Alcohol was found in the blood of teachers who drowned in the Azov Sea Yesterday, the bodies of Moscow schoolchildren who drowned in the Sea of ​​Azov, who were vacationing in one of the children's camps in the Krasnodar Territory, and the teacher who died with them, were brought to the capital. Meanwhile, the first details of the investigation into this emergency became known.

About the novel by Alexei Slapovsky “Campaign on the Kremlin” “Nowhere” was the title of my review of Mikhail Uspensky’s novel “Paradise Machine” (see “Vremya Novostey” of March 17) . According to Uspensky, humanity (the entire population of the Earth, as it is represented in a “futurological” fantasy, devilishly similar to our reality) is doomed to walk along one road - to paradise.

The draw for the ULEB Euroleague and the European Cup took place The draw for the qualifying stage and the first group stage of the tournament of the best men's basketball teams of the Old World - the ULEB Euroleague took place in Barcelona, ​​Spain.

Experts suggest that the government should not force the reduction of the budget deficit Economic recovery neither in the European community nor in Russia can yet be considered sustainable. At the same time, according to experts, it is too early to even say that the crisis has been overcome. The most alarming trend in the Russian economy itself is associated with the continuing decline in domestic demand against the backdrop of a sharp increase in imports.

Stanley Clarke and Japanese pianist Hiromi Uehara performed at the House of Music What are the benefits of concerts by jazz stars? Among other things, the fact that they begin basically without tricks - without warm-ups and tedious waiting with the atmosphere pumped up by pumped-up "roadies" running around the stage. In general, without any pop stuff.

On Friday in the North-West region there will be short-term rains, thunderstorms, showers in places, +25...+30оС during the day. In the Kaliningrad region there is no precipitation, during the day +23...+28оС. Atmospheric fronts will cross the central region, causing intermittent rain in some places, thunderstorms in some places, +25...+31оС. On Saturday and Sunday in the North-West region there will be almost no precipitation, +24...+29оС.

The Central Bank signaled to the market More than 50% of the largest private banks from the top hundred will not experience problems with capital and will not attract it on dumping terms. This was announced yesterday by Mikhail Sukhov, Director of the Department for Licensing Activities and Financial Recovery of Credit Institutions of the Bank of Russia.

The IMF gave points to the global economy and Russia The International Monetary Fund has updated its global economic forecasts, raising its 2010 global growth estimate to 4.6% of GDP. According to the fund, the economy performed better than expected in the first half of the year. At the same time, IMF experts warn that turmoil in financial markets increases risks for economic recovery.

“Minor Sonatas” were presented at the Mikhailovsky Theater In this phrase - about youth and intelligence - thanks to the proprietary flexibility of the Russian language (in this case we are dealing with weak phraseological valence), two meanings are formed by themselves: it is not easy for a young person with intelligence; Youth's mind is tense. In this case I mean both. I remember Vyacheslav Samodurov well as a highly technical and very intelligent demiclassical dancer of the Mariinsky Theater.

-- Critics of the new law on compulsory health insurance primarily express dissatisfaction with the fact that this document, if adopted, will push back even further the transition of Russian healthcare to insurance principles. Why do you think the authors of the bill were afraid to abandon the distribution model of financing and increase the insurance component?

CONCERTS Festival "Invasion". July 9, opening hours 18.30-2.30: “The King and the Clown”, “Ocean Elzy”, “Chaif”, “Globalis”. July 10, opening hours 12.00--4.00: “Alice”, “Adventures of Electronics”; “Meaning Hallucinations”, Airshow (14.00), “Aria”, “Crematorium”, “Dancing Minus”, “Radio Chacha”, Zdob si Zdub, “Chizh”, Kipelov, “Picnic”, “Pilot”, “Night Snipers” , “Mumiy Troll”, “Agatha Christie”, night disco.

The Greek Parliament's discussion of the law on insurance and pension reform yesterday in Athens lasted until late in the evening. A nationwide strike prevented a quick decision. About 12 thousand people, accompanied by whistles and drums, marched through the streets of Athens yesterday with posters “If we do not react, we will starve,” “Thieves!”, “Liars!” In the largest cities of the country, all government and public institutions, enterprises and transport stopped working.

The department found new violators The Federal Antimonopoly Service continues to threaten metallurgists with all sorts of investigations on suspicion of abuses with market prices. On May 21, the department has already opened a case against two companies of the Evraz Group - the trading company Evrazholding and the Nizhny Tagil Iron and Steel Works. Then the FAS found violations of pricing in the rolled metal market, but on July 6 it postponed the consideration of the case for a month.

Domestic cars are becoming more expensive faster than imported ones Demand for new cars has recovered. According to the analytical agency Autostat, over the five months of this year, Russian car enthusiasts spent about $12.8 billion on the purchase of new cars. As a result, almost all automakers have increased prices since the beginning of the year, and more than once. According to Autostat, in January-May, prices for Russian cars grew even faster than for foreign cars.

Today the national teams of Russia and Argentina will begin the Davis Cup match The quarterfinals of the Davis Cup, where the national teams of Russia and Argentina will meet, start today at the capital's Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex. The Russians chose hard as a surface, so those players who recently participated in grass-based Wimbledon will have to adapt to the new tennis, especially indoors. The Russians include Nikolay Davydenko, Mikhail Yuzhny, Teimuraz Gabashvili and Igor Kunitsyn.