Moscow is not the most expensive and not the richest city in the world Oslo, Zurich and Geneva were again this year the world's most expensive cities, according to a triennial study by Swiss investment bank UBS. They are followed on the list by Tokyo, Copenhagen and New York. The lowest prices for a consumer basket of a wide range of goods and services were recorded in Mumbai, Manila and Bucharest.

The circle of participants in the competition for the deposits named after. Trebs and them. Titova Yesterday the deadline for submitting applications for participation in the competition for the deposits named after. Trebs and them. Titova.

Vladimir Putin inspected the construction of Nord Stream Prime Minister Vladimir Putin yesterday successfully combined his two favorite activities - personal acquaintance with “cool” technical objects and inspection of the most significant international business projects for the Russian authorities. He visited the world's largest offshore pipelayer Solitaire, which is working on the construction of a section of the Nord Stream transnational gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland.

Georgia reminded Armenia of one important point Russia unwittingly became a reason for mutual grievances between Georgian and Armenian politicians. Recently, Armenian deputies condemned Georgia's closure of the Upper Lars checkpoint for transport from Armenia transporting grapes and other goods to Russia, such as Jermuk mineral water. The head of the Heritage faction in the Armenian parliament, Stepan Safaryan, said that this makes him doubt the good neighborliness of the two countries.

Instability in Tajikistan could force Russia to intervene Another source of instability has appeared in Central Asia - Tajikistan. Neighboring Kyrgyzstan, which recently had its own bloody clashes, announced that it was taking the border with Tajikistan under enhanced security. The reason for the tension was an attack by unknown militants on a convoy of government troops in eastern Tajikistan. As a result, according to official data, 23 servicemen were killed.

An Air Force fighter plane crashed in Primorye The Su-27UB combat training fighter crashed on Monday in Primorye. The accident occurred during the first test flight after repairs. The aircraft was at the 322nd aircraft repair plant in Vozdvizhenka (Ussuri aircraft repair plant) after the so-called overhaul life had expired. Su-27UB took off from the factory airfield. Immediately after takeoff, the pilots felt the longitudinal rocking of the winged aircraft and an uncontrollable left roll.

Russian tennis players rose in the rankings At the beginning of the week, the BTA and ATP published new tennis player ratings. Russians Alla Kudryavtseva and Ksenia Pervak ​​entered the first hundred of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The top twenty of the women's ranking has not undergone any changes: the American Serena Williams is still in the lead, followed by the Danish Caroline Wozniacki, and the eldest Williams - Venus - closes the top three.

An increase in the excise tax on automobile fuel is becoming more and more real, and a reduction in transport tax is becoming more and more elusive The intrigue around the government's largest transport tax reform in recent years, which Vremya Novostey constantly monitors, has developed. The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Transport proposed to encourage Russians to use the ruble to change their cars more often.

The possibility of resuming negotiations with Iran on its nuclear programs will be considered today by mediators from the “five plus one” group at the 65th session of the UN General Assembly . This group includes the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (UK, China, Russia, USA, France), as well as Germany. From the Russian side, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will take part in the discussion. Today he will also make a report at the plenary meeting of the General Assembly.

CONCERTS Gunter Baby Sommer (percussion, Germany). One of the most prominent representatives of the modern European jazz scene. The concert will take place with the participation of Maral Yakshieva (piano). “School of Dramatic Art” , 20.00. Placebo. British alternative rock. Arena Moscow , 20.00. International project Magic Trio: Andrey Kondakov (piano), Paul Bollenback (guitar, USA), Chris McNulty (vocals, Australia). Igor Butman Club , 20.30.

Humanism and gastronomy await the MMDM audience in the new season Winner of the specially established GQ Award of Merit, Vladimir Spivakov, opened his own Moscow season last week by conducting a brief performance by the Moscow Virtuosi orchestra to the video intro for the Person of the Year award ceremony.

Ten people were injured as a result of a mass brawl in Stavropol In the Stavropol Territory, two emergency situations occurred at once on Sunday night: in the Mineralovodsk region, an explosive device went off on the path of an electric train, and in Stavropol, almost 100 people fought in a mass brawl in a city park. The circumstances of the second incident are still unclear.

Brad Pitt will recall that Queen Tamara's husband was an Ossetian Today, the celebration of the Day of the Blessed Virgin Mary in South Ossetia will conclude three-day celebrations on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Republic Day. The main event that showed how far Georgia is still from the longed-for dream of restoring territorial integrity was the military parade on September 20, which confirmed Moscow’s unbending position to assist Tskhinvali in ensuring security.

This summer in Moscow, somehow, spontaneously, the season of Beatlemania took shape. Programs that remake Beatles' songs are played by jazzmen, bluesmen and just good people. Let's count. At the Mamakabo festival there was a jam where various musicians performed Beatles songs. Then in August, the famous Moscow club bluesman Levan Lomidze performed a program of Beatles' songs at the Union of Composers club.

Two teams of Russian players will compete in the 2011 Davis Cup The main results of the past tennis week are as follows: the men's teams of Serbia and France reached the finals of the Davis Cup, the Kazakhstan team, staffed by our former compatriots, made it into the World Group of this prestigious tournament for the first time in history, Alla Kudryavtseva competed in the finals of the WTA competition in Guangzhou (China) and thanks to her good game in the Middle Kingdom rose by 21 positions in