In the Krasnodar Territory, right at the entrance to the regional center on the Krasnodar-Eysk highway yesterday at 7.25 am, a large-scale “chain” traffic accident occurred, in which, according to updated data, 62 cars were involved. As a result of the accident, one person was killed and more than 40 were injured. Six ambulance crews worked at the scene of the disaster, all victims were taken to hospitals. The deceased is a 19-year-old resident of Kuban.

Today Madonna will finally perform in Moscow In Dan Brown’s novel Angels and Demons, cryptographer Bob Langdon, who had not yet cracked the Da Vinci Code, explained, discussing Renaissance morals: “Raphael avoided using his last name, just as modern pop idols do.

About becoming a shareholder of the corporation The European aerospace corporation EADS officially announced that 5.02% of its shares were acquired by the Russian Vneshtorgbank (VTB). As EADS representative Gregor von Kurcel told Vremya Novostey yesterday, last Friday the corporation received a notification about this from VTB itself. According to the company's charter, a shareholder who has acquired a 5% stake in EADS (or more) is required to notify the board of directors about this.

Americans are expecting new terrorist attacks A minute of silence was observed yesterday across the United States in memory of the nearly three thousand victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. All members of the US administration, led by US Vice President Richard Cheney, took part in the funeral ceremony on the south lawn of the White House. President George W. Bush was at that moment in New York, where the bells rang at 8:46 am.

Russian seaplanes set world records, but are not put into mass production Despite the very loud name of the event - the Sixth International Exhibition and Scientific Conference on Hydroaviation "Gidroaviasalon", this air show, both in terms of exhibition space and the number of participants, cannot lay claim to scale, much less compare with a show of the same topic in Farnborough or Les Bourget.

Chronicle of sporting events The Russian women's volleyball team lost to the Brazilians in the final of the world commercial Grand Prix tournament at the Sports Palace in the Italian city of Reggio Calabria - 1:3 (20:25, 20:25, 25:23, 17:25). South American women became the winners of these competitions for the third year in a row. Brazil received $200 thousand in prize money, the Russian team earned half that amount.

The Chechen leadership wrote a plan for the economic independence of the republic Last Sunday, the Chechen Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation began restoring the village of Bamut in the Achkhoy-Martan region of Chechnya. Bamut was almost completely destroyed during two wars, and its inhabitants live mainly in tents, in dilapidated houses, in houses in neighboring villages, and even in Ingushetia.

Georgia fights for harvest to spite Russia The Rtveli grape harvest has begun in Georgia. Due to the Russian ban on the supply of Georgian alcohol, the traditional festive atmosphere this year was replaced by militarized surroundings and vocabulary. “Russia has declared war on us in the wine sector, and we must act as if in combat conditions,” said Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli.

The Ministry of Defense inspection did not reach Chechnya Near Vladikavkaz yesterday evening, a Mi-8 helicopter of the Russian Ministry of Defense crashed, on board which were several high-ranking officials of this department, heading to the main base of the Joint Group of Forces in the North Caucasus in Khankala (Chechnya). According to preliminary data, ten people were killed and four more were injured.

Academic degrees: what should they be like in the 21st century? Our era of nanotechnology and the Internet requires us to reconsider many familiar things. Academic degrees are no exception. In the Soviet Union, two academic levels (degrees) were established: candidate and doctoral.

Roger Federer wins US Open The undisputed leader of the ATP auxiliary ranking and the championship race this season, Swiss Roger Federer became the first tennis player in world history to win the British and US Open championships for three years in a row. In the US Open final, the Basel native beat American Andy Roddick - 6:2, 4:6, 7:5, 6:1. Federer started the final match of the tournament in stunning fashion.

It will become more difficult for the Belarusian opposition to communicate with the masses During the autumn session, the Belarusian parliament plans to consider amendments to the electoral legislation, which can be tested in January 2007 during elections to local councils. “We are preparing two options for holding local elections - one based on the old law, the other on the basis of the new one,” Lidiya Ermoshina, chairwoman of the Belarusian Central Election Commission, told Vremya Novostei.

Lithuania seeks arrest of Viktor Uspaskich Yesterday, the Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office handed over to a representative of Interpol a European arrest warrant for politician and businessman Viktor Uspaskich, who has been in Russia since May. The decision of the Prosecutor General's Office was made on the basis of a court ruling, which regarded ignoring four calls to testify as an attempt to evade justice. Now, if he enters any EU country, Mr.

The Italian Serie A traditionally started with a delay Initially, the elite calcio division was going to premiere on August 26th. But the protracted trail of proceedings and appeals related to the massive investigation into game-fixing in the “Moggi case” postponed the start of the tournament two weeks ahead. Last season, the championship also started late due to problems with television rights, and two years ago due to the Genoa match-fixing scandal.

The government is again unhappy with rising fuel prices Today the Russian government will once again try to deal with rising gasoline prices.