The social network Google+ will open the Hangouts On Air function for all users (in Russian translation - “On the Air”). It allows you to show the video you are shooting to an unlimited number of people live. The video conferencing service has been present on Google+ since its launch, but initially up to ten people could participate in a Video Meeting. Hangouts On Air still limits the number of participants to ten, but removes the limit on the number of viewers.

On May 6, the second round of presidential elections took place in France, during which socialist Francois Hollande defeated the incumbent leader, Nicolas Sarkozy. According to analysts, Hollande's victory was the result not so much of his merits as of the mistakes of his predecessor. Meanwhile, according to observers, the future of not only France, but also the whole of Europe depends on the abilities of the new president.

Supporters of Congressman Ron Paul , who is fighting for the US presidential nomination from the Republican Party, received the majority of delegates to the party convention from the states of Nevada and Maine, writes the Christian Science Monitor. During the Republican convention in Nevada, Paul's supporters were able to re-elect the state party leadership, receiving a majority of posts in it.

Myanmar authorities have expressed interest in purchasing two Sukhoi SuperJet-100 (SSJ-100) aircraft. reports this RIA Novosti with reference to the head of the civil aviation program directorate of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Alexander Lyagushkin. The buyer of two SSJ-100s may be the Ministry of Defense of the Republic. Myanmar wants to receive both airliners in 2013. According to Lyagushkin, it is assumed that one new aircraft will be delivered, and one with mileage.

As a result of the earthquake that occurred on Monday, May 7, in the Zagatala region of Azerbaijan (in the north of the republic), 15 people were injured. The head of the outpatient department of the central district hospital, Mamedrasul Teyubov, told Trend about this. According to him, most of the people who went to the medical facility suffered from a fall when they left their homes in panic. They were provided with first aid.

Unknown persons destroyed the burial places of Salaspils concentration camp prisoners buried in the old garrison cemetery. "Hour" reports this. In particular, the vandals broke the cross with the inscription “In blessed memory of the martyrs of Salaspils.” “The grave, where the remains of several victims were reburied, was trampled underfoot, flowers were torn out, vases and glass candlesticks were broken,” the publication writes. Vandals also tried to destroy the ruins of the Orthodox chapel.

Left Front coordinator Sergei Udaltsov was taken from the Yakimanka police station to the hospital with a suspected exacerbation of a peptic ulcer. A message about this with the headline “Half an hour after being taken to the police, Sergei Udaltsov allegedly developed an ulcer” appeared on the website of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow on Monday night.

The opposition rally that took place in Moscow on Sunday, on the eve of Vladimir Putin’s inauguration, was one of the largest in recent times and certainly the most brutal. Clashes between participants in the procession along Bolshaya Yakimanka and riot police began on the descent to Bolotnaya Square, opposite the Udarnik cinema. As a result, the peaceful rally was disrupted, dozens of people, including police officers, were injured, and hundreds were detained.

On the morning of May 7, the day of the inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin , about 120 people were detained in Moscow, among them opposition leader Boris Nemtsov , reports the press service of the Moscow police . The detainees were taken to the police station; After a preventive conversation “about the inadmissibility of violating public order,” everyone will be released, they promised at the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the capital.

The Shostakovich Prize, established by the Yuri Bashmet International Charitable Foundation, will be awarded to the Chinese composer Tan Dun in 2012. According to RIA Novosti , the award ceremony for the musician will take place in the fall. Previously, the agency reported that the presentation will take place as part of the IV Bashmet International Music Festival, which will begin on May 9 in Yaroslavl.

Moscow police began dispersing the crowd that had gathered near the National Hotel near Manezhnaya Square in the city center. Judging by the amateur broadcast footage, several dozen people gathered near the square. Riot police officers explain the arrests by saying that those gathered were obstructing the passage of citizens. There were no people with banners in the crowd, no one shouted any slogans.

The latest update for the Mac OS X Lion operating system contains a vulnerability that poses a threat to users' personal data, writes ZDNet. In Mac OS X version 10.7.3, user login passwords are stored in a so-called "debug log" in an unencrypted form. Any user with administrator rights can view the “log” and the passwords recorded in it. The password file is also of interest to hackers.

St. Petersburg activists staged a flash mob on Palace Square, BaltInfo reports. They walked around with white ribbons attached to their clothes. According to Fontanka.ru, activists also tied white ribbons to the fence of the Alexandria Pillar. The police demanded that the tapes be removed from the fence, but the oppositionists refused. Then several activists were detained. BaltInfo reports that six people were detained on Palace Square, two more were detained on Nevsky Prospekt.

took place in Moscow On Sunday, the “March of Millions” , which, according to various sources, gathered from eight to several tens of thousands of people. Unlike recent opposition rallies, the march ended in an unprecedentedly harsh dispersal and the detention of hundreds of people. Meanwhile, foreign media, which usually closely follow such events in Russia, reacted rather sluggishly to what happened.

07.05.2012, 20:35:56 version Print | PDA/PDA Detention of oppositionists at Chistye Prudy. Photo by Ivan Kolpakov, Lenta.ru Cossack robbers Unauthorized protests swept the capital On the day of the inauguration of the Russian President, the Moscow police received a gift of “Triumphal Square” throughout the city: simultaneously, unauthorized actions broke out at several points.