The saga of the disappearance of the Russian cargo ship Arctic Sea continues For two weeks now, the world has been following with increasing interest the search for the Russian ship Arctic Sea, which disappeared in the Atlantic under very strange circumstances.

from August 17 to August 23, 2009 Monday, August 17 First 5 . 00, 9.00, 12.00, 15.00, 18.00 News 5 . 05 Good morning 9 . 20 Malakhov + 10 . 20 Fashionable verdict 11 . 20 Test purchase 12 . 20 "NATIONAL SECURITY AGENT". Series 13 . 20 Detectives 14 . 00 Other news 14 . 30 I want to know 15 . 20 "WEDGING RING". Series 16 . 10 "NEXT". Series 17 . 00 Federal Judge 18 . 20 Understand. Forgive 19 . 00 Wait for me 19 . 50 Let's get married! 21 . 00 Time 21 . 30 "ONE FAMILY". TV series (S) 22 .

The World Athletics Championships kick off at the Berlin Olympic Stadium The World Athletics Championship promises to be the most representative in its history. Two years ago, 1,800 athletes from 197 countries competed in Osaka, Japan. The Berlin championship will break this record. It is already known that the number of participating countries will exceed two hundred. The competition, which includes 47 disciplines, will feature an unprecedented prize fund of more than $7 million.

Germany confidently holds the lead in the Russian group While the Russian team was testing its level, choosing the Argentine team as a standard, our main opponent in the qualifying group, Germany, was strengthening its leadership. And Azerbaijan, under the leadership of the famous German specialist Berti Vogts, was unable to stop the European vice-champions. Group 4. The Azerbaijani national team remains one of two European teams that have never managed to upset the opposing goalkeepers.

Andreev couldn't cope with Roddick Tennis tournaments of the US Open Series that precedes the US Open (starts on August 31) continue overseas. Let us remind you that the three strongest players in the overall standings of this series will each have the right to earn additional prize money at the Grand Slam competitions in New York. This week, women play in Cincinnati at a Premier 5 tournament with a total bonus of $2 million.

The director of the Estonian Language Inspectorate, Mr. Ilmar Tomusk, yesterday proposed an amendment to the 1989 language law to prohibit officials from giving interviews in Russian. He drew attention to the fact that many high-ranking officials in his country communicate with the public in a language other than Estonian: “For example, in Russian-language programs they give interviews in Russian.

Abkhazia and South Ossetia turned to American image makers The day after Vladimir Putin’s visit to the Russian-recognized Republic of Abkhazia, it suddenly became clear that from the point of view of Sukhumi, visits by Russian top officials, even such prominent ones, are not enough to fully form an image.

Izh-Avto filed an insolvency petition with the Arbitration Court of the Udmurt Region The Izhevsk Automobile Plant (Izh-Avto), which has been idle since May, has not been able to restructure its debts to banks and has filed for its own bankruptcy with the Arbitration Court of the Udmurt Region. The arbitration court registered this application on August 6, according to the court’s website.

CONCERTS Irina Rodiles (vocals) and her trio. Igor Butman Club , August 14, 20.00. Sergei Nikitin. Ikra , August 14, 21.00. "Dancing minus." “16 tons” , August 14, 21.00. Sergei Galanin and “Earring”. “Concert” , August 14, 21.30. Karl Khlamkin and the Fire Orchestra. Balkan and Jewish melodies, Cuban and Jamaican rhythms, rumbas and klezmers, gop-with-a-bow and gypsy. "Project O.G.I." , August 14, 22.00. Festival "Wild Mint".

The Belarusian president already knows who he will blame for unresolved problems. Rumors about the possible resignation of the Belarusian government have been appearing with enviable regularity lately. They were caused by problems in the country's economy, provoked by the global crisis. The rumors intensified after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko this month demanded his cabinet lift its ban on trade intermediaries.

The Supreme Court of Russia upheld the verdict against a member of the illegal armed group Arbi Dandaev, who participated in the execution of Russian soldiers during the militant attack on Dagestan in 1999. “He was found guilty of participation in an illegal armed group, illegal trafficking in weapons, participation in an armed rebellion with the aim of overthrowing the constitutional order and an attempt on the life of a military serviceman,” the Prosecutor General’s Office said.

General Motors is almost ready to sign an agreement to sell Opel to the Magna-Sberbank concern It took Magna International Inc. three months. and Sberbank, as well as their ardent supporter, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, to convince the American auto giant General Motors Co. sell one of its assets - the German Opel - to a Russian-Canadian consortium. It looks like the deal is nearing success, although Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the head of the German government, Mrs.

Evgenia Pasternak and Andrei Zhvalevsky composed a true fairy tale for children and adults The heroes of the new book by Evgenia Pasternak and Andrei Zhvalevsky published by the Vremya publishing house are teenagers who have just emerged from childhood, fifth-graders, eleven-year-olds. They live in the same city (Belarusian regional center), but half of the characters live in 1980, the other in 2018.

Moscow enterprises continue to delay wages Moscow enterprises continue to increase wage arrears, but not on such a scale as before. In mid-August, the total debt of organizational leaders to their workforces amounted to 276 million rubles. Marina Ogloblina, head of the city’s economic policy and development department, announced this at a meeting with reporters on Thursday.

The President of Tajikistan is on vacation in the Czech Republic For almost a week now, Tajikistan has been living without its president. At the same time, the Tajik authorities do not make official announcements about the departure of the head of state from the country. There is no mention of this on Emomali Rahmon’s website.