3D horror film by Alexander Azha on Moscow screens There are films for which the 3D format is strictly contraindicated; there are those who sweep the fashion fad from their faces with an ungeneral expression; and finally, there are paintings that feel like a fish in water in the three-dimensional universe. “Piranha” is just one of the latter.

Largest airline still in America The US Department of Justice announced that it no longer opposes the merger of two American airlines, which would create the largest carrier on the planet. Although the deal between United Airlines and Continental Airlines must still be approved by shareholders as well as the US Department of Transportation, it is expected to close by October 1.

Tatyana Golikova is preparing the pharmaceutical market for new rules of the game The distribution of functions between the Ministry of Health and Social Development and the federal services subordinate to it - Roszdravnadzor and Rospotrebnadzor - will change noticeably from the beginning of next month.

America marked yesterday the fifth anniversary of the largest natural disaster in the country's history - Hurricane Katrina. US President Barack Obama arrived in the city of New Orleans in the state of Louisiana, which was hit hardest by the storm, accompanied by his wife after vacation. He gave a speech at Xavier University, emphasizing his determination to see the city's recovery through to completion.

July 27 -- August 27, 2010 “Politicians Through the Eyes of the Media,” a joint project of “Vremya Novostei” and the “Medialogia” company, are ratings of political figures who are most actively discussed in the federal press and on central TV channels.

Gazprom proposed to cancel the increase in gas prices for the population of Ukraine in exchange for Naftogaz As the heating season approaches, Russian-Ukrainian gas negotiations are becoming more intense. At the end of last week, the Minister of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine, Yuriy Boyko (pictured on the right), visited Gazprom again to raise the issue of revising the gas supply contract.

The sea tug "Alexei Kulakovsky" sank in the Laptev Sea on Friday night. The tug was heading to help the fishing vessel "TB-0012", which was in distress at the mouth of the Lena River. The wind in the area of ​​the incident reached 32 meters per second, and “TB-0012” with 15 crew members could barely stay anchored and asked for help. However, the tugboat, which was ready to become a rescuer, itself suffered a tragic wreck.

Today Kazakhstan celebrates the 15th anniversary of its constitution Despite the fact that the main political event of 2010 in Kazakhstan will undoubtedly be the historic summit of the OSCE heads of state on December 1-2 in Astana, another important event in the history of the country cannot be ignored. In 2010, namely on August 30, the republic celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of the country's basic law - the Constitution of Kazakhstan.

Semin's team is defeated again Lokomotiv failed to win the sixth match in the Premier League in a row and is awaiting the resignation of the coach. Club President Olga Smorodskaya made it clear after the team’s departure from the Europa League that Yuri Semin’s credibility had decreased significantly. After a devastating defeat to Zenit - 0:3, he apparently approached the zero mark. Event. The losers of the European campaign met in the central match of the tour.

The head of the Federal Reserve promised to use “unconventional measures” to support the economy Ben Bernanke, head of the US Federal Reserve System (FRS), reassured world markets by saying that he would do everything to ensure economic growth: at the end of trading on Friday, the main indices rose almost 1.7%. The Standard & Poor's 500 index showed its greatest strength since the beginning of August. However, Mr. Bernanke did not say what specific support measures he was talking about.

Exactly 30 years ago, a massive 18-day strike ended on the Polish Baltic coast. An unprecedented action for socialist Poland, which began at the Gdansk shipyard, led to the emergence of the first independent trade union “Solidarity”, which a decade later would play the role of a catalyst for fundamental changes in the political system of Poland and throughout Eastern Europe. Then, in August 1980, the Polish authorities compromised with the strikers.

CONCERTS Anna Koroleva (vocals, saxophone) and Jump. Forte , 21.00. Tablao Flamenko (Spain). "Union of Composers" , 20.30. Trio of Ivan Farmakovsky with a program of selected melodies from Soviet films in jazz arrangement, special guest - Vitaly Golovnev (trumpet, USA). Igor Butman Club , 20.30. THEATERS "Don Quixote" by L. Minkus. Choreography by Marius Petipa, Alexander Gorsky, Natalia Kasatkina, Vladimir Vasilev. Orchestra of the New Opera Theater. Conductor Valery Kritskov.

Human writes by William Forsyth was shown at the Tanz im August festival The installation-performance Human Writes by world-famous choreographer William Forsyth and Columbia University professor Kendall Thomas is not a new work. In 2005, it was shown in Zurich, then at Forsyth's experimental site - the Frankfurt Depot, then in Dresden Hellerau, on the choreographer's second official stage, and also in Brussels and Istanbul.

Republicans took the spirit of Martin Luther King as an ally As the November midterm congressional elections approach, political passions in the United States are heating up. The Republicans, who suffered a crushing defeat two years ago, are trying to take revenge in the wake of criticism of President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats. Last Saturday, two public events took place in Washington, the participants of which debated each other in absentia.

Independent environmentalists fear imitation of public hearings Defenders of the Khimki Forest fear that a new public discussion of the construction of the Moscow-St.