Mayors of London, Paris, Berlin and Moscow accepted declaration on climate
The mayors of London, Paris, Berlin and Moscow accepted the joint declaration about the fight with climate variation.
Mission Control Center enlarged orbit of International Space Station to dock with "Soyuz"
On Wednesday the Russian Mission Control Center made the single-impulse correction of the International Space Station orbit and increased the flight altitude of the station approximately to three kilometers.
Russian actor Vasiliy Livanov becomes Commander of Order of British Empire
The Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II made the decision to award the Russian actor who played Sherlock Holmes in the famous television series Vasiliy Livanov with the honorable title of the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Real cash income of Russian people grow for 8,7%
Real disposed cash income of Russian people (income less compulsory payments, corrected to the consumer price index) grew up 8,7% in January 2006 comparing to January 2005, informed Russian Federal Service for State Statistics.
Most Russians trust Russian Armed Forces
Armed Forces have to most Russian citizens` (64%) credit, many of which (55%) are sure, that in case of external military threat Russian Army will be able to defend their Motherland.
Fortune of Russian language to be determined during Crimean referendum
Local referendum on legalization of Russian language as a second state one will take place in Crimea.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs starts to grant visa for Russian soldiers
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia began to issue Georgian visas to the servicemen of the Group of Russian forces in Transcaucasia. The chapter of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Gela Bezhuashvili reported about it on Wednesday.
Philips demands to stop issuing DVD with "Day Watch"
The largest in Europe electrical appliances manufacturer Philips has sent to "The First Channel" and its subsidiaries letters with the request not to issue to the market DVD with the film "Day Watch".
Quarantine week announced because of flu in schools of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
In connection with abrupt raise of flu and acute viral respiratory infection sickness rate among school children, all the schools in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk town are closed for quarantine from February 21 to February 28.
Metropolitan Cyrill participates in consecration of a church in Rio-de-Janeiro
Ceremonial consecration of a Russian Orthodox church of the Saint great martyr Zinaida took place in Rio-de-Janeiro on Sunday.
Olga Pyleva to give press-conference in Krasnoyarsk
Russian biathlete Olga Pyleva returned back to native town Krasnoyarsk. Only close relatives and friends greeted the sportswoman in the airport.
TV ratings of Olympiad surpassed forecasts
TV ratings of XX Winter Olympiad have surpassed all expectations in countries of Europe, North America, Japan and Australia, informed press-service of International Olympic Commission. The leader of this rating is USA with 140 million audience following the course of Olympic Games.
Meeting of cheated housing co-investors held in Moscow
Meeting of cheated co-investors was held in Moscow near Gorbatiy bridge. This was announced by capital Central Administration of Interior Affairs.
Putin congratulated Turkmen president with birthday
Telephone conversation of Russian president Vladimir Putin and Turkmen president Saparmurat Niyazov was carried on by initiative of Russian side.
Putin congratulated skiers with victory in relay race
Russian president Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian skiers Natalia Baranova-Masalkina, Larisa Kurkina, Julija Chepalova and Evgenia Medvedeva-Arbuzova with gold Olympic medal for relay race. This was informed by press-service of Russian president.
Osetins hold meeting against Russian peace-makers` withdrawal
Dozens representatives of youth Osetin movements appealed to community to bar Russian peace-keeping forces` withdrawal from South Osetia during meeting in Moscow center.
"First" and "RTR-Sport" TV channels quarreled for Olympiad in Torino
"First" channel accuses "RTR-Sport" of violation of previously achieved agreements on Olympic Games broadcasting.
UNO commissar on human rights to visit Beslan
UNO head commissar on human rights Luisa Arbur comes to Russia on Sunday, February 19.
Protest meeting against housing tariffs` increase took place in Vladivostok
The populous meeting of protest against an increase in the tariffs of housing and utilities economy took place on Saturday on the central area of Vladivostok.
USA requires Palestinians to return 50 million dollars
The authorities of the USA turned to the Palestinian autonomy with the request to return 50 million dollars transferred by the USA to the government of Mahmoud Abbas. The USA directed these money for different projects on the reconstruction of the infrastructure of autonomy when Israel left the Gaza Strip and the territories on the western bank of the river Jordan.
Ishakov: creation of Kamchatsky territory to be ended by 2007
The unification of the Kamchatka district and Koryakskiy autonomous area must end by the end of 2006 says the plenipotentiary of the President in the Far-Eastern federal region Kamil Ishakov.
Samara billiard club to be booked into the Guinness World Records
On forthcoming Sunday Samara billiard club will be booked into the Guinness World Records as the largest in Europe and as the club with the largest zone of Russian billiards in the world.
Cardinal Roger Echegaray to arrive to Moscow
One of the most influential hierarch of Catholic church the cardinal Roger Echegaray will arrive to Moscow on Saturday for the participation in the celebrations on occasion of Name Day of the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Aleksy II outlined on 24 February.
Monuments of Lenin and Pushkin to be sold in Voronezh for debts
Several monuments located in the center of Voronezh soon can be put on the auction. The competitive manager of Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Administration of municipal economy and accomplishment of Leninskiy region" Vadim Frolov stated about this.
"Salt fever" declines
The "salt fever" struck a number of Russian regions in the recent days decreased. The chairman of the administration of the International confederation of the societies of consumers Dmitriy Yanin reported about this.