Russian scientist returned to his homeland On Saturday, Andrei Zamyatnin, a Russian biologist who spent almost two months in a Swedish prison on suspicion of espionage, returned to Moscow from Sweden. Upon arrival, the scientist stated that he intended to seek compensation from the Swedish authorities through the court. His lawyer is now handling the case. However, according to the biologist, the main thing is not the amount, but the official recognition that he was detained by mistake.

According to experts, the best results in organizing office space are achieved by zoning the work area, creating thoughtful color schemes and choosing ergonomic furniture. There are three factors that influence the style and organization of office space: “geographical”, the company’s field of activity and the taste of the manager.

Russia is ready to provide emergency economic assistance to the Palestinian Authority in the very near future. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated this on Friday during a telephone conversation with the leader of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas. During the conversation, issues of the current state of the Palestinian economy and the prospects for an Arab-Israeli settlement were touched upon.

Beijing develops peace offensive Yesterday in Beijing, Chinese Party and State Leader Hu Jintao met with Lian Zhang, honorary chairman of the Taiwanese opposition Kuomintang Party. Lien arrived in the Chinese capital to attend a two-day economic and trade forum on cooperation between the mainland and Taiwan. Hu and Lian first met in Beijing in April 2005.

Chronicle of sporting events Conchita Martinez, the only Spanish woman to win Wimbledon, announced her retirement. The athlete, who turned 34 last Sunday, has won 33 singles titles in her 18 years as a professional. Her highest personal achievement was winning the 1994 British Open, and she won the Fed Cup five more times as a member of the Spanish national team. During her career, Martinez earned just over $11.5 million.

United Russia intends to plan the future of the country for 10-20 years On Saturday, a meeting of the General Council of United Russia was held in Moscow. Both the government and the regional branches of the party came under attack.

The "orange" forces of the new Ukrainian parliament - the presidential "Our Ukraine", the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and the Socialist Party, which signed a protocol on the procedure for forming a coalition on April 13, are ready for a new quarrel. The stumbling block was the sixth point of the protocol, which Yulia Tymoshenko insisted on including at the last minute.

The book and exhibition reminded us of the artist Fyodor Semenov-Amursky Probably, this text should have been titled with official pathos - “The Return of the Master.” However, specialists are well aware of the creativity of the hidden avant-garde artist of a typical destiny.

The Leninsky District Court of Yekaterinburg on Friday handed down a verdict in the case of 29-year-old Andrei Novgorodov, who was accused of taking hostages in the building of a local television center. He was found guilty but received only three years in prison. On December 1 last year, a young man came to the Yekaterinburg television center of the Channel Four media holding.

Cyclones from the west and south continue to storm European territory. In the northwestern region, the next cyclone will rain with daytime temperatures of +5...+11оС. The middle zone at the beginning of the week will be between two cyclones: one is leaving for the Urals, and the other is still approaching Scandinavia.

The ex-head of Yukos found himself in a “hostile situation” The most famous Russian prisoner, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, serving an eight-year sentence in a colony in the city of Krasnokamensk, Chita region, late last week found himself at the center of a new scandal. On Saturday night, the sleeping ex-head of YUKOS was attacked by a fellow prisoner named Kuchma and inflicted some injuries on his face.

The Nashi movement is moving towards the party The pro-Putin youth movement Nashi met on Saturday for its first official congress. In terms of its scale, it was surprisingly modest: 600 delegates huddled in the open pavilion of the All-Russian Exhibition Center, looking longingly at the Moscow sky overcast with leaden clouds. The chief guest of the congress was the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Yuri Baluevsky.

Last Friday, Aeroflot officially became the tenth member of the international aviation alliance Sky Team. The company’s benefit from joining the Sky Team, according to its CEO Valery Okulov, is access to the alliance’s unified route network. Alliance member companies make 15 thousand flights daily to 728 destinations in 149 countries. On these routes, partners (including now Aeroflot) offer their customers end-to-end fares that are lower than simply combining the cost of two or more flights.

Will the IT investment fund suffer the fate of the law on special economic zones? In early February, during a visiting meeting of the State Council in Nizhny Novgorod, President Putin ordered the speedy creation of a venture investment fund with state participation in order to support the IT industry.

Hiddink became coach of the Russian national team for two years Dutchman Guus Hiddink signed a contract with the RFU in the presence of several dozen journalists. The first foreign coach in the history of our football has been approved. With a small caveat - Hiddink will begin his work in July, after the end of the World Cup. The Dutchman still has some work to do. For example, win the Cup of your country with PSV and help the Australians perform well at the world championship.