The ex-deputy of the State Duma, the opera singer Maria Maksakov, who moved to Ukraine with her husband, also ex-deputy Denis Voronenkov, was fired from the Russian Academy of Music named after Gnesins, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the educational institution. "Maria Maksakova was dismissed. They collected justifying documents that she was not there, twice sent telegrams to which they did not receive any answer.

The ruble exchange rate on Thursday decreases, playing out the ongoing drop in oil prices on world exchanges. The first dollar transactions were held on the Moscow Exchange in the range of 58.8-58.98 rubles, according to the results of the first minute of the trading, the rate amounted to 58.86 rubles, adding 68 kopecks to the level of the previous closure.

The legend of French rock music Johnny Holliday suffers from an oncological disease and is currently undergoing a course of treatment. The artist reported this on Wednesday on his Twitter page. According to the singer, a few months ago he found cancer cells, which is why he is currently undergoing treatment. "I am led by excellent specialists whom I completely trust. At the moment of my life, nothing threatens," the message quoted by TASS said.

The Ukrainian police are looking for a killer who committed the murder of a merchant in the capital. The man was shot in a car. Moreover, young children of the victim were also injured. The crime occurred in the Goloseevsky district of Kyiv. "The Kievite, together with two children, returned home in a car. Near the house, an unknown person shot Mercedes: the man died, and the children were taken to the hospital," the official website of the State Unitary Enterprise of Kiev reports.

The Museum of the East accepted 57 packs with the paintings of Svyatoslav and Nikolai Roerichs, who were seized on March 7 from the International Center for the Roerichs (ICR) in Moscow as part of the investigation of the Master Bank criminal case, TASS reports with reference to the Director of the East Museum Alexander Sedov. “The paintings of the Roerichs are in the Museum of the East as material evidence.

The Ministry of Labor criticized the idea of ​​paying multimillion -dollar debts on miners' salaries that worked at the ruined enterprises of the Kingkool company in the Rostov Region, from the reserve fund. This was announced during a meeting with representatives of the Communist Party faction in the State Duma by the head of the department Maxim Topilin. “I believe that this is wrong, because the state cannot be responsible for the debts of specific employers.

Mortgages, whose houses fell under the new demolition program of old five -story buildings in Moscow, found themselves in a delicate situation: on social networks and the media, they are scared by the need to quickly and fully repay the loan. According to Rossiyskaya Gazeta , most mortgages are frightened by the presence in the contract, according to which the creditor has the right to demand early repayment of the mortgage in case of the loss of the pledge.

Investigators of Krasnoyarsk opened a criminal case on the murder of a native of Transcaucasia at the entrance to the shopping center. The victim was shot when he was sitting in a car.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) started the case against Rostelecom, suspecting the state operator in imposition to other unprofitable conditions of the contract, the Vedomosti newspaper writes with reference to the message of the FAS. The reason for the proceedings was the statement of Megafon: the operator accused Rostelecom of limiting the possibility of missing traffic between zone telephone networks of one numbering zone.

The number of resources of the shadow segment of the Internet over the year has decreased by almost 85%. This conclusion was reached by researchers from the Onionscan project, dedicated to the collection and analysis of information on the use of anonymous networks, writes RBC . As the study of Onionscan showed, since April 2016, the number of resources on the Tor network has decreased from 30 thousand to 4.4 thousand.

The number of people who died as a result of a fire in a shelter for children of the city of San Jose-Pilan in Guatemala on Thursday, March 9, increased to 29 people after seven victims died in hospitals, La Prensa Libre Costa Rica writes. The day before, the 21 victim was reported. As stated in the press service of the hospitals of San Juan-de-Dios and Roosevelt, seven children died from heavy burns.

In Sochi, an internal audit is being conducted against the teacher of the city gymnasium N8 Ella A., who on March 7 sent her parents SMS because of the congratulations on the International Women's Day. This was reported by "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" with reference to the local department of education and science. Life reports that the woman wrote a letter of resignation of her own free will. “We immediately started a check. It is clear that it is impossible not to react to such things.

At the wedding ceremony in the vicinity of the city of Tikrit in the north of Iraq, a series of explosions occurred, as a result of which 21 people died, reports Al Jazeera . According to Reuters, 23 people were killed as a result of two explosions. The incident occurred in the village of Hajaj, located 20 kilometers from Tikrit. The picture of what happened to the end is not yet clear. Apparently, four terrorists penetrated the wedding and put into effect the suicide belt.

Apple's smartphones continue to occupy a leading position in the US market. This is evidenced by Comscore research , according to which the share of various iPhone models in the American market in the period from November 2016 to January 2017 amounted to 44.6%. At the same time, according to Phone Arena , Apple managed to strengthen its position, increasing the market share by 2.3% compared to the previous trimester.

The press became known the results of a study conducted by the Ministry of Education and Science among students of Russian schools regarding the tendency of children to drugs. According to the data obtained, the tendency to use harmful substances was found in 8% of respondents, they write Interfax . It is noted that such data were obtained on the basis of socio-psychological testing of 3.4 million out of 10 million Russian students 11-18 years old.