Catholics and Protestants are offended by Madonna as Jesus The new concert tour of the American pop star Madonna started with a scandal. It should probably be clarified: as usual - after all, this diva’s appearances in public regularly provoke public outrage.

The Russians made a successful start to the European Tour The first stage of the Nestea European Championship Tour, a continental competition of beach masters, ended on the sand courts of the Turkish resort city. Russian pairs Roman Arkaev (Norilsk) - Dmitry Barsuk (Krasnodar) and Alexandra Shiryaeva (St. Petersburg) - Natalya Uryadova (Mytishchi) performed more than successfully.

Without Olympic champion Volkovyski, Khimki did not resist CSKA The first match of the super final series of the Russian men's basketball championship CSKA - Khimki ended with a major victory for the army team - 82:59. A repeat meeting at the capital’s arena of the “red-blues” will take place today, and on Saturday the teams will fight in Khimki for the third and possibly last time.

There are no surprises at the Cannes Film Festival yet The organizers of the 59th Cannes Film Festival asked all interested observers a serious riddle. The fact is that in the very first days of the main competition they showed “The Wind Shakes the Barley” by Ken Loach, “Come Back” by Pedro Almodóvar, “Suburb Lights” by Aki Kaurismäki and “Caimana” by Nanni Moretti.

Mayors of Siberian and Far Eastern cities began a lobbying battle to retain their powers A general meeting of the Association of Siberian and Far Eastern Cities (ASDC) was held in Novosibirsk, under the supervision of the Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Siberian Federal District Anatoly Kvashnin.

Schools begin to share money from the national project The national project "Education" has entered a stage that is not at all interesting to students, but is very exciting for school principals - the final stage of the struggle for grants. Following the general payments to class teachers, the Ministry of Education and Science came to the most intriguing plot of the project - summing up the first competitive results.

Yuri Luzhkov abandoned the idea of ​​an air taxi in Moscow City officials have once again proven that they are ready, without any questions asked, to develop any of the most fantastic ideas of the Moscow mayor until he himself is convinced of its absurdity.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was received yesterday by the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who was interested in what Moscow could do to prevent a new war in the Persian Gulf. We are talking about the conflict over Iran's nuclear program. The Russian minister discussed this topic with other leaders of Kuwait, including the nephew of the emir, deputy prime minister, and foreign minister Sheikh Muhammad al-SABAH.

It is traditional to give high marks to major international exhibitions. But there are people who believe that even aerospace shows that have been tested for decades can have very serious flaws, with far-reaching consequences. There was also a fly in the ointment for ILA-2006 in Berlin. And this is not malice, but a completely balanced and reasoned assessment of a person who has been involved in exhibition work for a long time.

German Gref told students whether there is life without oil In order to survive in a global world, Russia needs to increase the competitiveness of its economy. This well-known truth began the lecture of the Minister of Economic Development and Trade German Gref for students of the sponsored Academy of Foreign Trade. “If we move at a speed lower than that of the entire economic world, we will remain on the sidelines,” the minister explained.

The entries of the teams participating in the World Cup are changing The Russian Premier League has lost one of its representatives at the World Cup. Midfielder of the Polish national team and FC Moscow Damian Gorawski will not be able to play in Germany. He has already been withdrawn from the application, and his place in the Polish national team will be taken by Lech footballer Bartosz Bosiacki.

The commission to investigate the A320 crash is awaiting the recovery of the second recorder from the bottom Yesterday, starting from 11 a.m., at the crash site of the Armenian Airlines A320 plane, which crashed and sank in the Black Sea on the night of May 3 during landing at Sochi airport, work resumed to search for the second flight recorder of the Airbus.

Yesterday, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued an angry statement in connection with the desecration of the monument to the Soviet Soldier Liberator in the center of Tallinn. Moscow was particularly concerned that the Estonian authorities did not give these actions “an appropriate moral and legal assessment.” Instead, they launched a campaign for the speedy dismantling and relocation of the monument.

The government is preparing a report on mineral security Supervising the fuel and energy complex “like an adult” is no less prestigious than national projects or the military-industrial complex. In accordance with the presidential will, having shared the latest functions with newly arrived deputies, while increasing command over customs, Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov focused on the country's mineral and raw material stability.

CLUBS NetSlov. Ethno-electronic project of Dan Kalashnik. Presentation of the new album. B2, 21.30. Irina Bogushevskaya is one of the brightest performers of art songs at the Moscow Art Theater. Gorky , 19.00. "Resurrection". JVL , 21.00. CONCERTS The final concert of the cycle “Great Cantatas and Oratorios”: Rossini, Stabat Mater. Fauré, Requiem . National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia. Conductor Vladimir Simkin. Chamber choir conducted by Vladimir Minin.