New expanded autonomies have appeared on the world map "We will have to build from scratch the basic institutions of parliamentary democracy, improve the justice system and improve financial management," Sarah Wescot-Williams and Eugene Holiday, respectively the prime minister and governor of the former Dutch autonomous region of Sint Maarten, said yesterday.

A party close to the ousted president leads the elections in Kyrgyzstan Five parties entered the parliament of Kyrgyzstan - these were the results of the parliamentary elections held on October 10 in this country. But only one of them, the idealistic nationalist party Ata-Jurt, can consider itself their triumph.

Repair of the overpass at the 24th kilometer of Leningradskoe Highway is officially completed The capital's authorities yesterday officially reported on the completion of repair work on the overpass over the Oktyabrskaya Railway at the 24th km of Leningradskoe Highway. The night before, workers lifted the lane restriction, and on Monday, cars legally occupied all three lanes on the bridge in each direction.

The government can support the new gas project of Gennady Timchenko and NOVATEK Head of Government Vladimir Putin held a meeting in Novy Urengoy on the draft General Scheme for the development of the gas industry until 2030. The status of the event, according to Vremya Novostei, was lowered during the preparation process: previously a visiting meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers was planned (see issue dated October 6) .

Brazil became world champion for the third time in a row In the final match of the World Championship among men's teams that ended in Italy, the Brazilian team defended its title, defeating the main discovery of the tournament - the Cuban team - in three games. “Bronze” went to Serbia, which did not allow the hosts of the competition, the Italians, to take a place on the podium. Russia finished in fifth place.

The Hermitage opened an exhibition about the Russian Imperial Guard in Paris “In the service of kings. The Russian Imperial Guard from Peter the Great to the October Revolution of 1917" - as ontological as it is nostalgic, the Hermitage exhibition opened at the Army Museum in Paris.

CONCERTS Bobby McFerrin (jazz vocals, USA). Russian premiere of the improvisational opera Bobble. House of Music , 19.00. VIA "Tatyana". Seven beautiful young ladies, graduates of the capital's music and theater universities, perform romances and songs from the past. "B2" , 20.00. Big band of Igor Butman . Igor Butman Club , 20.30. CLASSIC State Academic Big Symphony Orchestra named after Tchaikovsky . M. Weinberg, K. Szymanowski. Conductor Vladimir Fedoseev. Soloist Naira Asatryan (soprano).

Yesterday, on the stage of the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater, the Comedy Française performance “The Marriage of Figaro” was staged for the first time, staged by a student of the famous Ariane Mnouchkine, French director Christophe Rock. In Moscow, Beaumarchais' comedy will run for three days. In general, in a month and a half, the troupe of one of the oldest theaters in Europe visited six Russian cities - this is the theater’s seventh tour in Russia.

In European Russia, cold weather will continue under the influence of the anticyclone. In the northwestern region there is light snow in places, -12...-18°C during the day. In the central region, frosty weather will remain, with light snow swirling in places, -13...-18°C. In the south the weather is unfavorable, snow, in the Astrakhan region -4...-9оС, in some places down to -15оС, in the Sochi area 0...+5оС.

Among the many biennales that dot the map of our homeland, the Ural Industrial Biennale should occupy a special place. It is not intended, as happens with some projects, to cultivate a tabula rasa of a town eager for tourists, innovation and investment - the Ural Biennale of Contemporary Art lays claim to metropolitan status. After all, not so long ago Sverdlovsk was considered the capital of Russian rock and the largest center of heavy engineering.

The 93rd NHL season started in large numbers in Europe The next National Hockey League championship has begun. According to already established tradition, the first meetings took place on European territory. And now - in three countries at once. Not only exhibition matches, but also matches of the NHL regular season were seen in Sweden, Finland and the Czech Republic. Six teams from North America arrived in the Old World to conduct their first battles on foreign soil.

The 19th International Greco-Roman Wrestling Tournament for the prizes of three-time Olympic champion Alexander Karelin was held in Tomsk, in which 233 athletes from seven countries took part. Despite the youthful status of the competition, for two days the stands of the city Sports Palace were not empty, and during the opening and closing ceremonies of the tournament there were simply not enough seats for spectators, many stood in the aisles.

Former officials of Rosimushchestvo were sent to prison following the personnel officers of the Ministry of Economic Development The Tyumen regional court yesterday sentenced the former head of the territorial department of Rosimushchestvo, Vladimir Afanasyev, to eight and a half years in prison. He was found guilty of abuse of power, receiving and giving bribes. With the same sentence, Mr.

United Russia is again out of competition in regional elections Support for the party in power in the regions has decreased by almost 10% compared to the 2007 parliamentary elections, while opposition parties are gaining points. Nevertheless, United Russia continues to win all elections with a significant advantage. These are the results of the single voting day on October 10.

The dollar fell against the euro yesterday from 1.392 to 1.393, approaching 1.4 during trading - an eight-month minimum. Global stock markets, meanwhile, rose amid the fact that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) did not announce measures to curb tensions in the foreign exchange market. Investors are expecting additional steps from the US Federal Reserve System (FRS) to stimulate the economy, although this will increase pressure on the US currency.