Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova has confessed to doping. She announced this at a special press conference in Los Angeles. According to the athlete, a sample taken from her during the Australian Open tournament gave a positive result for doping. “I received a letter from the International Tennis Federation stating that I had not passed a doping test. I take full responsibility for this," Sharapova said.

An expert on regional economics, Natalya Zubarevich, as part of the lecture “Depression in the regional dimension”, answered questions related to the current crisis. Summary of Novaya Gazeta. An expert on regional economics, Natalya Zubarevich, as part of the lecture “Depression in the regional dimension”, answered questions related to the current crisis. Summary of Novaya Gazeta. Natalia Zubarevich. Photo: TASS Three previous crisis of Russia 1993.

The mother of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who is accused of killing Russian journalists in Donbass, called on world leaders to help her daughter be released from Russian prison. “I am already 78 years old, I have forgotten what sleep is, I am worried about my child. Help her get out of prison. On March 3, she went on a dry hunger strike, in 5-6 days she may die.

As a result of an American drone attack on the camp of the terrorist group Al-Shabaab, 150 militants were killed. This was announced by Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis, reports Associated Press. According to American intelligence, the militant camp is located about 120 km from Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. As noted in the Pentagon, the group was preparing for a "large-scale attack" and could pose a threat to the US and African Union forces in Somalia.

The Omsk homeless person begins a new life with the help of caring people - by sale at an auction of paintings drawn on their native heating mains The Omsk homeless person begins a new life with the help of caring people - by sale at an auction of paintings drawn on their native heating mains Photo: Project "Reset" / "VKontakte" It doesn’t happen, but this happened with the Bomzha Byldtsev: in early March, he woke up famous - on the heating main pipe, with which he had not gotten off since last

European Parliament President Martin Schulz urged refugees to apply for asylum in the EU countries in Turkey, reports . RIA Novosti Schultz advised migrants not to resort to the services of carriers delivering them to Europe by sea, but to contact refugee registration centers - in particular, in Turkey. “There is no point in getting on the ship of the carrier.

Photo: Gleb Limansky/ "New Gazeta" UPD. According to the ATS-INFO, the police detained five activists-Vasily Nedopepekina, Vera Lavreshina, Elena Zakharov, Mikhail Sudamov and Alexander Makarov. It is assumed that they were delivered to the Office of the "bourgeois". The police in Moscow detained several participants in the support of the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who is accused of the murder of Russian journalists in the Donbass.

Crimean authorities have banned the music festivals "Kazantip" and "Bifuz" forever because they "threaten the national security of Russia" Crimean authorities have banned the music festivals "Kazantip" and "Bifuz" forever because they "threaten the national security of Russia" The festive weekend in Crimea was marked by a loud squabble between the prosecutor of the republic Natalya Poklonskaya and the Crimean Federal Drug Control Service on the one hand and the organizers of the Kazantip

The price of May Brent futures on the London ICE exchange on March 7 exceeded $40. As of 18:40 Moscow time, a barrel of Brent was trading at $40.07. The last time Brent rose to such values ​​was on December 10, 2015. Oil prices continue to rise due to a decrease in the number of drilling rigs in the US.

Russian figure skaters Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitry Solovyov will miss the World Championships in the United States due to a positive doping test result for the figure skater, reports . R-Sport According to the publication, the doping test of Ekaterina Bobrova, taken at the European Championships in Bratislava, gave a positive result. The banned drug meldonium was found in the athlete's blood, which has been included in the list of banned drugs since January 1.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs considers inadmissible public statements by the North Korean authorities threatening to inflict atomic strikes on their opponents. This is stated in the official statement of the Foreign Ministry.

In 2016, the fall in GDP in Russia will be 1.5%, according to the forecast of the international rating agency Fitch. Fitch's new forecast assumes an annual average Brent oil price of $35/bbl in 2016 and $45/bbl in 2017. Experts note that low oil prices are lowering “corporate revenues and causing fiscal tightening,” while high interest rates and declining real wages are severely reducing consumption. In early February, Fitch downgraded its assessment of the state of the Russian economy for 2016.

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Ukraine appealed to the countries of the European Union and the United States with a request to increase pressure on Russia to release the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko. about this on his Facebook . wrote President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko According to the head of state, the Consul General of Ukraine in Rostov, on his behalf, visited Nadezhda Savchenko and reported to him about the state of her health.

The Novye Cheryomushki metro station is closed for passengers to enter and exit, according to a tweet from the Moscow subway. As Interfax was told in the press service of the metro, in one of the technical rooms of the metro station - the relay room - there was smoke, fire brigades were sent to the place. According to a RIA Novosti source from the emergency services of the capital, the cause of the smoke was a short circuit in the electric cable in the passage.