The city authorities plan to reduce the number of places where alcohol is sold by 10 times. This is stated in the draft Moscow Development Strategy until 2025, published on the website of the Department of Economic Policy and City Development.

Two planes collided at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. CBS News reported this on the night of May 5. As journalists learned, in terminal number four, a Delta Airlines Boeing 767 plane touched the tail of another similar aircraft with its wing. There was no one on one of the planes, and on the second there were 193 passengers who were planning to fly to Turkey. No one was injured as a result of the incident, but the flight to Istanbul was delayed for two hours.

Russian tennis player Elena Vesnina lost in the final of the tournament in Budapest. In the final, the Russian woman, who is ranked 78th in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings, lost to world number 27 Sara Errani from Italy with a score of 5:7. 4:6. The official website of the WTA reports this. During the first set, the Russian woman led with a score of 4:1, but in the end she was unable to maintain the advantage and lost the game - 5:7.

The coaching staff of the Russian national hockey team has nominated three players to participate in the World Championship, which is taking place in Sweden and Finland. The application included forwards Sergei Shirokov from CSKA Moscow, Evgeniy Ketov from Severstal Cherepovets and Denis Kokarev from Dynamo Moscow. This was reported by the official website of the Russian Hockey Federation. The Russian national team's application for the world championship has increased to 20 people.

The parliaments of the Yaroslavl Region and the Stavropol Territory have vested the acting heads of regions with the full powers of governors. reported this on May 5 RIA Novosti . The Yaroslavl Regional Duma approved Sergei Yastrebov as governor. 37 out of 44 deputies supported his candidacy. Four opposed and three abstained. Yastrebov's inauguration will take place at 14:00 at the Governor's House on Volzhskaya Embankment.

The bodies of those killed in the double terrorist attack in Makhachkala have been identified and handed over to relatives for burial, RIA Novosti reported on May 5 with reference to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. According to the latest data, 13 people were killed in the terrorist attack, including eight police officers. More than 100 people were injured. As of Saturday morning, 62 victims remain in hospitals. Another 25 people received medical care on an outpatient basis.

The goalkeeper of the National Hockey League club "Anaheim Ducks" Iiro Tarkki signed a contract with the Ufa "Salavat Yulaev". The Finnish goalkeeper's contract with the new team runs until April 30, 2014. The official website of the Ufa club reports this. In Finland, the goalkeeper played for the clubs Lukko, Saipa, and Espoo Blues. Before the start of the 2011/12 season, he moved to the Anaheim Ducks, where he played one match.

A criminal group suspected of raiding at least seven pharmacies has been neutralized in Moscow. This was reported on April 5 on the website of the city Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The suspects, the number of whom is not specified, were detained simultaneously at different addresses. Criminal investigation officers and special forces took part in the arrest. According to investigators, the criminals broke into pharmacies with an air pistol.

The NTV television channel has taken off the air the military drama “4 Days in May.” This is reported on his official website. The film, which was supposed to be shown on May 7 at 19.25, will be replaced by the film “In August 44th...”. The channel's management explained their decision by saying that the idea of ​​showing the film on the eve of May 9 caused a negative reaction among WWII veterans.

The organizer of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four of his accomplices were tried by a military tribunal at the Guantanamo Bay base. reported this on May 5 Associated Press . At the first hearing, Mohammed refused to answer questions from Judge James Pohl. According to lawyers, in this way the accused protested against the “unfair” trial.

A criminal case has been initiated in Orenburg against the Jehovah's Witnesses organization, which has been operating in the Orenburg region since 1994. This was reported on the website of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation on May 5. The case was initiated under Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity).

Alexey Aleshin, First Deputy General Director of the Russian Technologies State Corporation, may be appointed head of the state corporation for the development of Siberia and the Far East. reports this RIA Novosti with reference to an unnamed source. Aleshin himself did not comment on this information. Aleshin is a member of the board of Russian Technologies. He was born in 1959; in 1981 he graduated from the Faculty of Law of Kemerovo State University.

The Russian national hockey team beat the Latvian team in its first match at the World Championships, which is taking place in Sweden and Finland. The game ended with a score of 5:2 in favor of the Russian team. As part of the Russian national team, Evgeni Malkin scored a double. The scoring in the match was opened by Latvian national team forward Miks Indrasis in the 12th minute of the first period. The Russians were able to win back thanks to the efforts of Ilya Nikulin.

The Russian group re:Store Retail, which manages mono-brand stores selling Apple , Nokia , Sony , Samsung and Lego products, will now sell Nike sportswear and shoes. newspaper writes in its May 5 issue As the Vedomosti , re:Store Retail has become the new franchisee of the Nike brand in Russia.

They thought that the namesake Son of Yuri Shevchenko told how his family sued the patriarch The trial over Patriarch Kirill's apartment in the "House on the Embankment" became the main story in a series of scandals that hit the Russian Orthodox Church this spring. “A relative of the patriarch” (Vladimir Gundyaev) Lidiya Leonova, who lives in an apartment owned by the hierarch, filed a lawsuit against her downstairs neighbor - priest, cardiologist and former Minister of Health Yuri Shevchenko.