Petrova won her second tournament in a row in America Nadezhda Petrova deserves to receive the unofficial title of world champion in green clay playing. In North America, she won both tournaments held on this exotic surface one after another. To her victory at the competition in Amelia Island last Sunday, she added more significant success on the courts of Charleston, where the total amount of prize money was more than twice as large - $1.34 million.

Sergei Ovchinnikov stepped up the attack, but Dynamo lost again Dynamo Moscow continues to save money for their owner Alexei Fedorychev. In the match of the 5th round of the national championship they lost again, this time to Rostov - 0:1, and still do not qualify for bonuses. Even their own walls did not help Dynamo win their first victory in the championship. In Petrovsky Park, Semin’s team looked as dull as always, inferior in almost everything to the also not particularly bright “Rostov”.

Tokyo and Beijing have started a new dispute over the rights to extract hydrocarbons in the East China Sea, which could further complicate already tense relations between the two countries. Yesterday, the Secretary General of the Japanese Cabinet of Ministers, Shinzo Abe, expressed dissatisfaction with the restrictions imposed by China on shipping in the area of ​​the Pinghu gas field. According to Mr.

Amendments to the legislation on non-governmental organizations entered into force The new life of Russian non-governmental organizations, whose activities the legislative and executive authorities undertook to “streamline” through joint efforts, began with a high-profile trial.

The company will buy small insurers in Russia and the CIS countries Yesterday, the new general director of one of the largest insurance companies was officially introduced - Levan Vasadze, who previously held the position of first vice president of AFK Sistema, was appointed head of ROSNO. As you know, the former head of the insurer Leonid Melamed was appointed acting last week. President of MTS. Having headed the insurance company, Mr.

Alcoa workers demand higher wages and plan to go on strike One of the leaders in the aluminum industry, the American concern Alcoa, is on the verge of a strike, reports the Wall Street Journal. At the end of last week, the company’s financial results for the first quarter were published, which indicated an increase in net profit by 2.3 times, to $608 million, and revenue by 16.4%, to $7.2 billion.

The AK&M rating agency confirmed the credit rating of New Cheryomushki CJSC at level A with positive prospects. The company's credit rating was initially assigned in August 2004. The key positive factors are the high demand for services and the quality of the company's warehouse complex, stable positions in the rental market, good financial and economic performance indicators and credit history.

Irkutsk region and Ust-Orda were united on the second attempt Last Sunday, the fourth referendum in Russia on the issue of uniting regions was held in the Irkutsk region and the Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug (UBAO). And for the first time, one subsidized territory is united with another. Residents of both territories, breaking all turnout records over the past ten years, voted for enlargement.

60 years ago the Cold War began It is quite difficult to point to the event that marked the beginning of the Cold War - an extended and multidimensional process that unfolded gradually. Historians are still arguing whether to consider October 1917, the turning point in the Second World War, or the proclamation of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan as such. Winston Churchill's Fulton speech occupies a significant place in this series.

Iraqi politicians are mired in power struggles The second meeting of the Iraqi parliament, scheduled for yesterday, was postponed at the last moment indefinitely. The night before, negotiations between various parties fighting for power in warring Iraq again reached a dead end. Previously, it seemed that the debate was limited to the question of a candidate for the post of prime minister, which is why the first meeting of the National Assembly on March 16 lasted less than an hour.

Government This week he will consider the strategy for the development of the transport industry. “The transport development strategy for the medium and long term involves the development of this industry at an even higher rate than the overall development of the economy,” said Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov. According to him, the strategy will make it possible to include in economic development those regions that today are poorly developed due to transport inaccessibility.

The Moscow City Duma opened the eyes of Western foundations to their Russian partners in the fight against AIDS The capital's legislators would like to place under the control of government bodies the millions of dollars allocated by Western charitable foundations for the prevention of HIV infection.

Kinotavr announced its plans Yesterday a press conference was held at which the new leaders of Kinotavr - Alexander Rodnyansky and Igor Tolstunov - told what the 17th Sochi festival will be like. Firstly, it will be shorter than Kinotavr regulars are used to - instead of two weeks, it will be completed in eight days, from June 4 to 12. Secondly, his main prize now looks different - it is a cube with the image of the setting sun, and it comes with 25 thousand dollars.

The World Bank promises Russia a good life with interest from the stabilization fund Despite the lack of positive changes in the economy, life for Russians is gradually improving. In the coming decades, without any structural reforms, the government will be able to sharply increase budget revenues, get rid of oil dependence and defeat inflation. The miraculous recipe is outlined in the latest World Bank report on the Russian economy.

US suspects Iran of hunting for American weapons The time has come for US President George W. Bush to talk to his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad about the nuclear issue. This proposal was made by the chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Republican Richard Lugar.