An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred on Sunday evening in Mexico, RIA Novosti reports, citing the country's National Seismological Service. According to preliminary data, the epicenter of the earthquake was located in the state of Michoacan. At the moment there is no data on casualties and destruction. The tremors were felt in the capital Mexico City and lasted for almost a minute. A few seconds before the earthquake, the seismological alarm went off, people hurriedly left the buildings.

The information occasions that the traffic police have recently created seem to be signals of change. Perhaps louder than the exposure of a criminal group that sold driver's licenses in Moscow was the launch of an official service for checking fines - according to the traffic police, if the procedure becomes more convenient, citizens will be more willing to pay.

Maria Alekhina’s lawyer, Irina Khrunova, said that convicted member of the Pussy Riot group Maria Alekhina this week will presumably return to the colony detachment from a “safe place” on the territory of the punishment cell where she is currently being held, Interfax reports.

After the Cyprus crisis, the IMF has a new role in the world. Previously, he was an American weapon in the fight against communism and an instrument for overcoming its consequences, but now he considers himself the independent savior of Europe. Under the leadership of Christine Lagarde (left), the IMF decided to take on the responsibility of saving Europe from the financial crisis with money from the United States, China and other countries.

Moscow authorities are closing the gates to the capital, increasing the fine for trucks entering the Moscow Ring Road during the daytime. Now we are talking about a thousand rubles, but from the first of July there will be five thousand, and then everyone will have to think about how to organize the delivery of goods in Moscow. This problem is designed to be solved by light commercial vehicles - from the “heel” to the van.

Pavel Durov did not appear for questioning as part of the investigation into an accident involving a traffic police officer. Investigators have already stated that they have no information about his whereabouts. At the same time, representatives of VKontakte deny media reports that Mr. Durov has left Russia. Photo: vkontakte.ru St. Petersburg investigators do not know where Pavel Durov is. The founder of the social network “VKontakte” must appear before the Investigative Committee of St.

loans for 1 monthloans for 3 months 5.48 9.95 Data: Thomson Reuters Newspaper "Kommersant Ukraine" No. 69 dated 04/22/2013, p. 5

The head of the fund is accused of illegally buying Gazprom shares The Tverskoy Court of Moscow today arrested the head of the Hermitage Capital fund, William Browder, in absentia. The Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs accuses Mr. Browder of fraud: according to law enforcement officials, the head of the fund bought shares of Gazprom in those years when such transactions were prohibited for foreign citizens in Russia.

Following the presidential administration, the government and the Federation Council, last week State Duma deputies and members of the Central Election Commission reported on their income for 2012. In particular, it turned out that there are millionaires in the State Duma in all factions, including among the communists.

The Russian Embassy in Afghanistan confirms that one Russian was on board the hijacked helicopter. Middle East expert Semyon Bagdasarov discussed the situation with presenter Margarita Polyanskaya. Photo: Roman Yarovitsyn, Kommersant On the morning of April 22, terrorists took 10 people hostage, including possibly two Russian citizens. They were pilots of the Mb-8 helicopter, France-Presse reports.

The prosecutor in the Moscow City Court asked to sentence Konstantin Lebedev, the alleged organizer of mass riots on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow on May 6 last year, to 5 years in prison, RAPSI reports. According to the prosecutor, the defendant's guilt is confirmed not only by his confession, but also by other evidence, including the testimony of witnesses. Meanwhile, the verdict against oppositionist Konstantin Lebedev will be announced on April 25.

In the Ternopil region, near the village of Kolodno, on Monday night, a VAZ-2109 passenger car drove into the oncoming lane and collided with a Mercedes 404 bus that was transporting children. Three people died as a result of the accident, the State Emergency Service reports.

The procedure for determining the exchange rate of securities has been clarified Zero excise tax on securities transactions will be applied to at least three transactions that are executed on the day of conclusion for an amount of at least UAH 17 thousand. Another condition introduced at the initiative of the Ministry of Revenue and Duties is the anonymity of trading, which implies the use of the institution of a central counterparty.

According to the press service of Tele2 Rostov, in the first quarter of 2013, 8 new network infrastructure facilities were put into operation, thanks to which Tele2 communications appeared in 6 new settlements in the region. In addition, the network capacity was increased in Bataysk and the village of Krasny Sad in the Azov region. According to the company, today Tele2 communications are available to more than 92% of residents of the Rostov region. Sergey Ivanov

Kirill Zhurenkov - about the expenses of Russian teenagers Russia has raised a new generation of consumers: last year, domestic teenagers squandered 191 billion rubles - this is 2 times more than in 2010 Experts are sure: leisure and spending are one and the same thing for most teenagers Photo: Alexander Petrosyan, Kommersant / buy photo Materials prepared by Kirill Zhurenkov On the eve of global financial turmoil, it is teenagers who can become, if not salvation, then support for the global