Zwei Raumwohnung. Melancholich Schoen (Sony/BMG) A German group, quite famous in our country thanks to club concerts. For some reason it is considered eclectic, non-commercial and generally underground. This is not entirely true. Their first albums were indeed quite heterogeneous, but the new disc is very smooth and almost background. You can be convinced by listening to the song Morgen lass ich dich frei (“Tomorrow I will let you go”). In the 90s, this kind of opus was called indie pop.

In just a few months, the names of the best universities in Russia will become known, which, as part of the national project in the field of education, will receive 500 million rubles for development. annually. Deputy Director of the Department of State Policy in the Sphere of Education of the Ministry of Education and Science Fyodor Dudyrev told reporters about this yesterday.

IAEA recommends Tehran enrich uranium in Russia Yesterday in Vienna, 35 countries belonging to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) discussed Iran's "nuclear dossier". As a Russian diplomatic source in Vienna told Vremya Novostei, “there were no surprises, there will be no resolution.” This means that there has been no toughening of the position towards Iran.

United Russia emerged as a party in 2001 as a result of the unification of the Unity, Fatherland and All Russia movements. The first congress of United Russia was held on April 25, 2002. At it, United Russia promised to provide direct communication between the president and the people, bypassing all bureaucratic barriers.

Increased government activity in the economy led to a slowdown in its growth Yesterday, Minister of Economic Development German Gref told Vladimir Putin about the situation in the Russian economy. Traditionally, he reported on the growth rates of GDP, industrial production, trade volumes, inflation rates, etc.

Angela Merkel made a voyage to the capitals In her first days as Federal Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel rushed abroad. Internal political discussions during the formation of the government coalition took so long that international affairs were abandoned. Over two days, Mrs Merkel tried to make up for lost time by visiting Paris, Brussels and London. Even during the pre-election period, Christian Democrats announced a change in the vectors of domestic and foreign policy.

For bullying in church schools Leaders of Canada's Indian communities have welcomed the government's preliminary agreement to pay compensation to the country's Indigenous people who attended 130 church-run boarding schools in the last century. Ottawa will pay about 1.9 billion Canadian dollars (1.6 billion US dollars) to the approximately 90 thousand Indians who studied there.

Andrey Kazmin is against increasing compensation for bank deposits An increase in the amount of compensation to depositors of banks participating in the deposit insurance system (DIS) will not lead to an increase in public confidence, but will only increase the irresponsibility of credit institutions. This opinion was expressed yesterday by the President - Chairman of the Board of Sberbank Andrey Kazmin.

The "Motherland" video was recognized by the election commission as inciting ethnic hatred The Rodina party's attempt to play on the nationalist sentiments of the capital's residents in the Moscow City Duma elections will nevertheless receive legal assessment.

United Russia is ready to discuss its own political platform Tomorrow the sixth congress of the United Russia party will be held in Krasnoyarsk. For the first time, United Russia will hold such a global event not in the capital. But such a collective departure fits into the general course of the authorities towards the development of the regions. It is expected that the topic of the development of Siberia and the Far East will become one of the main storylines of the congress.

British exchanges are concerned about the influx of foreign companies with low levels of information disclosure The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is actively preparing for a large-scale placement of securities of Russian companies. As The Daily Telegraph reports, next year the popularity of the Foggy Albion trading platform among representatives of Russian business will reach its peak: about 50 companies are preparing to register in London, which will attract a total of up to $15 billion.

Businessmen develop the idea of ​​drug testing during employment The idea of ​​total identification of drug addicts when applying for employment or enrolling in studies, previously cultivated rather by representatives of law enforcement agencies, seems to have taken root in the business community.

When the film “Boomer” was released on the country’s screens in 2003, no one knew anything about the director Pyotr Buslov or the actor Andrei Merzlikin. On the film's website there is a frank admission that the unprecedented success came as a surprise to everyone, including its creators.

Russian national team goalkeeper Sergei Ovchinnikov, who recently played for Lokomotiv, reached an agreement to move to another Moscow club, Dynamo. The official website of UEFA reports this. At the end of the year, the 35-year-old goalkeeper's contract with the railway club expires, and without waiting for an offer to extend it, Ovchinnikov had the opportunity to move to a new team as a free agent.

The Kaliningrad Regional Duma supported the region's raw budget for 2006 Yesterday, deputies of the Kaliningrad Regional Duma debated for a long time whether to approve the draft of the region's main financial document for 2006. The budget was called raw and unprepared, but they decided to still pass it in the first reading. The new Minister of Finance Elena Matveeva spoke about the main parameters of the Kaliningrad regional budget.