Petrova finished out the match against Dementieva with a leg injury Elena Dementieva reached the semi-finals of the French Open, beating her compatriot Nadezhda Petrova - 2:6, 6:2, 6:0. The Russian derby, which already promised a tense decisive game during the match, ended with a demonstration of the full advantage of Dementieva, who retained more strength and health for the end of the match. Her opponent was bothered by pain in her leg, which was the main reason for the defeat in the third set.

Pyotr Pestov was honored at the Musical Theater This name is not heard by ordinary people not associated with ballet. This man does not participate in television shows, does not act in commercials, and has never even danced at the Bolshoi Theater. The man turned eighty in December and teaches in Stuttgart.

Masterpieces exiled by the Nazis returned to the “most beautiful museum in the world” The Ruhr region of Germany has been declared European Capital of Culture 2010. As part of this event in Essen, the new building of the Folkwang Museum, which opened its doors at the beginning of the year, is hosting the first exhibition, organized with the support of the gas company E.ON Ruhrgas.

Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin did not agree with the dispersal of “dissenters” Russian Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin is going to present to President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin his thoughts on how legislation on mass protests can be improved in order to avoid incidents similar to what happened on May 31 on Triumfalnaya Square. Mr.

The state corporation sells Western aircraft to Aeroflot The Russian Technologies State Corporation yesterday announced Boeing as the winner of its tender for the supply of 50 medium-haul narrow-body aircraft, with an option for another 15 of the same aircraft. “In the near future, the Russian Technologies State Corporation, in cooperation with Aeroflot, will begin to formulate firm orders for the supply of specific aircraft models,” the corporation’s press service reported yesterday.

Markets are anxiously watching the Chinese “locomotive” As experts expected, the euro continued to fall and reached four-year lows. This was facilitated by expectations of rising bank losses and weakening growth rates of the Chinese economy. Global stock markets also began to fall; analysts recommend that investors refrain from active purchases. According to the European Central Bank, bank losses could increase as the debt crisis spreads.

Most areas of European Russia will remain under the influence of the cyclone. Showers and thunderstorms will occur in the northwestern region; the wind will increase to 15--17 m/s, during the day +19...+24оС, in the south in some places up to +27оС. In the Upper Volga there will be short-term rains in some places, with thunderstorms in some places, +21...+26C during the day. In the Middle Volga +25оС.

The international scandal surrounding the Freedom Flotilla does not subside Yesterday, after 12 hours of consultations, the UN Security Council condemned the Israeli operation to forcefully intercept six ships carrying humanitarian aid for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. “The Council condemns these actions, which resulted in the death of at least ten civilians and the injury of many others, and expresses its condolences to the families of the victims,” the statement said.

The tragedy with the maritime humanitarian aid caravan for the Palestinian Gaza Strip caused a huge international scandal. There are also those among Israeli citizens who condemn their government. There are critics even in the Knesset, among them the deputy speaker, 52-year-old member Ahmad TIBI, who heads the Arab Movement for Change.

Scientists have found one of the reasons for sudden climate changes on Earth There have been several periods of glaciation in the history of the Earth. Glaciers slowly rolled in from the north, covering almost the entire Northern Hemisphere with many meters of thickness. Then the ice suddenly melted, but after a short warming it came again. According to the latest data, sharp cooling and warming on our planet occurred due to changes in orbital parameters.

Scientists fear that an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will lead to the worst environmental disaster in recent times. The fight against oil leaks in the Gulf of Mexico has been ongoing for almost a month and a half. All attempts to cope with the environmental disaster were in vain. According to the latest data, after the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform on April 20, more than 12 thousand barrels of oil leak into the ocean every day. About 110 km of coastline are already polluted.

Moscow operatives are being tried for falsifying a criminal case The Tagansky District Court of Moscow has begun hearing a criminal case against three police officers on the metro. Junior detectives of the 1st department of the criminal investigation department - 55-year-old Evgeniy Myasnikov, 28-year-old Alexei Morkovin, 38-year-old Sergei Izrantsev - are accused of exceeding official authority with the use of violence, special means and causing grave consequences.

Watch from June 3 on Moscow screens "Escape from Vegas" (USA, 2010, Nicholas Stoller). Another production project by Judd Apatow (“The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Knocked Up,” “Pranksters”), in which the hero of the day turns out to be a minor character in the film “In Flight,” rock star Aldus Snow (Russell Brand - “Penelope,” “Classmates”) ", "Bedtime Stories").

Viktor Gerashchenko assessed the charges in the trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky In the Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow, where the trial of the former head of the Yukos oil company Mikhail Khodorkovsky and the former chairman of the Menatep MFO Platon Lebedev, accused of stealing oil worth almost 900 billion rubles, is taking place, yesterday another defense witness, Viktor Gerashchenko, spoke.

Chicago won the second game of the finals Hockey. NHL. Playoffs. Final . “Chicago” – “Philadelphia” – 2:1. Series score: 2-0. Chicago hockey players won their second home victory in a row in the final series of the National Hockey League playoffs. The hosts scored two goals in the second period in the 17th minute with an interval of 28 seconds. Marian Hossa was the first to score, and then Ben Eager doubled the result. The guests lost the score in the third period of the game.