The children of Beslan were taken to a place where people do not know the feeling of fear Tomorrow a group of children who survived the hostage taking in Beslan are returning home from Germany. Under the supervision of specialists from the Munich Clinic of Child and Youth Psychiatry, 23 Beslan children and their parents spent two weeks in the Guest House of the largest German energy concern E.ON in the picturesque Bavarian town of Bad Tölz.

The US Club Tennis Championship is in full swing. Here Anna Kournikova, who has not played in WTA competitions for a long time, continues to actively play for the Sacramento Capitals. In the next round, Anna, together with 15-year-old Czech Nicole Vaidishova, lost the women's doubles match to Lisa McShea (USA) and Milagros Sequeira (Venezuela) from the Hartford Fox Force team - 4:5 (4:5). Failure befell Kournikova in mixed doubles as well.

The stories of the little wizard cause the Vatican to “fear for fragile souls” The upcoming publication of the most popular children's book of the 21st century - the sixth volume of the adventures of Harry Potter - has once again caused a scandal in the religious community. The Italian media recently published rather negative statements about the work of JK Rowling, now Pope Benedict XVI, and in the recent past, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.

Forecast for the coming days In the remaining days of the week, hot weather will continue across most of the European territory with temperatures 4-6 degrees above normal. The oxygen content in the air will be 30 g/cubic. m less than usual. Such conditions are unfavorable for people who are overweight, smokers and lead a sedentary lifestyle. They may experience shortness of breath, irregular heart rhythm, and dizziness. Malaise and even fainting are not excluded in young healthy people.

Magnitogorsk announced its withdrawal from the iron ore blockade The loudest conflict in the Russian metallurgy in recent months - the dispute between the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works and the mining and processing plants that supply it with ore, as they say at MMK, is over. General Director Gennady Senichev announced yesterday that his team managed to overcome the raw material blockade.

A real textbook on Russian history has been written There are a lot of history books being published. Even leaving aside the reissues of classical (or groundlessly claiming to be “classical”) works and translations of the works of foreign researchers (sometimes profound, sometimes tendentious to the point of cheekbones, and sometimes interesting only because they were written far from Russia), the reader is faced with an astonishing abundance of heterogeneous products.

But the Schengen agreement is not in danger yet Yesterday France celebrated a national holiday - Bastille Day. The traditional military parade in the center of Paris took place amid heightened security measures introduced after the recent terrorist attacks in the British capital. In Moscow, a huge line formed near the French Embassy at the start of the reception. The day before, President Jacques Chirac called for “universal mobilization and vigilance” in the face of the terrorist threat.

The sentence of Yukos employee Alexey Pichugin came into force Yukos security officer Alexey Pichugin is now officially considered the organizer of several assassination attempts and murders. Yesterday, the Supreme Court (SC) rejected the complaints of his lawyers, who demanded to overturn the guilty verdict handed down in March of this year by the Moscow City Court with the participation of a jury and send the case for a new trial in a different court.

Russia and Ukraine are arguing over territories again The island of Kosa Tuzla in the Kerch Strait remains a disputed territory. Because of this piece of land with an area of ​​about 10 square meters. km in September 2003, an armed conflict almost broke out between Ukraine and Russia.

Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and Rada Speaker Vladimir Lytvyn started a political war. The conflict was yesterday forced to be extinguished by Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko himself. He called on the speaker and the prime minister, whom he “highly values,” for mutual understanding, since “political stability in the country depends on this.” Over the past difficult six months, “the government and the Rada have become tired of each other,” this is how Yushchenko explained the conflict.

The Prosecutor General's Office proposes to introduce responsibility for mediation in adoption Mediation in the adoption of Russian orphans, if it is carried out outside the framework of the state-controlled system, will not only be prohibited in Russia, but will also be punished under the Administrative, if not the Criminal Code.

Mazeikiu Nafta is accused of monopolizing the Baltic gasoline market The Lithuanian government has decided to fight high prices for petroleum products. Recently, the cost of a liter of gasoline in the country exceeded 3 litas (about 1 dollar), which is a record high. The campaign launched by the Lithuanian Competition Council against the only oil refinery not only in the country, but in the entire Baltics - YUKOS-controlled Mazeikiu Nafta - could result in a serious fine for the company.

The government divides the money between heaven and earth Yesterday the government approved the federal space program for 2006-2015. According to the Cabinet of Ministers, it will make up for the losses of the difficult years of chronic underfunding of the industry and compete in the market not only for launches, but also for other space services: communications, observation of the Earth’s surface, etc.

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Boeing workers want to take advantage of global market conditions for personal gain The union of workers at the American aircraft manufacturing corporation Boeing decided yesterday to go on strike if negotiations with the administration on concluding a new collective agreement do not lead to a satisfactory result for the workers. Also yesterday, the US Navy announced the conclusion of a new contract with Boeing for $500 million.