The police will come to the homes of those who refuse voluntary fingerprinting The new initiative of the capital's police to combat skinheads has received new development.

Tbilisi and Sukhumi were on the verge of an armed clash after yesterday Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili threatened the head of the unrecognized Republic of Abkhazia Sergei Bagapsh with a police special operation in Sukhumi to free a Georgian television journalist.

A new player will appear on the Russian nickel and cobalt market The Russian Copper Company (RMK), being the third copper producer in Russia, decided to expand its presence in the nickel market and took the initiative to create a new player - the Russian Nickel Company (RNA). True, according to experts, it is unlikely to be able to claim a significant share of the market, in which MMC Norilsk Nickel occupies a monopoly position.

Dmitry Medvedev spoke for the first time as a presidential candidate Yesterday's speech by Dmitry Medvedev in Nizhny Novgorod formally became the first time when he spoke not on behalf of the current government, but directly as a presidential candidate . For this reason, he even went on a one-day unpaid leave. In the homeland of Maxim Gorky, Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting with voters.

New book by Vladimir Ruga and Andrei Kokorev “War and Muscovites. Essays on urban life in 1914-1917" was published by the publishing house "OLMA Media Group". In fact, this is a continuation of their joint book “Everyday Moscow”, which has already found its readers interested in the history of the Russian capital. Their new work is a series of essays dedicated to the life of the city during the First World War.

In the northwest and in the center of European Russia, the weather will be determined by the Atlantic cyclone. In the north-western region, near the center of the cyclone, there is occasional precipitation (mainly in the form of wet snow), gusty winds, during the day on both Thursday and Friday -3...+3оС. Windy weather with precipitation is also expected in the central region, but it is warm there during the day, -1...+7оС, so precipitation will occur mainly in the form of rain.

The most popular Russian animated series today, “Smeshariki,” designed primarily for children, very often makes stories on fairly important social topics, including current elections, in a form adapted for children.

Roszdravnadzor optimizes the functioning of the pharmaceutical market The registration procedure for medicines, which has become a headache for all Russian and foreign medicine manufacturers without exception, can be significantly simplified . This promise to the pharmaceutical community was made yesterday by Andrei Mladentsev, Deputy Head of the Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare and Social Policy (Roszdravnadzor), who made a report at the department’s board.

The government approved an outdated and uncoordinated list of construction of energy facilities The head of Rosenergo, Dmitry Akhanov, announced yesterday that Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov signed the document “General Scheme for the Location of Electric Power Industry Facilities until 2020.” This document was prepared for almost three years - first at RAO UES of Russia, and then at the Ministry of Industry and Energy.

For the first time, the World Cup is being held in an Asian country Russian biathletes were unable to continue their winning streak at the World Cup in South Korea. In the men's sprint race, the Norwegians Emil Egle Svendsen and Harvald Hanevold celebrated their victory, almost 30 seconds behind the champion. Friedrich Pinter from Austria won the bronze medal, virtually creating a sensation.

In the context of a global liquidity crisis, MDM Bank wants to double profits Despite the unstable situation in the Russian banking sector associated with the crisis in global financial markets, some domestic banks are making optimistic plans for the future. Yesterday, the chairman of the board of MDM Bank, Michel Peririn, said that his bank intends to double its profits in 2008.

Lenin, Stalin and Kerensky may be buried at Russia's first war memorial cemetery In mid-March, construction of Russia's first Federal War Memorial Cemetery (FVMK) begins. The Department of Contract Construction and Investment of the Russian Ministry of Defense signed a contract with the Spetsstroykontrakt organization of Spetsstroy of Russia. The document is being reviewed by financiers today.

Grand Canyon fish await great cleansing flood In March, a man-made disaster will be created in the famous Grand Canyon in the United States. The floodgates of the Glen Canyon Dam, which holds the huge Powell Reservoir, will be wide open. The water accumulated in the artificial lake will be released into the semi-dry Grand Canyon at a speed of 1,160 cubic meters per second within three days. A wave will roll along the Colorado bed, which should turn a quiet river into a raging torrent.

Russia is ready to support sanctions against Iran “Iran has not fulfilled the main demand of the international community - to shut down its heavy water reactor,” Russia’s permanent representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin said yesterday during a teleconference organized by RIA Novosti. He made it clear: if Tehran does not change its position on uranium enrichment, then Russia will support the draft of a new UN Security Council resolution .

The oldest music school in Moscow is in poverty with the connivance of the authorities Sometimes the Russian coat of arms can scare children. A two-headed bird, showing its tongue on both sides, raises fair questions in them, which are sometimes difficult for adults to answer.