The first meeting of the presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama was held on Wednesday in London. Negotiations are held on the eve of the Great Twenth summit and should become the same “reboot” in the relations of Russia and the USA, which Sergei Lavrov and Hillary Clinton tried to unsuccessfully arranged for the heads of foreign policy departments.

The weighted average US dollar exchange rate to the Russian ruble with the term of “Tomorrow” accounts at the auction of the Unified Trading Session of the MICEX as of 11:30 Moscow time, on the basis of which there is a process of exchange rate for the next day, increased by 4.24 kopecks compared to the state of the previous trade day and amounted to 33,9456 rubles, the Finmarket reports.

As a holiday of world culture, the 200th anniversary of the birth of Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol is celebrated on April 1. In Moscow, St. Petersburg, as well as in Ukraine and other countries, numerous commemorative events will be held, ITAR-TASS reports. The main on the anniversary day of the event began in Moscow in the morning.

At the height of the global crisis, British experts drew attention to such a phenomenon: the popularity of dating sites increased sharply. Some are looking for a partner just for communication and intimacy, others? To create a family. Perhaps, due to economic difficulties, people have more time for private life. There is another explanation: life alone is more expensive than together, since it is easier for couples to form their budget.

The metropolitan government approved on Tuesday a draft resolution, according to which more than 50 types of documents issued to citizens to city officials will become free. According to the Department of Economic Policy and Development of the City, last year the registration of various certificates and conclusions cost citizens and entrepreneurs 4.3 billion rubles. Officially paid are 100 of 460 types of various administrative papers.

A light -engine aircraft had an accident during a landing at an airfield near the village of Bolshazlovo in the Serpukhov district of the Moscow region. The incident occurred in the morning on Wednesday. Two people received wounds of varying severity and were hospitalized, Interfax reports with reference to law enforcement agencies. The cause of the accident will be established by a special commission. Currently, all departures from the airfield of Big Gryzlovo are prohibited.

Mole became an unexpected obstacle on the way to prepare for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. To the surprise of workers who equipped one of the stadiums in Cape Town, they destroyed the just laid lawn there, ITAR-TASS reports. “Fresh grass was planted on newly poured and richly fertilized soil, in addition, a perfect irrigation system was laid,” said Gary Bronner, professor of biology.

The National Anti -Terrorism Committee did not recommend that President Dmitry Medvedev cancel the regime of a counter -terrorism operation (LO) in Chechnya. It was decided that this issue needs additional study, the Kommersant newspaper reports. Nevertheless, the operation of the operation in Chechnya can be softened: the troops will not be withdrawn, but the international airport will be allowed to open their own customs, the source said.

Today, on the day of the 200th anniversary of N.V. Gogol, at the tombstone of the writer in the Novodevichy cemetery, where the ashes of N.V. Gogol was postponed after the revolution, a solemn memorable ceremony took place. With a huge gathering of television and cameras, the Metropolitan of Krutitsky and Kolomensky Juvenal (Poyarkov) served a requiem.

The favorite dog of the Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ate a treat, which was intended for the associates of the Party Prime Minister. Prominent United Russia in the premiere’s residence near Moscow were carried away by discussing the domestic food market, reports Reuters. The correspondent of the agency in paints describes the scene that occurred on Wednesday, April 1.

The scandal that erupted in the media with the new textbook “History of the Russian State and Law. 1985-1991”, issued in March to students of St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which contained frank anti-Semitic statements and interpretations of an immediate reaction in the St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Officials of the Ministry of Defense of Russia are suspected of causing damage to the state in the amount of about 150 million rubles in the construction of housing for the military, the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation said.

On Thursday, the screens of Russian cinemas are released by the romantic comedy “To promise is not to marry” (USA, 2008, Ken Quapisp). Nine men and women from Baltimore find out the relationship between themselves and from time to time their history intersect. In America, the first-hand book Greg Berendt and Lisa Tulallo became a bestseller.

In Argentina in the evening of March 31, at the age of 82, the former president of the country Raul Alfonsin (1983-1989) died in a dream. The cause of death was pneumonia, complicated by lung cancer, which was diagnosed with the ex-head of the state in 2007, ITAR-TASS reports. In the memory of the Argentines, Raul Alfonsin will forever remain a symbol of the return of democracy.

The Center for the Prevention of Crimes on the Internet (ICCC) calculated that last year the number of financial fraud committed on the world network has increased significantly. According to the Company , during 2008, the ICCC received 275 thousand applications regarding fraud and cybercrime. This is 33% higher than the same indicator for 2007, when Internet users reported 207 thousand network fraud.