Moscow News

Archive for August, 2009

Moscow is preparing for the 22 Annual Book Fair. The Book Fair is scheduled to run from September 2 until September 7. There will be as many as 180,000 books from 55 countries displayed within the new 24,000 square meter pavilion, the pavilion of the All-Russia Exhibition Centre (VVTS). After 32 years of successful work in the Pavilions 57 and 20, the major Russian book forum is moving into the newly built Pavilion 75, differing from its predecessors with its comfort and size.

August 23, 2009 marked 70 years since the conclusion of the treaty of non-aggression between the Soviet Union and Germany, known as “the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.” Soon the 70 Anniversary of the start of the Great Patriotic War will be upon us, so this is a proper time for reflection and clarification.

British police are to re-examine the death of former Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones after receiving new information. Jones, a founding member of the rock band, was 27 when he was found dead at the bottom of a swimming pool at his home in southern England 40 years ago

A newborn baby boy with a heart protruding from his chest is set to undergo a complex surgery in New Delhi, India doctors said Monday. The child has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) where his heart has been covered with a synthetic membrane and infected blood fully replaced from his body, said A.K. Bisoi, professor of cardiothoracic surgery.

Three Texas fishermen who spent eight days stranded in the Gulf of Mexico atop their capsized boat endured hunger, blistering heat, scares from sharks and hallucinations, but they never gave up hope they’d be rescued. “It was on a day-to-day basis that everybody had their breakdown,” Tressel Hawkins told NBC’s “Today Show” Monday. “The power of prayer had us feeling safe as far as knowing that we were going to make it out of it, but didn’t know how long that we were going to have to endure this.”

Walt Disney Co. said it plans to buy Marvel Entertainment Inc for $4 billion in a deal that would add characters like Iron Man, Spider-Man, and the Fantastic Four to its entertainment empire. Marvel shar es last traded at $48.40, up 25.2 percent from their closing price on Friday