Marat Safin is waiting for a meeting with Roger Federer The first Grand Slam tournament of the season in Melbourne caused a real stir among spectators. From the first to the last match, it is difficult to find empty seats in the stands for fans. This is understandable, the Australian tournament brought together the entire elite of world tennis, and this sport is very popular on the Green Continent. The third day of the competition turned out to be successful for the Russians.

Monday, September 14 First 5 . 00, 9.00, 12.00, 15.00. 18.00, 23.40 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 . 20 Understand. Forgive 15 . 20 "WEDGING RING". TV series (S) 16 . 10 Let's get married! 17 . 00 Federal Judge 18 . 20 Let them talk 19 . 10 "NEXT". Series 20 . 00 Wait for me 21 . 00 Time 21 . 30 "I'LL BE BACK." Series (S). 22 .

CONCERTS Patsy Fuller (vocals, England). "Union of Composers" , 20.30. Macy Gray (USA). American soul diva and composer, skillfully combining old school soul, hip-hop, rhythm and blues, funk and rock. “B1 Maximum” , September 11, 21.00. "Moral Code". "B2" , September 11, 23.00. Folkday. The first folk-rock open-air: “Kalinov Bridge”, “Melnitsa”, The Dartz, “Bear Corner”, Alevtina, Tintal. Hermitage Garden , September 12, 17.00. "Crematorium". Mezzo Forte , September 12, 20.00.

US President accused of medical “socialism” President Barack Obama has entered a decisive battle over health care reform, which has become the cornerstone of the new US administration's domestic policy. “I am not the first president to take on this matter, but I intend to be the last. And I will achieve my goal, regardless of any difficulties,” he said, speaking before both houses of the US Congress. The reform bill will be presented to the Senate Finance Committee on September 21.

Tiraspol hopes for dialogue with the new authorities in Chisinau At yesterday's meeting of the newly elected Moldovan parliament, deputies were engaged in the formation of its governing structures. It was also attended by parliamentarians from the Party of Communists, who failed to challenge in the Constitutional Court the legality of the election of the leader of the Liberal Party, Mihai Ghimpu, as chairman of parliament during the first meeting on August 28.

Magnitogorsk failed to win the first match of the Champions League final Metallurg Magnitogorsk played the first match of the Champions League final against Swiss Zurich on its ice. The Russian team was very nervous in the first minutes and conceded two goals already in the opening twenty minutes. The hosts were able to win back only 43 seconds before the end of the match.

Venezuela could become the main market for Russian arms sales Russia and Venezuela on Thursday concluded a number of agreements in the field of military-technical cooperation (MTC). Russia is ready to supply various types of weapons “that Venezuela requests from us,” without violating its international obligations, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev emphasized. However, “this kind of contract is not always signed in public,” he added.

The Greek opposition criticizes the project to build the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline On the eve of early parliamentary elections in Greece, the opposition Socialist Party questioned the need for the Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline. Its construction is due to begin next year. “The oil pipeline has been advertised, but the intergovernmental agreement ensures the interests of only one side,” said party leader Giorgos Papandreou, referring to Russia.

Debate about the past intensifies in the Polish Sejm Yesterday, within the walls of the Polish Sejm, a discussion of a scandalous resolution condemning the entry of Soviet troops into Poland on September 17, 1939 flared up with renewed vigor. Two versions of the document collided - the original hard text of the Kaczynski brothers' Law and Justice party and a softer draft proposed by the Speaker of the Sejm Bronislaw Komorowski.

The British again defeated the Croats and qualified for the World Cup The World Cup qualifying matches that took place on Wednesday announced the names of new participants in the tournament in South Africa. They were the teams of England, Spain and Paraguay. Serbia, Slovakia and Spain are very close to obtaining their tickets to the World Cup. In South America, Diego Maradona confirms the thesis that a brilliant football player can turn into an mediocre, or worse, coach.

A million displaced people have changed the face of Israel Twenty years ago, in the fall of 1989, after the USSR authorities eased the rules for leaving the country, a mass exodus of Soviet Jews to Israel began. During this time, the Jewish state acquired about a million new Russian-speaking citizens. For a small country that gained independence only in 1948 and whose entire population is 7 million, this was a fateful event.

A German play is shown in Yasnaya Polyana Leo Tolstoy's plays rarely appear on stage, but this one is an incredible rarity.

The government will help regions fulfill social obligations On Thursday, at a meeting of the government presidium, ministers again carried on old conversations about the new budget for 2010. Yesterday, the head of the Ministry of Finance, Alexei Kudrin, outlined to his colleagues the proposals of the regions and spoke about the approved amendments aimed at equalizing the budgetary provision of the subjects. To begin with, Mr.

Most industry safety rules have expired in Russia The causes of the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station - the largest man-made disaster in post-Soviet history - should be officially named by Rostechnadzor on September 15.

IEA predicts growth in oil consumption No decision was made to reduce production levels at the OPEC session in Vienna, which ended late yesterday night. Exporting countries unanimously decided to maintain the current production volume of 24.86 million barrels per day. Although the cartel, as is known, does not comply with quotas. Experts doubt that OPEC will even return to the idea of ​​reducing production in the coming year.