Pharmacists will help WADA in the fight against doping The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has signed an agreement with a group of pharmaceutical companies to cooperate in identifying athletes who use doping. Under this agreement, doctors will provide WADA with information about new drugs that can be used to improve endurance. In addition, companies will try to minimize the potential for unauthorized use. Pharmacists also intend to help conduct doping tests as new drugs are created.

Our new jazz on Leo Records Our newspaper has already written about a large festival, which in Russia celebrated the 30th anniversary of the British audio company Leo Records, the 70th anniversary of its founder, our compatriot Leo Feigin, and the release of his “Autobiography in Anecdotes” (see “Vremya Novostey” of January 26) .

Moldovans were asked a question about the president Moldovans have finally decided to return to popular presidential elections.

The Italians were concerned about the invasion of the Varangians The failure of the 2006 World Cup champion Italy, which finished last in its preliminary group in South Africa, forced the country's football federation to take measures to protect the interests of home-grown players in the national championship. From now on, only one player who does not have a passport from a European Union country can enter the field in Serie A matches. Previously, this quota was equal to two players.

Vladimir Putin punished his subordinates for failure to carry out the president’s instructions Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin yesterday announced penalties for six deputy heads of various ministries for improper work in ensuring control over the implementation of instructions from the President of the Russian Federation.

The British Grand Prix will open the second part of the season With the race at Silverstone, the “Big Circus” of Formula 1 opens the second half of the season, which has already brought many surprises. And it seems that the fans will not be bored any longer.

Injuries of predecessors do not stop bull running enthusiasts Even the semi-final match of the Spanish national team with the German team at the World Cup in South Africa did not overshadow the centuries-old national pastime for the inhabitants of the Pyrenees. On Tuesday, Pamplona, ​​one of the oldest cities in Spain and the capital of the northern region of Navarra, kicked off the “204 Hours of Organized Anarchy,” or the Feast of San Fermin.

A rating of the most traffic-congested cities has been compiled According to IBM, there are three more cities where traveling by car is even more difficult than in Moscow. Moscow ranks behind Beijing, Mexico City and Johannesburg in IBM's Commuter Pain Index. “Moscow stands out among other cities in terms of waiting times in traffic jams. The average length of the longest wait for Moscow motorists in traffic jams over the past three years is two and a half hours.

The plant restructuring program will be approved in February The AvtoVAZ Restructuring Committee, at its first meeting closed to the press, considered the concept of transforming the company, presented by AvtoVAZ President Igor Komarov. The automaker's press service announced this yesterday. The essence of the concept is not mentioned in the press release.

Naftogaz does not want to pay Gazprom $1 billion for January On February 7, Ukraine must pay for the first time for Russian fuel imported this month at the European price and without any reservations. Chairman of the Board of Gazprom Alexey Miller believes that Ukraine will continue to regularly pay its gas bills. “The next payment is due on February 7,” he told reporters.

Economists like Alexei Kudrin as head of the Ministry of Finance much more than deputies Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin yesterday delivered an anti-crisis report in the Duma in the wake of criticism against him. The reproaches are varied - from “sabotage of modernization” and secret indulgence of liberals to a deliberate decrease in the standard of living of the population.

In parallel with the discussion of financial assistance to the Republic of Haiti, which suffered from a catastrophic earthquake, the Paris Club reminded that it is necessary to complete the process of writing off its debts. As noted in yesterday's statement by the Paris Club of Creditors, work to write off debt by member countries of the organization has been ongoing since last summer and now only some legal formalities remain to be resolved.

Demographic problems were discussed in the Federation Council Parliamentary hearings on the topic of demographic development in Russia took place in the Federation Council on the eve of the new holiday on July 8 - the Day of Love, Family and Fidelity. The discussion participants tried to identify the main demographic problems of the country and ways to solve them.

In the north-western regions there will be short-term rains in places, thunderstorms will thunder, during which the wind can increase to 15--20 m/s, on Thursday afternoon +25...+30оС. In the Central region there will be short-term rains with thunderstorms in places, during the day +24...+29оС, in the east up to +33оС. In the south of European Russia, in some places there are short-term thunderstorms with gusty winds, in the Krasnodar Territory in some places they are strong, up to +38°C.

Sergey Ivanov dealt with traffic jams on Leningradka The situation with traffic jams on the highway leading from Moscow to Sheremetyevo Airport has “normalized as much as it can normalize,” Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said yesterday. However, in principle, the problem can be solved in two or three years, when the first section of the Moscow-St. Petersburg toll highway opens, he clarified. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin personally instructed Mr.