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.

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.

Rosneft is preparing to sell its shares to foreign investors Rosneft, in preparation for its IPO scheduled for the end of next year, has already launched a campaign to improve its image in the eyes of investors. Yesterday, the company's first vice president, Sergei Alekseev, presented the holding's US GAAP report for the first half of the year to investment analysts.

After 90 years, British pubs are again allowed to sell alcohol after 11pm On Thursday night, England and Wales experienced a drinking revolution. A long-standing rule requiring local pubs to stop selling alcohol at 11 p.m. has been scrapped by the government in southern Britain. The only exception was previously a few nightclubs, but there alcoholic drinks are significantly more expensive.

Sergei Sobyanin's successor as Tyumen governor was his protégé The head of the presidential administration, Sergei Sobyanin, who left for this post from the post of governor of the Tyumen region, was able to transfer the vacated region to his person. Yesterday, the Tyumen Regional Duma approved the head of the Tyumen administration, Vladimir Yakushev, as governor. They started talking about the fact that this particular official would become Mr. Sobyanin’s successor at the end of last week.

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.

Andriy Shevchenko scored four goals in one Champions League match By the fifth round of the Champions League, the scorers were playing out. Andrei Shevchenko's poker, Levan Kobiashvili and Adriano's hat-tricks - this is not a complete list of the forwards' exploits in the main European tournament. The Ukrainian striker of Milan had long been expected to score his 50th goal in European competition.

The authorities of the Khabarovsk Territory declared a state of emergency Yesterday morning, at a meeting of the regional emergency commission, a decision was made to introduce a state of emergency in the Khabarovsk Territory from November 25. Thus, the possibility of toxic chemicals entering the Amur River from the Songhua River has been officially recognized. There is panic in the cities and towns of the region; people are urgently buying drinking water.

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.

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.