At the World Championships, the Russians perform as an experimental squad The World Team Chess Championship is taking place in the Turkish city of Bursa. In the round-robin tournament, ten teams compete for the title of the strongest team in the world, including the continental champions, as well as the three best teams based on the results of the 2008 Chess Olympiad. A separate place is allocated for the organizing country.

In the west of the European territory of Russia, atmospheric fronts continue to rise from south to north, carrying warm air saturated with moisture. However, from the east the influence of the Siberian anticyclone will again begin to intensify, which will be especially noticeable in the European territory of Russia on Friday. In the areas of the north-west, near the fronts, snow on Thursday and Friday, -5...-10оС during the day.

Moscow supports continuation of nuclear negotiations Today Iran celebrates the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. On February 11, 1979, the regime of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was overthrown, and revolutionaries led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini came to power. The current holiday takes place against the backdrop of escalating confrontation between Tehran and the West over the dispute over the Iranian nuclear program.

CONCERTS Billy Talent (Canada). Tour in support of the next record. Glavclub (House of Culture named after Gorbunov), 20.00. "Torba-on-Kruche". Ikra, 21.00. "Moral Code". Music Town Club, 22.00. CLASSIC State Academic Symphonic Chapel of Russia conducted by V. Polyansky. M. Glinka, A. Arensky, M. Mussorgsky, A. Borodin, N. Rimsky-Korsakov. Soloists: S. Shilova (mezzo-soprano), M. Guzhov (bass). Conservatory, 19.00. State Conservatory named after E.F. Svetlanova. M. Ravel, E. Chausson, C.

Vitaly Mutko decided to strengthen the vertical of sports Minister of Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy Vitaly Mutko arrived in the capital of the Winter Olympic Games, Vancouver, with thoughts about reform. In the near future, Mr. Mutko plans to make changes to the federal law “On Physical Culture and Sports”, according to which the head coaches of national teams will be appointed by the state.

Deposit rates are falling faster than inflation Rates on deposits in Russian banks continue to decline rapidly. In the first ten days of February, the maximum rate on ruble deposits reached 11.3% compared to 13% a month earlier. This is evidenced by the results of Bank of Russia monitoring of the ten largest banks. Analysts believe that this trend will continue until the end of the year. Banks can afford to reduce deposit rates, especially since the influx of household funds has not yet stopped.

Suspect detained in attempted kidnapping of prefecture official Oleg Mitvol In Moscow, as reported by the SKP, yesterday a suspect was detained in an attempt to kidnap the responsible employee of the prefecture of the Northern District (NAO) of Moscow. As it turned out, the attack on the deputy head of the operational distribution department, Ilya Gambashidze, took place in the fall. This is the third such incident involving officials from the Northern Administrative District.

Oil exporters are ready to provide China with a discount on raw materials China continues to set records for hydrocarbon consumption. In January, another monthly maximum for oil imports was reached. China, according to the national customs administration, imported 17.1 million tons (4 million barrels per day), which is a third higher than last year.

Exhibition of Mikhail Odnoralov at the Tretyakov Gallery Mikhail Odnoralov is one of the leaders of the so-called unofficial art of the 60s and 70s. His creative biography refracts the fundamental generational themes of “other art.” The artist grew up in a family of Arbat intellectuals, studied painting with Robert Falk, communicated with Ehrenburg, Shklovsky, Richter, Gabrichevsky.

Barack Obama continues his carrot-and-stick policy US President Barack Obama said in an interview with Bloomberg BusinessWeek that he “doesn’t feel sorry” for the $17 million that was allocated as a bonus to the head of JP Morgan Chase & Co. Jamie Dimon, or $9 million, which the head of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. received. Lloyd Blankfein. At the same time, the head of the White House called on shareholders of financial companies to restrain excessive bonuses for top managers.

The state is looking for new ways to attract business with infrastructure projects In the context of the “marginalization of the role of the Investment Fund,” the state intends to significantly expand the tools of public-private partnerships (PPP), making it possible to attract business to the implementation of large infrastructure projects even without their obvious payback.

Berlin Film Festival opens today The most pompous, the most complacent and, perhaps, the least interesting of the “Big Three” festivals (Cannes, Berlin, Venice) will open today for the 60th time. There really are not enough masterpieces at the Berlinale; the last one I remember was “Capricious Cloud” by Tsai Ming-Liang in 2005. But the organizers skillfully use their advantages - from the incredible diversity of the program to the ideal German order and comfort that reigns at Potsdamerplatz.

Rubin and CSKA test themselves before the start of the season Next week Russian clubs will open the football season. Rubin Kazan will begin its performance in the 1/16 finals of the Europa League with a match against the Israeli Hapoel, and a week later the capital's CSKA will make its debut in the spring stage of the Champions League. They will play in the Russian Super Cup on March 7. The national champion has big plans for the Europa League.

RTS will launch energy futures trading By the end of spring, the RTS and Arena exchanges intend to organize a platform for trading electricity futures, sources in the energy market said. “They will be traded in the unified RTS system, clearing will also be carried out by the RTS, and the Arena exchange will be the organizer of the trades,” explained Roman Goryunov, Chairman of the Board of the RTS.

Opposition parties continue to withdraw from elections In anticipation of the regional elections on March 14, political passions are beginning to heat up. In the regions, candidates are being removed from the elections, which is why yesterday in the State Duma parliamentary colleagues sharply criticized United Russia.