Russia will develop a device for reconnaissance of a potentially dangerous asteroid Russian scientists promise to develop a spacecraft to study a celestial body that, according to some astronomers, poses a potential threat to life on Earth. On Tuesday, the director of the Institute of Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician Lev Zeleny, told reporters that the leading enterprise of the domestic rocket and space industry is the NPO named after. S.A.

The second most important multi-day cycling road race on the international calendar, the Giro D'Italia, has approached its equator. After ten stages (21 in total), Alexander Vinokurov from Astana owns the pink jersey of the leader of the general classification. The Kazakh team is serious about maintaining first place for its rider until the finish of the Giro in Verona on May 30.

Three Russians have been in a South Ossetian prison for a week Yesterday, at the site of the Rosbalt news agency in Moscow, several Russian specialists with experience in South Ossetia spoke about a series of scandals that erupted in this small country, the independence of which is officially recognized by Russia . Three Russian citizens have been in a South Ossetian prison for a week now - Alexey Grunin, Andrey Abramov and Alexey Nosachev.

Very warm weather has settled over most of the European territory of Russia. In the next 24 hours, an Arctic anticyclone will attack the European territory of Russia. In the northwestern region in the sphere of influence of the anticyclone, rain will become unlikely. Despite the fact that at night the temperature will drop slightly, during the day the air will warm up to +20...+25оС, in the south to +28оС.

Watch from May 20 on Moscow screens "Shrek Forever After" (USA, 2010, Mike Mitchell) . The fourth and, according to the creators, the last series of adventures of the ogre Shrek in a magical land. He came to the end as a respectable family man, a member of the royal family and, in general, an extremely positive and sedate gentleman.

NIS's loss was more than $500 million Gazprom Neft's overseas expansion does not seem to be going very well. Its first foreign asset, the Serbian NIS, reported a loss of almost $537 million under IFRS for 2009. Previously, the management of Gazprom Neft promised that the subsidiary would end the year without losses. At the same time, in 2008, the company's loss amounted to about $116 million.

The debate on methods to save the European economy continues During the meeting that ended yesterday, EU finance ministers were unable to come to a final decision on the details of the anti-crisis plan to support the region's economy worth almost a trillion dollars. Not only European, but also American politicians are no longer opposed to supporting countries burdened with debt.

The head coach of the Russian national team met with employers Dick Advocaat, recently confirmed as the head coach of the Russian national team, arrived in Moscow, where he immediately met with the top officials of Russian football.

The German government has reduced service life The German federal government has ended months of debate over the prospects for military conscription. The Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and Free Democrats participating in the ruling coalition agreed to reduce the terms of both military service and alternative civilian service. In both cases, the duration of these periods will be six months, including any legal vacation days that accrue during this time.

Deal with Turkey and Brazil will not save Iran from sanctions Yesterday evening—early this morning, Moscow time—an agreed draft of a new resolution on Iran was supposed to be submitted to the UN Security Council for consideration. And as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned before this, the document will be very tough.

A criminal case has been initiated against the former rector of GITIS Law enforcement agencies yesterday announced the initiation of a criminal case against the former rector of the country's largest theater university, RATI-GITIS, Marina Khmelnitskaya. She was suspected of abuse of power, which resulted in the illegal rental of part of a student dormitory.

Russia and Poland will be friends by regions The 2nd Forum of Regions of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Poland completed its work in Warsaw yesterday. The first meeting of representatives of Russian regions and Polish voivodeships took place in September last year in Moscow.

Vladimir Putin does not promise the Academy of Sciences much financial support The final annual general meeting of the Russian Academy of Sciences took place yesterday. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin spoke as the main invited guest. The head of government tried to encourage academics to work more actively for the benefit of Russia, promising them mainly material benefits, although not on a particularly large scale.

The management of the Raspadskaya mine decided to prosecute until the causes of the accident are clarified. Yesterday, Igor Volkov, the director of the Raspadskaya coal mine, where a major accident occurred on the night of May 9, killed at least 66 people, was dismissed. He wrote a statement “of his own free will,” which was immediately granted, although on Monday representatives of Raspadskaya Coal Company CJSC claimed that Mr.

Deputy Prime Minister proposed stimulating the purchase of shares in state-owned companies The largest Russian oil company, Rosneft, and the energy export monopolist, Inter RAO, may be privatized. Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin told reporters about this yesterday, answering a corresponding question. “I think it is advisable, but depending on the market,” said the deputy head of government.