Presidential envoys and the prosecutor's office will deal with officials who are slowing down national projects Members of the government reported yesterday to Vladimir Putin on the implementation of priority national projects in healthcare, education, agriculture, as well as in the field of housing policy.

Declining oil prices and rising dollar rates caused a fall in precious metals prices Gold prices fell sharply for the fourth session in a row on all world exchanges. After traders believed at the end of last week that the American Federal Reserve would continue to raise the discount rate, the price of gold in London fell by $28 and in New York by $15.5. In general, gold has been falling in price for the fourth week .

6% of Russians believe in winning the World Cup The World Cup kicks off today in Germany. Starts without the Russian team. This does not mean that the country is completely uninterested in him.

Chronicle of sporting events The President of the Premier League football club "Zenit" (St. Petersburg) Sergei Fursenko officially introduced the new assistant head coach of the team, Dutch specialist Cor Pot. Let us recall that after the resignation of the former coach of the Zenit team, Czech Vlastimil Petrzhela, his compatriot and former assistant Vladimir Borovichka was appointed acting “steering” of the St. Petersburg team.

Rosneft renewed its board of directors Rosneft has fulfilled one of the conditions necessary for an IPO. At an extraordinary meeting of the company’s shareholders, three independent representatives were elected to the board of directors: Hans Jörg Rudloff, the chairman of the board of Barclays Capital, well known to investors all over the world, Chairman of the Board of Vneshtorgbank Andrey Kostin, as well as Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Nekipelov.

Kuznetsova reached the final of Roland Garros Svetlana Kuznetsova will take part in the decisive match of the French Open and can go down in history as the first Russian woman to become a two-time winner of Grand Slam tournaments. Yesterday in the semi-finals of Roland Garros, the 2004 US Open triumphant beat 17-year-old Czech tennis player Nicole Vaidishova - 5:7, 7:6 (7:5), 6:2.

"The Omen" on Moscow screens On the sixth day of the sixth month, at six o'clock in the morning, a child was born to the Deputy American Ambassador to Italy, Robert Thorne (Liev Schreiber). But the father, who ran as fast as he could to the Roman hospital, was almost knocked down by the message: the child is dead, the mother does not know about it yet, but in the next room a lonely woman, whose child is healthy, strong, wonderful, has just given her soul to God - quite alive.

On March 10 of this year, a rally of many thousands took place in Moscow on Manezhnaya Square in support of B.N. Yeltsin and in defense of democratic gains. It was organized by the coordinating council of the Democratic Russia movement and attracted a record number of participants. The meeting was led by People's Deputy of the USSR Yu.N. Afanasiev. First, a tape recording of B.N.’s speech was played. Yeltsin at a meeting with Democratic Russia activists on March 9. Then the speakers were: G.

The case of Lyudmila Verzhbitskaya, who exchanged children for money, immediately caused fierce debate between law enforcement agencies and legislators. The Ministry of Internal Affairs, after announcing her de facto acquittal, stated that as a result of ill-considered changes to the Criminal Code, child trafficking is now actually legalized in Russia, noting that there are already dozens of similar cases throughout Russia.

Russian-Tajik relations were spoiled by “prevention” The Embassy of Tajikistan in Moscow yesterday issued a special statement in connection with the beating of six students - citizens of this country - right in the dormitory of the State University of Management in Moscow. Five of them were taken to city hospitals with serious injuries. It was unclear yesterday who beat the students, but the Tajik embassy said the incident could damage the country's friendly relations with Russia.

The President decided to personally convince rectors of the need for reforms On the eve of the G8 summit in St. Petersburg, where Russia is going to offer the world a number of initiatives in the field of education, Vladimir Putin had to personally ensure at least the appearance of unanimity in the domestic teaching community.

Oleg VIKHANSKY, Dean of the Graduate School of Business, Moscow State University. Lomonosov: --Assisting universities in decision-making processes is strategic. If only because this can provide significant assistance in the fight against corruption in the educational environment.

On June 12, 1991, the first president of the then RSFSR, Boris Yeltsin, was elected. At the same time, a declaration on the state sovereignty of Russia was adopted. In 1994, Boris Yeltsin, by his decree, decided to celebrate June 12 as the Day of Adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Russia.

The foreign policy of Belarus traditionally focuses on issues of integration in the post-Soviet space. However, in May, President Alexander Lukashenko, in an address to parliament, spoke of the need to develop cooperation not only with Russia, but also with China, India and the Gulf countries. Foreign Minister of Belarus Sergei MARTYNOV told Vremya Novostei about the priorities of Minsk's foreign policy.

IAEA is restrained in criticizing Iran Yesterday, another report on the Iranian nuclear program was presented at the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna. The previous report, released on April 28, criticized Iran for refusing to provide comprehensive information about its nuclear development and to stop enriching uranium. The current three-page document states that Tehran “continues work” in the nuclear field, albeit at a slower pace.