In a year, Cyrillic domains should become a reality On June 26, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is an organization that determines the procedure for assigning domain names) announced the possibility of registering top-level domains using non-Latin alphabets IDN (Internationalized Domen Names). The estimated date for the official appearance of domains in Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic and other languages ​​is mid-2009.

Two rounds of the prestigious tournament were played in Dortmund Two rounds were played at the super tournament in Dortmund. The short distance of the competition - only seven rounds - does not leave time for the participants to warm up, which they had already reduced by playing all the games in a draw in the first round. However, this does not speak of their peacefulness, rather of the psychological peculiarity of preparing young people for games against the main favorites.

On Monday night, at the age of 81, the outstanding Russian scientist, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Aleksandrovich Fursenko, died. The world-famous Russian historian created an entire school of Russian American studies. Many of the scientist’s works devoted to the Cold War period became bestsellers not only in Russia, but also overseas.

The President of Poland intervened in negotiations with the United States Yesterday in Washington, another round of negotiations began between Poland and the United States on the deployment of ten interceptor missiles of the American missile defense system (ABM) on Polish territory . In Warsaw, many consider this stage to be the final one - after it, either a bilateral agreement or a communique about the failure of negotiations will be signed.

Concerts of the series “Hvorostovsky and Friends” took place in Moscow It is difficult to surprise Moscow, always striving for acute sensations and novelty of experiences, with something twice, much less three or four times, but Dmitry Hvorostovsky, who appears in the capital with enviable regularity, succeeds every time.

Minsk demands an additional discount on gas prices First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, who was recently elected chairman of the board of directors of Gazprom, immediately said that the first thing he intends to do in his new capacity is relations with transit neighbors, Ukraine and Belarus. Moreover, the emphasis, in his opinion, should be placed on the Ukrainian direction, where the current gas supply contract expires on December 31.

Chronicle of sporting events At the USA Track and Field Championships, which is a qualifying competition for the Beijing Olympics and runs until July 6, the winner of the 100m final, Tyson Guy, finished with a time of 9.68 seconds. - this is the best result in history. True, it cannot be recorded as a world record and will not be included in the official statistics of the International Athletics Federation, since the tailwind speed was twice the permissible 2 m/sec.

Chechnya was again left without a legislative assembly Among all Russian regions, there is hardly one that would survive in the absence of a regional parliament as long as Chechnya. Last Friday, deputies of both chambers of the Chechen Legislative Assembly adopted a unanimous decision to dissolve themselves. Thus, the Chechen parliament of the latest modification did not last even three years: it was elected only on November 27, 2005 .

Anatoly Chubais lowered the flag of RAO UES of Russia Near the central office of RAO UES of Russia on Vernadsky Avenue, in the pouring rain, Anatoly Chubais solemnly lowered the flag of RAO UES of Russia to the sounds of the energy workers' anthem, and members of the board of the energy holding raised the flags of all energy companies created as a result of the reform.

Suleiman Kerimov invested in the Dutch-Belgian banking group Fortis Businessman Suleiman Kerimov continues to buy shares of the world's leading banks. He is already a shareholder in Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC. The Russian billionaire's latest acquisition is an investment of 400 million euros in the securities of the Belgian-Dutch banking group Fortis. The Wall Street Journal reported this yesterday. Prior to this transaction, Mr.

In Russia, system integrators operate in different markets Some companies include the cost of equipment supplies in system integration. Others are his service. Third - the cost of subcontracting work. And everyone calls themselves “system integrators.” In this market, everyone plays by their own rules, which, as our correspondent found out, are incomprehensible, even to the participants themselves, not to mention investors. What are we trading?

According to preliminary data, the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) could win up to 50 seats in the 76-seat State Great Khural following Sunday's parliamentary elections . Its main rival, the Democratic Party of Mongolia (DPM), can count on only 25 seats. The winner will be able to nominate a candidate for prime minister and form a government. The Central Election Commission of Mongolia reported that 74.3% of voters took part in the elections.

The city authorities have decided on the timing of the liquidation of communal apartments The Moscow authorities are ready to fulfill the well-known promise of the leaders of the CPSU to provide each family with a separate apartment with a delay of only 15 years. The capital's communal apartments, which remain mostly in the city center, are given at most another seven years by officials.

The Spaniards became the best team in the Old World The Spanish national team is the European champion. In the decisive match of the continental championship, the team from the Iberian Peninsula, which had twice previously acted as an offender to the Russians , turned out to be stronger than Germany - 1:0. The chronic loser of major tournaments won his second trophy. The first time the Spaniards became champions of the continent was back in 1964.

The treaty laid the foundations for nuclear inequality Forty years ago, on July 1, 1968, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was signed in New York. The document divided the countries of the world into those who have an atomic bomb and those who do not and should not have one. The treaty was born in the conditions of the Cold War and the confrontation between two systems; its first main signatories were the USSR, the USA and Great Britain.