Keyboardist Keith Emerson, best known for being a member of the prog-rock supergroup Emerson, Lake & Palmer, has died in Los Angeles. The death of the musician was reported on the band's official Facebook. Emerson was 71 years old. The causes of his death were not reported. Emerson, Lake & Palmer was formed in 1970 by Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer. The team is considered one of the most commercially successful prog-rock bands.

The Latvian company Grindeks, which produces mildronate (meldonium), recorded an increase in sales of the drug in Russia in March. It is reported by the BBC. According to company representative Alexander Kondratiev, extrapolation of data on sales of mildranate tablets to March 11 allows us to predict a two-fold increase in sales compared to February. “Demand for injections has not increased, they are prescribed by a doctor,” Kondratiev explained.

The imam of the mosque in Nazran, near the building of which there was an explosion on March 11, called the incident an attempt on his life. It is reported by Interfax. “So I’m disturbing someone. I interfere with those who want to undermine the situation in the republic,” Imam Khamzat Chumakov said.

Businessman Arkady Gaydamak, who was sentenced in France to three years in prison for tax evasion, was released on March 9 with an electronic bracelet that would allow authorities to track his movements. According to Gaydamak's lawyer, the authorities agreed to release him to "work on a social project affecting areas of cooperation between representatives of different cultures and religions," TASS reports .

Interview by Natalia Pelevina, accused of buying "spy technology" Photo: Anton Novoderezhkin / TASS / Scanpix On March 11, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against a member of the Parnas party, a playwright and human rights activist Natalia Pelevina. She is accused of “illegal acquisition of funds for the unspoken receipt of information”, that is, spy technology.

A friend of Mikhail Lesin, businessman Sergei Vasiliev, in an interview with Kommersant, spoke about Lesin's last days in Washington. According to Vasiliev, in Washington, where Lesin came to meet with businessman Pyotr Aven, he had another “alcohol-related breakdown.” His American friends “tried to stop him,” but Lesin left his hotel and checked into the Doyle Dupont Circle Hotel on the night of November 2–3 (probably the first hotel he came across).

The League of Arab States (LAS) has designated the Lebanese group Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. It is reported by Associated Press with reference to the Egyptian agency MENA. The decision was made at a meeting of foreign ministers of the member countries of the Arab League. Representatives of Iraq and Lebanon abstained during the vote.

General Curtis Scaparotti will become the new commander of NATO forces in Europe. He now commands US forces in Korea. The solemn appointment ceremony will take place in May 2016 near Brussels. Philip Breedlove is now in command of NATO forces in Europe. What position he will take after leaving the post is not specified. Recently, NATO has been increasing its presence in Europe.

Why three Russians have decided to sell their organs to pay off their debts Photo: Sebastian Kaulitzki / Alamy / Vida Press Many Russians are saddled with an enormous amount of debt. The number of mortgages alone currently being paid off is more than 3 million. Outstanding loans now amount to roughly 10 trillion rubles ($143 billion), and almost 1 trillion rubles of this debt is past due. When people get desperate, they're willing to go to extremes.

A criminal case was opened against lawyer Mikhail Trepashkin for disclosing investigation materials. According to the Russian Investigative Committee, he committed the crime on February 6, 2015, when his article was published with a commentary on the fraud case in which his client, Sergei Murashkin from the Ministry of Justice, was accused. On February 6, 2015, Kommersant reported on Murashkin’s arrest. He is accused of fraud.

The Moscow Department of Transport denied the information that the movement of trolleybuses along the Garden Ring would be completely stopped. The press service of the department said that in accordance with the new transport scheme approved by the authorities, all trolleybus routes will be preserved. The contact network can only be removed temporarily, depending on what repairs will need to be carried out on Sadovoye.

Last month, Disney released an advertisement titled “Dream Big, Princess—Be A Champion,” encouraging girls to aspire in life to whatever they desire. In the video, girls and young women are featured performing martial arts, archery, gymnastics, dancing, swimming, and many other acts.

Russian citizen Yevgeny Buryakov, who was arrested in the United States on suspicion of espionage, pleaded guilty to conspiracy. Buryakov agreed with the version of the prosecution, according to which he worked in the United States as an agent of the government of a foreign state without proper registration with the US Department of Justice. The Associated Press reports that Buryakov made a deal with the investigation, under the terms of which he will receive 30 months in prison.

The US President spoke in detail about relations with Russia: The Atlantic Photo: Evan Vucci / AP / Scanpix Many articles have been written about the foreign policy of Barack Obama, but the material of the observer of The Atlantic magazine Jeffrey Goldberg is special. This is a huge work, which tells how Obama imagines modern geopolitics and what is guided by when choosing a strategy.

A news agency editor lays out how journalists should respond to violence and intimidation Photo: Dmitry Korotaev / Kommersant After sunset on Wednesday, March 9, twenty masked men attacked a car near the Ingush-Chechen border. They dragged the passengers from the vehicle, beating them as they did, and then set the car on fire, along with everything inside.