Most of the European territory of Russia is still affected by the influence of the North Atlantic cyclone, the center of which has approached Arkhangelsk. In the rear of the cyclone, northern and northwestern winds blow, drawing cold air to the north and west of European territory. In the north-western regions there are occasional rains, the prevailing temperature during the day is +11...+17оС.

Doctors refuse to prescribe medications that are not available in pharmacies Over the past few months, the Ministry of Health and Social Development has been regularly reporting on the improvement of the situation in the field of preferential drug coverage . The list of federal subjects where there are interruptions in the supply of drugs is noticeably reduced from one conference call to another, as is the number of prescriptions on deferred service (that is, actually unfilled).

Chronicle of sporting events The Boston Celtics took radical measures to strengthen their roster this offseason. Relying on youth, the team in recent seasons could not get out of the basement of the standings. This summer the club's policy changed dramatically. Through massive trades, Paul Pierce was able to add two more regular All-Stars in Seattle's Ray Allen and Minnesota's Kevin Garnett. This star company also attracted ex-Miami forward James Posey.

The Russian ambassador was misunderstood Yesterday, Moscow announced that there are no plans to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus. The words of the head of the Russian diplomatic mission, Alexander Surikov, spoken the day before about the possibility of discussing with Belarus the prospects for the deployment of military facilities “related to nuclear weapons” were incorrectly interpreted by the media, the Russian embassy claims.

This unit should rightfully be erected in the Kremlin on a pedestal next to the Tsar Cannon and the Tsar Bell. It bore the foreign name “destructor”, but was created in 1919 by Russian craftsmen, albeit according to the British model. Some kind of hyperboloid, striking with death rays the enemies of the world revolution? Unlike the fantastic projects of miracle weapons, the destructor functioned for real, the thousand-degree heat of its working area turned any organic matter to dust.

A Russian trace is visible in the program of the anniversary film festival in Venice The Venice Festival celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, although it is being held for the 64th time: the history of the festival movement, which began in Venice, is not simple - it was affected by all the political and economic storms of the 20th century. Therefore, the current forum, like others, is confused about the numbers.

Olympic champion Tatyana Lebedeva added one missing piece to her collection of awards. At the World Championships in Osaka, Lebedeva became the world champion in the long jump for the first time in her career, ahead of her compatriots Lyudmila Kolchanova (silver) and Tatyana Kotova (bronze). After the final, Vremya Novostei correspondent Olga ERMOLINA spoke with Tatiana LEBEDEVA. — Tatyana, did the fact that you do not have a world champion title in the long jump provoke you?

Minority shareholders of a Canadian company allowed Oleg Deripaska to join them Shareholders of the Canadian Magna International, the world's largest manufacturer of components and technologies for the automotive industry, yesterday at an extraordinary meeting approved the sale of company shares to Russian Machines, providing, together with the current main shareholder Frank Stronach, control over Magna in equal shares. Russian Machines manages Oleg Deripaska's automobile manufacturing business.

The Kazakh Central Bank is concerned about the volume of foreign borrowings Dangerous phenomena in the banking system of Kazakhstan, associated with excessive borrowing abroad, forced the authorities to act. Yesterday, the National Bank of Kazakhstan announced that from October 9 it will introduce new minimum reserve requirements for banks raising money. For loans on the domestic market, reservations are reduced from 6 to 5% of the amount raised.

Mikhail Fradkov proposed to recreate the Ministry of Fisheries Administrative reform is a permanent matter for our government. It consists mainly in the consolidation and disaggregation of ministries and departments. The slogan declared in 2004: “Give strong ministers and giant ministries! Down with the superstructure of numerous deputy prime ministers!” not in fashion today. Today the slogan is in fashion: “More good and different deputy prime ministers!

Russian Mortgage Bank launched all-Russian mortgage The Russian Mortgage Bank (RIB) yesterday presented the all-Russian project “Russian Mortgage”. The universal standard for issuing mortgage loans and purchasing them from partner banks is valid throughout the country.

An arrest warrant has been issued for the former head of Russneft The Tverskoy Court of Moscow yesterday issued a warrant in absentia for the arrest of the former head of the RussNeft company, Mikhail Gutseriev. Thus, the story of clashes with law enforcement officers pursuing the businessman since the end of last year continued. Although the authorities' claims against Mr.

Visitors to the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2007 could see advertising airships and balloons hanging in abundance in the sky, with company names written on them, and one tethered balloon was even in the shape of a huge beer can. Vremya Novostey columnist Nikolai POROSKOV asked the director of the FSUE Dolgoprudny Automation Design Bureau (formerly the famous Airship Construction) Viktor GOLUBYATNIKOV whether these were their aeronautical vehicles? - These are not our products.

Yesterday, Japanese police and counterintelligence raided officers' quarters and Navy ships in connection with the leak of classified information about the US sea-based Aegis system, which is capable of simultaneously detecting and signaling the destruction of air targets, including ballistic missiles. The largest naval base in the city of Sasebo was the focus of police attention.

Moskommertsbank has tightened its assessment of borrowers when issuing mortgage loans One of the largest players in the Russian mortgage market, Moskommertsbank, continues to tighten the conditions for obtaining loans. Now the bank has begun to more strictly evaluate the solvency of borrowers. Market participants believe that a more thorough check of potential clients is associated with the requirement of the parent bank - Kazkommertsbank.