The Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow rendered a verdict in the case of the general director of the capital's Zheldortorgsnab enterprise, Ivan Maksimov, finding him guilty of embezzlement and abuse of power. Zheldortorgsnab supplies railway transport structures with related products.

UK elections could take place in October Gordon Brown still does not agree to be a “lame” prime minister, who received the residence on Downing Street not as a result of the elections, but at the behest of the resigned Tony Blair. The head of the British government gave a secret order to his comrades in the ruling Labor Party to begin raising funds to prepare for early parliamentary elections.

The UN and the African Union will work together to tackle Darfur A four-day meeting of representatives of the UN and the African Union (AU) will open today in the Tanzanian city of Arusha. They will clarify the framework of the grandiose peacekeeping operation, which is due to begin at the end of the year in the Sudanese province of Darfur, engulfed in a humanitarian catastrophe.

Potter fans correct the writer's mistakes Two days ago, Joan Rowling answered questions from readers from all over the world on the Bloombury publishing website. Most of all, people asked about what happened to the heroes of the seventh book between its ending and the epilogue.

The government is trying to raise neglected regions with the help of federal targeted programs Today, at its meeting, the Russian government will consider the draft of a new edition of the federal target program (FTP) for the socio-economic development of the Far East and Transbaikalia until 2013.

The bewilderment, sadness and anger of Harry Potter fans is not only understandable, but also completely predictable.

"Aidan Gallery" celebrated its anniversary on a museum scale For its 15th anniversary, Aidan Gallery, which recently moved to the Winzavod contemporary art center, prepared the “XV Years” project, successfully breaking out of the gallery framework.

Ukrainian politicians trade gas Minister of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine Yuriy Boyko is preparing in his own way for early parliamentary elections in the country. Yesterday, the former leader of the Republican Party and the former head of Naftogaz of Ukraine made a number of policy statements on the politically sensitive topic of supplying Ukrainian consumers with gas.

Shareholders of investment funds reacted to the stock market collapse The stock market crash late last week was a major reason for the outflow of funds from mutual funds. According to data published yesterday by the National League of Managers (NLU), from July 23 to July 27, shareholders withdrew 840 million rubles. from equity and mixed investment funds, as well as from index funds. Citizens transferred some of their funds to more stable mutual funds, in particular to bond funds.

Not all housing that is ready to be sold with a mortgage can be purchased on credit The growing demand for mortgage loans and the political status of mortgages are forcing participants in this business to heat up the market more. Now that the capital's real estate market is in a state of anticipation amid the traditional summer lull, sellers no longer view mortgage buyers as a necessary evil.

The emerging new surge of activity in Russian cinema with the promise to shoot two hundred films (or even more) a year threatens to overwhelm the film distribution industry, which cannot cope with the large flow of films. Overproduction and underproduction are equally detrimental to the film industry.

Chronicle of sporting events The epic with the transfer of three high-quality setters from club to club in the men's volleyball super league is close to completion. These personnel changes form a classic triangle immediately after Roman Arkhipov, who played for Iskra Odintsovo last season, negotiates the final details of the contract with the capital’s Dynamo and puts his signature on the agreement.

CLUBS "Iva Nova" For four years now, in addition to performing in Moscow and St. Petersburg, the female group has been actively touring European countries (Germany, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Sweden, Finland). He plays extreme girlish folklore, combining heavy sounds with folk melodies. Ikra , 21.00. Elzapoppin.

Investors will have to prove that they are not engaged in spot construction Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, who managed to declare a moratorium on infill development in the capital before going on vacation, put his subordinates in an awkward position. The legislative framework that could stop the construction of new houses among existing neighborhoods has not yet been prepared: the Moscow City Duma is on vacation. At the same time, Moscow government officials could not ignore the mayor’s promises.

The Ministry of Education and Science will withdraw money from the national project from regions that are delaying the start of education modernization Not all regions that competed for this money at the beginning of this year manage to spend the coveted millions of the priority national project “Education” on time.