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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Russian intelligence officers arrested in the United States may be exchanged for exposed agents of Western intelligence services The scandal with the recent arrest in the United States of ten people whom American intelligence services consider to be Russian intelligence officers may soon have a completely unexpected outcome.

The time of reckoning with the government is coming not only for banks, but also for US insurance companies. As The Wall Street Journal notes, a new tax on financial companies proposed last week by President Barack Obama , designed to return funds spent on their rescue under the TARP program, will result in annual payments of approximately $600 million for American insurers.

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.

Rostechnadzor has once again changed its curator The West Ural Department of Rostekhnadzor began an investigation into the emergency in the Kungur region of the Perm Territory, where the gas pipeline of the Permneftegazpererabotka company was depressurized. This is the first major investigation of Rostechnadzor after its recent reassignment directly to the government.

The Dutch team became the first finalist of the World Cup The Dutch national team, the same one that the Russian team beat two years ago at Euro 2008, has every chance of becoming the world champion for the first time in its history. The Orange defeated Uruguay 3:2 and reached the final of the 2010 World Cup. On Sunday night they will have their third attempt at the World Cup.