Chronicle of sporting events At the final men's tennis tournament in Shanghai, the names of the first semi-finalists in the “red group” became known. They were Argentinean David Nalbandian and Swiss Roger Federer (pictured). The current title holder Nalbandian beat American Andy Roddick yesterday - 6:2, 7:6 (7:4). Despite Roddick's 18 aces in the 1 hour and 37 minutes the match lasted, he was unable to defeat his opponent.

An industry development strategy until 2015 is being prepared At yesterday's meeting, the Russian government approved a plan for the development of the metallurgical industry for 2007-2008 (see page 2) . In addition, the Cabinet of Ministers instructed the Ministry of Industry and Energy to develop an appropriate strategy for 2010-2015 by April-May next year.

"Cinderella" by Rossini in concert performance with the stars When hearing the words “Cinderella” and “Rossini”, three living images arise in the mind - Zara Dolukhanova with her fabulous singing; a performance at La Scala Theater shown in Moscow in 1974, in which Claudio Abbado (at the controls) and Lucia Valentini-Terrani (on stage) shone; nominee for the Golden Mask, an Ekaterinburg production from the very recent past - 1998.

The FSB exposed a responsible official of the Chechen government The Chechen prosecutor's office today intends to achieve the arrest of the head of the republican commission for considering citizens' applications for payment of compensation for property and housing lost during hostilities, Sultanhamid Isakov.

Forecast for the coming days Wet cyclones that protect from the cold will temporarily lose their positions. They will be replaced by an anticyclone, due to which atmospheric pressure will rise sharply next Friday. The clouds will thin out, precipitation is unlikely, but with the arrival of Arctic air it will get colder, the average daily temperature in the central regions will be 2-4 degrees below normal, and there will be frosts not only at night, but also during the day.

The Kaliningrad region is ready to become a special gambling zone On November 15, the State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill on the creation of four gambling zones in Russia. With the required 226 votes, 440 deputies voted for the bill “On state regulation of activities related to the organization and conduct of gambling,” no one spoke against it, and one deputy abstained.

Strasbourg refused to recognize Andrei Klimentyev as a victim of injustice The notorious businessman from Nizhny Novgorod Andrei Klimentyev, famous for his numerous criminal cases and political claims to the posts of deputy, mayor and governor, suffered another defeat yesterday. This time he received a rebuff from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which refused to satisfy his complaint about the right to a fair trial being violated by the Russian authorities.

The leader of the A Just Russia party, which resulted from the merger of the Russian Party of Life, Rodina and the Pensioners Party, Chairman of the Federation Council Sergei MIRONOV, told Vremya Novostey correspondent Daria GUSEVA about how the new party is going to take second place in the upcoming parliamentary elections in 2007 place and how it fundamentally differs from United Russia.

The current President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 35-year-old Joseph Kabila, was announced yesterday as the winner of the second and final round of the presidential election, held on October 29. Observers from the European Union, which has invested more than half a billion dollars in the peace process in the DRC, recognized the vote as fair. But supporters of defeated Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba accuse the authorities of fraud.

Putin and Bush will meet under socialism Tomorrow morning, Moscow time, will be very early for Vladimir Putin, who will meet him in the capital of socialist Vietnam. The 14th meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will open there tomorrow, in which leaders of twenty-one world economies will take part.

Monday, November 20 First 5 . 00, 9.00, 12.00, 15.00, 18.00, 21.00, 0.40 News 5 . 05 Good morning 9 . 20 Malakhov + 10 . 10 "NATIONAL SECURITY AGENT". Series 11 . 10 "Biological age". Doc. movie 12 . 20 Without complexes 13 . 20 Detectives 14 . 00 Other news 14 . 30 Test purchase 15 . 20 Criminal Russia 16 . 00 "LOVE IS LIKE LOVE." TV series (S) 17 . 00 Federal Judge 18 . 20 "FIVE MINUTES TO THE METRO." Series 19 . 10 Wait for me 20 . 00 "BLOOD SISTERS". TV series (S) 21 .

The first Bond girl, Ursula Andress, celebrated her seventieth birthday in May of this year. In 1962, in the first James Bond film, Dr. No, it was she who emerged from the waters of the Caribbean in a revealing swimsuit. Bond fans consider this moment the sexiest in the history of world cinema.

The Armenian diaspora is concerned about another murder of a fellow countryman The Union of Armenians of Russia reported yesterday that a new crime on ethnic grounds was committed in the Moscow region. According to him, on November 11, not far from the Ivanteevka platform, skinheads killed a 15-year-old hairdressing college student, Narek Kocharyan.

The government and the Central Bank ignored the president’s instructions regarding preventing the strengthening of the ruble exchange rate In the coming days, the State Duma at its plenary meeting will have to approve the “Main Directions of the Unified State Monetary Policy for 2007” introduced by the Bank of Russia.

Vagit Alekperov’s company will help Gazprom Neft expand in the oil market The departure of Alexander Ryazanov from Gazprom somewhat slowed down the formation of the concern's oil alliance with the country's largest private company - LUKOIL. Yesterday, LUKOIL President Vagit Alekperov said that he had agreed to create a joint venture with Gazprom to purchase licenses for hydrocarbon production and oil and gas assets in Russia and abroad. “This agreement should be signed soon.