A generational change has begun in the Belarusian opposition The oldest Belarusian opposition party has elected a new leadership - this event could be the beginning of a renewal of the ranks of opponents of the current government. On Saturday, 33-year-old Alexei Yanukevich was elected leader of the Belarusian Popular Front (BPF), replacing 54-year-old Lyavon Barshchevsky in this post.

CLASSIC Opening of the RNO festival . In the program P.I. Tchaikovsky. Russian National Orchestra. Conductor M. Pletnev. Bolshoi Theater , 19.00. "In memory of Svetlanov." The program includes K. Debussy, F. Chopin, G. Berlioz. National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia. Conducted by Benjamin Ellin. House of Music , 19.00. "Creative youth of the Moscow Conservatory." The program includes S. Rachmaninov, V.-A. Mozart, F. Chopin, B. Bartok. Ilya Ovchinnikov (piano), Tatyana Kolesova (piano).

Chinese officials in Urumqi fall victim to popular discontent The situation in Urumqi, the administrative center of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of the People's Republic of China, returned to normal yesterday so much that wedding processions were allowed to pass through army cordons on the streets of the city.

The state will pay for unused tickets Russian aviation authorities on Friday revoked Kaliningrad airline KD Avia's permission to fly. The decision comes into force on September 14, but the airline has already canceled all its flights except Moscow, and has also filed for bankruptcy in court. According to the decision of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation), within 55 days, until October 20, KD Avia passengers will be able to take flights of eight other Russian airlines.

US airstrike killed dozens of Afghan civilians The already tense situation in Afghanistan, associated with the ongoing counting of votes in the presidential elections on August 20 and the intensification of the actions of Taliban militants, is acquiring the features of a bloody orgy. The NATO alliance, which has declared ensuring security in this country as its top priority, not only cannot take control of the situation, but also continually adds fuel to the fire of armed conflict.

In single-mandate constituencies, Moscow United Russia members will have virtually no competitors The procedure for registering participants in the October elections to the Moscow City Duma showed that self-nomination of candidates in single-mandate constituencies outside a single political movement is doomed to failure.

Former prosecutor and detective stood up for the “Ukhta arsonists” The investigation into the sensational case of arson in the city of Ukhta (Komi Republic) in July 2005 of the Passage shopping center, which resulted in the death of 25 people, received a new scandalous continuation. In June of this year, the Komi Supreme Court sentenced the alleged perpetrators of the arson, local residents Anton Korostelev and Alexei Pulyalin, to life imprisonment.

Group 1 I W N P M O 1. Denmark 7 5 2 0 14--3 17 2. Hungary 7 4 1 2 9--4 13 3. Sweden 7 3 3 1 8--3 12 4. Portugal 7 2 4 1 9--5 10 5. Albania 8 1 3 4 4--8 6 6. Malta 8 0 1 7 0--21 1 Group 2 I W N P M O 1. Switzerland 7 5 1 1 13--6 16 2. Greece 7 4 1 2 12--6 13 3. Latvia 7 4 1 2 11--6 13 4. Israel 7 2 3 2 10--9 9 5. Luxembourg 7 1 2 4 3--13 5 6. Moldova 7 0 2 5 2--11 2 Group 3 I W N P M O 1. Slovakia 7 5 1 1 19--8 16 2. Sev. Ireland 8 4 2 2 13--7 14 3. Poland 7 3 2 2 19--8 11 4.

On the European territory of Russia, September weather is more reminiscent of a bygone summer. The temperature corresponds to the first days of August. On Monday, the northwestern regions will continue to be under the influence of the Atlantic cyclone, the atmospheric front of which will pass through the central regions of the European territory of Russia. In the north-western region, light short-term rains are expected in places; during the day the temperature will be +14...+19оС.

On Thursday, the “Territory” festival of contemporary art opens in Perm, one of the founders and art directors of which is director Kirill Serebrennikov. Among his productions are “The Forest”, “Playing the Victim” and “Kizhe” at the Moscow Art Theater, “The Naked Pioneer” at Sovremennik, “Falstaff” at the Mariinsky Theater. Each of his performances causes controversy among critics, and almost all are successful with the public.

The visit of the Swedish minister to Israel did not take place A huge row between Israel and Sweden led yesterday to the cancellation of Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt's visit to the Jewish state. The press secretary of the head of the Swedish Foreign Ministry, Irena Busich, hastened to declare that the visit had not been cancelled, but only postponed. Mr.

The state promises new rules of the game in the medical equipment market The relative freedom in the medical equipment market is coming to an end. Nikolai Yurgel, head of the Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare and Social Development (Roszdravnadzor), recently announced his decision to establish strict rules of the game in this area.

“Dangerous Passengers of Train 123” on Moscow screens The replacement of New York subway dispatcher Walter Garber (Denzel Washington), a once-big subway boss demoted on suspicion of bribery, comes at precisely the time when several highly suspicious-looking men, led by tattooed bruiser Ryder (John Travolta), look like Using a bearskin brought to life by Oorfene Juice, an underground train is seized and a ransom of ten million dollars and one cent is demanded.

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Former circus director to become OSCE Chairman At the end of last week, two high-profile events took place in Kazakhstan that will be important for the country’s image in the outside world. On September 3, the Balkhash District Court found the famous Kazakh human rights activist and lawyer Yevgeny Zhovtis guilty of manslaughter of a pedestrian as a result of an accident and sentenced him to four years in prison. This is exactly what the prosecutor demanded.