CSKA lost the first match in the Champions League CSKA's next campaign for league championship happiness began with embarrassment. The army team lost to local PSV in Eindhoven - 1:2. Judging by the fact that in another match of our group “G” Fenerbahçe beat the tournament favorite “Inter” in Istanbul - 1:0, Valery Gazzaev’s team lost three points already in the first round, and in a match against not the strongest opponent, may turn out to be fatal.

Russian authorities invite investors from the Middle Kingdom The largest investment forum in Russia opens today in Sochi. Ten thousand participants, several blocks in the city center devoted to an exhibition of investment projects, and a personal meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Russian and foreign businessmen should stimulate the flow of investment into all Russian regions. However, it was decided to pay special attention to one group of investors.

Yesterday, Pakistan's Election Commission scheduled presidential elections for October 6. Nominations must close on September 27. On October 1, the lists of candidates will be published by the election commission. The possibility of current President General Pervez Musharraf participating in the elections is being decided by the Supreme Court. The opposition disputes the legality of Musharraf combining the duties of president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

The exhibitions “New Angelarium” and “Additional Element” opened On the facade of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art on Ermolaevsky Lane there is a huge poster with a picture of a pillow. But this does not mean at all that the exhibition “New Angelarium” will be a rest for the head. On the contrary, you will have to puzzle over why the curators chose angels as a theme, although there are already plenty of heavenly messengers in both classical painting and souvenirs.

Russia continues to fight for the northern continental shelf The Ministry of Natural Resources has joined a powerful PR campaign designed to secure Russia's rights to a significant part of the Arctic Ocean floor. Yesterday, this department issued a message proving that the action will not end with the deep-sea diving of State Duma deputies at the North Pole and planting the Russian flag at the bottom.

The candidate for US Attorney General has Belarusian roots The cohort of high-ranking American politicians from Eastern European countries may soon be replenished. For the post of US Secretary of Justice and Attorney General, President George W. Bush nominated a candidate with Belarusian roots - former federal judge Michael Mukasey.

CLUBS "Mine surveyor Kunst". Gogol' , September 21, 22.00. Inna Zhelannaya. XO , September 21, 22.30. Birthday of the PodMoskovye club : Andrey Orlov , The Almost Famous , “Fruit Kefir” , Alissid Jazz , Rekevin , “White Ostrog” . “PodMoskovye” , September 21, 20.30. Opening of the season at the Apshu club. A traditional autumn holiday and farewell to summer.

Davis Cup semi-final starts today in Moscow The first game of the Davis Cup semi-final between the national teams of Russia and Germany will take place at the capital's Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex at 13:00 Moscow time. The captains of both teams - Russian Shamil Tarpishchev and German Patrick Kühnen - announced the strongest squads they currently have for the match meeting. The Russian quartet included Nikolay Davydenko (No. 4), Mikhail Yuzhny (No. 14), Igor Andreev (No. 28), Dmitry Tursunov (No.

The dollar is losing ground Yesterday, many exchange offices did not give even 25 rubles for a dollar. The official exchange rate of the American currency dropped to 25.1258 rubles. On international markets, the dollar is also going down, and the euro is already worth more than $1.4. Analysts note that there are almost no factors on the Russian market that could support the dollar, and international investors are waiting for data on inflation and the labor market.

The new prime minister met with old ministers Viktor Zubkov held his first government meeting in the role of Prime Minister , immediately demonstrating his tough character. The role was a success, judging by the comments. On the sidelines of the White House, senior officials praised Mr. Zubkov’s efforts: “So that everyone knows, I am a strict boss. And I won’t let anyone down!” True, these assessments were accompanied by some nervous laughter.

Russian cadets cannot overcome a long-term split Tomorrow in Moscow, at the Central House of the Russian Army, the first congress of Russian cadets opens. It will be held together with the 19th Congress of Associations of Graduates of Russian Cadet Corps Abroad. About 600 delegates and guests were promised to attend the joint forum, including 50 graduates of Russian cadet corps from the USA, Canada, France, Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, Serbia and Italy.

Nikita Dmitrievsky's author's evening took place While the Bolshoi Theater is taking a break from its London triumphs (the first ballet performance will take place on October 10, and it will be “The Corsair” by Yuri Burlaka - Alexei Ratmansky), while the Musical is preparing for the traditional opening with “Swan Lake” by Vladimir Burmeister (September 30), and the Kremlin ballet" is rehearsing "its response to Chamberlain" (on October 19 the premiere of "The Corsair" in Yuri Grigorovich's

The head of Ingushetia complained about the fabrications of journalists and “enemies of Russia” President of Ingushetia Murat Zyazikov yesterday held a press conference at the Interfax agency office in Moscow on the situation in the republic . At it, the head of the region tried to rebuff those who say that the situation in the republic has worsened. “Nothing extraordinary is happening there,” Mr. Zyazikov said categorically. Mr.

Companies issuing shares and bonds will become more transparent The Russian government yesterday approved amendments to the federal law on the securities market, which are aimed at improving the working conditions of investors, providing them with information about issuers of shares and bonds and, accordingly, reducing risks in transactions with securities. The head of the Federal Service for Financial Markets, Vladimir Milovidov, notes that the main amendments relate to two factors.

The European Commission is ready to turn a blind eye to some vertically integrated energy concerns The European Commission's proposals for reforming the gas and electricity markets , officially announced on Wednesday, were published yesterday. It turned out that the authors of the idea of ​​​​separation of transport networks from energy concerns, as an exception, are ready to provide the opportunity for some concerns to maintain vertical integration.