Airstrikes in the Syrian province of Idlib have killed 44 people. This is reported by the BBC with reference to the human rights organization Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 37 people were killed in an air strike on a market in the town of Maarret al-Nuuman, and seven more were victims of a strike on the town of Kafr Nabl. Both settlements are located in the territory controlled by the Syrian rebels. Human rights activists blamed the Syrian government for the airstrikes.

The government commission did not find a conflict of interest in connection with the work of the Minister of Agriculture Alexander Tkachev and his family's agribusiness. “A decision was made to recognize that there was no conflict of interest in the performance of duties as a federal minister,” RBC quotes the government’s response. Earlier it became known that the agro-complex named after N. I.

Interview with the laureate of the Pulitzer Prize Sergey Ponomarev Photo: Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times Russian photojournalist Sergei Ponomarev became the owner of the most prestigious journalistic award in the world - the Pulitzer Prize - in the category of "news photography". Ponomarev received Pulitzer along with three colleagues for a series of reports for The New York Times about refugees and a migration crisis in Europe.

Under the National Anti-Terrorism Committee, on behalf of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, a working group has been created to discuss the possibility of regulating encrypted Internet traffic. This was stated by the head of Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov, who heads the group. “The issue of regulation of encrypted traffic is on the agenda. The NAC considers this issue from the point of view of countering extremist and terrorist activities.

Metallurg Magnitogorsk defeated CSKA in the seventh match of the Gagarin Cup final series and won the trophy for the second time in three years. The match in Moscow ended with the score 3:1 in favor of the guests. CSKA dominated throughout the match, making 101 shots on Metallurg's goal (of which 37 were on target). Nevertheless, the score in the match was opened by the Magnitogorsk club - this was done by Evgeny Timkin in the first period.

The social network VKontakte supported the 11-year-old Stepan Savelyev, who was laughed by classmates for a small number of likes on the page. Under the avatar of Stepan, a gold scale appeared with the number of “146%” - this was how the “rating” of the user was designated, demonstrating the degree of his “steepness”. Evgeny Krasnikov, the official representative of VKontakte, also invited the step to visit the head office of the company in St. Petersburg.

The earthquake in Ecuador killed 480 people, 2560 people were injured. This was stated by Deputy Interior Minister Diego Fuentes. About 1,700 people are missing, Fuentes said. The search for people continues. On the evening of April 16, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck Ecuador, the strongest in recent years. In the first day, 233 deaths were reported. Coastal cities in the north of the country, located closest to the epicenter of the tremors, were hardest hit.

Chris Poritt, a former Tesla vice president of automotive engineering, has taken a job at Apple. This is reported by the Electric website. According to the publication, Poritt will lead the work on the so-called special projects of Apple. Journalists believe that he will work on Apple's electric car, the development of which has been rumored since the beginning of 2015. Previously, the project is believed to have been led by Steve Zadeski, a former Ford engineer.

Reddit user Jake Marshall spent all day with a girl in the British Museum and made a Fasswap with local exhibits (that is, he changed his faces). To do this, he used the corresponding function of the Snapchat mobile social network. Jake emphasized in the comments on Reddit that he not only took photos, but also carefully studied all the exhibitions.

The bass guitarist of the Lyube group Pavel Usanov, who was beaten in early April in the Moscow region, died in the intensive care unit of the Research Institute. Sklifosovsky. He was 41 years old. Information about the death of Usanov was confirmed to TASS by the director of the group, Oleg Golovko. Pavel Usanov has been playing in Lube since 1996. He joined the band after the death of the first bass player Alexander Nikolaev in a car accident.

The Ukrainian nationalist association "Svoboda" denied reports that on April 28 in Odessa it is planned to hold a procession in honor of the SS division "Galicia". The decision to arrange a march was previously announced by the press service of the Odessa branch of "Freedom". The party stated that it was a private initiative of its individual members, not coordinated with the central apparatus.

The governor of the Novosibirsk region, Vladimir Gorodetsky, said that the police would take tough measures against the participants of the May Day Monstration if they tried to organize an uncoordinated procession. Gorodetsky promised to "resist the desecration of the feelings of believers on a holy day" - Orthodox Easter will be celebrated on May 1. “I think it’s not quite right, with the Hell posters,” Gorodetsky said.

How Magnitogorsk took the second Cup of Gagarin in three years The final of the Gagarin Cup in 2016 turned out to be: evil, stubborn, emotional, equal. The score in the series 3: 3, in front of the seventh match, the finals of the finals. Medusa could not miss this online. April 19, 2016 22:04:07 In hockey there is such a thing - dynasty. This is when the team wins three cups in six years. For example, “Chicago” is a dynasty, well, “Metallurg” is a good chance, there are three whole years!

Prince William and Prince Harry watched how Star Wars is made. The Star Wars set is located at Pinewood Studios in the UK. Members of the royal family fought with lightsabers. Carefully familiarized with the costumes of the characters in the film. Prince Harry hugged Chewbacca. And immediately began to show him his cool jacket. William also spoke with the droid BB-8. Harry also sat in the cockpit of a rebel fighter. There was still time to talk. Even BB-8 took part in the discussion.

Candidates from the Anti-Corruption Foundation, who participated in the elections to the council of deputies of Barvikha near Moscow, staged solo pickets near the building of the Central Election Commission. They took to the streets with placards calling the elections a farce and comparing the head of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, with the former head of the Central Election Commission, Vladimir Churov.