Serbian presidential candidates are preparing for the second round of elections Yesterday the citizens of Serbia elected the head of state . Nine candidates were included on the ballot, and more than 6.7 million residents of the country eligible to vote were included in the electoral rolls. Polling stations closed at 20:00 (22:00 Moscow time).

The government is ready to finance some NGO programs to combat AIDS Non-profit organizations, which since the early 90s have been involved in preventing the spread of HIV infection in Russia and providing assistance to those who are sick, are doing an important job and will be funded by the state. At least there is already political will to make such a decision.

The opposition responded to the inauguration with a rally Yesterday confirmed the trend of dangerous division of Georgian society into supporters of re-elected President Mikheil Saakashvili and those who do not recognize him as the legitimate leader of the state. Saakashvili's inauguration took place on Rustaveli Avenue in the presence of distinguished guests, including Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and ended with a military parade.

Price growth in Russia returns to the level of the beginning of the century One of the primary tasks that Vladimir Putin will have to solve as Prime Minister will be the fight against rising consumer prices . Moreover, the scale of the problem is approximately the same as it was at the dawn of Putin’s presidency. If the new government does not take any extraordinary measures, inflation at the end of the year may approach the levels of 2000-2001.

On the eve of the inauguration of the third president of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, the speaker of the Federation Council, leader of the A Just Russia party, Sergei MIRONOV, in an interview with Vremya Novostei correspondent Ksenia VERETENNIKOVA, shared his forecasts for the future of the country under the new president and the government led by Vladimir Putin. — Sergei Mikhailovich, a new political cycle is beginning , and Russian citizens want more clarity.

The rate cut may be stopped The dollar exchange rate jumped yesterday by almost 14 kopecks, approaching 23.8 rubles. This was facilitated by the US Federal Reserve, which reduced the base rate by only 0.25 percentage points and made it clear that in the future the rate may remain unchanged. In addition, expectations have increased that the financial crisis will leave America alone to move on to other countries.

Gazprom and Verbundnetz Gas will build new caverns in eastern Germany Gazprom is not abandoning attempts to build its own gas storage facilities in Europe, despite sensitive blows in the UK and Belgium .

The capital's landing stages are preparing for new inspections The Federal Antimonopoly Service stood up for the landing stages, protecting them from capital officials.

Condoleezza Rice will have a new deputy with the same last name The other day it became known about the resignation of the US Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs, 51-year-old Nicholas Burns. He will be replaced by another Burns - namesake and contemporary William, the current US Ambassador to Russia . William Burns will replace Nicholas Burns in March. By that time, the White House must decide on the candidacy of the American representative in Moscow.

The nationalists who carried out the explosion at the Cherkizovsky market were recognized as terrorists Guilty of committing several terrorist attacks, killing 15 people and attempting to kill several dozen more people - this was the verdict unanimously rendered by the jury in the Moscow City Court on April 30 in the case of the explosion at the Cherkizovsky market .

CC employees will go to Senate Square A week later, on May 12, the final point will be put in the history of the “migration” of the Constitutional Court from Moscow to St. Petersburg . As the press service of the Constitutional Court reported, on this day all 19 judges and 30 staff members out of 250 will move to the northern capital.

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performed in Moscow Those who like to complain about the poverty and dullness of the capital's musical life have fewer and fewer reasons for dissatisfaction - in recent years, the largest representatives of the world musical establishment have been visiting Moscow with enviable regularity, and the fact that it was Moscow that the orchestra chose to celebrate the next date since its founding Berlin Philharmonic says a lot.

The would-be killer of the Pope reminded of himself and Gorbachev Turkish extremist Mehmet Ali Agca (pictured) , who committed an attempt on the life of Pope John Paul II (of Polish origin) almost 27 years ago, will apply for Polish citizenship. The application has already been submitted to the Polish consulate in Ankara through lawyer Agca, who is currently serving a sentence in a Turkish prison.

Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin will have to minimize the risks of the new political structure Two months have passed since Dmitry Medvedev was elected president . These two months, which the law allows for the transfer of presidential power, gave rise to a kind of experiment with two main characters.

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