The Prosecutor General's Office of Russia decided to obtain all foreign assets of YUKOS No sooner had the verdict on the “bloody cases” of the bankrupt YUKOS died down than the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on a new round of high-profile criminal cases against the disgraced oil company.

Real estate discount could be a bribe Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his wife Aliza are suspected of real estate fraud. In the near future they will be summoned for questioning by State Comptroller Micah Lindenstrauss. The scandal dates back to 2004, when then-Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert obtained permission to build buildings in a prestigious area of ​​Jerusalem for the private construction company Alumot.

Managers were divided into risk zones Two-thirds of management companies do not take too much risk when investing the funds of future retirees entrusted to them. And they are doing the right thing, since, according to Interfax-CEA calculations, all companies that chose the most risky strategy ended up at a loss in the second quarter of 2006. Analysts divided 63 investment portfolios of 56 management companies into three groups.

Moscow authorities are trying to get rid of bribes for places in sandboxes The shortage of places in preschool institutions, which the capital authorities faced about three years ago, led to a long, 15,500-person waiting list for children and parents. Enterprising fathers and mothers sought to provide their children with a sandbox in kindergarten, handing over plump envelopes to the managers.

More than two thousand depositors of bankrupt Sodbiznesbank and Granit did not come for their savings The Deposit Insurance Agency yesterday issued a message that 2,100 depositors of “problem banks” - Sodbiznesbank and Granit - must urgently apply for payments from the Bank of Russia, otherwise they will lose their savings.

Japanese poachers detained near the Southern Kuril Islands sit in the House of Friendship Tokyo continues to put pressure on Moscow in connection with the day before yesterday's detention of the poaching schooner "Kishin-Maru 31" and the tragic death of one of the crew members of this ship (for more details, see "Vremya Novostei" of August 17) . However, the tone of the Japanese statements is becoming somewhat calmer.

The government approved the 2007 budget The Russian economy, according to members of the government, is getting better and better. And it would be strange to do otherwise with such high oil prices. Ministers of the financial and economic bloc generally do not underestimate the merits of the moment and do not particularly exaggerate their own.

World number one Roger Federer lost to Andy Murray A sensation occurred at the men's Masters tournament with a prize fund of $2.45 million. Its author was 19-year-old Scot Andy Murray, who in the second round match beat the strongest tennis player on the planet, Swiss Roger Federer - 7:5, 6:4. Murray broke two unique streaks of his formidable opponent at once.

LUKOIL was offered a Romanian oil pipeline While European countries are talking about energy security and trying to prevent large Russian concerns from entering their domestic market, the Romanian government has decided to grant a concession to foreign structures, including LUKOIL, the network of trunk oil pipelines of the state-owned company Petrotrans. Obviously, in this way Romania is trying to find funds for reconstruction and improve the financial condition of Petrotrans.

Gazprom will practice on the Japanese liquefied gas market Before starting supplies of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to world markets, Gazprom is trying to thoroughly practice spot trading of this specific product. The first LNG tankers, which the Russian concern resold to the US and UK, will be followed by deliveries to Japan, which is the largest consumer of liquefied gas.

In the middle zone, atmospheric pressure is rising, and the anticyclone will maintain its position for the next few days, allowing you to enjoy the sun and warmth of the passing summer a little more. During the daytime the air will warm up to +22...+27оС. On Sunday, a cyclone from the northwest will bring brief thundery showers, but the warm weather will persist. In the north-western regions there will be short-term rains in places, during the day +21...+27оС.

The 13th international animation festival “Krok” ended in Nizhny Novgorod The Krok festival, this year dedicated to debuts (see “Vremya Novostei” on August 4) , announced its laureates. Of course, victories at an original animation festival will never make a director a celebrity among the general public, as happens with the creators of “big” cinema. And it’s pointless to advise readers to pay attention to talented debutants (there’s nowhere to watch their films).

CLUBS The Bays (UK). The group does not publish records or enter into contracts as a matter of principle. This does not prevent the group from being considered the best representatives of the British club and dance scene, despite the fact that The Bays do not use computers that have already become traditional. They consist of only a drummer, a bassist and two keyboardists. A year ago, the team performed triumphantly at the Gaudi Arena club.

Russia's rivals are serious The day allocated by UEFA for friendly matches turned into a parade of debuts for the head coaches of national teams. Not all of them were successful. But those teams with which the Russian national team will compete in the group for two tickets to the final part of Euro 2008 won landslide victories. First of all, the England team distinguished itself.

Ex-YUKOS employee Alexei Pichugin was “sorry” for 24 years Former YUKOS employee Alexey Pichugin, accused of committing a series of attempts and murders, received a second term. Yesterday, the Moscow City Court found the head of the oil company's economic security department guilty of organizing these crimes and sentenced him to 21 years in prison.