Barcelona drew 0-0 with Juventus in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals and left the tournament after two games. Juventus, who won the first leg 3-0, advanced to the semi-finals. Another semi-finalist was the Monaco club, which defeated Borussia Dortmund with a score of 3: 1 (the first game was 3: 2 in favor of Monaco). Earlier, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid reached the semi-finals. The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League will take place on 21 April.

Actor Danila Kozlovsky received the Golden Mask theater award for his role as Hamlet in the play by Lev Dodin at the Maly Drama Theater in St. Petersburg. The award ceremony took place on April 19 at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater in Moscow. The production of Mindaugas Karbauskis "Russian Romance" at the Mayakovsky Theater was recognized as the best performance of a large form.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that "provocative articles" about "detentions in the republic" are not true. It is reported by Interfax. “Even talking about it is embarrassing. Allegedly, people are detained there, killed, even named one surname. <...> In plain text, they first insulted him, and then accused him of the fact that the authorities killed him, and he is alive, healthy and at home, ”Kadyrov said.

US political commentator Bill O'Reilly has been fired from Fox News over allegations of sexual harassment. This was announced by 21st Century Fox. "After careful and careful consideration of the allegations, the company and Bill O'Reilly have come to an agreement that Bill O'Reilly will not return to Fox News," the statement said. Now O'Reilly is on vacation, writes Associated Press. 67-year-old Bill O'Reilly hosted the author's program The O'Reilly Factor on the conservative Fox News channel.

Update. On April 21, Mikhail Gelfand, a member of the VAK Presidium, told Interfax that Medinsky's dissertation would be checked by the History Council at the Belgorod State National Research University. On April 21, the Higher Attestation Commission (HAC) will appoint a dissertation council, which will be instructed to consider the issue of depriving the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky of the degree of Doctor of Historical Sciences.

Work on the plan for a propaganda campaign to interfere in the US presidential election, which, according to American intelligence services, was organized by the Russian authorities, was carried out at the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISI). This was reported by Reuters with reference to seven former and current American officials.

As an angel Merkel became the main politician of Europe and what threatens her now. Podcast "Medusa" Angel Merkel, 62-year-old native of Hamburg, who grew up in East Germany, has been in the post of chancellor for 12 years. During this time, she managed to turn into the most powerful politician of Europe, and recently - into a symbol of Western liberalism, which is threatened with new right and conservatives from all sides.

State Duma deputies voted in the first reading for a bill on criminal liability for inciting suicide. 425 deputies voted for the document, no one spoke against it. The meeting is broadcast on the Duma website. A bill on tougher liability for inciting suicide was introduced by MP Irina Yarovaya.

On April 18, Dozhd TV sources close to the Kremlin reported that the presidential administration had launched a campaign to discredit opposition leader Alexei Navalny. One of the sources said: “They outsource video clips, films and video games that discredit Navalny. They fight just like with Hitler. appeared on YouTube The next day, a video that fits this description even too accurately: it claims that Navalny is Hitler.

Photo: Peter Kassin / "Kommersant" General Director "Match TV" Tina Kandelaki On April 19, Roskomnadzor announced that one of the most popular Russian sports sites will not block - Sports.ru. The Match TV channel insisted on this, accusing the site of using pirate content taken from the TV channels of the Match holding.

The FSB of Russia announced the arrest of Akram Azimov, the elder brother of the alleged organizer of the terrorist attack in St. Petersburg, Abror Azimov. “Akram Azimov assisted in the transfer of funds used in the preparation of a terrorist act, as well as in organizing a communication channel with emissaries of international terrorist organizations,” the FSB said.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. The most influential woman in the world. How Angel Merkel turned into the main policy of Europe - and what threatens her Angel Merkel, 62-year-old native of Hamburg, who grew up in East Germany, has been in the post of chancellor for 12 years. During this time, she managed to turn into the most powerful politician of Europe, and recently - into a symbol of Western liberalism, which is threatened with new right and conservatives from all sides.

Photo: Yui Mok / PA Wire / PA Images / Scanpix / Leta Designer and former Soloist Spice Girls Victoria Beckham accepts the Order of the British Empire from the hands of Prince William. The founder of the Victoria Beckham brand was awarded a contribution to the development of the fashion industry. On the eve of April 17, Beckham turned 43 years old. Her husband, football player David Beckham, was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 2003. London, Buckingham Palace, April 19, 2017

The New Gazeta published a video in which the accused in the case of the murder of Boris Nemtsov Anzor Gubashev tells the investigators about the monitoring of the politician and the murder itself. In the video there are shots removed at the site of the crime on the Big Moskvoretsky Bridge, as well as at the house of Nemtsov on Malaya Ordynka and near the GUM.

SyFy TV channel has published a teaser for the series "Krypton" based on DC comics. The series will tell about the events that took place on Superman's home planet many years before her death. Krypton starred Georgina Campbell, Ian McElhinney and Eliot Cowan. The script was written by David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight Rises, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice). The series will be released in 2017. An exact premiere date has not been announced.