The IMF recommends that Russia reduce the amount of state support for the economy The annual mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which spent the whole of last week in Moscow, presented the results of its work yesterday. According to the fund's specialists, the Russian authorities are going to spend too much to support the economy and are too vague about the true state of affairs in the banking sector.

World number one Rafael Nadal leaves Roland Garros The French Open tennis championship brings surprises every day. Following the defeats of the Serbs Novak Djokovic and last year's Roland Garros winner Ana Ivanovic, the main news of the tournament was the loss of the world's first racket, Spaniard Rafael Nadal. Plus, yesterday another contender for the championship title in Paris, Swiss Roger Federer, was teetering on the brink of elimination.

There will be no opposition in the new parliament of South Ossetia The elections in South Ossetia took place and met all the expectations of the current president of this republic, Eduard Kokoity. On Monday afternoon, the South Ossetian election commission announced preliminary results, which are unlikely to differ much from the final official results. The Unity party, which supports Mr.

The worst plane crash in Air France history occurred over the Atlantic Ocean Yesterday, as a result of the crash of an Airbus A330-200 of the French airline Air France, 227 people were killed: 215 passengers (126 men, 82 women, seven children) and 12 crew members. The airliner was operating flight AF 447 Rio de Janeiro - Paris and disappeared from radar screens after 3.5 hours of flight. However, it was not possible to find him by the time the newspaper was signed.

The explosive device did not interfere with the acting. mayor win the election Yesterday the results of the early elections for the mayor of Kislovodsk were announced. They were won by United Russia candidate Natalya Lutsenko (pictured) . This was not surprising, but the new mayor had to celebrate his victory in the hospital after the assassination attempt on her. Elections for the mayor of Kislovodsk were announced in connection with the removal of the former mayor of the city, Vitaly Biryukov.

"100 feet" on Moscow screens Marnie Watson (Famke Janssen) returns home from prison, where she spent two years for the murder of her police officer husband. He was killed for a cause - he kept beating his wife, and if she had not taken retaliatory measures, she herself could have died.

Gazprom offered Ashgabat to reduce either the volume of supplies or the price Two months after the explosion of the Central Asia-Center gas pipeline and the cessation of supplies of Turkmen gas to Gazprom, a top manager of the Russian concern officially revealed the background to the conflict.

Smile, gentlemen... The death of Oleg Yankovsky showed that we have soulful, responsive and memorable television. All channels united to say the last “sorry” to their favorite artist. Even in programs that were not particularly suited to the manifestation of high feelings, they found the opportunity to show and play that very necessary poignant note. The Eurovision contest really went off with a bang, but of course there was some jingoism in Andrei Malakhov’s studio.

Judo, which has fans in almost two hundred countries around the world, gathered the best representatives from 39 countries in Moscow on May 30-31. On the tatami of the Friendship Sports Complex they competed for 14 sets of awards, as well as a prize fund corresponding to the Grand Slam status of 154 thousand dollars.

The US President goes on a hot tour The international tour of US President Barack Obama, which begins tomorrow, promises a lot of interesting things. The American leader will discuss on June 3-4 in Saudi Arabia and Egypt such hot topics as Middle East peace, the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs, and the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan. In Cairo, 47-year-old Obama will give a lecture at a university in which he will outline his administration's policy towards the Muslim world.

A new interdepartmental structure will deal with migration policy in Russia Another body will appear in Russia to supervise migrant workers. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin approved the regulations on the government commission on migration policy.

Spanish student no longer wants to be a lama Buddhists may lose one of their potential spiritual leaders. The young Spaniard Osel Hita seems to be tired of being considered the reincarnation of Lama Yeshe, who died in 1984. Two or three years of study in Madrid, where Osel learned the basics of cinema, changed his worldview, which had been developing for almost two decades under the influence of Buddhist monks in India and the USA.

"Bordeaux" Laurent Blanc exchanged "silver" for "gold" Football France has a new king. Bordeaux, having overthrown Lyon, which had usurped power for seven long years, ascended the throne itself. To try on gold medals for the first time in the last ten years, the Girondins had to sweep across the country like a devastating tornado: 11 consecutive victories won by Laurent Blanc's team at the finish - a new record for the French championships.

The United States cannot develop a position in disarmament negotiations with Russia Russia and the United States have resumed the negotiation process on disarmament. The second round of consultations on developing a new agreement on the reduction of strategic offensive arms (START) has opened in Geneva.

Modern dance on the stage of the Modern Theater Last weekend, five choreographers showed their new works on the stage of the Modern Theater, and they represented three modern dance schools existing in Moscow.