Palestinian rocket wounds dozens of Israeli soldiers Yesterday's rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) camp forced Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to urgently hold a meeting of the military-political cabinet, which includes, in addition to the head of government, the heads of key ministries and intelligence services.

Vladimir Lisin bought a stake in Zenit Bank Bank Zenit announced yesterday that its co-owner is the main shareholder of the Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works, Vladimir Lisin. The bank closed a deal between the offshore companies Silener Management Ltd and Haltmar Financial Ltd, representing the interests of Mr. Lisin and the structure of Igor Avanesyan, respectively. Silener Management Ltd bought a 14.42% stake in Zenit Bank from Haltmar Financial Ltd. The transaction amount is not disclosed. Mr.

An American engineer wants to prove that he has invented a new type of fuel. In modern science, miracles in the form of discoveries made on the knee are rare. Unfortunately, the era when unknown self-taught people from the outback could with their own minds reach discoveries of world significance ended either in the century before last, or even earlier. Nowadays, in order to discover truly unusual things, we need scientific centers and billions of dollars or at least rubles.

Our team can reach Finland in the semi-finals of the European Championship The hosts of the European championship, volleyball players from the Russian national team began the second stage of the competition with a victory over Bulgaria - 3:0 (25:22, 25:18, 25:21). On Tuesday, Alekno saved the strength of finishers Sergei Tetyukhin and Alexander Kosarev - the pair Pavel Abramov - Yuri Berezhko played the entire match on this line.

The Russian national team will face the most important match of the qualifying round So this day has come, September 12, when the Russian national team, led by Guus Hiddink, will have to pass the test for consistency. The England team will act as an examiner. The distribution of places in Group E largely depends on the outcome of the meeting at the newly equipped Wembley Stadium. The Russian team went to London in a good mood.

Americans remember victims of terrorist attacks by name Yesterday in the United States we remembered the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 . For the first time in six years, 9/11 fell on a Tuesday again. True, the weather in New York yesterday was different - cloudy and rainy, in contrast to the sunny beginning of that terrible day. US President George W. Bush attended a prayer service at St. John's Episcopal Church at 7:30 a.m.

The Supreme Court refused to equalize the rights of owners of flashing lights with ordinary drivers The Supreme Court yesterday recognized as legal the requirements of the Traffic Rules to give way to vehicles with special signals turned on, simply flashing lights.

Nikita Mikhalkov’s new film “12” will be released soon The new film by the most famous Russian director evokes the most contradictory feelings. Imagine, a man hasn’t made anything for seven years, but is so clearly present in the life of the country, as if he releases a film every year - if there’s anything he should be afraid of, it’s the friendly “but the king is naked!”, which our less than friendly public always ready to let go for any suitable reason.

Most Russians are unhappy with the influx of goods and migrants from China The “made in China” label on the things we buy has long become a common and ubiquitous phenomenon. But the scale of this “expansion” is much wider than one might imagine. An all-Russian survey conducted by VTsIOM on August 25-26 showed that Chinese-made goods are purchased by the majority of Russians - 60%.

The speaker of the lower house of the Belarusian parliament, Vladimir Konoplev, has resigned due to health reasons that do not allow him to “perform his duties at the same level,” the state news agency BelTA reported yesterday. Konoplev’s statement is expected to be considered at the next parliamentary session, which begins on October 2. At that time the issue of a new speaker will be decided.

Defense companies are switching to long-term contracts The Russian military-industrial complex is switching to long-term contracts - for three or more years (previously they were renewed every year). This was announced yesterday at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission under the government by First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov. The innovation was caused primarily by the country's transition to a three-year budget .

The amount of the state supplement to voluntary pension contributions has been determined The president's proposal for the state to co-finance voluntary pension savings of Russians , expressed in his address to the Federal Assembly this year, is beginning to take on real shape. As Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Anna Popova reported yesterday at the investment forum, the Ministry of Economic Development has prepared a bill on stimulating voluntary pension savings .

The Semperoper Dresden has become a giant dance floor On Saturday night, the whole of Dresden was gripped by ballroom fever. Residents of the city have been preparing for this event for a whole year - since that January night last year, when the first ball in the post-war decades was given at the world-famous Semper Opera in the capital of Saxony.

Yesterday, a trilateral inspection consisting of nuclear experts from the United States, China and Russia arrived in the DPRK at the invitation of Pyongyang. Russian experts “knowing the technology of destroying nuclear facilities” were invited at the initiative of the United States. Unlike the Russian and Chinese experts who flew in from Beijing, the Americans arrived in North Korea through the demilitarized zone in Panmunjom.

US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke brought positive sentiment to financial markets yesterday with a speech at the German Bundesbank in Berlin. He assured market participants that the American current account deficit would not destroy the largest economy . In addition, investors became even more convinced of the likelihood of a Fed rate cut at its September 18 meeting, although Mr. Bernanke did not say so directly.