In Donetsk, at least 63 miners died at the Zasyadko mine on Sunday night. Three days of mourning have been declared in the country. A methane explosion occurred during drilling operations when 457 miners were in the face. Yesterday evening, at a depth of 1078 meters, about 44 people still remained under the rubble. A fire was raging at the mine face. Two days before this tragedy in neighboring Gorlovka, one miner died under collapsed rock.

Poland puzzled the US and reassured Russia Poland will get a new government this week. On November 23, the new Prime Minister, 50-year-old Donald Tusk, will give a keynote speech at the Sejm. Immediately after this, deputies will vote on a vote of confidence in the cabinet. And on November 16, the government was sworn in in the presence of head of state Lech Kaczynski.

The delegation led by Viktor Zubkov kindly discussed trade disagreements in France Strikes in France, Paris seething with bicycles, roller skates and scooters, reminiscent of some large eastern capital with its chaos of traffic...

Saakashvili changes government and bugs Georgia Today the composition of the new Georgian government will be announced. It has not been officially announced why President Mikheil Saakashvili decided to replace 43-year-old Zurab Nogaideli with 36-year-old former head of the supervisory board of the Bank of Georgia, Vladimir Gurgenidze.

Vladimir Benediktov was born two hundred years ago Remembering Benediktov, it is difficult to forget the ending of his first (and, to be honest, only) biography.

Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak was arrested The Basmanny Court of Moscow on Friday issued a warrant for the arrest of Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak, the leading Russian negotiator with foreign and international representatives on the settlement of state external debt and lending. The basis for this was the suspicion of fraud brought against the official by representatives of the Investigative Committee under the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation (SKP).

CLUBS Anna Koroleva (vocals, saxophone) and Jump . Forte , 21.00. Anastasia Glazkova (vocals). BB King , 8 p.m. CONCERTS "Panorama of genres" . State Vilnius Quartet consisting of Audronė Vainūnaitė (violin), Arturas Šilale (violin), Girdutis Jakaitis (viola), Augustinas Vasiliauskas (cello), as well as soloist Alexander Knyazev (cello). The program includes a string quartet in F major by Ravel and a quintet for two violins, viola and two cellos by Schubert.

The Atlantic cyclone is coming to the north-west of European territory, and with it a zone of precipitation and warm air, which will bring down the frosts to a slight thaw. In the northwestern region, light wet snow will alternate with rain, and in some places light ice at temperatures from -4...+2°C, in the northeast up to -7°C. In the central region, with the approach of a warm atmospheric front, there will be light snow in places at a temperature of 0...-5°C, in the east up to -9°C.

Ramzan Kadyrov covered his cleavage A peaceful settlement in Chechnya can apparently be considered a truly settled matter , since its president Ramzan Kadyrov began to devote so much attention to issues of the appearance of his fellow citizens - mainly women. Recently, he ordered to stop the sale and rental of European-style wedding dresses in the republic, since, for the president’s taste, they are too open and do not correspond to national traditions. Mr.

Lev Aleksandrovich ANNINSKY, literary critic, author and presenter of the series “Silver and Mobile” and “Copper Pipes” on the TV channel “Culture” -- Nowadays there is an increased interest among viewers and readers in the non-fiction genre. Do you think the Kultura TV channel is creating its own style in this genre? - Of course, the TV channel has developed its own style.

The most obedient Duma in Russian history has finished its work Last Friday, the country said goodbye to the Duma of the fourth convocation . The last plenary session was short. Deputies adopted a number of bills, after which the State Duma Speaker, head of the United Russia faction Boris Gryzlov summed up the results of legislative work over four years.

Polyus Gold Holding is going to complicate its structure Vladimir Potanin and Mikhail Prokhorov are expected to discuss today regarding structural changes in the Polyus Gold holding (according to their initial agreements, a controlling stake in the company as a result of the division of the business should go to Mr. Prokhorov, both businessmen are believed to own blocking stakes ).

If on November 21 the Lebanese parliament again fails to elect the country's president , then the foreign ministers of Italy, Spain and France will again arrive in Beirut simultaneously. Together they were already in the Lebanese capital at the end of October, and then they came separately. The power crisis threatens Lebanon with a repeat of civil war. The Europeans, aided by Egypt and Saudi Arabia, are trying to bring the warring Lebanese parties to a compromise.

In the first round of the World Cup, the Russians defeated the South Americans The Russian team began its participation in the World Cup, which started yesterday in Japan, with a victory. In the opening match, head coach Vladimir Alekno's team defeated Argentina without any problems - 3:0 (25:16, 25:22, 25:17). Today our volleyball players will play with the 2007 champion of Asia and Oceania, Australia. The World Cup is held according to the fairest system - round robin.

Neither the players of the Russian national team, nor we, its long-suffering fans, should sprinkle ashes on our heads. No tragedy happened - don’t consider the smooth return of the body from head to feet to be a tragedy. It’s just that football reality has eclipsed the short-term football fairy tale. Frankly speaking, only an accidental home victory over England opened a clear path for our team to the final part of Euro 2008.