57 1 min. ... Satanists Convicted Satanists called on the forces of evil for help At a special press conference, the chief prosecutor of Mexico City announced that the series of crimes of local Satanists had finally been put to rest. The verdict on members of the sect, which is responsible for 15 ritual murders, has come into force. Nine years ago, Mexico was shocked by reports of a mass murder.

38 3 min. ... Lisovsky Sergei Lisovsky went to work as a builder Kursky Station will be reconstructed with his money Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov declared the “construction of the year” the reconstruction of the Kursk station, or more precisely, the construction of a grandiose multifunctional complex and an underground parking lot on the station square.

1K 3 min. ... American killer kids Andrew and Mitchell found a machine gun Two Arkansas teenagers who shot several people in their own school were recently charged. As Kommersant has already reported, 11-year-old Andrew Golden and 13-year-old Mitchell Johnson were arrested for the murder of four classmates and a 32-year-old teacher on March 24. The investigation has already learned many details of this case.

91 3 min. ... Inter-Spartak Alenichev bites more painfully than the “toothy” Ronaldo It was a test. Testing a team that has just made a name for itself in Europe against another elite club. “Spartak” neither failed nor passed the exam. His name will be popular in Europe for at least another two weeks. Markus Merck. Two weeks ago, this name almost became as household a name as, say, Fredriksson, Corrado or Krondl, when Merck almost ruined Lokomotiv in Moscow with three effective errors.

68 4 min. ... Revolution in the grocery market Gluttonous people live in Russia Three large Western food manufacturers - Unilever, Ferrero and Gutta - announced their production projects in Russia. The activity of foreign food companies can be explained simply: sales volumes on the Russian market are constantly growing, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to satisfy demand solely through imported supplies.

34 4 min. ... Central Bank about new instructions Troubled banks will not be able to accept deposits Yesterday, Vestnik Banka Rossii published the instruction of the Central Bank “On additional measures to protect the interests of bank depositors.” The new instruction will allow the Central Bank to very soon exclude all troubled banks (there are approximately 700 of them in Russia) from transactions with individuals.

9 1 min. ... The Central Bank is under threat The essence of the amendments to the law on the Central Bank The Bank of Russia annually submits to the State Duma the main directions of monetary policy in the form of a bill, including a plan for income and expenses, a profit distribution plan, an estimate for the maintenance of the Central Bank itself, and the procedure for the formation and use of reserves and funds. All this is checked by the Accounts Chamber at any time.

60 3 min. ... Oil crisis Ministry of Fuel and Energy saves oil workers On March 31-April 1, the first meeting of energy ministers of eight leading countries of the world was held in Moscow. It turned out that Russia would have to survive the global oil crisis without Western help. Moscow's reaction was not long in coming.

42 1 min. ... Eurosport Thursday, April 2 10.30 Speed ​​skating. World Single Distance Championships in Calgary (Canada) 11.30, 17.00, 21.00 Figure skating. World Championships in Minneapolis (USA). Free program for sports pairs 14.00 Football. World Championship Legends 15.00, 3.00 Motorsports. TV magazine Motors 16.30 Mountain bike. World Cup stage in Napa Valley (USA) 19.00 Synchronized swimming. German Open in Bonn 19.30 Sports dancing.

100 3 min. ... Academy of Arts and Union of Artists The Academy of Arts and the Union of Artists entered into a non-aggression pact And Tsereteli took aim at creating a new order The Russian Academy of Arts and the Union of Artists of Russia signed an agreement on creative cooperation, thus uniting the efforts of the two largest conservative artistic structures.

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5 1 min. ... World stock indices Indices of leading stock exchanges as of March 31 (points) (at the close of trading) DJIA 8,799.81(+17.69) FTSE-100 5,932.2(+20.3) CAC-40 3,875.81(+75.58) DAX-30 5 102.35(+92.59) Nikkei-225* 16,241.66(-285.51) *As of April 1. Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 57 dated 04/02/1998, page 9

77 2 minutes. ... Lebedevites fight in Krasnoyarsk The swan may be harmed by its companions While Alexander Lebed is campaigning for the gubernatorial elections in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, his Siberian supporters are sorting things out among themselves.

16 1 min. ... Switzerland The Prosecutor General of the Canton of Geneva, Bernard Bertossa: — Swiss banking secrecy remains only in legends. It no longer exists for criminal investigators, and any bank in Switzerland has no right to refuse to provide information requested by an investigator. Bank secrecy is invoked only when information collected in Switzerland is passed on to foreign investigators. Switzerland, like most other countries, profits from tax evasion abroad.

31 1 min. ... End of Ymaichi Brokerage House Yamaichi Brokerage House Closed Yesterday, world news agencies reported the closure of Japan's largest and oldest brokerage house, Yamaichi Securities Co. Yamaichi Securities Co has been called one of the most powerful players on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It is noteworthy that the brokerage house ceased to exist just in the year of its centenary.