The company opened the production of motor oils in Bosnia Zarubezhneft continues to develop the Balkan oil products market. Following the launch of the first stage of the Bosanski Brod refinery in Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina), the company opened motor oil production yesterday in Modric. As the head of Zarubezhneft Nikolai Brunich noted, the immediate plans include expanding the network of gas stations in the republic from 78 to 150, as well as carrying out seismic work in two areas.

The weather in most of the European territory of Russia is unstable. On Friday in the northwestern regions there will be occasional precipitation in the form of sleet and rain, heavy in places, 0...+5оС.

The Russian team barely beat Liechtenstein The Russian team, fighting against the outsiders of its group, still managed not to lose points in the spring matches of the 2010 World Cup qualifying round. Just like the main rival of the Russians in the fight for first place - the German team. But where the German team has no problems, the Russians have to be nervous, having difficulty getting three points. At the end of last week, the German team easily defeated Liechtenstein - 4:0.

The trial in the case of Vladimir Barsukov has begun The Moscow City Court yesterday began preliminary hearings in the case of the authoritative St. Petersburg businessman Vladimir Barsukov (Kumarin) and seven other people accused of creating the so-called Tambov criminal community and raider takeovers of more than a dozen St. Petersburg enterprises.

The case of the assassination attempt on Ramzan Kadyrov ended with leniency The Moscow City Court yesterday announced the verdict in the scandalous case of three Chechens accused of preparing a terrorist attack in Moscow against Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov in May 2007. Lors Khamiev, the only one whom the jury found involved in that crime, received eight years in a general regime colony.

Among the “uncomfortable” topics during Barack Obama’s visit to the Czech Republic, where the US President will arrive on the evening of April 4, may be claims against the Prague-based radio station Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe (RS/PCE), which is funded by the United States . The claims in this case are addressed to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is arriving in Prague as part of the American delegation.

Western experts fear Russian neo-imperialism On the eve of the meeting between the presidents of Russia and the United States, the third conference in memory of Lennart Meri, the first president of Estonia after it gained independence, was held in Tallinn - a fairly representative expert forum of an international format.

Moscow authorities cannot name the exact cause of the soil failure in South Butovo Yesterday morning in Moscow another emergency occurred involving a soil collapse on the roadway. At approximately 9.55 at the intersection of Izyumskaya Street and Projected Passage No. 359 in the Yuzhnoye Butovo district, a hole measuring 5x10 m and 4 m deep appeared right on the road. A passing Volvo truck with sand, as well as three parked cars, fell into the hole.

Gazprom, E.ON Ruhrgas, Eni and GDF Suez are concerned about the Brussels Declaration Ten days after Kiev and Brussels signed a declaration on the modernization of Ukraine’s gas transportation system, passions continue to simmer. The head of Gazprom, Alexey Miller, yesterday gathered in his office his European colleagues - Chairman of the Board of E.ON Ruhrgas AG Bernhard Reutersberg, Chief Executive Officer of Eni Paolo Scaroni and Vice President of GDF Suez Jean-Marie Dauger.

Guest workers began to create their own trade unions The crisis in the labor market may provoke the emergence of migrant worker associations in Russia fighting for their rights. It is noteworthy that the very encouraging fact of increasing the consciousness of migrant workers in our country is met with some caution by defenders of the rights of “indigenous” workers.

"Dragonball: Evolution" on Moscow screens Goku (Justin Chatwin), a kungfuist and mystic, must fulfill the behest of his deceased mentor and collect seven magic balls, which are called “dragon balls” (although in the original they probably mean eggs), and with their help prevent the villain from with the gentle musical, almost flute-like name of Piccolo (James Marsters) to destroy civilization.

The foreign exchange market does not respond to “ruble pessimists” Yesterday the ruble continued to strengthen, adding 18 kopecks. against the dollar. The domestic currency consolidated below 39 rubles against the bi-currency basket. The dollar is also falling on the world market - yesterday, the European Central Bank, contrary to forecasts, reduced the base rate by only 0.25%, to 1.25% per annum. However, the ECB does not rule out easing monetary policy in the future.

The Ministry of Health promises to make sanatoriums more accessible Now every discharged patient of any large Russian hospital will be able to continue treatment after an exacerbation of a chronic disease or injury in a sanatorium, as in Soviet times. The system of sanatorium and resort treatment, which crumbled with the collapse of the Union and the onset of market relations, turns out to be ready for work again.

The work of the new Israeli government began with a terrorist attack A sixteen-year-old (according to other sources, thirteen-year-old) teenager was killed and a seven-year-old child was seriously injured as a result of an attack by a Palestinian militant in the West Bank. The tragedy occurred in the Jewish settlement of Bat Ayin, located in the Palestinian Authority between the cities of Bethlehem and Hebron, a 20-minute drive from Jerusalem.

Will Russians give up frozen lasagna and stuffed squid and return to their usual dumplings? Will producers of semi-finished products, who do not have access to credit resources, begin to “cheat” their products, increasing their cost? Should food businessmen rely on government help in times of crisis?