New Jersey Nets set an anti-record Basketball. NBA. Regular season. "Atlanta" - "Toronto" - 146:115, "Cleveland" - "Phoenix" - 107:90, "Orlando" - "New York" - 118:104, "Washington" - " Milwaukee - 104:102, New Jersey - Dallas - 101:117, Chicago - Detroit - 92:85, Minnesota - Memphis - 95: 97, “Oklahoma” – “Philadelphia” – 117:106, “Sacramento” – “Indiana” – 110:105, “Clippers” – “Houston” – 85:102.

Quarterfinal matches began in Khanty-Mansiysk The 1/8 finals of the World Chess Cup were played in Khanty-Mansiysk. In the eight matches that took place, only three grandmasters limited themselves to two games with classical control. Moreover, two of them, Peter Svidler and Shakhtiyar Mamedyarov, practically predetermined their success already in the first games, which they won with black.

Bank of America returns $45 billion to the government The largest US bank, Bank of America (BofA), will return to the state the funds provided to it at the height of the financial crisis. By handing over $45 billion, the bank will escape strict government control. In particular, the company will completely remove restrictions on the payment of bonuses, and it will be easier for the bank to acquire a new CEO, who should replace the outgoing Kenneth Lewis.

Biathlon veteran 40-year-old Hanevold celebrated his anniversary on the ski track On Thursday, men entered the fight for the Biathlon World Cup on the Swedish Ostersund track. The winner of the 20 km individual race with four shooting ranges, where each miss is punishable by a minute of penalty time, was the Norwegian Emil-Egle Svendsen. On the second step of the podium with a lag of 35 seconds. American Tim Burke was sensational, Austrian Christoph Sumann was third (49 seconds deficit).

The Prime Minister held the eighth feedback session with the country Vladimir Putin, first as president and now as prime minister, has firmly staked his claim on the “direct line” format of communication with citizens. Yesterday, Gostiny Dvor hosted the eighth annual video conference, called “Conversation with Vladimir Putin. Continuation". And the end of this conversation, judging by Mr. Putin’s statements, is not in sight.

The capital's chief traffic inspector urges drivers not to use studded tires While weather forecasters are recording above-zero temperature records in early December, the capital's utility workers and road enforcers are anticipating precipitation and the first serious cold snap. As the head of the Moscow traffic police department, Sergei Kazantsev, told reporters yesterday, already this weekend the temperature in the capital will drop to minus, and then we can expect the first winter snow.

The leader of the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldavian Republic (PMR), Igor Smirnov, said recently during a visit to Moscow that the negotiation process on the Transnistrian problem “has been disrupted, there is no one to talk to, there is no elected president of Moldova.” The president was referring to the unsuccessful attempts of the Moldovan parliament to elect a president, including the previous one on November 10. Another one will be undertaken on December 7th.

The Grand Prix final started in the capital of Japan In the Japanese capital this weekend, figure skaters will compete for the final sets of awards of the Grand Prix championship series. As last year, these competitions will combine two tournaments - junior and adult finals, in which athletes from 11 countries will take part. “Seniors” will compete for a prize fund of $272 thousand. Winners and runners-up will receive $25, 18 and 12 thousand.

AvtoVAZ gets little government support: it raises prices Since yesterday, AvtoVAZ has increased prices for cars of the Lada model range. This caused an immediate critical reaction from the United Russia party in the person of the secretary of the presidium of its General Council, Vyacheslav Volodin.

Yesterday it became known that former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Muratbek IMANALIEV was confirmed as the new Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), whose members are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. A 53-year-old graduate of the Moscow Institute of Asian and African Countries, a candidate of historical sciences and a professional sinologist, this is not the first time he has gone to serve in Beijing. In 1991-1992, Mr.

Russia and NATO resumed dialogue Russia and the North Atlantic Alliance have begun to restore relations. This became clear after yesterday's informal meeting of the ambassadors of 26 member countries of the alliance, its Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer and Russia's permanent representative to NATO Dmitry Rogozin. This is the first contact at the political level since relations between NATO and Russia were frozen as a result of the August 2008 war in Georgia. Mr.

PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts zero growth in Russian trade for the year The trade in goods and services sector in Russia has been seriously affected by the credit crisis and the general decline in citizens' willingness to consume. As a result, the international consulting company PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) predicts that in ruble terms the volume of retail trade turnover in 2009 will remain at the level of last year, and in terms of dollars it will decrease by 20%.

The Ministry of Economic Development has calculated who, besides Russia, is violating the G20 agreements The sharp increase in duties on foreign cars undertaken by the Russian authorities caused protests not only in different regions of Russia. In the West, this particular measure is often blamed on President Dmitry Medvedev as an example of violation of the agreements he signed in November at the G20 summit in Washington .

What is happening with unmanned aerial vehicles in Russia The topic of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is becoming increasingly popular and even fashionable. This is a promising direction in the development of technology in the world, which is confirmed by many experts. Today, more than 40 countries use approximately 100 modifications of drones. The market for unmanned vehicles is worth billions of dollars and continues to grow.

Political scientists about the Prime Minister's "direct line" Vremya Novostey correspondent Natalya ROZHKOVA asked representatives of the Russian expert community whether Vladimir Putin’s “direct line”, coupled with Dmitry Medvedev’s message to the Federal Assembly, helped them better understand how roles and responsibilities are distributed between the president and the prime minister.