In the Amur region, heads of rural settlements renounce power A crisis of power occurred in the Belogorsk district of the Amur region. The heads of administrations of rural settlements are submitting their resignations one after another. Two leaders have already resigned voluntarily. Two more village chiefs lost their posts on the proposal of the district prosecutor's office.

Our country’s position on the regime for the international use of the Trans-Siberian air route in negotiations with the European Union is formulated by the Russian Ministry of Transport. The Russian point of view on the problem was presented to Vremya Novostey columnist Mikhail KUKUSHKIN by the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency, part of the Ministry of Transport, Alexander YURCHIK.

A new chain of denim clothing stores, Yudashkin Jeans, will be created in Russia. In 2006, Valentin Yudashkin Group OJSC will open four new denim clothing stores in Moscow, united by the Yudashkin Jeans brand, which is positioned in the mid-price segment (up to $150). During 2008-2009, thirty more similar stores will be opened throughout the country on franchising terms in cities with a population of 500 thousand or more.

The Duma has composed a new version of the law “On Advertising” The State Duma will consider today in the second reading a new version of the law “On Advertising”. As House Speaker Boris Gryzlov told reporters yesterday, the document strictly regulates this area of ​​activity, in particular, it introduces restrictions on advertising of so-called “umbrella brands” (when, for example, vodka is advertised under the guise of mineral water or a magazine).

In the Supreme Court of North Ossetia yesterday, arguments began between the parties in the case of the only surviving participant in the attack on Beslan, Nurpashi Kulaev. The first to speak before the court was Deputy Prosecutor General Nikolai Shepel, who demanded that the defendant be sentenced to death.

The awkward rule in European competitions has been abolished Both Russian men's teams have a solid groundwork before the return away matches of the first stage of the European Champions League playoffs - the so-called "Round of Twelve".

Solo flight around the world in jeopardy Steve Fossett, millionaire and famous traveler, is setting another record. Taking off on Wednesday on a GlobalFlyer light aircraft from Cape Canaveral in Florida, it aims to surpass all known non-stop flight range achievements for “small form” aviation.

The leadership of Moldova yesterday updated its negotiating position regarding gas purchases. The country's Minister of Industry and Energy, Vladimir Antosiy, told parliamentarians that the government does not intend to transfer part of its stake in Moldovagaz to Gazprom as compensation for the low price of gas. Moreover, Chisinau, according to him, is trying to negotiate supplies with an alternative supplier.

The position of one of the largest Western airlines regarding the revision of the payment procedure for Trans-Siberian transit was outlined to Vremya Novostey columnist Mikhail KUKUSHKIN by the vice president of the German airline Lufthansa for sales and service in Europe, Karsten BENZ. -- The Trans-Siberian route is the most convenient route from Europe to Asia, and it will remain so in the near future.

The Spanish Cycling Federation has suspended road racer Roberto Heras for two years for using the banned drug EPO. This decision put an end to the question of the winner of one of the three most prestigious super stage races, the 2005 Vuelta. It will be the Russian Denis Menshov from the Dutch team “Rabobank”, who showed the second time in the general classification. The verdict of the national federation did not allow Eras to be considered a four-time Vuelta champion.

The police are dealing with the organizers of the conference on national projects The widely advertised conference “Priority National Projects. Measures for their implementation” failed to become a deep and interested discussion of one of the most important topics in the country’s socio-economic development. Moreover, the conference, scheduled for February 9-10, strictly speaking, ended before it began.

Deputies did not support either Russia or the West Yesterday, President Viktor Yushchenko addressed the Ukrainian parliament with his annual message. In order to fulfill his constitutional duty and come to the Rada, he had to overcome his resentment towards the deputies, who dismissed the government in its entirety on January 10.

Reluctantly, but still, the frosts are receding from the European territory of Russia. A cold anticyclone moves towards Kazakhstan. And atmospheric fronts will approach the central regions from the west and south. They won't bring much warmth, but they will change the weather. Central regions will enjoy sunshine for one more day before clouds and snow swirl in, especially on Sunday.

Over nine years, the number of official refugees in Russia has decreased by 400 times. Russia's attitude towards refugees, expressed in frequent refusals to provide them with appropriate status, deportation to their historical homeland, and often extradition to the intelligence services of the states they were forced to leave, is now equated by human rights activists with torture.

CLUBS Miguel Ruiz (Spain), Alexey Borisov, “Cotra” (Ukraine), Adam Ebringer (Australia), INN. Experimental electronics. The headliners are the patriarchs and pioneers of national electronic schools Miguel Ruiz and Alexey Borisov. At the concert, Ruiz will present his new album Grosor. February 10 at the “House” , 19.30. Pep-See. February 10 in the “OGI Project” , 22.00. Valery Grokhovsky (piano), Hamilton Price (bass, USA) and Jerry Gibbs (drums, USA). Program "Bach in Jazz".