But he expects to receive a cash bonus from Gazprom Minister of Natural Resources Yuri Trutnev announced yesterday that he had extended the deadline for submitting a development plan for the Kovyktinskoye gas condensate field to the Ministry of Natural Resources by one month - until the end of September.

Army defeats extremists linked to al-Qaeda Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad al-Siniora announced the complete victory of the Lebanese army over militants from the extremist group Fatah al-Islam, who were hiding in the Nahr al-Barid Palestinian refugee camp, 16 km north of the Lebanese city of Tripoli. "This is Lebanon's greatest national victory over the terrorists who sought to plunge our country into chaos, destruction and tragedy," the Lebanese prime minister said yesterday.

An increase in the minimum wage may trigger an increase in payments for preschool services A more than two-fold increase in the minimum wage from September 1 easily fits into the election strategy of the party in power, but it seems to be somewhat at odds with the demographic ambitions of the Russian government. An increase in the minimum wage may also affect the cost of keeping children in preschool institutions.

What does the famous slogan “Moscow is the Third Rome” actually mean? “Moscow is the Third Rome” - these words are known to almost every educated Russian. But what is the true meaning behind these famous words? Is Moscow the Third Rome because it is the capital of the great Empire? Moscow - the Third Rome, since both Rome the first and Rome the second were countries with universal literacy of the free population?

Polish spies are being tried in Belarus Today, the military collegium of the Supreme Court of Belarus will begin considering the case of Polish spies . “Four individuals will appear before the court, each of whom is charged with collecting and transmitting information to a foreign state on the instructions of foreign intelligence,” the Supreme Court said in an official statement.

Chronicle of sporting events Football. English Championship. 5th round. "Arsenal" - "Portsmouth" - 3:1, "Blackburn" - "Manchester City" - 1:0, "Aston Villa" - "Chelsea" - 2:0, "Liverpool" - " Derby County - 6:0, Fulham - Tottenham - 3:3, Reading - West Ham - 0:3, Newcastle - Wigan - 1: 0, Middlesbrough - Birmingham - 2:0, Bolton - Everton - 1:2. Leading: Liverpool, Arsenal - 10 points (5 games), Everton, Chelsea - 10 (5).

The government may introduce protective duties on grain exports to combat inflation The Russian government continues to consider restrictive measures on grain exports, primarily wheat, as one of the main measures to combat inflation , which threatens to go beyond the 8% per annum level outlined by the Cabinet of Ministers.

Scientists have determined what mosquitoes love in humans Biologists had to study the small malaria mosquito more carefully than many mammals. After all, this insect is one of the main enemies of humanity, and without it, our lives would be much safer. But it turns out that even in the structure of this long-time acquaintance it is sometimes possible to detect “white spots”.

Just one DNA building block can increase a person's height A person's height is largely determined by his heredity. This is such a commonplace that neither experts nor ordinary people doubt it. However, until now scientists are practically unaware of the genes that are responsible for whether a person grows two meters tall or is short. Typically, specialists study the genetic factors associated with certain diseases.

Korean festival closed with French ballet “A Vain Precaution,” brought to Moscow by the National Ballet Company of Korea, has marvelous scenery. The artist Jerome Kaplan, remembering the history of the creation of the ballet (in 1789, Paris Opera dancer Jean Dauberval saw an engraving on the wall of a tavern that inspired him to stage it), placed all the characters in the “engraving” space.

The Elena Obraztsova competition has ended in St. Petersburg People are pouring into the Great Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic - on the eve of the third round they are giving a concert dedicated to Sergei Rachmaninoff. The laureates of past Obraztsova competitions sing, and Elena Vasilievna herself is at the very end.

The growth in the birth rate in Russia is almost equal to the rise in prices Yesterday, Vladimir Putin reassured Russians by saying that the situation on world financial markets, which have been in a fever in recent weeks due to the crisis in the US mortgage market, cannot seriously negatively affect the Russian economy.

Briton Ian McEwan is the main character of the past week. A film adaptation of his novel Atonement, directed by Joe Wright, opened the 64th Venice Festival. Film critics burst out with compliments about the film’s unusual plot, not shying away from superlatives in the same way as their fellow literary reviewers had four years earlier.

Geneticists have finally “read” one of the grape varieties A French-American team of geneticists has compiled the first complete map of the grape genome. For this purpose, one of the most common varieties was taken - pinot noir, which is used to produce various red wines. The DNA of grapes turned out to be very unusual: it is replete with gene repeats. Most duplicates are responsible for the production of tannins and terpins.

Severstal will focus production on the domestic market Yesterday it became known that the board of directors of Severstal recommended that shareholders at an extraordinary meeting on September 28 vote for the payment of dividends for the first half of the year in the amount of 10 rubles. per share - in total this is more than $390 million.