The country's chief investigator fears persecution from colleagues The scandal with the removal of the country's chief investigator - the head of the Main Investigation Department (GSU) of the Investigative Committee under the prosecutor's office, Dmitry Dovgiy, received a new continuation yesterday. At the end of last week, he was removed from his duties in connection with allegations of corruption received from his own subordinates.

Residents of Bucharest are advised to keep their heads down The NATO summit opening tomorrow in Bucharest has been declared historic in advance. It is attended by leaders of 26 NATO member countries and 23 states covered by the NATO Partnership for Peace program. The agenda of the forum is also considered “historical”.

Women will strengthen the new government of Moldova The new government of Moldova, which includes six ladies, including Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanii (pictured) , will certainly brighten the appearance of the republic's leadership. Yesterday, 56 out of 101 parliamentarians voted for the composition and program of the cabinet. All of them represent the ruling Party of Communists. Deputies from other factions abstained.

Investments in the gas pipeline are estimated at 7.4 billion euros Gazprom, in an investment memorandum for the issue of Eurobonds, disclosed a new estimate of the cost of its most ambitious export project - the Nord Stream gas pipeline . According to the latest calculations, the construction of two lines with a length of 1,200 km and a capacity of 55 billion cubic meters per year will cost the operating company Nord Stream AG 7.4 billion euros.

Latin American gun show opens Yesterday in Chile, at the Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport near Santiago, the 15th International Aviation and Space Salon FIDAE 2008 opened. In Spanish, the name of the gun show is written like this: Feria Internasional del Aire y del Espacio. This exhibition, originally organized by the Chilean Air Force, takes place every two years. FIDAE was first held in 1980 and was timed to coincide with the half-century anniversary of the national Air Force.

Andrei Moguchiy staged the play “Ivans” based on Gogol’s story at the Golden Mask The fact that in the Golden Mask poster “Ivana” by Andrei Moguchy is listed in the category “Best Performances on a Small Stage” seems like a mockery. There is no larger-scale production at the festival - despite the fact that very few spectators can fit in the amphitheater, which hugs the corner of the CIM stage.

In memory of Valery Prokhorov Our modern domestic culture resembles a contour map - sparse dotted lines indicate large objects, and inside there is emptiness. Unfilled. Lack of reflection. It’s as if no one is interested in details, details, or just people, that is, exactly what makes up the texture of life. People's Artist of Russia Valery Prokhorov died, about whom everyone who loves theater knew that he was a wonderful, rare actor.

Vnesheconombank issued the first large loan for a housing and communal project The State Corporation Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs yesterday allocated a loan for its first project in the housing and communal services sector . Funds in the amount of 4.5 billion rubles. will be sent to the Rostov Water company, which is engaged in the construction and reconstruction of water supply and sanitation facilities in Rostov-on-Don and the southwestern regions of the Rostov region.

In the regional Duma, the “Socialist Revolutionaries” are running over to the United Russia camp The political conflict in the Stavropol Territory is gaining momentum. Last week, the United Russia faction in the regional Duma gained five new members at once. Moreover, three of them had previously left the A Just Russia faction, which became a new round in the confrontation between the local Socialist-Revolutionaries and United Russia.

Russians will pay for food security Spring has come, rural workers went out into the fields in unison, and at the end of last week officials came out with a united front in support of the domestic agricultural producer. The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade is preparing changes to the meat import quota system designed to encourage suppliers to reduce imports of these products.

Competition for those willing to take risks Today we begin accepting applications for participation in the competition of the Russian Venture Company (RVC) to select management companies that, together with it, will create venture funds. 9 billion rubles are at stake. from the federal budget. This is the second such competition. At the first competition, the amount of support from the RVC budget amounted to 4 billion rubles. and three winners were selected from 13 applicants.

Inter continues to lose The leader of the Italian championship, Inter, continues to have a bad streak. The Milan club still cannot recover from the blow dealt to them by Liverpool. After the Reds easily knocked Roberto Mancini's team out of the Champions League, the Nerazzurri lost all interest in the season. In the last three matches of Serie A, Inter scored only two points.

The company will again be led by a manager who is far from the power industry There is another change of general director at Mosenergo. The last time the management of the capital's energy company changed was after the May 2005 accident . Then its director, Arkady Evstafiev, was fired from the company and was replaced by the most experienced power engineer from the RAO UES of Russia team , Anatoly Kopsov . Now that Gazprom has gained control over Mosenergo, Mr. Kopsov is no longer needed.

McCain remembers family glory Yesterday, Arizona Senator and Republican presidential candidate John McCain launched a week-long campaign under the slogan “Serving America.” He will tour places reminiscent of his ancestors' military accomplishments and his own military career. The journey began yesterday in the town of Meridian, Mississippi - the McCain family home since 1848.

Zimbabwe's Central Electoral Commission yesterday postponed the announcement of the preliminary results of Saturday's presidential and parliamentary elections: "The CEC understands that the results are eagerly awaited in Zimbabwe and beyond, but they must be carefully analyzed." According to the Central Election Commission, in 38 constituencies out of 210 (the number of seats in parliament), the victory was divided exactly in half by the ruling ZANU-PF party and the opposition Movement for