The Golden Globe film award is awarded in 25 categories and is considered the second most prestigious after the Oscars. Moreover, being awarded the Globe is a sure harbinger of victory in the fight for the Oscar. The list of applicants is headed by Mexican director Alejandro Inarritu's film "Babel" (starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett), which is presented in seven categories, including "Best Drama" and "Best Actor".

Russia advocates gradualism and rejects blackmail The discussion in the Security Council of the next report of the head of the UN Mission in Kosovo, Joachim Rücker, on Thursday night, Moscow time, was heated. Supporters of the fastest possible solution to the Kosovo problem argued with those who see such haste as a threat to stability in the region. The leaders of the Albanian separatists of Kosovo and their Western supporters are in favor of the speedy “closure” of the Kosovo file.

The grandson of the late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, 33-year-old engineering captain Augusto Pinochet Molina, was demoted and dismissed from military service for politically charged speech during his grandfather's funeral on December 12. He gave credit to the deceased for the overthrow of the leftist government of Salvador Allende in 1973 and the destruction of Marxism in the country.

Belgorod won the Champions League match without the best libero in the world Russian teams successfully resumed their performances in the European Club Volleyball Champions League after a break associated with the men's world championship that was disastrous for our team (7th place) in Japan.

The “Poetry Library” has grown with a book by Vladimir Recepter Vladimir Recepter has been writing poetry for half a century. The earliest date in his newly published collection “Farewell to the Library” (M., “Time”) is 1960, but I’m almost sure that the author developed the habit of putting line after line earlier. Poems were published in magazines, compiled into a few thin books (and who had it otherwise?), and received sympathetic reviews from worthy writers.

The Ural Presidential Envoy is looking for those responsible for the misuse of social spending from the state budget Officials in six Russian regions have had their calendar rewritten: now the main date for them in the coming weeks is not the holiday night from December 31 to January 1, but January 15 of next year.

Today, the head of Rosatom, Sergei Kiriyenko, is arriving in Bishkek to participate in a meeting of the Russian-Kyrgyz Intergovernmental Commission (IPC). The co-chairman of the commission on the Kyrgyz side is Prime Minister Felix Kulov.

The results of the "Golden Verb" competition have been summed up The New Year's reception of the Council of Media Industry Associations (CAMI) brought together on December 13 leaders of the Russian information industry, famous journalists and public figures, such as Vladimir Grigoriev, Advisor to the Head of the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Dmitry Mezentsev, Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper Argumenty i facts" Nikolay Zyatkov,

Former businessman Oleg Lvovich Mitvol became deputy head of Rosprirodnadzor in April 2004 and almost immediately became one of the most prominent and scandalous newsmakers. At first, his main field was the fight against illegally erected dacha buildings, mostly in Moscow and the near Moscow region. The most striking example of such activity was Mr.

Spanish lawyers are afraid to defend their Russian colleague None of the Spanish lawyers want to defend their Russian colleague Alexander Gofshtein, who was arrested at the end of November in Madrid on suspicion of involvement in the “Russian mafia,” because they are afraid of being arrested themselves. This was stated yesterday at a press conference by the managing partner of the law office where Mr. Gofshtein is a member, Heinrich Padva.

IDPs of the first wave ask Vladimir Putin to include them in the program to help compatriots The first wave of repatriates hope to become participants in the new Russian program for the return of compatriots . Those who returned to their historical homeland 10-15 years ago are still forced to fight with bureaucrats for citizenship and decent living conditions and react quite painfully to the calls of the current government to their compatriots who remained in the CIS.

Viktor Yushchenko promised Vremya Novostei to fix the constitutional reform Yesterday, President Viktor Yushchenko met with representatives of foreign media to sum up the results of 2006.

Barcelona reached the final of the Club World Cup The Spanish “Barcelona” in the match with the Mexican “America” did not allow for a moment to doubt that it deserves a place in the final of the Club World Cup. Having defeated the Mexicans 4:0, the European Cup holders can prepare with peace of mind for the final meeting with the winner of the Libertadores Cup, the Brazilian Inter. This final is very important for Barça.

Russian senators are defenseless against pressure from the executive branch On Wednesday, the Federation Council prematurely terminated the powers of Igor Izmestyev, a member of the upper house from the State Assembly (kurultai) of Bashkiria, at his personal request. Mr. Izmestyev was forced to resign by Bashkir United Russia deputies, who “unexpectedly” found out that the senator, in parallel with his work in the upper house, was engaged in commercial activities .

The Northwestern presidential embassy began regulating the construction market of the Kaliningrad region In the westernmost Russian region, problems with illegal construction and protection of the rights of shareholders have become so acute that the presidential administration decided to intervene in the matter.