RUSAL and RusHydro found money to complete the construction of the Boguchanskaya HPP The restoration of the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station, which was badly damaged as a result of the disaster on August 17, will take about four years, according to authorities. The main candidate for replacing the failed station is the Boguchanskaya HPP, which is being built by RUSAL and RusHydro.

US President Barack Obama's ratings are steadily declining Recent research data from American sociologists indicates a steady decline in the popularity of President Barack Obama. Yesterday in the United States the results of a public opinion poll conducted by the Gallup Research Service were released. 52% of respondents said they were satisfied with the way Obama carried out his presidential duties. It would seem like a good indicator.

Greece won the Acropolis Cup The Greek men's basketball team won the traditional, already 23rd international Acropolis Cup tournament with the participation of four teams, held in Athens. In the final third round, thanks to a good game in the fourth period (25:14), the Hellenes barely defeated the Lithuanian squad - 75:73.

Australians will be offered grass clippings as a sedative It’s not just landscape designers who now recommend mowing lawns more often. Researchers from the Australian University of Queensland have proven that the smell of freshly cut grass causes a feeling of relaxation and even helps fight stress and thinking disorders in old age, reports Lenta.ru.

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Boeing is losing time, but not customers The aircraft manufacturing company Boeing yesterday announced a new, already fifth, flight period for the new generation airliner it is creating, the Boeing 787. The aircraft, also known as the Dreamliner, is expected to take off "by the end of 2009" and Boeing promises to begin deliveries to customers in the fourth quarter of 2010. The Dreamliner's first test flight was originally scheduled for September 2007.

Latest premieres and the fate of the Lensovet Theater Mandelstam wrote: “A poem is alive in an internal image, in that sounding cast of form that precedes the written poem. There is not a single word yet, but the poem is already being heard. This is the sound of the inner image, it is the poet’s ear that perceives it.” The theater is also alive internally. There is a certain ideal state of his, destined from above, with which he strives to coincide.

The mayor of Moscow gave instructions to teachers Yuri Luzhkov led the final preparations for the new academic year. On the eve of September 1, the capital's mayor taught the city's education system workers a final lesson.

The Russian economy has reached the long-awaited bottom and settled there Domestic analysts shared their forecasts for the fall with the press yesterday at the sixth meeting of the economic club “Crisis Examination,” organized by RIA Novosti. Experts tried to figure out what awaits us in the near future and when and according to what scenario a new rise will begin. If it starts, of course.

Russian clubs ignored the new tournament The Europa League has lost its Russian representatives. Perm's Amkar flew out of the tournament, considerably scaring the English Fulham. Having won the return match 1:0, only the second goal was not enough for the Perm team to advance to the group stage. Russia's losses did not end there. Following this, both the capital's Dynamo and St. Petersburg's Zenit left the tournament.

Only communists demand Vladimir Putin's report on the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov, on behalf of the Communist Party, demanded from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin an urgent report on the causes of the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station at the next plenary meeting of the State Duma.

CONCERTS Trio of Nikolai Levinovsky. Igor Butman Club , August 28, 20.00. Andrey Makarevich and the Creole Tango Orchestra . Ikra , August 28, 21.00. "Mongol Shuudan". Mezzo Forte , August 28, 21.00. "NOM." ArteFAQ , August 28, 21.00. Sergei Galanin and “Earring”. Reserve/Art-Garbage , August 28, 21.00. Mara. "B2" , August 28, 23.00. Nouvelle Vague. Synthesis of bossa nova and new-wave from France as part of the NuNote Lounge Fest 2009. Hermitage Garden , August 29, 18.00. Nike Borzov.

Six years ago, in August 2003, the NATO military-political bloc arbitrarily, without legal basis, assumed command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), operating in Afghanistan under a UN mandate. What are the results of this decision by Brussels today? Since then, the volume of heroin produced in Afghanistan has increased, as evidenced by many independent studies, by two and a half times. The level of violence has not decreased.

Yesterday, 28-year-old Bachana Akhalaia became the new Minister of Defense of Georgia, replacing 41-year-old Vasily Sikharulidze in this post. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Akhalaia worked as Deputy Minister of Defense; previously, for three years he headed the Department of Correctional Labor Institutions of the Ministry of Justice. The other day, Mr.

The Fed wants to keep things secret to fight crises. Supporters of the idea of ​​greater transparency of the Federal Reserve System (FRS) while expanding its powers have received a new reason for discussion. Bloomberg is suing the Federal Reserve, demanding to name the financial companies to which it issued emergency loans. This week, the court ordered the disclosure of information on 11 loan programs by August 31.