In the north-west of the European territory of Russia, a stormy cyclone promises cool weather with rain at daytime temperatures of +12...+18°C. Atmospheric fronts approach the middle zone, leaving it in the warm part of this cyclone.

Watch from May 17 on Moscow screens "Shrek the Third" (USA, 2007, Chris Miller and Raman Hui). Having married Princess Fiona, the green troll Shrek was faced with both an honorable and tedious task - he must sit on the throne of the Far Far Away Kingdom, and Shrek did not want to move from his beloved swamp to the palace.

Mikhail Zurabov will explain to deputies how to increase salaries for doctors Today, Minister of Health and Social Development Mikhail Zurabov will make a report to State Duma deputies during the weekly government hour, this time dedicated to the need to increase the level of employment of the Russian population, while simultaneously reducing injuries at work.

Swedbank will open 100 branches in Russia Following the subsidiaries of foreign banks operating in Russia, the Swedish Swedbank intends to develop its business in the regions. Within seven years, Swedbank will open about 100 branches in Russia, 15 of which will be created in the next two years. The bank will develop as a universal bank.

Mortgage banks will be equal to ordinary ones The Bank of Russia intends to equalize the rights of mortgage banks with ordinary credit institutions by defining for them a single capital adequacy standard (N1 standard - the ratio of capital to assets). Director of the Department of Banking Regulation and Supervision of the Central Bank Alexey Simanovsky told Prime-TASS yesterday. However, an official decision on this has yet to be made by the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia.

The railway route from Asia to Europe is beneficial for Russia Tomorrow , for the first time in half a century since the 1950-1953 Korean War, train traffic between North and South Korea should resume . Two railway lines passing through the demilitarized zone dividing the Korean Peninsula have been restored.

Russian Railways is struggling to sell tickets online Russian railways are launching a ticket sales system via the Internet these days. On the website http://ticket.rzd.ru, now, after registering, you can book travel documents, pay for them with a bank card, and then pick them up at any train station in the country where there is a regular ticket office. The new system will not get rid of standing in queues, but it will allow you to “catch” places on scarce routes.

The Metropolitan strives for the Moscow Ring Road The capital's metro continues to break through to the outskirts of Moscow, whose residents are suffocating in traffic jams on the way to work . Yesterday, on the day of the 72nd anniversary of the Moscow subway, excavation of the last section of the tunnel of the new part of the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line from the Kuntsevskaya station to Victory Park began. Over time, it is this branch that will connect Kuntsevo with Strogino.

Mikhail Gutseriev argues with MIA investigators The head of RussNeft, Mikhail Gutseriev, decided yesterday to publicly defend himself from the attacks of investigators , making an emotional speech at a meeting at the Ministry of Natural Resources. As you know, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that it had charged him with illegal entrepreneurship. According to Mr.

The Duma will not discuss the origin of Nazi symbols on the helmet of a Russian riot policeman The recently “fashionable” fascist theme was reflected in the scandal that erupted a few days ago. At the end of last week, the State Duma gave the Committee on Information Policy a protocol order, in which it asked to check the actions of the editors of the Moscow magazine Esquire, which published a photograph depicting Nazi symbols, and even of a special police unit soldier.

Thomson-Reuters will become the market leader The largest transaction in the global financial information market is awaiting approval from antimonopoly committees. The second largest in this sector is the Canadian company Thomson Corp. may acquire the British agency Reuters, as a result of which the combined structure will become the first, ahead of Bloomberg. The merger is very beneficial for both the English and Canadian structures.

The First Hierarch of the ROCOR in Moscow decided not to remember the past There are only a few days left before the signing of the “Act on Canonical Communion” between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian Orthodox Church abroad .

On May 19, the 85th anniversary of the All-Union Pioneer Organization named after. Lenin. The anniversary congress of pioneers and veterans of the pioneer movement with a reception will be held in the Moscow government, in the Alexander Garden - a ceremonial assembly, and in the evening on the Sparrow (or again on the Leninsky?) Mountains - a bonfire. "...Entering the ranks...

The first of 19 military railway trains planned to be sent this year from Georgia to Russia left Batumi yesterday with equipment and weapons from the 12th base of the Group of Russian Forces in Transcaucasia (GRVZ). The echelon is taking away military equipment and 53 units of military equipment, mainly, as the Georgian Ministry of Defense told Vremya Novostei, tractors and armored personnel carriers. The next train will leave Batumi on May 24.

Yesterday, Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica presented candidates for government positions to members of the assembly (parliament). Most of the future ministers represent the Democratic Party (DP), led by Serbian President Boris Tadic. This is the main condition of the agreement on the division of power between Kostunica and Tadic.