKOIL Sergei Kukura, answering yesterday the question whether the holding’s managers are negotiating with the American ConocoPhilips about the sale of part of the shares of the Russian company, said: “Negotiations are underway, I don’t know their specifics,” Interfax reports his words. The manager did not specify whether we are talking about shares owned by LUKOIL managers or a 7.6% stake owned by the government, but which is going to be sold this year.

The Central Election Commission decided to train electronic vote counting Two months after the presidential elections, the Russian Central Election Commission decided to once again check the automated vote counting system (GAS) “Elections”. Not because she doubts the effectiveness of her work, but because she likes the process itself. Interdepartmental tests of the state automated system GAS "Elections" must be carried out before July 3, 2004.

FIRST JUNE 21 , MONDAY 6.00 Good morning 9.00, 12.00, 15.00, 18.00 News 9.20 "IN THE SURF BAND." Hood. movie 11.00 “Assassination attempt.” Doc. detective 11.40 Kolobkov conducts the investigation 12.10 "JUNIOR". Comedy 14.10 “WOMEN IN LOVE”. Series 15.20 “AMBER WINGS”. Hood. movie 16.20 Guess the melody (S) 16.50 Big wash 18.20 Joke after joke 18.50 “CLONE”.

US congressional report rejects link between Saddam and al-Qaeda Yesterday there was a major terrorist attack in the center of Baghdad. A suicide bomber drove a car filled with explosives and artillery shells into a crowd of people who had gathered at the recruiting station. The explosion killed 35 people and injured 140.

The Vnesheconombank reorganization project should be agreed upon by the end of the year Vnesheconombank of the USSR intends to bring its status into compliance with the law, having received a full-fledged banking license, and within a year to agree on the concept of its development with the government. The final version of the bank's reorganization, as its new chairman Vladimir Dmitriev said yesterday, depends on the position of officials.

Bacardi Ltd. absorbs Sidney Frank A major merger is expected in the US alcohol market. The Wall Street Journal yesterday reported on the possible purchase of famous spirits maker Bacardi Ltd. (produces, in particular, Bacardi rum, Bombay Sapphire gin, Dewar's scotch) Sidney Frank Importing Co. for $2 billion. In America, Sidney Frank is known as the importer of the popular German liqueur Jagermeister and the manufacturer of elite Gray Goose vodka.