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.
Putin: MIA underestimates danger of crimes on national and religious hostility
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin thinks that the law-enforcement agencies underestimated the danger of the splash of crimes owing to xenophobia, racial, national and religious hostility.
Administration of Federal Penitentiary Service not going to remit reproof from Hodorkovskiy
The administration of the Federal Penitentiary Service for Chita district appealed in the provincial court the resolution of the law court of the city Krasnokamensk which declared illegal the decision of the administration of the colony about telling off to the former head of the oil company "YUKOS" Mikhail Hodorkovskiy.
Artist Eugeny Samoilov dies
People`s artist of the USSR died of long-lasting disease in Moscow today, being 94 years old, informed the directorate of State academic Maly theatre, where he worked since 1967.
Powerful snowfall struck Moscow: majority of roads covered with snow
Powerful snowfall struck Moscow at night and initiated many problems on capital roads. The majority of roads are snow-blocked.
Iskhakov called Petropavlovsk "unattractive city"
Number of citizens in Kamchatka will reduce if authorities of regional center don`t change the city politics.
Trainer of Plushenko call Russian women suitable for construction of railways
Russia has promising figure skaters in the man single rolling which will bring to the country the gold medals of future Olympiads and as for Russian women are good only in the construction of railroads, assumes Aleksey Mishin the trainer of Olympic champion in the man single rolling Yevgeny Plushenko.
Private kindergartens and mini-kindergartens developing in Yekaterinburg
Private kindergartens and mini-kindergartens are developing in Yekaterinburg. According to the head of the city Education Department Eugenia Umnikova, at present there are 6 private kindergartens operating in Yekaterinburg.
Over 60 % of Russians not aware of what Constitutional Court does
Majority of Russian people (62%) know practically nothing about Constitutional Court work. 29% of respondents have heard something about it, and only 2% of the interviewed consider themselves well informed about Constitutional Court, and watch its activity.
Moscow authority to allow no gay parade
Moscow authority will not allow holding gay parade under no consequences and in any form, Moscow mayor`s press-secretary Sergei Tsoy has reported on Thursday.
Khlebnikov trial starts over with new judge and jury
The trial of two men charged with killing Forbes editor Paul Khlebnikov started over on Wednesday under a new judge, who rejected a defense request to open the proceedings to the public and media.
Volgograd cartoon causes scandal
The Prosecutor General`s Office said Wednesday that it was investigating whether a Volgograd newspaper was guilty of inciting ethnic hatred after it published a cartoon last week showing Jesus, Moses, Buddha and the Prophet Mohammed.
Conference of chairmen of Russian natural monitoring to be held in Novosibirsk
The deputy chairman of Russian natural monitoring Oleg Mitvol will hold the conference of the Main administration of Russian natural monitoring on the Siberian federal region.
Scientists from St. Petersburg ask to beware of pseudo-scientific cheating
During the regular meeting of the club "The scientist guest" the journalists communicated on the subject of pseudo-science and parasciences. On the one hand, the sciences noted that the naming parascience is a high honor for its representatives as long as the concept consists of the word ‘science’, but at the same time the matter concerns cheating. On the other hand, the members of Russian Academy of Sciences say that the term ‘pseudo-science’ is perilous. According to their words, today`s fighters against pseudo-science are compared to the soviet fighters against genetics and cybernetics exactly because of this term.
Over 10 million of Russians visited Olympics Web Site
Almost 42 million visits on official Olympics Games web site have been registered. These figures are considered record, comparing to total of 37 million visits of extremely popular the Athens Summer Games in 2004.
Russia and Ukraine to compete in pancakes making in Pancake week in Moscow
Competition on pancake making between teams of Ukraine and Russia will be held at the time of Pancake week celebration in Moscow, the director of the festival Sergei Komin has announced at the press-conference on Wednesday.
2,5 million primroses brought up illegally to Moscow every year
About 2,5 million primroses are sold illegally in the Russian capital to Moscow every year, the press-service of Moscow Department of natural management and environmental protection has reported on Wednesday. The first stage of operation "Primrose 2006" is said to take place in the Russian capital from February 20 to March 12.
Famous Russian composer Andrey Petrov died
Famous Russian composer Andrey Petrov died in St. Petersburg, reported St. Petersburg Union of Composers official.
Putin keeps eye on Olympiad and wishes Russian Olympians victory
Russian president Vladimir Putin keeps eye on Olympiad. This was informed by the head of Russian sport Vyacheslav Fetisov.