The Arctic 2007 expedition recorded an unusual melting of ice in the Arctic Ocean While the capital's weather forecasters are frightening Muscovites warmed by the Indian summer with the coming cold snap, Canadian and Russian scientists are unanimously sounding the alarm about warming in more northern latitudes.

Germany represents the G8, but does not forget about itself The G8 has taken up African issues in earnest. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose country presides over the G8, is currently on a five-day tour of African countries (Ethiopia, South Africa, Liberia). This is Merkel's longest trip abroad so far. Madam Chancellor is discussing with the leaders of three African states the decisions of the June G8 summit and ways to implement them.

A meeting of the heads of state of the CIS, CSTO and EurAsEC will be held in Tajikistan The heads of countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Independent States will gather today in Dushanbe to discuss the concept of further development of the CIS and the fate of this organization. Vladimir Putin will arrive in the capital of Tajikistan from Novosibirsk, where he took part in the Forum of Border Regions.

CLUBS Jazz Night: New Tango Orquestra (Sweden), as well as Vladimir Danilin, “Piazzola Studio”, Igor Ivanushkin Quartet. New Tango Orquesta is currently the only orchestra in the world that creates and plays original live tango. Very little time has passed since the debut disc was released, praised by critics, but the ensemble managed to go on tour, received various titles of “Honored Cultural Workers” and wrote music for the Swedish film “In the Shadow of Tango”. "B1 Maximum" , 19.00. "NOM" .

The Ministry of Finance has written a plan to increase the rating of tax authorities by 10% The Ministry of Finance's tax plans for the next three years are becoming more and more concise. As stated in the report recently published by the financial department on the results and main activities until 2010, by eliminating complaints about the work of the tax authorities, it is possible to increase taxpayer loyalty to the fiscal department and the tax system as a whole by 10%.

The ECB left the policy rate unchanged The European Central Bank yesterday kept its base rate at 4% per annum, although many European politicians and business representatives called for it to be reduced, pointing out that the value of the euro was too high. However, according to analysts, statements by ECB head Jean-Claude Trichet will weaken growth euro in the medium term.

The Prime Minister instructed to evaluate the work of ministries and departments Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, implementing his policy of increasing personal responsibility for assigned work, moved from specific officials to ministries and departments, including regional ones. Yesterday he announced the expansion of the functions of the government commission headed by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov to improve the effectiveness of budget expenditures. Now, according to Mr.

Bush's new strategy in Iraq is met with a new wave of terrorist attacks Yesterday the center of Baghdad was flooded with the blood of dozens of victims of another monstrous terrorist attack . Two powerful explosions killed at least 88 people. Another 160 were injured. Visitors to the Bab al-Sharqi shopping district in the Shiite part of the Iraqi capital were injured. The first car bomb exploded in a row of DVD and used clothing vendors near the busy Tahrir and Tayaran squares.

Dida misses hits from opponents and fans The anniversary match in the Champions League ended sadly for Milan. Playing their 200th game in what was previously known as the European Cup, the Rossoneri lost 1-2 to Celtic in Glasgow, conceding the decisive goal in stoppage time. The most offensive thing was for the visiting goalkeeper - Dida missed not only two goals, but also a blow to the face from a fan running onto the field. Things didn't go well for Milan from the very beginning in Glasgow.

Yesterday in Simferopol, about five thousand Crimean Tatars from Alushta, Evpatoria and other areas on the southern coast of the peninsula picketed the Council of Ministers of Crimea with demands to provide them with land. The demonstrators pounded dozens of iron barrels with huge sticks for several hours in a row. In response, the speaker of the Crimean parliament, Anatoly Gritsenko, fired his freelance adviser Daniyal Ametov, who was supposed to resolve land conflicts.

Three Caucasian presidents discussed the fate of plenipotentiaries in Russia Tonight in the Kremlin, three North Caucasian republics will celebrate the 450th anniversary of their voluntary accession to Russia.

The World Cup hosts will play their quarter-finals in another country Tomorrow in France and Wales the playoffs of the World Cup begin - the third most popular and viewership competition in the international sports calendar after the football world championship and the Summer Olympics.

The example of North Korea, which agreed to dismantle its nuclear facilities, could become a “topic for study” in resolving the Iranian nuclear problem, US President George W. Bush said yesterday. In the meantime, in his opinion, it is necessary to continue to put pressure on Tehran.

The works of Mikhail Kozlovsky are shown at the Mikhailovsky Palace Conceived as an anniversary exhibition, it was four years late - in 2003, 250 years passed since the birth of the sculptor, whose epitaph reads: “Zealot of Phidias, Russian Bonarot.” Mikhail Ivanovich Kozlovsky, in terms of the variety of tasks set and the importance of the individual for the history of Russian art, can really only be compared with the masters of the Italian Renaissance of the level of Bonarot, that is,

Yesterday , after three days of negotiations, the leaders of South and North Korea, Roh Moo-hyun and Kim Jong-il, raised glasses of champagne to lasting peace and expanded cooperation on the Korean Peninsula. Before that, they signed the eight-point Declaration on Development of Relations, Peace and Prosperity. The day before yesterday, North Korea pledged to dismantle nuclear facilities and provide all data on its nuclear programs by December 31.