Avtomobilist ended the season with a crushing defeat and a million-dollar fine Ufa's Salavat Yulaev finally took to the ice in the match against Ekaterinburg's Avtomobilist and, angry at the attack on goalkeeper Vitaly Kolesnik, defeated their opponent 8:1. Late in the evening, the leadership of Salavat Yulaev released its statement regarding the terrible episode that happened on Sunday.

Vladimir Putin will solve social and geopolitical problems with the help of the Geographical Society On Monday, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took part in a meeting of the Russian Geographical Society. This public organization, which has been virtually uninterrupted since its creation in 1845, received new life last year when the prime minister agreed to head its board of trustees. The first results of Mr.

The discovery of American scientists will allow the creation of ultra-small energy sources A group of physicists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has discovered a previously unknown phenomenon. It turns out that carbon nanotubes can generate powerful waves of energy that create an electric current. The results of the study by Michael Strano and Hilda Rodi were published in the journal Nature Materials.

Irish Film Festival starts in Moscow On March 17, St. Patrick's Day, which is celebrated more and more widely in our country every year, the 3rd Irish Film Festival will open at the 35 MM cinema. The most modern films released in Ireland in 2009 and awarded at various film festivals, from Sundance to Cannes, will be brought to Moscow. The program includes feature films and documentaries, as well as a selection of short films - animated and live-action.

New training system will help save time Scientists from Canada's McMaster University conducted a study, the results of which were published in the Journal of Physiology. They prove the benefits of high-intensity interval training (HIIT), which not only saves time, but is also as effective as traditional moderate-duration workouts. It has long been known that regular exercise of moderate duration improves oxygen supply to muscles and helps remove waste products.

EADS does not lose hope of participating in the tender for the US Air Force The tender for the purchase of tanker aircraft for the US Air Force, which the Pentagon announced almost ten years ago, appears to be far from completed. The European holding EADS is asking to postpone the summing up of the tender, scheduled for mid-May, the Defense News portal reported, citing its sources in the US Congress. This information has not yet received official confirmation.

The opposition again subjected Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister of Germany Guido Westerwelle to sharp criticism. He is accused of abusing his position in favor of people close to him and businessmen collaborating with the Free Democratic Party he heads. The scandal broke out after an article in Der Spiegel magazine. It was about the fact that Michael Mronz, Mr.

The only culprit of the plane crash in Perm was found among the dead The Investigative Committee of the Prosecutor's Office closed the criminal case into the plane crash of the Boeing 737-500 passenger plane, which crashed in Perm on the night of September 14, 2008.

Moscow authorities allowed two drivers' rallies to be held on Saturday The Federation of Car Owners of Russia, which intends to organize another all-Russian protest action next Saturday, announces that the Moscow mayor's office has agreed to hold a rally in the capital.

The Moscow City Duma proposes to stop street sales of alcohol and cigarettes Moscow City Duma deputies propose eliminating the main range of street stalls - alcohol and cigarettes. The capital's legislators intend to approach Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov with this proposal in the near future.

All parties consider themselves winners of regional elections The results of the elections held on March 14 in eight regions of Russia satisfied both the party in power and the parliamentary opposition. As for the non-parliamentary opposition, even it found reasons for optimism. Although with serious reservations. The Vremya Novostey newspaper asked representatives of all parties that took part in the elections for their opinion on the voting results.

To the staff of the newspaper “Vremya Novostey” Dear friends! Your tenth anniversary is your first anniversary! There will be many of them ahead! But maybe this one will be the most expensive, because it was deeply suffered. The first decade of the 21st century, which coincided with the difficult period of the country’s recovery from the 1998 crisis, certainly affected both journalism and the publishing industry. That is why your formation required double efforts of the entire editorial team.

Most of European Russia will continue to experience winter weather. It will be supported by an extensive northern multi-center cyclone, with its western part where winds blow from the north, supplying cold Arctic air. The nights are cold almost everywhere, and even during the day the background temperatures are negative, and average daily temperatures by the middle of this week will be 4-8 degrees below the climate norm.

Russia condemned the provocation of the Georgian TV channel Today at the Tbilisi Palace of Trade Unions, at the call of ex-Prime Minister and leader of the opposition movement “For a Fair Georgia” Zurab Nogaideli, supporters of the normalization of relations between Georgia and Russia will gather.

The government gave the regions a week to review housing and communal services tariffs Serious protest sentiments emerging in the Russian provinces forced the federal authorities to intervene in tariff policy in the regions.