On Thursday, the Tagansky court extended the arrest period for three members of the Pussy Riot group for another two months. Before the start of the meeting, about two dozen Pussy Riot supporters and their opponents were detained Yesterday, the Tagansky District Court of Moscow heard the case of girls from the group Pussy Riot (Maria Alekhina, Ekaterina Samutsevich, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova), who are accused under Part 2 of Art.

photo Foto SA / Corbis When we are told to “take care of yourself, and then rule the world around you,” we are terribly deceived Why a person is afraid of change is understandable: he was born in such torment. It felt good in your stomach - lie down, soak up the warmth and listen to what’s knocking and making noise outside. My wife and I noticed how the child in the stomach gets scared and quiets down if, God forbid, she gets sick and starts coughing when sick. There's noise inside!

Villas, mansions and hotels of Russian oligarchs, amazing the world with their price and luxury Recently, Russian-born businessman Emin Iskenderov announced that he had received permission to build the tallest building in Paris - the Hermitage Plaza complex in the La Defense district. After the developer bought the site, he waited five years to receive all permits.

Who will be the President of France for the next 5 years? Briefly about the candidates for this post The first round of the presidential election will take place in France on Sunday. In addition to the current president of the country, Nicolas Sarkozy, 9 more candidates are taking part in them. Of these, four can get a significant number of votes. We present the entire top five candidates for the highest office of the French Republic.

Representatives of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation did not see evidence of falsification of voting results in video recordings from polling stations in Astrakhan, said the head of the Central Election Commission, Vladimir Churov.

A Boeing 737 plane with 127 passengers on board crashed in Pakistan. Reuters reported this on Friday with reference to local TV channels. According to preliminary information from the Pakistani Ministry of Defense, the Bhora Airline aircraft was traveling on the domestic route Karachi - Islamabad. The plane crashed shortly before landing at the international airport of the country's capital. Police and rescuers are currently working at the scene of the plane crash.

Apple may introduce a new generation of iPhone smartphone in October 2012. The device will undergo design changes and will work faster on wireless networks. This forecast was given by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. Previously, the expert expected the release of the iPhone 5 in August, notes Bloomberg .

photo ITAR-TASS Alexey Ostrovsky, a supporter of Vladimir Zhirinovsky, will replace Sergei Antufiev as head of the region. LDPR is capable of dialogue, the Kremlin explains the unexpected choice State Duma deputy from the LDPR faction Alexei Ostrovsky has been appointed acting governor of the Smolensk region. This decision was made by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday.

photo legion-media.ru Incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy risks not being re-elected for a second term. The rivals’ slogan is “to rid France of Sarkozy” Presidential elections will take place in France on Sunday. The country's current president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has no chance of winning in the first round. And it is unlikely that he will be re-elected for a second 5-year term - in the second.

Photo by Fotobank/Getty Images It's time to talk about old cookbooks from my collection. Yes, yes, Molokhovets and others. I'm not one of those who specifically collects them. And I’m not interested in historical research into national cuisines or individual ingredients like olive oil. For me, such books are rarely written in an exciting way: somewhere in the middle, repetitions and lengthiness begin.

Three stories about how foreigners curtailed the banking business in our country Now foreign banks have no time for expansion into Russia; they have enough problems of their own. Banking sector profits reached pre-crisis levels already in 2010, but despite this, foreigners flocked from Russia. Banking groups KBC, Barclays, Santander, Swedbank, Morgan Stanley, AIG, IPF, Rabobank announced a complete withdrawal or reduction of operations in our country. Why are bankers disappointed in Russia?

The number of phones sold in Russia in the first quarter of 2012 increased by 10.1% compared to the same period last year – to 9.5 million devices. Such data were provided by Mobile Telesystems OJSC on Friday, Interfax reports . In monetary terms, the volume of the mobile phone market in Russia in January-March amounted to 44 billion rubles - 12.4% higher than the same period last year.

OJSC “Surgutneftegas” expects an increase in dividends based on the results of 2011. This statement was made on Friday by the company’s deputy general director, Vyacheslav Nikiforov. quotes the top manager “There will be growth,” Interfax . Nikiforov refused to specify the expected dividends, noting that the board of directors will soon consider recommendations on payments.

photo Kommersant The first deputy general director will become the head of the company, Sergei Soldatenkov is tipped for the post of minister Ivan Tavrin, who until that moment held the post of first deputy head of the company, was appointed General Director of Megafon OJSC. Personnel changes in the management of the mobile operator by decision of the extraordinary meeting of shareholders will come into force on April 20. The post of CEO of Megafon was held by Sergei Soldatenkov for nine years.

The Investigative Committee (IC) of the Russian Federation decided to terminate the criminal case for violation of security measures, initiated immediately after the terrorist attack at Domodedovo airport. newspaper wrote about this on Friday, April 20 The Kommersant . The case was dismissed “for lack of evidence of a crime.” The heads of companies operating at the airport and the transport police were exempt from criminal liability.