Politics Chavez Talks Big in Moscow By Kirill Bessonov President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela paid an official visit to Russia this week, talking enthusiastically about economic and political cooperation bet­ween the two countries.

Politics Russia, China End Border Tiff By Kirill Bessonov Russian and Chinese foreign ministers met in Beijing this Monday to sign a treaty that gave the final definition to the border between the two countries.

News In Brief - It’s Official: Putin Says Eurovision 2009 to Be Held in Moscow It's Official: Putin Says Eurovision 2009 to Be Held in Moscow, Russians to close Ice Station, Metals Tycoon Prokhorov Sues Former Partner Potanin over Newspaper Interview

News Four Jailed for Selling Bogus State Posts By Anna Arutunyan

News Mobile Users ‘Hunt’ Alcohol Vendors By Stacey Sweeney Officials in southern Russia's Krasnodar region have come up with a novel way to fight underage drinking - have underage customers report alcohol vendors.

News Crime Briefs - Dutch National Robbed in Downtown Moscow Dutch National Robbed in Downtown Moscow, 50,000 Items Missing from Russian Museums, Court Orders MSF to Repay Ransom for Russia Kidnap,

Local Moscow Eclipsed By Ayano Hodouchi At 2 p.m. on August 1st, the moon will pass between Moscow and the sun, temporarily blocking out nearly two-thirds of the sun.

Local Malaria Threat By Sergey Dmitriyev Dozens of people acquire malaria infections in Moscow annually due to people who arrive in the city from southern countries. Surprisingly, however, people occasionally get infected from home-grown strains of the disease.

Local Metro News 25-31 July

Local In Brief - 50 Crosswalks Ready for the Disabled 50 Crosswalks Ready for the Disabled, Mechanized Parking Lots to Appear in the North of Moscow, Helicopter Taxi to Start Operating in Moscow Region, Helicon Opera Will Be Back to Its Main Building in 2010

Local Moscow Fashion Sprints Ahead By Alisa Ballard, reporting contributed by Rebeccah Billing and Katya Vinogradova While big cities might always inspire glamour, Moscow women are leading the race

Local Memorial Traditions By Alisa Ballard Dying in Moscow presents people with some of the same challenges as for the living: the search for a decent space at a decent price.

Local Brazil Welcomes Muscovites By Daria Chernyshova The spell of hot weather has hit Moscow, and the city's residents are using this time more profitably. Thus they visit beaches, where some special extraordinary parties are organized for the summer.

Columnists The End of Russian Royalty By Daria Chernyshova The 90-year anniversary of the executions of the Romanovs represents a search to understanding a night that was long silenced in the memory of the Russian people

Local Moscow’s Bay of Joy By Phoebe Taplin A great holiday excursion (weather permitting) is to take a trip along the Moscow Canal to the Klyaz­minskoe reservoir, where sandy beaches and resinous pine trees line the edge of the sparkling water.