An attempt by the opposition to demonstrate ended in mass arrests Representatives of the opposition, represented by the United Civil Front (UCF), The Other Russia and a number of other movements, yesterday tried to hold another “March of Dissent” in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

The largest Moscow substation "Ochakovo" was actually built anew Last Friday, the capital's power engineers reported on the completion of a comprehensive reconstruction of the Ochakovo substation - if a short circuit had not occurred there on May 25, 2005 , the fire at the Chagino substation would not have led to a large-scale blackout. Now this is a completely new substation, which uses new technologies.

The US Senate blocked the allocation of financial assistance to the national auto industry The American auto industry has actually lost its last hope of receiving financial assistance during the crisis. The US Senate blocked a bill to provide a loan of $14 billion to the largest American automakers - General Motors and Chrysler, which are in dire economic straits.

The Russians won both relays at the Biathlon World Cup Russian biathletes won two brilliant victories at the second stage of the World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria. Following the men's relay quartet, the Russians also distinguished themselves. This success was very convincing, since the men brought 1 min to their closest pursuers, athletes from Austria. 48 seconds, and the girls beat the Norwegians by 1 minute. 54 sec.

Gazprom began geological exploration in Algeria Gazprom finally gained access to the resources of the third gas supplier to Europe after Russia and Norway. Last Saturday, he was announced as the winner of the tender for geological exploration and exploitation of the El Assel oil and gas area in Algeria.

The State Duma again amends the law on compulsory motor liability insurance Motorists may lose the opportunity to demand compensation from insurance companies under MTPL policies for the loss of the marketable value of the car after being involved in an accident. This is one of the possible results of the entry into force of amendments to the law “On compulsory civil liability insurance of vehicle owners,” adopted by the State Duma in the first reading last Friday.

The festival of modern dance “Tsekh” is coming to an end This year, the festival of modern dance “Tsekh” began literally the next day after the announcement of the shortlist for the “Golden Mask”, and it so happened that its program included two one-act acts, noticed by “mask” experts.

A new opposition democratic movement has been established in Russia The liberal opposition movement Solidarity, which included representatives of many democratic and human rights organizations, held its founding congress on December 12 and 13 at the Olympian boarding house in the town of Khimki near Moscow.

The NBA has already fired five coaches. Basketball. NBA. Regular season. “Clippers” – “Houston” – 95:82, “Sacramento” – “New York” – 90:114, “Utah” – “Orlando” – 94:103, “Denver” – “ Golden State - 123:105, Milwaukee - Indiana - 121:103, Dallas - Oklahoma - 103:99, Chicago - New Jersey - 113 :104, Philadelphia - Washington - 104:89, Charlotte - Detroit - 86:90, Atlanta - Cleveland - 97:92.

International forces managed to capture several sea robbers The international operation against Somali pirates operating in the Gulf of Aden area has begun to bring its first successes. On Saturday, the Indian Navy managed not only to prevent the hijacking of a merchant ship (which has happened more than once), but also to catch 23 robbers. The battle with the pirates took place approximately 150 nautical miles from Aden.

November 12 -- December 12, 2008 “Politicians Through the Eyes of the Media,” a joint project of “Vremya Novostei” and the “Medialogia” company, are ratings of political figures who are most actively discussed in the federal press and on central TV channels.

Daimler AG acquired a stake in KamAZ and became its strategic partner Despite the global crisis, which also sensitively affected the automotive industry, the deal to purchase a 10 percent stake in KamAZ OJSC by Daimler AG did take place. “The crisis may affect the ( trucks ) market, but it cannot stop it,” Andreas Renschler, a member of the board of directors of Daimler AG and head of the Daimler Trucks division, said on Friday at the deal signing ceremony.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is based on the popular memoir This Is What Happened. Hollywood Stories from the Front Lines,” written by renowned producer Art Linson. He later developed the book into a screenplay and became the film's producer himself. He entrusted the main role - the failed producer - to his friend Robert de Niro, and hired Barry Levinson as director. Art LINSON, Barry LEVINSON and Robert de NIRO spoke about the problems of the “dream factory” to Olga KUZNETSOVA.

Gazprom and Naftogaz cannot divide the Ukrainian market Today, the head of Naftogaz, Oleg Dubina, is scheduled to come to Gazprom for the next round of negotiations on the repayment of $2.1 billion in debt and the gas future of Ukraine. Last Friday, his immediate superior, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, blamed the lack of agreement on certain forces that oppose her intentions to eliminate the intermediary in the person of the Swiss trader RosUkrEnergo from the scheme.

Vilnius intends to improve relations with Moscow In the near future we can expect progress in the development of Russian-Lithuanian relations. The new head of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry, Vygaudas Ušackas (pictured) , who replaced Petras Vaitiekūnas in this post, intends to achieve serious progress in resolving visa issues between the two countries.