Nadal and Jankovic will become the first rackets of the world Spaniard Rafael Nadal and Jelena Jankovic will soon lead the individual classifications of the ATP and WTA, taking the place of Roger Federer (Switzerland) and another Serbian Ana Ivanovic, who were at the top of the rankings. Nadal will become world number one on August 18, Jankovic seven days earlier, that is, next Monday.

Moscow authorities are trying to streamline trade on Old Arbat Under the pretext of reconstruction of Arbat, where the relaying of paving stones had already begun, capital officials decided to completely shut down the traditional hawker trade in handicrafts on one of the capital's most popular walking streets among tourists.

Signatures demanding the resignation of the President of Ingushetia have been received by the Kremlin administration The Ingush opposition fulfilled its promise and yesterday handed over to the reception office of the Russian Presidential Administration 15 boxes with sheets containing 80 thousand signatures of residents of this North Caucasus republic - almost half of the list of voters.

Shell offers stake in Salym field for Sibir Energy shares The Anglo-Dutch Royal Dutch Shell may receive a stake in the UK-registered company Sibir Energy, which is controlled by entrepreneur Shalva Chigirinsky and the Moscow mayor's office. As the London Sunday Times reported, negotiations between the companies have been ongoing for several months, but it is not yet clear whether they will lead to a deal.

The Prime Minister promises to put an end to the battle against cartels and terrorism In September, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin intends to put an end to the fate of the cartels in Russia, which has been deeply worrying him in recent weeks. He announced this yesterday, opening the next meeting of the government presidium. It is still very difficult to say what the new antimonopoly package will be like.

Rospotrebnadzor brings order to holiday camps for children The series of childhood food poisonings that marked the first and especially the second shift in summer holiday camps throughout Russia was caused not only by the devastation in the utility buildings, but also by the widespread use of unskilled and illegal labor.

Even in underwear, a German policewoman will remain “on duty” German policewomen do not stop galloping horses and do not enter burning huts - they have more important tasks: along with men, these Frau and Fräulein participate in arresting criminals, fighting terrorism, guarding the state border and preventing mass unrest. The invisible battle they wage against crime is a risky job, and therefore law enforcement officers must be properly protected.

CFO James Owen leaves TNK-BP The British “diaspora” in TNK-BP continues to suffer personnel losses. Following the seconded employees from BP, hired foreign managers began to leave the holding. Yesterday it became known that Chief Financial Officer James Owen had written his resignation letter. Since the CFO was an ordinary employee and independent employee of the company, his departure cannot be interpreted as a small victory for Russian shareholders and a weakening of BP’s position.

Nuclear powers have calmed the world, but have not made it safe Today marks the 45th anniversary of the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Underwater. The document was signed in Moscow on August 5, 1963 by the heads of the foreign affairs departments of the USSR, USA and Great Britain (Andrei Gromyko was from Moscow) and is known as the Moscow Treaty. It came into force on October 10, 1963, following ratification by the signatory countries.

In “Little Little Ones,” Solzhenitsyn has a chapter “Aging,” which begins with the words: “So much has been written about the horror of death, but also: what kind of natural link is it, if not violent.” And “Little Ones” ends with “Remembrance of the Dead,” which says: “Parents are gone, peers are leaving. Where are they going? It seems: it is unguessable, incomprehensible, it is not given to us.

Russian stock indices fell by an average of 2.5% The beginning of the week was marked by another collapse on the Russian stock market, which was facilitated by bad news on Western trading floors. The negative report from HSBC bank and statistical data dropped the RTS index by 2.36%, below the 1900 point mark. Renaissance Capital analysts have already lowered the level of the RTS index projected for the end of 2008 from 3000 to 2350 points.

CLUBS Elinte. World music, flamenco, classical, Latin, fusion, original music and original arrangements of famous melodies performed by one of the most famous trios in new improvised music. "Union of Composers" , 19.30. Haleo (Cuba). Latin American rhythms, youthful enthusiasm and tropical temperament in “B2” , 21.00. Roman Miroshnichenko (guitar). Jazz town , 21.00. CONCERTS Alexey Osmin (piano). J. Haydn, M. Glinka, F. Schubert, F. Liszt, F. Chopin, S. Frank. F.

Islamic terrorists enter into multi-event battle with Chinese police Just days before the opening of the Olympic Games in Beijing on August 8, terrorists attacked Chinese police in the west of the country. Yesterday morning in the city of Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), two attackers (most likely Uighurs) driving a dump truck crashed into a group of police officers who were regularly jogging through the city streets.

Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis arrived yesterday on a three-day visit to Turkey to, in his words, “focus on the future of bilateral relations” at talks in Ankara with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul. In Istanbul, the guest will meet with Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and take part in a forum of businessmen from the two countries. Trade between the two countries has grown from 150 million euros in 1999 to 3 billion euros last year.

The head of the unrecognized republic of South Ossetia, Eduard Kokoity, proposed “direct negotiations” to Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. Yesterday he appealed to Russia and the OSCE with a request to “assist in organizing this meeting.” Tskhinvali invites Tbilisi to sign a memorandum on the non-use of force.