Forecast for the coming days In most of the European territory of Russia, due to cyclones, the weather is unstable, with rain and gusty winds. In the center of Russia, the average daily temperature is 3-4 degrees below normal. In the next 24 hours, the southwestern regions of the central region will fall into the zone of influence of the southern cyclone; at night, thunderstorms will be strong in places, with gusty winds of up to 19 m/s.

Human trials of bird flu vaccine begin The competition for budget funds that will be allocated by the state to prevent the bird flu epidemic has moved from the stage of abundant self-promotion by pharmaceutical manufacturers into a struggle to ensure monopoly access to financial flows from the sanitary and preventive treasury. The one who will be the first to offer the market a ready-made vaccine will get this access, at least at the initial stage.

CLUBS Red Elvises. Russian rock and roll from America. "Orange" , 21.00. Andrey Makarevich and the Creole Tango Orchestra. JVL Art Club , 21.00. Dog Korolenko. “OGI Project” , 22.00. Steve Smith (drums) and Buddy`s Buddies (USA). Le Club , 20.30.

CIS defense ministers gathered in reduced numbers Today the next meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers (CMD) of the CIS countries will be held in Baku. The heads of the defense departments of Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as representatives of the Secretariat of the Council of Defense and the CIS Executive Committee will take part in the forum.

Russian Muslims are looking for a “middle way” Russian and foreign Muslims are trying to determine the reasons pushing their young co-religionists onto the path of radicalism, and to find an adequate response to this challenge. Almost a seventh of the Russian population (about 20 million people) professes Islam.

Deciphering of the “black boxes” of the lost Armenian airliner has begun Specialists of the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), as Vremya Novostei learned, on Monday began deciphering the data from the flight recorders (the so-called “black boxes”) of the Armenian Airlines A320 aircraft, which crashed during landing at the airport on May 3 Sochi.

With the Dutchman, Korea intends to beat the French and Swiss This group brings together teams from three French-speaking countries - France itself, Togo and Switzerland - as well as South Korea, which has joined them. Despite the fact that the Koreans performed most successfully at the last championship, taking fourth place, the French team will be considered the traditional favorite.

Russian judges will try not to overload their colleagues in Strasbourg Non-execution of court decisions, conditions of detention in pre-trial detention centers and the slowness of justice are the main complaints of Russian citizens against their country.

Russia and Australia are eagerly awaiting a new miracle from Guus Hiddink There is a favorite in this group - the current and five-time world champion team of Brazil, which will be accompanied by a strong Croatian team, the Japanese, who offended the Russians at the last world championship, and the Australian team , which has not been at world football forums for a long time. This is where we will begin our acquaintance with group “F”.

Sergei Kiriyenko promises to resettle residents of the “nuclear village” The head of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency, Sergei Kiriyenko, got involved yesterday in the history of one of the oldest villages in the Urals - Muslyumovo, Chelyabinsk region, the only village located next to the Mayak chemical plant and not closed after an industrial accident that occurred in the late 40s. He is the second federal official to visit Muslyumovo.

The Tunisian national team intends to actively interfere with Ukraine and Spain A funny company formed in group “N”. The Spanish national team, which rarely misses the World Championships and just as rarely pleases its fans with performances at world championships. The Ukrainian national team, for once overcoming the qualifying barrier. And immediately teams from Arab states - Europeanized Tunisia and extremely religious Saudi Arabia.

South Ossetia is preparing for an imminent war with Georgia Yesterday, South Ossetia announced the need for an emergency meeting of the co-chairs of the Joint Control Commission (JCC) due to the deteriorating situation around the unrecognized republic. “We sent appropriate appeals with a proposal to hold such negotiations in Tskhinvali on June 2,” First Deputy Chairman of the South Ossetian government Boris Chochiev told Vremya Novostei.

A 400-kilometer ditch will be built between Ukraine and Russia By the end of 2006, the Rostov region will be separated from neighboring Ukraine by a 400-kilometer ditch. Ukrainian border guards are organizing the border in this unusual way for the post-Soviet space. Kyiv says the multi-kilometer trench will make it possible to more effectively combat smuggling.

Oleg Blokhin: football player, deputy and coach Most of those Russians who are going to watch the World Cup in Germany will be rooting for the Ukrainian team. The Ukrainian national team is coached by a legendary personality - the best scorer in the history of Soviet football, winner of the 1975 Golden Ball, two-time winner of the Cup Winners' Cup and multiple champion of the USSR Oleg Blokhin.

About the team's successes The head coach of the Ukrainian national team is asked about everything. About football, sex, Andrei Shevchenko and a possible move after the World Cup to one of the Moscow football clubs. But Blokhin does not answer all questions. “Selections from Oleg BLOKHIN” were collected by Vremya Novostei correspondent Andrei VDOVIN. - You know, I’m already even waiting for the moment when it will be bad. I'm interested in what they'll say.