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Mar 8, 2007

Another bomb explosion in Saint-Petersburg

Bomb exploded in the center of Saint-Petersburg, reported by the law enforcement agencies.

The bomb was installed on the roof of the apartment building #37 on the Nekrasov street. Petersburg businessman going at the time of their entrance to the car, was not injured. The incident resulted in damage to the car and the front entrance. On-site investigative is going on.

Mar 3, 2007

APC hit the land mine

Today on the road to the village of Paraboch in Shelkovsky district of Chechnya armed military scout was blasted. Two soldiers were injured

During the engineering of one of the units of the internal troops encountered a landmine. Due to explosion APC received mechanical damages, two soldiers with shrapnel wounds of varying degrees of severity taken to the hospital, reported in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic. The scene investigated by the TH Brigade.

Mar 1, 2007

Putin makes Kadyrov the President

Russian President Vladimir Putin will offer candidacy of 30 year old Ramzan Kadyrov to the Parliament of Chechnya to give him authority to the President of the Republic. This is Putin said in Novo-Ogarevo, where he met Kadyrov, which is now temporarily acting as head of Chechnya.

"I have assumed that you have done a lot for the reconstruction of Chechnya in the past few years and as a Vice-President, and as a head of government of the republic," said Putin, "This is a fact that you have made every effort that the rehabilitation of Chechnya continues at the same speed, and the social and economic rehabilitation".

Also at the March 2 meeting to the two chambers of the Chechen Parliament (National Assembly and the Council of the Republic) there will be a candidate, nominated by the President of Russia. Formally called Putin choose from three the legally candidates : except Kadyrov, Presidential envoy in Southern Dmitry Kozak called to the head of the Presidential Administration and the government of the Chechen Republic, Chairman of the Republican Party "Spravedlivaya Rossia" Muslim Huchiev, and the head of the local administration in Grozny district Shaid Jamaldaev.

All, of course, understood that the two men played a role of technical candidates nominated for the that the nomination and election of the president of Chechnya was held in accordance with all the required rituals. As Chechen vote in the Parliament is clear. "What can be questioned? Of course, Kadyrov will be the President (of Chechnya)", said the former President of the People's Assembly.

According to the Chechen Speaker, "In the short term he (Kadyrov) has been virtually wiped out the gangs, giving hope for a peaceful life, literally transformed Grozny and the republic!".

Ramzan Kadyrov has long been the de facto master of the country. Formal Chechen President Alu Alhanov said that he would withdraw from the post before the expiration formed his powers. February 15 Alu Alhanov left his presidency. During the two months prior to that Alkhanov was denied access to the Republican television, his ears and the press. So much so that the presidential press off the phones and the Internet. Following the Alhanov's resignation nobody doubts that the appointed interim head of the republic Ramzan Kadyrov will become president of Chechnya. Already at that time, Kadyrov had behaved not as a temporary appointed, and as a man finally entered the office of President.

Stop genocide in space!

Russian ultra-radical patriotic organization Eurasian Union held a meeting today in Moscow. They demand George W. Bush and American government to stop genocide in space.

Eurasian Union activists noted that US killed all the live forms on the Tempel comet by bombing it with Deep Impact apparatus. They also demand to build Russian military bases on the Moon and Mars as soon as possible. "Eurasian Empire should stop US from annexing the Space", said activists. "Do not allow Americans to eat all Martians!"

Car killed one hit six in Moscow

In the south-east of Moscow, there was serious accidents reported information agency. As a result of being crushed by a car at the bus stop, one person was killed and six others received injuries of varying degrees of severity. The incident took place at around 12:40 Moscow time on the Lyublinskaya street.

As a result of a collision between two cars, one of the cars has collided with a bus stop. On that proceedings are instituted. A similar incident occurred in the Russian capital in September 2006. At Aminowsky highway driver of the car has lost control and entered public transport stop, hit 4. In October 2005, the Zhiguli car hit the bus stop caused injuries to eight pedestrians. It appears that the driver was drunk.

Feb 21, 2007

Alcoholic's Web 2.0 invented

Russian expert Sergei Mikheyev, from the E-Generator company, invented a way to drink alcohol on the internet. Some kind of Web 2.0 social network of drinkers.

He invented a special USB-glass which transmits the amount of vodka (or any other liquer) in it to the drinking party participants over the internet involved in the absorption of alcohol online.

According to the inventor, the achievement of this goal will enable anyone to drink with his social network and not alone.

Feb 18, 2007

McDonalds explosion in St. Petersburg

At the heart of St. Petersburg on Sunday evening an explosion occurred in a restaurant McDonald's on the corner of Nevsky Prospekt and Rubinstein street, Interfaxu reported.

The explosion occurred about 20:30. The explosion in the restaurant caused ceiling collapse and breaking all the windows. Currently, to the place of accident eight firefighting units, 10 ambulances and more than a hundred police officers have sent.

Some of the restaurant visitors injured. One of the heavy injured is German tourist 38 years. Hi is contused and hospitalized in Mariinsky hospital. Also in the area of explosion were five girls and two young people. Men after medical examination refused hospitalization. The girls were taken to hospital.

Feb 16, 2007

Stray dog monument opened in Moscow

Monument to stray dog appears today in Moscow, said Eho Moskvy. The sculpture will be installed at the entrance to the metro station Mendeleyevskaya. At this point, a few years ago was killed the dog nicknamed Malchik. The dog nursing by the staff of subway.

Juliana Romanova, who killed the dog, spent a year in a mental hospital. Doctors found she dephasing form of schizophrenia.

Most powerful supercomputer in the Eastern Europe

In Tomsk State University put into operation the most powerful computer in the CIS and Eastern Europe, reported RIA Novosti. The machine called "SKIF Cyberia" is one of the one hundred most productive computers in the world. "Skif", the construction of which was spent 800 million rubles ($30M), equipped with 566 dual core Intel Xeon 5150 processors, RAM of the computer is 1.1 terabytes, and the volume of internal disk space - 22.5 terabytes. Maximum capacity of a 12 trillion operations per second. Supercomputer occupies an area of 1972 square metres, and weighs 16 tons.

The opening ceremony was attended by Governor of the Tomsk region. Today, the most powerful supercomputer in the world is BlueGene / L System developed by IBM. It's 25 times more powerful.

Ramzan Kadyrov - president of Chechnya

Former president of Chechnya and former guerrilla's commander Alu Alhanov is now the Deputy Minister of Justice of Russia. Ramzan Kadyrov became the acting president of Chechnya.

Order to remove the President of Chechnya from his post was issued at his request, and the new appointment signed by President Vladimir Putin during the meeting with Alu Alhanov.

In another decree Putin said of the new appointment for Ramzan Kadyrov. Shortly after the first public statement Kadyrov in his new assignment. It is more similar to the rights already finally entered the office of President. Kadyrov said that "Presidency is a great responsibility before God and the Chechen people". He was confident that Chechnya "would soon become a strong and rapid economic growth. To this end it has all possibilities".

However, without the support of Putin, said Kadyrov, productive changes in the republic impossible. Kadyrov also congratulated Alhanov with the new post and wished him success.