On May 4, at the age of 74, the famous football player, referee and inspector Kirill Doronin died. Doronin was born on March 25, 1938 in Moscow. During his playing career he played for Krylya Sovetov (1957-1958), Moscow Torpedo (1959-1960), CSKA (1961-1962), SKA Rostov (1963-1964), Lugansk Zarya Lugansk (1965-1967) , Uzbek “Political Department” and Kostroma “Spartak” (1969). In total, the striker played 128 matches in the USSR championships, in which he scored 18 goals.

05 May 2012, 14:08 Business Ruble didn't have enough work in the USA Since the beginning of May, the ruble has fallen in price against the dollar by 44 kopecks Olga Tanas close 100% The ruble to dollar exchange rate dropped by 21 kopecks, to 29.8 rubles, against the backdrop of collapsing oil prices. The slow recovery of the US and European economies returned oil prices to February values ​​- $98.49 for American WTI and $113.18 for North Sea Brent.

According to the Armenian Ministry of Health, 80 of the 154 people hospitalized as a result of a powerful explosion the day before in the center of Yerevan remain in hospitals. 25 people are still in intensive care, four of them are in serious condition, head physician of the Yerevan Burn Center Norayr Davidyan told Gazeta.Ru.

A criminal case has been opened in the Oryol region into the death of a seven-year-old child from an artillery shell explosion, reports the official website of the Investigative Committee . “Today, on the territory of an agricultural enterprise in the village of Domnino, Sverdlovsk district, Oryol region, two young boys discovered an artillery shell, which they threw into a silo during a game, resulting in an explosion,” the ICR said in a statement.

The government will regulate the prices of tickets and hotel accommodations during the Olympic competitions in Sochi and will not allow speculative inflation of the cost of hotel rooms, writes the Vedomosti newspaper . “Ticket and hotel prices will be set by the government. It will also determine the order of ticket distribution,” the newspaper writes. has prepared the corresponding draft amendments to the legislation The Ministry of Sports and Tourism .

Sport Dismissal by announcement Aston Villa fans have called on the head coach to leave the club Pavel Gudkov Aston Villa fans, eager for the resignation of head coach Alex McLeish, decided to use an unconventional method of influencing the club’s management. Fans placed an advert in the local Birmingham Mail newspaper calling on the Lions manager to resign from his post. A fundraiser for the ad was organized by one of Villa's fan groups on Facebook, with fans eventually raising £600.

the American Internet company Yahoo! Shareholders of are demanding the resignation of its head, Scott Thompson , who took office only four months ago, due to the fact that he indicated inaccurate information about his level of education in his resume, reports the Associated Press .

On Sunday morning (Moscow time), the Moon will be as close as possible to the Earth and the inhabitants of the planet will be able to see the so-called supermoon, Interfax reports with reference to Sergei Smirnov, a senior researcher at the Main (Pulkovo) Astronomical Observatory. “There are 13 new moons and 13 full moons every year.

The Norwegian Statoil may become a new partner of Rosneft in the development of the Russian shelf, Kommersant writes , citing government sources. The agreement to create a joint venture could be signed by the companies as early as Friday. According to Kommersant, Statoil will receive 33.4% in the joint venture with Rosneft, which will engage in projects to develop fields in the northern and Far Eastern seas and will have to bear all the costs of geological exploration at the first stage.

The Associated Press has formally apologized for the dismissal of reporter Edward Kennedy , who was the first to report the end of World War II a day before the time agreed upon by the Allied command to announce surrender, the BBC reports . Edward Kennedy broke military censorship rules to announce the surrender of Nazi Germany ahead of others on the night of May 7, 1945. He was one of the correspondents present when General Alfred Jodl signed the surrender in Reims.

AVIATION Cheap Russian engineer Boeing is suspected of visa fraud for engineers from Russia American union suspects Boeing of fraud using foreign labor — 5.05.12 14:44 — TEXT: Alina Chernoivanova PHOTO: boeing.com An American senator demands to check the legality of Russian Boeing engineers traveling to the United States. Their salaries are three times lower than those of Americans.

05 May 2012, 14:02 Business The official euro exchange rate increased by 9 kopecks, the dollar - by 21 kopecks The official euro to ruble exchange rate, set by the Central Bank for weekends and holidays and the first working day on May 10, increased by 8.44 kopecks, to 39,0001 rubles, follows from data from the Bank of Russia. The dollar exchange rate rose by 21.38 kopecks, amounting to 29.8075 rubles.

Investigative bodies of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Orenburg region opened a criminal case against the religious organization “Jehovah’s Witnesses (organization banned in Russia),” according to the ICR website .

A friendly meeting between CSKA and Flamengo - the former and current clubs of Brazilian striker Vagner Love - may take place in Moscow. According to Bobsoccer , the game is scheduled for July. The possibility of such a match was discussed when the forward moved to Flamengo. The Brazilian intends to play a half for each team. Details of the future fight will be discussed during Wagner’s short visit to the Russian capital.

Bashneft suspended work at the Trebs field (Nenets Autonomous Okrug). The district administration clarified that work on the reactivation of all exploration wells at the field was suspended. This is done so that the causes of the recent accident can be analyzed and its recurrence can be prevented. As a result of the accident that occurred on April 20 at well No. 11, open flowing of oil began to a height of up to 25 meters. The fountain was stopped only after a day and a half.