The price of a barrel of oil on the New York commodities exchange reached its highest level in history - almost 54 dollars. By the close, the price fell by a few tenths.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on European Integration has considered the draft law on interception of telecommunications.

The Ukrainian student futsal team won gold medals at the world championship. In Spanish Palma de Mallorca, the Ukrainian national team defeated the Brazilian national team 3:1 in the final.

In the 9 months of 2004, the Lutsk Automobile Plant produced marketable products in current prices worth UAH 297 million 415.2 thousand. Compared to the corresponding period last year, the growth rate for output was 153.7 percent.

The Ukrainian national football team lost two points by drawing 1:1 in the World Cup 2006 qualifying match against Greece at the NSC "Olimpiyskyi". After the final whistle, the reigning European champions were hugging each other, and it seemed as though they had once again recalled their success from three months ago.

People's Deputy of Ukraine, one of the leaders of the "Power of the People" coalition, Yulia Tymoshenko, claims that the report of the head of the temporary investigative commission of the Verkhovna Rada investigating the circumstances of Yushchenko's poisoning, Volodymyr Sivkovych, was falsified.

The Ukrainian-Russian film “A Driver for Vera” will compete for the prestigious “Oscar” award. The committee of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed that this film is among the contenders for the nomination “Best Foreign Language Film.

Yulia Tymoshenko is convinced that Oleksandr Moroz will participate in the elections in the first round under any conditions. She stated this on Saturday in Lutsk during a press conference for local media.

Although, only now does the irritation of the head coach of the Ukrainian national team, Oleh Blokhin, become understandable when he is asked whom he can take from the nearest reserves... Indeed, there is no one to take there for now.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange, the price of oil reached a level of $53.31. Thus, in a day the increase amounted to 31 cents, and in a week - $3. \nAirlines and road carriers are forced to raise prices.