No sooner had the government declared war on the “black raiders” than all sorts of authorities began to carry out the orders of the White House. The Leningrad Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Sunday it intends to publish a brochure that will provide step-by-step instructions for countering the seizure of company property. Yesterday a press conference was held in the capital on the topic of hostile takeovers.

Sergei Mironov complained to regional authorities about federal The road fund must be revived, and mayors of large cities must be appointed. Speaker of the Federation Council Sergei Mironov came up with such initiatives in Yekaterinburg, thereby quickly finding a way to the hearts of the governors. Mr.

As a result of the internal conflict, United Russia may lose the post of mayor of the hero city The political scandal in Volgograd related to the expulsion of hero city mayor Evgeniy Ishchenko from the United Russia party seems to have reached a dead end. The press service of the Volgograd regional branch of United Russia reported the suspension of the decision to expel the mayor of Volgograd from the party. The fact is that Mr.

Guus Hiddink is expected in the Russian national team The national football team once again gathered at the Bor sanatorium to train lightly before a friendly match with the Spanish team, which will take place on May 27. I gathered reluctantly: while colleagues from other Russian clubs, who were lucky enough not to receive a call to the national team, are enjoying their holidays, there is no particular desire to play football, even with the Spaniards.

On the eve of an important round of negotiations with international mediators, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the unrecognized republic of Abkhazia, Sergei SHAMBA, answered questions from his own Vremya Novostei correspondent in Georgia. - The current negotiations are given special importance. Is compromise possible? -- Fundamental for us is the preservation of the independence of Abkhazia. We do not discuss other options.

Western funds are withdrawing money from Russia The Russian stock market yesterday experienced the most powerful collapse in domestic stock prices over the past few years. During the day, the RTS index fell by 9.05% - from 1449 to 1315 points, the MICEX index fell by 9.65% - from 1254.13 to 1143.76 points. Traders have not remembered such a powerful market collapse since October 2003, when the former head of YUKOS, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was arrested.

Animal illegal immigration often causes environmental disasters The main enemy of the Hawaiian Islands is not volcanoes or hordes of tourists, but ordinary frogs with the strange name coqui. The state authorities recently decided to spend a substantial amount of money from their budget to combat these amphibians. In the near future alone, Hawaii is ready to spend almost $5 million.

Yushchenko Jr. is suspected of haste A scandal has erupted in Ukraine around 20-year-old Andrei Yushchenko, the son of President Viktor Yushchenko. Some publications consider the young man to be involved in a brawl with shooting that took place on May 19 in the center of Kyiv, criminal complicity in which carries a sentence of 5 to 12 years.

Businessmen ask to entrust them with compiling university rankings Russian business is gradually taking control of higher and professional education into its own hands. Following the opening of the National Agency for Professional Qualifications at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, which will formulate standards for the specialties most in demand by industry, Business Russia came up with its project aimed at improving the quality of education in universities.

GUAM will lay golden eggs instead of the CIS Yesterday, post-Soviet leaders gathered in Kyiv for a two-day summit of the GUAM countries (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova), trying to agree on cooperation on issues of diversifying energy resources and strengthening their political independence.

Prince William is being prepared for married life The Royal Court of Great Britain is preparing to replenish its ranks. The subject of the secret sighs of hundreds of thousands of young ladies from all over the world, Prince William, it seems, is going to leave the ranks of eligible bachelors and marry his former classmate at the Scottish University of St. Andrews, Kate Middleton.

The United States has tried an unusual method of disposing of warships The US Navy carried out an unusual action last week: in the Gulf of Mexico, 24 miles off the coast of Pensacola County, the decommissioned aircraft carrier Oriskany was solemnly blown up and sunk.

The minister invites European officials to make the energy discussion “more objective and substantive” The day after tomorrow the next Russia-European Union summit will take place in Sochi. The main political intrigue of the upcoming negotiations is whether Russian and European officials will be able to avoid aggressive rhetoric within the framework of the energy dialogue.

In terms of public trust, the media in Russia are second only to the president. The high level of trust in the media in modern Russia largely determines its political life. The position of the media influences the moods and opinions of citizens no less than the reality itself. The media largely replace or replace other institutions of civil society - political parties, trade unions, interest associations.

The Swedes added world championship gold to their Olympic victory The Swedish national team won the title of world champion, winning the final of the tournament among top division teams against the Czech Republic in the final of the tournament that ended in the Latvian capital - 4:0. Thus, the past season was marked by an absolute triumph for Swedish hockey.