15:01 State Bans Import of German Flowers and Vegetables
A temporary ban on German plant and flower imports to St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Oblast went into effect Monday after a pest was discovered in a German shipment of flowers, the Agriculture Ministry said.

14:41 Zealous City Firms See Profit From Car-Towing
About 80 cars are towed off St. Petersburg streets daily due to parking violations. The increasing activity of tow-away companies has been due to the fact that a tender on car-towing services for the city is expected to take place by the end of the year.