Sverdlovsk Region public prosecution authorities completed their check of whether the credit instruments of Ural Exhibition Center had been secured in a legitimate way; now the Center is the investor in the construction of Yekaterinburg EXPO, an international exhibition center, at the expense of Sverdlovskaya poultry factory, a state-run enterprise. It has been determined that the finances for the international exhibition center Yekaterinburg EXPO came from both Ural Exhibition Center’s own funds and the borrowed ones (provided through a loan from Sberbank). The loan payoff was backed up by a

The guests of the 8th international arms and munitions exhibition called Nizhniy Tagil Russian Defence Expo 2011 will be able to see the battlefield and maintenance potential of the foreign states’ military equipment for the first time this year. France and Italy will exhibit their vehicles at the event for the first time ever. Remarkably, these participants are planning to show some combat action moves,’ says Sverdlovsk Region Minister for Industry & Science. For one, the coordinators of the exhibition have already signed contracts with the Italian Iveco, Thales, Nexter, and Renault

Greenpeace claims the produce of fourteen international clothing manufacturers contains some toxic components. The list features such companies as Adidas, H&M, Calvin Klein, Abercombie&Fitch, Kappa, Lacoste, Nike, and Puma, the online portal Molly.Ru reports. The organization’s report states that their research indicated some hydroxy-ethyl alkylphenol content in the clothes and footwear produced by these companies. These compounds are know to be able to convert into nonylphenol during washing, and this chemical can have a detrimental effect on a human’s hormonal balance; it can also