CLUBS Stereo Total (Germany). Duet of Frenchwoman Fransoise Cactus and German Brezel Goring. Stereo Total play electro with elements of new wave, in which they manage to harmoniously combine French pop of the 60s, disco, hip-hop - and all this together sounds extremely melodic, funny and beautiful. Today the band will present their new album Do The Bambi.

New Michelin tires could be more reliable and slower Half of the season in Formula 1 - an interesting, eventful, welcomely unpredictable season - ended with a race in the USA. The absurdity that happened on the track in Indianapolis will be the subject of heated debate for a long time, both among fans and the participants in the “American tragedy.” Even history will not judge who is right and who is to blame for what happened.

Presidential Administration Assistant to the Russian President Igor Shuvalov states that the YUKOS case had a negative impact on the image of Russia and it will take several years to restore it. “We must work hard to neutralize the negative consequences caused by the Yukos case to Russia, restore and strengthen the image of the Russian Federation,” Mr. Shuvalov said at a briefing in Moscow.

The World Bank attributed economic growth in Belarus to Russia There is no Belarusian economic miracle, according to World Bank experts. Minsk's assertion that last year the republic's GDP grew by 11% is not in doubt.

The court recognized the murder of Galina Starovoytova as political Yesterday, the St. Petersburg City Court handed down a sensational verdict in the case of the murder of Russian State Duma deputy Galina Starovoitova. It is already obvious that this verdict will mark the beginning of a series of new proceedings that will be initiated by lawyers for both the injured party and the convicted. It is also clear that this is not the last verdict on a high-profile crime.

At the head of the European Union, Britain will not forget about Russia This morning, Great Britain became the country presiding over the European Union. London replaced Luxembourg in this post, and on January 1, 2006, leadership of the community will pass to Austria. The UK is accepting the EU in a state of crisis: referendums on the European constitution in France and the Netherlands ended in failure, and it was not possible to formulate a budget for 2007-2013.

Pyongyang adheres to cult of personality policy North Korean student Yu Kyung Hwa was awarded the title of Hero of the DPRK. She was also awarded the Gold Star Medal and the Order of the National Flag, First Class.

Illegal construction deprives Kuban of profitable projects At a meeting recently held by the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory, Alexander Tkachev, the head of the department of integrated development of resorts and tourism of the Kuban regional administration, Anatoly Pakhomov, explained the reason for the emergency visit to the Black Sea coast of the commission, which checked the legality of the construction of 172 objects on the beach strip and on the territories adjacent to the beaches.

The 40th International Film Festival begins in Karlovy Vary The film festival in Moscow has barely ended when the next one, one of the oldest film festivals in the world, existing since 1946, opens in the Czech resort town of Karlovy Vary. In the period from 1959 to 1993, he was a “companion” of the MIFF: in odd-numbered years the festival was held in Moscow, and in even-numbered years in Karlovy Vary.

The Prosecutor General's Office posted incriminating evidence on intermediaries in the field of adoption on its website The heads of the General Prosecutor's Office seem to be tired of talking to their opponents from among human rights activists and agencies involved in assisting foreign adoptive parents in a neutral tone.

The court sent the policeman to prison for lack of official zeal Seven years of imprisonment in a general regime colony - yesterday the Domodedovo City Court of the Moscow Region sentenced the third person involved in the case of last year's terrorist attacks on airplanes - an employee of the line department of internal affairs (LOVD) of Domodedovo Airport Mikhail Artamonov - to such a severe punishment.

Rain made Sharapova an ex-Wimbledon champion Due to a four-hour rain delay before the start of yesterday's Wimbledon tennis matches, the first finalist in the women's singles was decided late this evening. It was American Venus Williams, who defeated last year's champion Maria Sharapova - 7:6 (7:2), 6:1. The match between Lindsay Davenport (USA) and Amelie Mauresmo (France) was interrupted with the score 6:7 (5:7), 7:6 (7:4), 5:3.

The new head of the company will update the equipment of power plants and transfer the modernization of networks to the mayor's office General Director of Mosenergo Anatoly Kopsov (pictured) , who was recently transferred to the capital's energy company from RAO UES of Russia in connection with the accident on May 25, told reporters yesterday about his future activities. The main thing he intends to do is to eliminate the electricity shortage and modernize power plants.

The government completed its three-month work on the bill “On Subsoil” and submitted it to the State Duma. The Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Management of the lower house of parliament suggests that the document may be considered at a plenary session in November. The new law radically changes the rules of the game for subsoil users. For example, civil contracts will take the place of licenses.

Official Vilnius assesses the actions of the Russian Ministry of Justice as interference in internal affairs Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus made it clear yesterday that he does not intend to meet the Russian authorities halfway and seize the stake in Mazeikiu Nafta owned by YUKOS. In response to the request of the Russian Ministry of Justice to prohibit the registration of any transactions with the shares of the plant owned by YUKOS, Mr.