CLUBS "Aria". Special program “More than just love...”. Central House of Artists , 19.00. Tatiana and Sergei Nikitin. “Workshop of Pyotr Fomenko” , New Stage, 19.00. Anastasia Glazkova. BBKing , 21.00. CONCERTS Three Viennas: classicism, romanticism, expressionism. L. van Beethoven, J. Brahms, F. Schubert. Soloists N. Sanchenko (violin), B. Andrianov (cello). State Symphony Orchestra "New Russia". Conductor Yu. Bashmet. Conservatory , 19.00. Moscow Camerata. V.-A. Mozart, G.-F. Handel, A.

German E.ON completes its “investment offensive” German energy giant E.ON increased its adjusted net profit in 2008 (excluding write-downs of assets) by 9%, to 5.6 billion euros. This was stated yesterday at a press conference in Dusseldorf by the chairman of the board of the concern, Wulf Bernotat. Despite difficulties related to "external factors", he said, E.ON's profit before taxes and bank interest rose by 7.3% to 9.9 billion euros.

Metro builders will save on the design of underground stations Savings on Moscow infrastructure projects will not affect the development of the capital's metro. Yesterday, at a meeting of the city government, a resolution “On the development of the metro in the city of Moscow until 2015” was approved, the essence of which is that in the next three years, the expenses of metro builders will continue to remain at pre-crisis levels and amount to more than 100 billion rubles.

Barack Obama lifted the eight-year-old ban The US President has lifted the ban on federal funding for stem cell research. According to scientists, we should now expect a breakthrough in the treatment of such serious illnesses as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and many others. Tens of thousands of patients have been waiting for this decision for almost eight years, for whom traditional medicine is unable to help and who rely only on stem cells.

Former Israeli president again accused of rape Former Israeli President 63-year-old Moshe Katsav (pictured with his wife) will present today his own detailed version of the sex scandal that erupted around him. The former head of state intends to fight the accusers at a specially convened press conference today. It will take place in his hometown of Kiryat Malachi, about an hour's drive from Tel Aviv. But, given the scandalous nature of the topic, a lot of journalists will gather.

“Coppelia” at the theater of Natalia Kasatkina and Vladimir Vasilev Natalya Kasatkina and Vladimir Vasilev were never afraid of competition with the Bolshoi Theater and in Soviet times they won the competition more than once - the Kasvases (as the artists and loyal spectators call the “Classical Ballet” theater) had an easy breath, the absence of heavy totalitarian pressure within the troupe had a happy effect on the quality of the dances.

Mutual funds and gold showed positive returns in February Last month, only mutual investment funds (UIFs) and unallocated metal accounts (UMA) in gold showed positive real ruble returns. With inflation rising by 1.7% in February, gold rose in price by 3.6%, according to a study by the Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMER) of the BDO Unicon company. Thus, the purchasing power of gold compulsory health insurance increased by 2.16%.

Wade and company won in the second overtime Basketball. NBA. Regular season. "Atlanta" - "New Orleans" - 89:79, "Detroit" - "Orlando" - 98:84, "Denver" - "Houston" - 95:97, "Miami" - " Chicago - 130:127 (2OT), Minnesota - Washington - 99:110, Portland - Lakers - 111:94. The main hero of the match in Miami was Dwyane Wade from the host team, who brought his team 48 points. The black basketball player made five of six long-range shots and made 12 assists.

The government is preparing state regulation of drug prices The drug market is actually recognized by the Russian government as the most important for maintaining social stability in the country. In any case, medicines are the only product for which prices can be fixed by law. First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov did not rule out this possibility yesterday, emphasizing that, for example, it would be inappropriate to introduce state price regulation for food.

Dalai Lama praises Tibetans for riots Yesterday, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, gave an emotional speech on the occasion of the half-century anniversary of the start of the anti-Chinese uprising in Tibet on March 10, 1959. “These 50 years have brought unbearable suffering and devastation to the people and land of Tibet.

As the White House press service reported yesterday, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed government decree No.

Political scientists on the results of the first “crisis” elections in Russia Vremya Novostey correspondent Natalya ROZHKOVA asked representatives of the expert community about the results of the regional elections on March 1 and whether the economic crisis affected the electoral preferences of Russians.

Il-76 transport plane crashed in Uganda Two Russians died in a plane crash in Uganda on Monday. In total, there were 11 people on board the crashed plane, including four crew members - two Russians and two Ukrainians, as well as two US citizens, one South African and two high-ranking military personnel from Burundi and Uganda. Crew commander - Viktor Koval (Ivanovo), co-pilot - Alexander Vovchenko (Tver), navigator - Evgeniy Korol (Kyiv), flight engineer - Vladimir Zavoloka (Belaya Tserkov).

NASA admitted to using questionable parts Acting NASA Director Christopher Scolese created a sensation at a congressional subcommittee meeting. He stated that counterfeit parts and uncertified materials are sometimes used in the construction of spacecraft.

"World Opera Star" mezzo Jennifer Laremore Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Laremore, who sang in the Tchaikovsky Hall in the “Stars of World Opera in Moscow” subscription, is one of the most famous and sought-after American singers on the opera stages of the world, the winner of prestigious awards and solid engagements, although her talent is not entirely universal. . A thickly colored, muscular and at the same time terribly mobile voice imperiously dictates the repertoire.