How to unlock the potential of independent gas producers The Energy Policy Institute conducted a study of the potential of the so-called independent producers, which remain the only sign of the existence of a gas market in our country. As you know, for the first time in recent years, government agencies have taken on the problems of developing the gas industry.

The Ministry of Finance does not exclude the possibility of introducing a tax on luxury real estate Homeowners are once again frightened by rumors of a government fiscal attack on their property. The government is ready to specify the law on real estate tax that is being prepared for adoption.

Moscow promised not to expel 80 British diplomats Yesterday, the Russian Foreign Ministry responded to the accusations and sanctions against Moscow voiced the day before by British Foreign Secretary David Miliband. First, the Russian position was outlined by Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, and then it was formalized in the form of a ministerial comment.

Yaroslavl Refinery sold to an unnamed buyer Slavneft got rid of 51.86% of the shares of the oldest oil refinery in Russia - the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery named after. Mendeleev . The corresponding auction took place last Monday. True, who got the legacy of the great Russian scientist and at what price remains a mystery, since none of the leading oil companies have confirmed their participation in the auction.

Libyan authorities overturn death sentence on Bulgarian nurses Last night there was a radical turn in the case of the Bulgarian nurses convicted in Libya . Relatives of 439 child victims said they no longer demand the death penalty for five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian pediatrician sentenced to death in 2004 for infecting their children with AIDS.

An open conflict - such is the current Russian-British relationship after London presented an official demand for Lugovoy's extradition and after Moscow's official refusal to do so. At the end of Tony Blair's premiership, there seemed to be talk of Great Britain's intention to reduce cooperation with Russia in trade. Then it seemed they decided not to cut back.

The Orthodox community demands to rename the streets and demolish the Mausoleum Leningradsky Prospekt should be renamed Peterburgsky, and Leningradskoye Highway, respectively, Peterburgsky. The same name must be assigned to the Voykovskaya metro station. The Lenin Mausoleum should be demolished , the red stars from the Kremlin towers should be replaced with double-headed eagles, and the monuments to the Bolshevik leaders should be destroyed.

A criminal case was opened against the famous lawyer Boris Kuznetsov The Moscow City Prosecutor's Office yesterday officially announced the initiation of a criminal case against the famous Moscow lawyer Boris Kuznetsov , accusing him of disclosing state secrets. This became possible after last week the Tverskoy District Court found signs of a crime under this article in the actions of the defense lawyer.

Alexey Gordeev promises price increases Last week, news from the fields became the center of everyone's attention. Pro-inflationary forecasts for the development of the situation in agriculture, plus the already occurring rise in prices on the wholesale market, and subsequently in retail, alarmed not only buyers and local authorities, but also the country’s top leadership. During these same days, the government was considering the state agricultural development program for 2008-2012.

Israel will liberate Palestinians "without blood on their hands" Yesterday, Israel's narrow cabinet of ministers (which includes the heads of key departments related to the country's security) approved a list of names of 256 Palestinian militants - on Friday they will be released from Israeli prisons.

The fifth series of the adventures of a young wizard is on Moscow screens Poor little man Harry Potter again appeared on the world's screens to once again fight evil, endure difficult trials and once again be left with a broken heart. It was received with a bang around the world, but in America it was much cooler. What will Russian viewers say? But no matter what they say, you will have to go - because there is nothing more fascinating to the modern viewer than a sequel.

Watch from July 19 on Moscow screens “The Lives of Others” (Germany, 2006, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck). Perhaps the most famous and successful German film of recent times, winner of the 2006 Oscar in the category “Best Non-English Language Picture,” seven national German film awards in major categories and more than thirty film awards of various rankings.

Amid the fight against Rupert Murdoch, the American stock index sets records The Dow Jones index reached a record high yesterday - 14 thousand points. This was facilitated by the positive performance of many American companies. At the same time, changes are taking place in the fate of the Dow Jones company itself: the issue of selling it to media tycoon Rupert Murdoch was brought up to the board of directors yesterday.

The accident near Lvov alarmed the Ukrainian opposition Yesterday, Ukraine became aware of a dangerous man-made disaster that occurred the day before at about 17:00 in the Lviv region. On the Krasnoye-Ozhidov route, 15 tanks with yellow phosphorus, which were being transported from Kazakhstan to Poland, overturned. Due to the leakage of the substance, two spontaneous combustions of tanks occurred: six broke out immediately after the disaster, and several more yesterday afternoon.

Yesterday, the Belarusian president replaced the leadership of the KGB. The former head of the special service, Stepan Sukhorenko, was dismissed “due to a transfer to another job.” His new appointment has not yet been announced. Deputy head of the KGB Vasily Dementey was also removed from his post. Major General Yuri Zhadobin, who until now headed the presidential security service, became the new chief of the KGB.