Pilots are resigned to paying for their own success It's been a while since Formula 1 drivers threatened the organizers with a general strike. The reason for the dissatisfaction of motorsport stars is the decision of the International Motor Sports Federation to increase the cost of the so-called super licenses, which give drivers the right to drive Formula 1 cars.

Pharmacists asked the State Duma for more than the government promised The pharmaceutical lobby has begun preparing State Duma deputies to introduce protectionist amendments to the law “On Medicines” and the Tax and Customs Codes, formulated by the Ministry of Health and Social Development, to the lower house.

The director of the poultry farm was caught in fraud with federal land The Investigative Committee (IC) under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as Vremya Novostey learned, opened a criminal case against the director of the federal state unitary enterprise “Organization of scientific services for the Kuchinsky breeding poultry plant” (Balashikha district of the Moscow region) Zinaida Varentsova.

Two rounds were played at the tournament in Dortmund The next two rounds were played at the tournament in Dortmund. The short distance of the tournament does not require participants to play for extreme results, and with a certain degree of probability it can be assumed that “plus two” is enough to win it. Therefore, it was not surprising when, with the appearance of three candidates at once, after victories in the second round, the applicants for the first prize began to play more cautiously.

New Pixar cartoon on Moscow screens There’s no escape, a review of the Pixar cartoon “WALL-E” must begin with a retelling of the content, although this very content has been rushing from all holes for weeks now.

Colombian army frees its most famous hostage The Colombian military, with the assistance of US intelligence, managed to carry out a fantastically successful operation to rescue the hostages . Without firing a shot, they managed to free ex-presidential candidate of Colombia, 46-year-old Ingrid Betancourt, who was captured six years ago by the left-wing radical group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

Dmitry Medvedev fulfilled Roman Abramovich's wish Yesterday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev dismissed one of the most mysterious and charismatic Russian oligarchs, Roman Abramovich, from his post as governor of Chukotka at his request. Roman Kopin, who had worked in Mr. Abramovich’s gubernatorial team since 2000 and was prudently transferred to vice-governor in April 2008, was appointed acting head of the region.

Russian clubs have completed their summer holidays Football returns to Russia. The Premier League championship resumes this coming weekend, the leaders of which did not make any sudden movements during the summer holidays associated with Euro 2008. The wind of change has affected mainly outsiders, but in the 12th round they will not be able to use the services of invited players: the pre-registration period in Russia opens only on July 7.

Yesterday, the appeals chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia found ex-Bosnian Muslim Bosnian commander 41-year-old Naser Oric innocent of war crimes against the Serbs, overturning the tribunal's verdict handed down in June 2006. Oric was then sentenced to three years in prison for atrocities against Serbs who died near Srebrenica in the Bosnian wars of the 1990s.

National Bolshevik leader Vladimir Linderman acquitted in Latvia The Central District Court of Riga yesterday acquitted the leader of the Latvian National Bolshevik cell, Vladimir Linderman (also known as Abel), who was accused of illegal possession of weapons. He was extradited from Russia to Latvia in February. It is noteworthy that on the eve of the court hearing, protests by the National Bolsheviks took place not in Riga, but in Moscow.

An opera was performed in the drama The 60th season at the Stanislavsky Moscow Drama Theater ended with the actor’s opera “Martyrs of Love.” Pushkin's poems, Glinka's music, and the ideas of director Tatyana Akhramkova formed a fabulous comic operetta. The performance begins with a cartoon “scientific cat” sneaking across the white screen (on the entire stage), and the cat-actor clearly says “Meow!” - it is clear that the classics will be non-classical.

Poland and the United States have tentatively agreed on missile defense Yesterday, information appeared that Polish-American negotiations on the deployment of ten US missile defense system missiles on Polish territory, which lasted 18 months, ended in a “preliminary agreement.” This news was reported by a representative of the US State Department. In Warsaw, officials, while continuing to maintain intrigue, themselves became entangled in contradictory statements.

The Winzavod exhibits the works of the World Press Photo winners “You need to choose a photography topic with your heart, and not chase orders from fashion magazines...” advises Erika Larsen, winner of the worldwide and very prestigious competition World Press Photo 2008, an idea of ​​which is given by the exhibition that opened at the Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art. Works on life and death, politics and sports, war and peace and much more came together here.

Russia and Poland are trying to solve visa and shipping problems for the Kaliningrad region On the eve of the visit of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to Moscow on February 8, the Russian Foreign Ministry will hold consultations with Polish diplomats on a number of problems in the Kaliningrad region that require the development of joint solutions.

Having children becomes a plus for Russian beauties The demographic initiatives of the Russian leadership have not gone unnoticed even in the modeling business. Having children appears to be now considered an added advantage, even for beauty pageant contestants. So, in any case, said Tatyana Andreeva, director of the “Beauty of Russia” competition, yesterday at a press conference preceding the final part of the competition for the most beautiful Russian women.