US sanctions contributed to the strengthening of the Russian economy. US Senator Lindsey Graham stated this on the CBS television channel. In particular, he clarified that the ruble has risen in value and the stock market has strengthened. Economist Sergei Aleksashenko discusses how the introduction of sanctions affected the consumer sentiment of Russian citizens.

It is best to go on a diet after 30 years. According to the results of a survey conducted by British researchers, the easiest time for men to lose weight is at 31, and for women at 32. However, according to experts, it is not age that prevents you from losing excess weight, but incorrect thinking. Photo: Alexander Petrosyan, Kommersant / buy photo As sociologists from Forza Supplements have found, after 30 years of age it is easier for people to go on a diet and stick to it.

Joint project with the Department of Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship of the City of Moscow Many entrepreneurs do not even suspect that the state is ready to give them funds to develop their business, and does not just take money from them in the form of taxes. Last year alone, small and medium-sized businesses in Moscow received 1.1 billion rubles. subsidies (including 800 million from the capital budget, the rest from the federal budget).

12 people are missing after a container ship sank off the southern coast of Taiwan. “Two merchant ships collided and one of them sank. The 12 crew members on board were declared missing,” AFP quoted a local police representative as saying.

Dmitry Leontiev, member of the Gang of Frostbitten Journalists (BOZhe), Moscow I had a pretty relaxed Saturday morning the other day. Woke up around noon. It was warm. Sunny. Freshly. A pleasant breeze was blowing from the Moscow River. I thought: why not go and eat something tasty, since everything started so well.

Director of the Department for Regulation of Prices and Tariffs of the Kurgan Region, Mikhail Sheremet, left his position, Znak.com reports, citing the regional government. Deputy head of the department Sergei Samoilov will act as head of the department. Mr. Sheremet has worked as director of the price regulation department since 2006. Kommersant-Online

Chevrolet Corvette Stingray - a strong American leader Ruslan Artemov, Photo by Tatyana Salyutova, style/makeup/hair by Elizaveta Antoshina (Ant-V PRO), assistant Natella Aleksanyan The appearance of the first Corvette coincided with the rise of the popular pin up genre. The cult of “cool” beauty has crossed all geographical and social boundaries.

The ambassadors of 28 EU member countries did not agree at a meeting in Brussels on the advisability of introducing additional sanctions against Russia. An employee of the press service of the EU Council reported this to ITAR-TASS on May 5. “The work will continue,” the press service representative added.

The Board of Directors of OJSC Kamensk-Ural Non-Ferrous Metals Processing Plant (KUZOTsM, Sverdlovsk Region) decided to recommend that the company’s shareholders not pay dividends and not distribute net profit in the amount of 4.4 million rubles. UrBC writes about this with reference to the official message of the issuer. It should be noted that the annual meeting of shareholders of the plant will be held on June 19. Kommersant-Online

227 candidates apply for 170 vacancies The Special Qualification Board (SCCC) will hold meetings from May 13 to 31 to select candidates for the positions of judges of the joint Supreme Court (SC). Chairman of the SKKS Anatoly Bondar and chairman of the special examination commission (SEC) Veniamin Yakovlev commented to Kommersant on the composition of the applicants.

The Ukrainian crisis is slowing down Russian GDP growth The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has finally lost optimism about the potential of the Russian economy, lowering its growth forecast for 2014 from 1.3% to 0.2%. According to the fund, “geopolitical instability” around Ukraine has accelerated the weakening of key Russian macro indicators and has de facto already pushed the Russian economy into recession.

The candidate from the opposition Panamist Party, Juan Carlos Varela, won the presidential elections in Panama and will lead the country until 2019. This was stated on the night of May 5 by the Chairman of the Electoral Tribunal of the Republic, Erasmo Pinilla, who congratulated the winner by telephone, ITAR-TASS reports.

Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov on his Facebook page announced the arrival of a special purpose battalion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Odessa. “The forces of the special purpose battalion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs “Kyiv-1” arrived in Odessa. This is one of the units recently created on the basis of civil activists. The unit is led by natives of Odessa. As does a significant part of the cast.

The peninsula's postal industry requires money The postal sector of Crimea needs to be modernized and brought to Russian standards, which will require 888 million rubles this year, estimates the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications. The Ministry of Finance believes that it is advisable to modernize the Crimean post office at the expense of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Russian Post.

The Afghan government has released 244 prisoners from the central prison in the northwestern province of Sari Pul. As reported by the Afghan Ministry of Internal Affairs, the basis for this decision was a personal order from President Hamid Karzai, ITAR-TASS reports on the night of May 5. The release of prisoners, according to the ministry, will be carried out in three stages. It covers all Afghan correctional institutions, including the famous Bagram prison.