They have a lot in common and a lot of gas The Iranian President's two-day visit to Ashgabat ends today. This is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's first trip to Turkmenistan since he won the presidential election a year ago. Considering the traditionally close relations between neighboring countries, such a long pause eloquently indicates that the level of trust between Iran and Turkmenistan is not very high.

Socially responsible business will be awarded in Rostov The mayor's office of Rostov-on-Don has announced a competition, based on the results of which it is going to find the most socially responsible entrepreneur and present him with a special award. At the same time, officials, judging by the terms of the competition, recognize as socially responsible those who simply keep “white” accounting, pay the legal salary in full and do not violate the Labor Code.

The first book about Stephen King was published in Russia Until now, not a single domestic journalist has ever interviewed Stephen King. It is believed that this happened due to the fact that King at one time was very offended by our publishers, who at the time flooded the country with pirated copies, from which the writer himself did not receive a cent. But perhaps there is more to it than that.

The President of Russia may take part in the Sochi 2014 Olympic bid campaign The Sochi City Hall officially presented the updated logo for the Sochi 2014 bid campaign. The logo, approved the day before by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), was presented by the General Director of the Sochi 2014 bid committee, Dmitry Chernyshenko.

Officials are looking for those responsible for the alcohol crisis The order to find those responsible for the crisis in the alcohol market, which was given recently by Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov, caused a response in the Ministry of Finance. Alexei Kudrin’s department, according to a note published on the government’s official website on Friday, was the main “suspect” that the new system could not work.

CLUBS Syntek party. DJs Igor Vlasov, Chizh, Chayanov are playing. Vijay Addams . Minimal, tech house. "Propaganda" , 22.00. MOVIE “The fastest Indian” (USA - New Zealand, 2006). Directed by Roger Donaldson. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Bruce Greenwood, Diana Ladd, Paul Rodriguez. The story, based on real events, is about a New Zealander who spent many years improving his antediluvian Indian motorcycle and eventually set a speed record that has not been broken to this day.

BP chief Lord Browne retires British Petroleum will leave the company's president, Lord John Brown, who has held this post for the last 13 years, in a year and a half. The Financial Times reported on the upcoming resignation yesterday, noting that this had been discussed for a long time. “The board and John have agreed on his retirement when he turns 60 and a successor,” a company source told the newspaper.

Chronicle of sporting events At the 36th European Boxing Championships, which ended in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, the Russian team won nine gold and two silver medals. This is a record result for the total number of awards. Four years ago, at the continental championship in Perm, the hosts won nine gold and one silver medal.

A new aircraft protection system will appear in Russia in a year At the international aerospace show Farnborough 2006, which ended on Sunday in the suburbs of London, against the backdrop of the competitive struggle of world aviation powers, a topic that is becoming more relevant every day went virtually unnoticed. We are talking about protecting airplanes and helicopters, both military and civilian, from various missiles, primarily man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS).

Gennady Onishchenko reminded the government about promises for HIV-infected people A week after the end of the G8 summit, Chief Sanitary Doctor Gennady Onishchenko decided to remind the Russian authorities of the promises made on behalf of the president and government in St. Petersburg. And in particular, that Russia has volunteered to become a leader in the fight against AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. With all the financial obligations arising from this status.

Yesterday in Baghdad, after a two-week break, the trial of Saddam Hussein and seven of his associates resumed. The main defendant was absent from the hearing - the ex-president of Iraq was hospitalized due to a hunger strike announced on July 7. The command of US forces in Iraq reported that there is no threat to the life of 69-year-old Saddam; at the clinic, a nutrient solution is being administered through his mouth through a tube.

The Ukrainian parliament is waiting for the president's decision Starting today, the Ukrainian constitution allows President Viktor Yushchenko to dissolve the Verkhovna Rada, since a new government has not been formed in 60 days since the resignation of Yuri Yekhanurov’s cabinet. Parliamentarians from the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT) yesterday tried to give the president additional grounds for dispersing the Rada by writing statements about their readiness to resign as parliamentarians.

Juventus did not wait for the appeal to be considered Italian clubs, punished for financial fraud, filed an appeal, the results of which could be announced late yesterday evening. And if Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina still hoped to get out and were in no hurry to sell their stars, Juventus had long since resigned themselves. The sale has begun in Turin. Even before the court verdict was announced, coach Fabio Capello left the “old lady”.

A representative of the party in power proposed replacing the presidential elections with a popular referendum The coordinator of the presidium of the general council of the United Russia party on national policy and interaction with religious associations, Abdul-Khakim Sultygov, made a proposal yesterday to hold a nationwide referendum on the attitude of the country's people to the politics of Russia since the beginning of the 21st century.

Yesterday, in the ancient Belgian city-museum of Bruges, as part of Europe's oldest authentic festival Musica Antiqua, the Russian orchestra Pratum Integrum (translated from Latin as “unmown meadow”) performed with the program “Unknown Russian Classicism”. Inviting a young team to a festival of this level is evidence of the high appreciation given by the professional community.