CLUBS Ash. Igor Nadezhdin, pianist and organizer of the group, lived in Israel for a long time, where the idea was born to assemble a team playing brazil jazz. The repertoire of song arrangements by A.-K. Jobima, Brazilian classics, as well as songs of his own composition in Portuguese. Forte , 21.00. Sabina Vartanova (vocals). Music Town , 21.00. Los Bananos and DJ Alex Fofanoff. Jazz. "Chinese pilot Zhao Da" , 22.00. THEATERS "Monsieur Amédée" A. Reynaud-Fourton. Directed by N. Leonova.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac collapsed the American stock market The global financial market received further confirmation that the credit crisis is far from over. On Friday, panic began again on US stock exchanges due to investors' fears that the largest mortgage agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would be transferred under government control. In just one day, the shares of these companies fell by 50%.

The brainchild of the French president will compete with Russia The founding summit of the Mediterranean Union will continue its work today in Paris. However, the main decision was already made yesterday - a new regional organization was born. Leaders of 43 states (27 member countries of the European Union and 16 countries of North Africa and the Middle East) arrived in the French capital to participate in this act.

A new trial of members of the Orekhovo-Medvedkov group begins in Moscow The Moscow City Court is starting a new trial on the next batch of criminal stories of the famous Orekhovo-Medvedkov group. Its leaders and participants are already serving serious sentences (including life sentences) for numerous murders and attempts committed by bandits in the dashing 90s.

Mikhail Cherny's lawsuit may make it difficult for RUSAL to find financial sources The initial public offering of RUSAL shares, apparently, remains in doubt . According to analysts of investment companies, the delay may be caused by the trial initiated by Mikhail Chernoy against Oleg Deripaska. While the claims are being reviewed, they believe, one cannot count on the success of the IPO.

Anatoly Pristavkin died Anatoly Ignatievich Pristavkin did not live to see the age of seventy-seven. He had a terrible childhood: during the war, the boy was left without parents and ended up in an orphanage. He remembered the horror of existence at that time (the cruelty and self-interest of adult bosses and the complete lack of rights of young children, endlessly humiliating human dignity and often cultivating retaliatory ferocity).

The Moscow government supports the idea of ​​creating a juvenile justice system Moscow has very low rates of juvenile crime, but at the same time the capital lags behind the provinces when it comes to the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders and the prevention of antisocial behavior among those “under 16.” The problem can be solved only by coordinating the work of law enforcement agencies, courts, social services and psychologists within the framework of the juvenile justice system - justice

Dmitry Medvedev met with leaders of parliamentary parties for the first time Russian President Dmitry Medvedev last Saturday for the first time since taking office met with the leaders of four political parties represented in parliament. Thus, he continued the tradition of constant meetings between the head of state and the leaders of parliamentary parties, which began during the era of Vladimir Putin’s presidency.

Elena Isinbaeva raised the world record to 503 cm At the third stage of the commercial series of starts “Golden League” in Rome, the Russian woman, Olympic champion of Athens Elena Isinbaeva set a new world record in the pole vault - 503 cm. This is two centimeters higher than the previous achievement of the Volgograd athlete, who constantly trains in Italy. She made a jump of 501 m three years ago at the World Championships in Helsinki (Finland).

Barack Obama is against Russia's exclusion from the G8 The G8 summit that ended last week in Japan will certainly not be the last for Russia if Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama wins the US presidential election in November. The 46-year-old black senator from Illinois said he opposes Moscow's exclusion from the G8.

Having approved the new governor, Chukotka deputies do not want to part with Abramovich Residents of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, who were abandoned by their governor, the famous Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, in early July, received a new leader yesterday. And the deputies of the Chukotka parliament asked Mr. Abramovich himself to head the legislative body of the autonomous region.

Poles and Ukrainians are not yet ready to jointly host Euro 2012 Today, Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko unexpectedly arrives in Warsaw on a working visit. The main topic of her negotiations with the Poles: joint preparations for the European Football Championship in 2012, engulfed in scandals .

Gazprom Neft now has competitors to buy a stake in Mangistaumunaigaz The process of nationalization of the Mangistaumunaigas (MMG) company has been launched in Kazakhstan . Last week, as demanded by the country's Prime Minister Karim Maksimov, the state-owned Kazmunaigas began the process of purchasing a 51% stake in Mangistaumunaigas from Central Asia Petroleum. However, the fate of the remaining share claimed by Gazprom Neft is still unclear.

Adults and children named their favorites at Artek The international film festival "Artek" has ended. Although it was held for the 16th time, many things happened for the first time this year. For the first time, not only children's, but also adult films, made by young directors about their peers, were shown here; for the first time, a star track, a professional competition and a professional jury appeared.

A new article was found for the suspect in the Nevsky Express bombing The scandalous epic involving the investigation into the case of the bombing of the Nevsky Express train received a new continuation. The Investigative Committee under the Prosecutor's Office (ICP) last week announced the re-arrest of one of its defendants - a resident of Ingushetia, Salanbek Dzakhkiev, whom investigators had previously had to release on his own recognizance.