A satellite navigation market may appear in Russia A long-awaited event has happened - from January 1, 2007, the Russian General Staff is lifting restrictions on the accuracy of the resolution (determination) of object coordinates using the Russian global navigation satellite system (GLONASS) from 30 meters to zero. By the end of 2007, the system - already according to the new schedule - will be launched throughout the entire territory of Russia.

Georgy YUSIN, Deputy Director of the Research and Design Institute for the Master Plan of the City of Moscow, comments on the urban planning and transport situation in the capital: -- Collapses such as the day when Spartak was traveling to the match by metro cannot be completely ruled out. They can also occur in cities that are relatively prosperous in terms of traffic organization.

Experts are skeptical about the chances of trade unions in the fight against “gray” wages Professional business associations already have ready-made recipes for amendments to legislation designed to combat “gray” salary schemes. “Business Russia”, in particular, proposes to sharply reduce the unified social tax, from 26 to 10-15%.

Watch from November 16 on Moscow screens “Casino Royale” (USA - UK - Czech Republic, 2006, Martin Campbell).

Russia and the European Court formulated mutual claims The Commissioner of the Russian Federation at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Pavel Laptev, yesterday announced the latest data on the relationship of Russian citizens with this supranational judicial body.

The headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna distributed the next report of its Director General Muhammad ElBaradei on the Iranian nuclear program. As IAEA press secretary Melissa Fleming told Vremya Novostei, the document “is still classified and intended for internal use by representatives of the 35 countries that are members of the IAEA Board of Governors.” They will discuss the report on November 23. Ms.

This is the ghost of “gas OPEC” The European idea of ​​​​creating a network of energy correspondents who should promptly inform Brussels about the dangers from hydrocarbon suppliers is spontaneously coming to life.

Mosvodokanal and power engineers quarreled over sewage Just last night, specialists from Mosvodokanal and the Ministry of Emergency Situations completed restoration work in 1st Setunsky Proezd in the west of the capital, where an accident occurred in the sewer system the night before. As a result of a pipe break, a real fountain of sewage water appeared from under the ground, which instantly flooded the entire surrounding area.

CLUBS Melrose (Finland). The rock and roll team that Aki Kaurismäki sent to Moscow for the beginning of a retrospective of his films. Ikra , 21.00. CONCERTS "Cinderella". Rossini's opera in concert performance.

Georgy Boos will be given the right to form the Public Chamber The Kaliningrad government has completed work on the law “On the Public Chamber”. The newspaper Vremya Novostei wrote that the regional authorities, having united with the majority in the regional parliament, decided to reform the Public Chamber (it was created much earlier than the all-Russian one and in many ways became its prototype).

When, on October 31, due to a hopeless traffic jam, the entire football team of the Moscow Spartak was forced to travel to Luzhniki, where the Champions League match was being held, by metro, society was seething. Although this was clear, it was not the first evidence of a transport crisis in the capital.

Federer wins second time in Shanghai World number one Roger Federer won his second match in a row at the final men's tennis tournament in Shanghai. Following the current title holder, Argentinean David Nalbandian, American Andy Roddick became the Swiss's victim - 4:6, 7:6 (10:8), 6:4. Before this, the rivals played each other 12 times, and in 11 cases the Swiss celebrated the victory. The last time Federer defeated an American was at his own home in the 2006 US Open final.

The Romanov family won a “small victory” in the rehabilitation of Nicholas II The Prosecutor General's Office, it seems, will not be able to peacefully complete the work of rehabilitating victims of Soviet-era political repression, which began back in 1992. The point in this case turns out to be quite scandalous, since the family of the last Emperor Nicholas II intends to seek his rehabilitation using all legal methods at its disposal.

Today the Rada will hear reports from the Ministers of Defense Anatoly Gritsenko and Foreign Affairs Borys Tarasyuk. Both were elected to the government under the quota of President Viktor Yushchenko. The deputies also called on the carpet the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Yuriy Lutsenko, who received the chair thanks to an agreement between President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yanukovych. All three ministers could be fired.

Central Bank leaders continue to argue with their American colleagues The Bank of Russia is haunted by the results of a report published by the US authorities at the end of October, which states that Russians lead the world in terms of the volume of savings in American currency, having accumulated a total of about $80 billion.