Rain will continue in the north-west of European Russia. In the central regions, the influence of the anticyclone is increasing, and the weather is mostly without precipitation. In the extreme south of the European territory of Russia, unstable weather will be associated with the passage of atmospheric fronts, but it will still be warm, during the day +23...+28оС, in some places up to +32оС. It will rain in places in the North-West region.

The UN wants to raise living standards above a dollar and a quarter Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will speak at the 65th session of the UN General Assembly in New York this week. His performance is scheduled for September 24. In addition, he will take part in a three-day high-level meeting starting today on progress in implementing the Millennium Development Goals. On Tuesday, September 21, Mr.

The Italian won the Vuelta for the first time in 20 years Vincenzo Nibali from the Licuigas team on Sunday evening became the winner of the third most important cycling stage race, the Vuelta a España, which started at the end of August. Representatives of Italy have not become the best on the roads of the Iberian Peninsula for exactly 20 years. At the same time, the Spaniard has won the Italian Giro only once over the past 17 seasons - this was done by Alberto Contador in 2008.

The relics of the patron saint of business people were brought to Russia Orthodox Russians had the opportunity to venerate a unique shrine - the right hand of St. Spyridon of Trimythous, revered by Christians on a par with Nicholas the Wonderworker. It is expected that the number of people wishing to venerate his relics in our country may exceed a million people, as was the case three years ago, when the shrine was brought from Greece.

The exhibition of Kandinsky Prize nominees determined the trends in the Russian art process To paraphrase the words of the leader of the world proletariat, who is kind to left-wing artists, about communism and electrification, let us formulate it this way: “Sovrisk is our banner plus the museumification of the entire country.” This slogan was convincingly illustrated by the exhibition of nominees for the main unofficial, independent prize in the field of contemporary art (abbreviated as

The Pope urged the British not to drown out the voice of the Church On the final day of his visit to Great Britain, Pope Benedict XVI paid tribute to the victims of the Second World War during a solemn mass in Birmingham yesterday. The service coincided with events taking place these days to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain - the fierce air battles of the summer and autumn of 1940, during which the British air force managed to hold back the onslaught of German aircraft.

The wrestlers earned generous prize money The Board of Trustees of the Russian Wrestling Federation (FSBR), on the initiative of Chairman Suleiman Kerimov, decided to establish a prize fund for Russian wrestlers - winners and prize-winners of the World Championship that recently ended in Moscow. The total prize money will be 500 thousand dollars. A special prize will be 3 million rubles.

The presidents of Russia and Ukraine took part in the retro car rally Last Friday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych took part in the International Rally, dedicated to the centenary of the first motor rally for the prize of Emperor Nicholas II on the route St. Petersburg - Kyiv. After the completion of this event, the presidents of Russia and Ukraine held bilateral negotiations. Mr.

Vladimir Putin does not want to increase the state’s social obligations Despite the approaching election season, during which the authorities usually try their best to satisfy the aspirations of the electorate, the government is not yet ready to take on additional social obligations.

The Kremlin sent the mayor of Moscow on vacation Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov went on vacation again. Moreover, this time, unlike the vacation during the Moscow smog that became a prelude to a political scandal, he agreed on the terms of his vacation with the presidential administration. On Friday, the mayor of Moscow announced his intention to leave for a week.

The gold miner's financial performance for the first half of the year worsened Despite high prices for precious metals, the first half of the year for Polyus Gold, Russia's largest gold miner, turned out to be worse than the same period last year. The company's net profit according to IFRS decreased by 30.3%, to $104.6 million. On Friday, after the publication of financial statements, Polyus shares fell by 3.5% on the London Metal Exchange.

Afghan vote results require lengthy counting Only at the end of October will the final results of the elections in Afghanistan appear, where last Saturday elections were held for the Volusi Jirga, the lower house of the National Assembly. Preliminary results may be announced in two weeks, but the election commission will continue counting votes and checking documents to exclude falsifications even after that.

A well-known Polish politician, former prime minister, Marshal of the Sejm, head of diplomacy and minister of justice, and now an independent senator, 60-year-old Wlodzimierz CHIMOSHEWICZ, comments on the situation for Vremya Novostey: - I would really like that everything related to the Chechen congress in Poland and the visit of Pan Zakayev does not negatively affect the warming of improving Polish-Russian relations. Although I am fully aware that this may worry public opinion in Russia.

Dynamo and Lokomotiv missed a chance to improve their situation The current round of the national championship has provided an opportunity for lagging but still ambitious clubs to catch up in the standings to the European Cup zone. “Dynamo” and “Lokomotiv” did not take advantage of it: Miodrag Bozovic’s team lost to “Saturn”, and “Loko” for the most part could not win in Tomsk. Event. During a period of calm, the center of football life in Russia moved to Ramenskoye.

IDGC Holding will receive 150 billion rubles from Sberbank for modernization As part of the Sochi Investment Forum, an agreement was signed between Sberbank and IDGC Holding to provide a loan of 150 billion rubles to network operators. for a period of 15 years.