Mandatory registration of lists of securities is canceled Organizers of trading on the stock market will soon no longer have to register lists of securities admitted to trading with the Federal Service for Financial Markets. The corresponding amendments to the law “On the Securities Market” have already been approved by the Duma Committee on Credit Institutions and Financial Markets and on February 18 will be considered at a meeting of the State Duma immediately in the second reading.

The accident in Novokuznetsk claimed the lives of 23 miners Until late evening in the city of Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo region, rescuers yesterday continued to clear the rubble at the Esaulskaya coal mine, where another major accident occurred in the Kuzbass this morning. At the time of the emergency, 30 people were underground. Five of them were rescued, 23 died. Two more miners remained trapped under the rubble by Wednesday evening, and rescuers were not sure that they were alive.

The first Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art opens on January 28. The co-curator of the project, world-famous specialist in contemporary art Yaroslava BUBNOVA, told columnist Sergei KHACHATUROV about the process of preparing this festival, which is high-status and fundamental for the cultural life of Russia. -- The curatorial group of the Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art includes six people, all of them are the largest and most authoritative theorists and managers of contemporary art.

Burjanadze and Saakashvili quarreled over the candidacy of prime minister On Thursday, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will deliver his annual address to parliament and at the same time introduce the new prime minister, 40-year-old Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli.

Deputies returned beer to the streets Beer, it seems, has every chance of returning to the streets again after the almost successful introduction of a ban on its consumption in public places. Yesterday, as amended by the conciliation commission, deputies adopted a law on restrictions on the retail sale and consumption of beer, previously rejected by the president. The finalized law will introduce a taboo on beer only for minors.

"United Russia" does not trust the government secretly The vote of no confidence in the Cabinet of Ministers, initiated by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and Rodina factions, did not receive the required number of votes in the State Duma yesterday. Formally, the matter was limited to a serious conversation about pressing problems.

Moscow cannot cope with the flow of demands from beneficiaries The capital authorities, who publicly guaranteed that the monetization of benefits in Moscow would be painless for socially vulnerable segments of the population, have to prove the validity of their promises literally every day.

The new president of Abkhazia will inherit a difficult legacy This coming Saturday, the unrecognized republic of Abkhazia will finally have a new president - the long-awaited inauguration of Sergei Bagapsh will take place. His supporters were planning to hold it on December 6 last year - this date was listed in the republican law on presidential elections. The elections themselves took place on October 3, but the name of the winner was never finally determined.

Today Russia celebrates Diplomatic Worker's Day for the third time; the traditions of domestic diplomacy are more than 550 years old. First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Valery LOSHCHININ talks with Vremya Novostei special correspondent Katerina LABETSKAYA about how our diplomats protect national interests in the CIS.

The final application period for the Super League begins Today the Super League opens the last, third player registration period this season, which will end on February 14, the day after the end of the Swedish Hockey Games. It is expected that the championship leaders and teams continuing to fight for a place in the playoffs will add several celebrities to their rosters. Individual transfers and acquisitions are already known for certain.

British television crews will recreate the situation in Guantanamo Bay on screen The global excitement around various kinds of reality shows seems to have reached its apogee. English television crews intend to soon air the Guantanamo Guidebook program, in which participants were invited to feel themselves in the shoes of prisoners held at the American base of the same name in Cuba. It will be broadcast by the British television channel Channel 4.

Yesterday, February 9, 22 employees of the Omsk production association “Radio Plant named after. A.S. Popov" announced to the election commission their intention to run for mayor of their hometown, whose elections will take place in March of this year. The purpose of this public action is to hold a referendum on the need to appoint the head of the municipality. Costly elections that place a heavy burden on the city budget are taking place in conditions of extremely low turnout.

Businessmen are ready to pay only 2% of its value for land under enterprises The country's socio-economic development program for the medium term has not yet been approved by the government, but is already being actively discussed by the business community.

The most important personnel achievement of “Torpedo” in the current off-season can be considered that “Torpedo” managed to retain Igor SEMSHOV in its ranks. The 26-year-old midfielder, who is one of the main stars of the Russian championship, has shown interest from Moscow, Krylya Sovetov, Dynamo and many other clubs, but in the coming season he will again take to the field in a black and white T-shirt.

An attempt was made on the son of the president of the CSKA football club On Tuesday evening in Moscow, an attempt was made on the son of the president of the professional football club CSKA, Evgeniy Giner. Unknown people fired at the car of 23-year-old Vadim Giner with a machine gun; he was injured and is in serious condition in the hospital.