Polish minister ruined his prime minister's trip to Moscow Hopes for a compromise solution to the problem of deploying elements of the American missile defense system (ABM) in Poland are fading before our eyes . Donald Tusk, who headed the new Polish government in November 2007, has repeatedly emphasized that this issue should be discussed not only with Washington, but also with Moscow.

The concern is testing alternative aviation fuel European aircraft manufacturers have begun searching for an alternative to aviation kerosene produced from oil. They are being pushed to this by the general rise in energy prices, as well as forecasts of an increase in global demand for various types of fuel (according to some of them, such demand will double by 2050). Thus, the Airbus concern has begun implementing a decades-long program to develop alternative fuels.

The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation presented a model for managing groundwater resources A model for managing groundwater resources in the Narva River basin and Lake Peipsi has been created. Thus, the Russian side is preparing to implement an agreement with the European Union, according to which transboundary water bodies must comply with international environmental standards from 2010. The creators of the project - the St.

BIATHLON. February 9-10. World Championship. Östersund (Sweden). The World Shooting Ski Championships are being held for the 42nd time. A year ago, on the Italian track in the overall medal standings, Russia shared fourth place with Sweden - one gold, one silver and one bronze award each. Of the dozen disciplines, our biathletes won only the men's relay (the most prestigious and spectacular event of the program), Maxim Chudov became second in the pursuit, Natalya Guseva third in the sprint.

After the cancellation of privatization, Lenfilm may become the property of St. Petersburg The privatization process of the famous Lenfilm film studio has been suspended. Presidential candidate and First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced this during his pre-election visit to St. Petersburg. However, the film studio learned about the freezing of the privatization process even earlier. Governor of St.

The Russian media's treatment of Maria Sharapova, undoubtedly the best tennis player currently playing for Russia, appears highly unprofessional. When Sharapova refused to play for the national team or performed unsuccessfully at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, citing a shoulder injury, she was accused of all mortal sins - from arrogance and anti-patriotism to banal simulation.

The US State Department fears for the fate of the ISS Russian and American space experts have again entered into controversy. NASA representatives stated that the International Space Station is threatened by debris from a Chinese satellite, and a collision can only be avoided by adjusting the ISS orbit. However, the Mission Control Center near Moscow was very surprised by such statements from overseas colleagues.

Underground parking lots in the center of Moscow will be decorated with historical exhibits The capital's archaeologists decided not to hide artifacts found at the excavation site of the old city in museum storage, but to enrich completely ordinary places in the metropolis with historical finds.

“Ours” are trying to survive the change of Russian president Commissioners of the pro-Kremlin youth movement “Nashi” held a press conference last Friday to declare that the information that appeared in a number of media outlets about the liquidation of this movement was not true. According to them, “Nashi” will suffer not liquidation, but reorganization.

January 1 -- February 1, 2008 “Politicians Through the Eyes of the Media,” a joint project of Vremya Novostei and the Medialogia company, are ratings of the political figures most actively discussed in the Russian media.

CLUBS Anna Koroleva (vocals, saxophone) and Jump . Forte , 21.00. Big band of Igor Butman at Le Club , 20.00. Diana Arbenina in the Central House of Writers , 19.00. CONCERTS Closing of the Scriabin International Piano Competition. The Symphony Orchestra of the Pavel Slobodkin Theater Center under the direction of conductor Leonid Nikolaev performs at the laureates' concert. Great Hall of the Conservatory , 18.00.

Sharapova successfully debuted in the Russian national team Russian tennis players advanced to the next round of the Federation Tennis Cup. In the opening match, our athletes beat the Israelis 3:1 on the road. The venue for the match was the Israeli city of Ramat Hasharon, where there was no indoor palace, so the tennis players had to play on an open court. After the recent Australian Open, adapting to such conditions was not a problem.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs considers one of the priority tasks to be the prevention of violations of traffic rules (traffic rules) and, as a result, reducing the number of accidents . Over 30 thousand people died in them last year alone. That is why it was decided to significantly tighten penalties for traffic offenses, which is why the police are striving to equip roads with the most modern technology for traffic control.

On February 2, what is considered the brightest stage began presidential campaign - campaigning of candidates in the media. True, the videos of the applicants themselves will be shown only on weekdays, that is, starting this morning. We will see, as the communists promised, “Zyuganov, whom we have not yet seen,” and Zhirinovsky, whom everyone has already seen for twenty years.

The Iskra Prize has found its owners - Russian journalists who distinguished themselves in the professional field last year. On January 31, the all-Russian public organization of media workers “Media-Union” held a ceremony to present the national press award at the theater center “On Strastnoy”. The Iskra Prize has been awarded for the third year in a row. In total, in 2007, journalists submitted 1,063 works from 147 editorial offices to compete for the diamond prize.