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.

German Chancellor flees political turmoil in Kaliningrad Today in Berlin, deputies of the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, will discuss the issue of confidence in the cabinet of Gerhard Schröder.

You can no longer fly without COSPAS Starting today, the order of the Russian Minister of Transport comes into force, prohibiting flights in the airspace of our country for aircraft not equipped with COSPAS-SARSAT emergency radio beacons. Despite the fact that the introduction of this measure had already been postponed for six months, Russian airlines did not manage to retrofit about 190 of their aircraft on time.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Gas prices in Transcaucasia will rise by 25-30% Gazexport presented its newly opened representative office in Georgia. This sales market is still small - annual supplies amount to 1.2-1.4 billion cubic meters per year, but it is promising both for the development of consumption and for ensuring transit guarantees to Armenia. In addition, Gazexport is starting a campaign to increase prices for the CIS and Baltic countries.

The Georgian Foreign Ministry warned tourists: holidays in the conflict zone in Abkhazia are unsafe. But the authorities of the unrecognized republic have prepared 36 health resorts to receive vacationers, primarily from Russia. Their safety will be ensured not only by law enforcement agencies, but also by the military. The Minister of Defense of Abkhazia, Sultan SOSNALIEV, answered questions from Vremya Novostey's correspondent in Georgia, Mikhail VIGNANSKY.

The Brazilian national team won the Confederations Cup The next edition of the Confederations Cup exceeded all expectations. Throughout the history of its existence, this tournament has been nothing more than a burdensome obligation for all more or less serious teams. This “extra” championship was criticized by everyone - from coaches to players, who sometimes simply ignored it.

Tadashi Suzuki brought a very unusual “Ivanov” to Moscow “If even now they don’t understand my “Ivanov,” then I’ll throw it into the oven and write the story “Enough!” - Chekhov wrote to his friend and publisher A.S. Suvorin in early October 1888.