IBF and WBO world heavyweight champion Ukrainian Vladimir Klitschko convincingly defended his titles. Nigerian Samuel Peter, nicknamed Nightmare, who was competing for the belts, was first knocked out and then sent to the hospital. “He should be under strict medical supervision for some time,” said Peter’s manager Ivaylo Gottsev, recognizing the undeniable advantage of the younger Klitschko brother. Samuel Peter really got it in Frankfurt.

Bagnoli's team took the Belgrade Trophy The Russian men's volleyball team continues to prepare for the World Championship starting on September 25 in the capital of Serbia and took part in the international tournament Belgrade Trophy 2010. The Russians' rivals were teams that would also have to fight for World Cup medals.

Iran's nuclear dossier will be the main issue at the session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors opening today in Vienna. The contents of the report prepared by its experts have not yet been made public, but it is already known that the document is negative. It notes “with disappointment” that Tehran “did not meet the concerns of the international community,” which suspects the Iranians of secretly creating nuclear weapons.

Alfa Bank increased profits 50 times Alfa Bank Group announced its operating results for the first half of 2010. Russia's largest private bank increased its net profit according to international financial reporting standards by almost 50 times compared to the same period last year, to $296 million. Thanks to the improvement in the quality of its loan portfolio, the bank released reserves, which contributed to profit growth.

The Kremlin's conflict with the mayor of Moscow continued on air The Kremlin kept the promise of a source in the presidential administration that Yuri Luzhkov’s statements in the television program “Facing the City”, as well as his article in “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” actually attacked President Dmitry Medvedev and the scandalous article in “Moskovsky Komsomolets” about intrigues around the Moscow mayors allegedly harming the positions of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will not remain without

Dmitry Medvedev believes that modernization can only be successful in a country of free people The slogan "Russia, forward!" , which became the headline of President Dmitry Medvedev’s policy article exactly a year ago, which marked the beginning of a public discussion about the ways and means of modernizing the country, was supplemented by the direction of movement - forward to a modernized democratic state of the 21st century.

The State Duma expanded the boundaries of Skolkovo to the entire country On Friday, State Duma deputies passed the draft law “On the Skolkovo Innovation Center” in the second reading by an overwhelming majority of votes. Amendments made to the presidential version of the bill by the government and deputies significantly expanded the opportunities for businesses to take advantage of the unprecedented benefits promised to residents of the Russian Silicon Valley.

Grigory Frid. Letters of Van Gogh (“Melody”). Recently, Grigory Frid’s mono-opera “The Diary of Anne Frank” was performed in Moscow; The author himself came to greet the artists. The fact is doubly remarkable, because Fried was born in 1915 and is still actively working as a composer, educator, writer, and artist. Now another of his mono-operas, “Van Gogh’s Letters,” recorded back in 1986, has been released on CD.

Putin provided Chubais with financial guarantees On Friday, during Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to the Rusnano state corporation, decisions that were not made at all were nano. At a meeting on measures of state regulation of the microelectronics market, it was announced that state guarantees would be provided for loans and bonds of a state corporation (and from next year - an open joint-stock company) until 2015.

In the north-west of European Russia, the weather will be determined by the atmospheric fronts of the Atlantic cyclone. On September 13, there will be light rain in places only in the Leningrad region, in the Pskov and Novgorod regions there will be no precipitation, the temperature will be +13...+18oC. A high background of atmospheric pressure will remain in the center. Light rains will occur only in certain areas (near blurred atmospheric fronts), temperature +14...+21оС.

The results of the 67th Film Festival were summed up in Venice The main Venice prize, the Golden Lion, went to this year's film by Sofia Coppola (The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation, Marie Antoinette) called Somewhere.

Yuri Semin's team broke the series of failures On the eve of the start of the group tournaments of the Champions League and Europa League, Russian clubs once again tested their readiness and military weapons. Almost everyone is doing well: Welliton scores at Spartak, Carlos Eduardo fits in well at Rubin, and Zenit still has no equal in our Premier League. And only CSKA misfired, losing to Lokomotiv. Event. The “railroad workers,” however, had nowhere to retreat.

The trace of the organizers of the explosion in Vladikavkaz was lost in the cemetery The number of victims of the terrorist attack in Vladikavkaz, where on September 9 a car filled with explosives was blown up at the entrance to the central market, has increased to 17 people. The number of victims is growing every day - by yesterday evening 173 people were already recognized as such, while on the day of the tragedy there were 130 wounded.

Vera Zvonareva lost in the US Open final Tennis player Vera Zvonareva had a great time at the US Open. The Russian athlete performed perfectly in all matches except the last one. Vera frankly failed in the final, losing to Belgian Kim Clijsters in 59 minutes - 6:2, 6:1. It was the shortest decisive match in the history of the tournament. More precisely, since 1980, when the timing of matches was first recorded. There is nothing to tell about the final match. Zvonareva did not succeed at all.

The memory of 9/11 splits American society Commemorative celebrations on the next anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 took place in the United States without major incidents, but did not reduce tensions in relations with the Muslim world. While relatives and friends of those killed at the hands of terrorists lit candles and prayed, passions were in full swing in Afghanistan, Iraq and other countries.