Communist Trotskyist suspects he was poisoned At the end of last week, the media reported a sharp deterioration in the health of the head of the Western District Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation of Moscow, Pavel Basants, who claims that at the beginning of the month he was poisoned with an unknown poison. His party comrades adhere to the same version.

Experts do not expect a sharp surge in rates in the fall The scenario according to which the situation on the rental market develops in the fall is well known to all potential tenants. After the end of the vacation period, the demand for housing in the capital grows exponentially and is fueled by a variety of categories of migrants - new students, guest workers, and nonresident Russians.

Kazakhstan makes claims against Eni in hopes of finding political support from Italy Italian Eni and the Kazakh government yesterday began negotiations on the implementation of the Kashagan oil and gas project. According to various sources, Astana is raising the issue of increasing the share of the Kazakh national company Kazmunaigas in the project from the current 8.3 to 40%.

The French President is dissatisfied with Russia's "cruel" energy policy French President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday joined the chorus of Western politicians accusing Russia of using energy resources to put pressure on other countries .

Yuri Kaloev asks Russian authorities to speed up his brother’s return home Yuri Kaloev, the brother of Vitaly Kaloev, who was sentenced to imprisonment three years ago in Switzerland for the murder of air traffic controller Peter Nielsen, asks the Russian authorities for help. Let us remind you that Peter Nielsen was one of the culprits in the collision of two planes in the skies over the Alps, which resulted in the death of 71 people.

TNK-BP reduces dividends TNK-BP announced yesterday that it plans to pay dividends based on the results of its work in the first half of the year. An extraordinary meeting of shareholders will discuss this issue on September 28 in absentia.

The country's authorities are ready to equate forest fires with terrorist attacks. The rescue operation to extinguish the fire in Greece became the largest international fire relief operation in Europe . Despite this, yesterday the Greek authorities asked Russia for increased assistance, since they still cannot cope with the disaster. According to the latest data, 63 people became victims of the fire, dozens of people are considered missing.

Inter's rivals are ready to fight for the Scudetto The next football championship has started in Italy, which promises to be very interesting. Unlike the past, where Inter Milan reigned supreme. This time the “blue-blacks” will have to work hard. Now there will be no hegemony, because several clubs that have a grudge against the Milanese are vying for the Scudetto.

90 years ago, General Kornilov led a military revolt, which failed “No one will ever be able to question the fatal connection between August 27 and October 25, 1917,” wrote Alexander Kerensky in his memoirs. He meant that Kornilov's rebellion and its consequences - discrediting the power of the Provisional Government, the Bolshevization of the Soviets - directly led to the October Revolution. For which he placed full responsibility on the general.

The first gold medal at the World Athletics Championships was brought to the Russian team by 29-year-old athlete from Kursk Ekaterina Volkova. After finishing at a distance of 3000 meters with obstacles, Ekaterina VOLKOVA answered questions from Vremya Novostei special correspondent Olga ERMOLINA. —Have you realized that you have become a world champion? “ Now I’m just happy, but I don’t understand anything.” — Did you think about victory? - There were such thoughts.

Three books about the search for a new world order How to build a future based on the principles of justice? Whose interests are represented by the current world order? Is there a certain ideology behind the uncontrolled growth of transnational corporations and is an alternative path of economic development possible? Answers to these questions are offered by three recently published books, whose authors are united by concern about the fundamental flaws in the dominant political discourse.

Amigo Gonzalez left Bush Yesterday, the Minister of Justice and US Attorney General, 52-year-old Alberto Gonzalez, officially announced his resignation. In his statement, he did not explain the reasons for his departure, but did not forget to thank the president: “I am deeply grateful to President Bush for his friendship and the opportunities he has given me to serve the people of America.” Gonzalez informed George W. Bush of his decision to resign by telephone on Friday.

The Vatican has organized its own airline to transport tourists to Catholic shrines The Vatican, whose significant source of income is tourism, has decided to acquire its own airlines to transport pilgrims to Catholic shrines. Yesterday the first flight of the budget airline of the Holy See took place from Rome to the French city of Lourdes.

Missiles for a fifth-generation aircraft will appear earlier than the aircraft itself The real sensation of the just-ended International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2007 was the display by the Tactical Missile Arms Corporation from Korolev, Moscow Region, of three new missiles at once - Kh-31AD, Kh-58USHKE and Kh-38ME.

Kim Jong Il grooms eldest son to succeed him Yesterday, the world was overwhelmed by a wave of rumors about the impending announcement of the name of the successor to the “beloved leader” of North Korea, 65-year-old Kim Jong Il. Western agencies, citing a source close to the leader’s eldest son, 36-year-old Kim Jong Nam, predict him for this role. Many foreign analysts believe that the problem of succession of power in the DPRK will be resolved based on the existing precedent.