Sergei Mironov prepared for the electoral battle on the Kursk Bulge Chairman of the Federation Council Sergei Mironov visited the Belgorod region yesterday. The trip was timed to coincide with Belgorod Day, which is celebrated on August 5 in memory of the liberation of the city from fascist occupation in 1943. However, among the events of a patriotic nature, there was time for election affairs. On a single voting day, October 10, residents of the region will have to choose a new regional Duma.

The opposition again fails to obtain permission to protest in its chosen places Contrary to his own statements, the leader of the newly formed “Other Russia” party, Eduard Limonov, who is one of the three applicants for the traditional opposition rally on Triumfalnaya Square, announced yesterday that he would nevertheless apply to hold another rally on August 31 in defense of Article 31 of the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of assembly.

Famous football specialist Yuri Shishlov was killed in Moscow In Moscow on Wednesday evening, 65-year-old coach-selector of the Vladivostok team “Luch-Energia” Yuri Shishlov, well known in Russian football circles for his successful work with many provincial clubs, was shot dead. The investigation believes that the murder was of a contract nature and may be related to his sports activities. In recent years, however, Mr. Shishlov has had health problems and little has been heard about him.

A draft of a new international climate treaty is being prepared Today in Bonn, a five-day working meeting of three thousand representatives from 180 countries, taking place under the auspices of the UN, will end. Their task is to try to develop common approaches to the problems of global climate change through disputes, which will be discussed at a summit in the Mexican city of Cancun in December this year.

Over the next three days in the northwestern regions of European Russia, weather conditions will be determined by atmospheric fronts that pass along the edge of a vast anomalous anticyclone. On Friday, in the North-West region there will be short-term rains and thunderstorms in places, in the afternoon +28...+33оС, in the south and east up to +37оС. In the Central region there are still no changes, short-term rains are possible, and thunderstorms will occur in some places.

Norilsk Nickel is ready to take part in the buyout of RUSAL's share The management of MMC Norilsk Nickel, whose shareholders (Oleg Deripaska's RUSAL and Vladimir Potanin's Interros) are in a corporate conflict, yesterday officially announced their readiness to play an independent role.

The rebellion in Bishkek failed Another coup attempt was made in Kyrgyzstan yesterday. This time it was unsuccessful. When the failure of the conspirators became obvious, and their leader, authoritative businessman Urmat Baryktabasov (see Vremya Novostey, August 5) and several dozen of his closest supporters were arrested, President Roza Otunbayeva held a press conference.

Shaquille O'Neal will play for Boston One of the most charismatic players in the NBA, 38-year-old center Shaquille O'Neal, who played last season for Cleveland, signed a two-year contract worth $3 million with the Boston Celtics. By NBA standards, the four-time league champion's salary is very small; he is paid the so-called veteran minimum, which applies to players who have spent more than a dozen seasons here.

August 9--15, 2010 Monday, August 9 FIRST 5 . 00, 9.00, 12.00, 15.00, 18.00 News 5 . 05 Good morning 9 . 20 Before everyone else 9 . 50 Malakhov + 11 . 00 Fashionable verdict 12 . 20 Section 13 . 20 Detectives 14 . 00 Other news 14 . 20 Understand. Forgive 15 . 20 I want to know 15 . 50 "WEDGING RING". TV series (S) 16 . 50 Federal Judge 18 . 20 "NEXT". Series 19 . 00 Let's get married! 20 . 00 Wait for me 21 . 00 Time 21 . 30 "TANGO WITH AN ANGEL". TV series (S) 22 . 30 "CHEMIST". Series 23 .

Our male marathon runners did not reach the podium At the European Aquatics Championships taking place in Hungary, Russian marathon swimmers in the 5 km time trial were left without awards. Daniil Serebrennikov, Evgeniy Dratsev and Artem Podyakov finished one after the other, taking from 8th to 10th place. The winner of this open water swim was Italian Luca Ferretti with a result of 58 minutes. 34.1 sec. With a lag of 17.1 seconds. His compatriot Simone Ercoli completed the swim.

In many regions of the planet, people have recently been increasingly faced with weather anomalies, the occurrence of which scientists previously warned. Against this background, states have been arguing unsuccessfully for years, including at the highest level, about measures to prevent global warming. What can we expect from the weather in the future and what can be done to prevent the impending rise in temperatures?

CONCERTS "Mongol Shuudan". M-Club , August 6, 20.00. Jamie Davis (USA). "Union of Composers" , August 6 and 7, 20.30. Anna Buturlina Quartet. Igor Butman Club , August 6, 20.30. Konstantin Nikolsky. Ikra , August 6, 21.00. "Crematorium". FM Club , August 6, 21.00. Uma2rmaN. “B2” , August 6, 23.00. Madera Suena. Latin American songs in authentic performance. Bilingua , August 7, 20.30. "The end of the film." “Concert” , August 7, 21.30. Markscheider Kunst. “Point” , August 7, 22.00.

Russia will occupy almost half of the South African uranium market The topic of Russian-Georgian relations arose yesterday at a joint press conference of the presidents of Russia and South Africa - Dmitry Medvedev and Jacob Zuma. On the occasion of the second anniversary of hostilities, journalists asked Mr Medvedev how the decisions taken then affected Russia's relations with other countries.

ROC approved the new executive committee and development strategy Delegates to the Olympic meeting met yesterday at Luzhniki. The reason for the gathering of 205 members of the highest body of the Russian Olympic Committee was more than significant: the election of a new composition of the ROC executive committee, the adoption of changes to the charter of this organization and the approval of the development strategy of the Olympic movement until 2020.

Social activists fear a new collapse on Leningradskoe Highway The transport situation on one of the city's main transport arteries may worsen again. Participants in a round table organized by the Public Chamber of Russia (OP) announced yesterday that another collapse could happen on Leningradskoye Shosse with the end of the holiday season. “We want to understand what will happen next.