The Ministry of Internal Affairs instituted new criminal cases against manufacturers of DETA health -hazardous health devices. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

Families of the Ukrainian military began to leave Crimea. This was reported by the acting Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mikhail Koval, Interfax reports. The military boss added that the situation with the departure is under the control of the department. “The situation is under control-the families of military personnel go along with the military,” he told reporters after a meeting with the military personnel of the 1st separate marine battalion who had returned from the Crimea.

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, and. O. President of Ukraine Alexander Turchinov during the 21st meeting of the Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee-the EU said that Ukraine will be grateful for any help in the investigation of the execution of demonstrators in Kyiv at the end of February, "including the participation of international experts." This was reported on the official portal of the Ukrainian parliament.

Raos Voima Oy, a subsidiary of the Rosatom State Corporation, and the Finnish company VoimaSakeyhtiö SF, whose subsidiary is Fennovoima, announced on March 27 to sign a contract of sale of shares, in accordance with which 34% of Fennovoma shares are owned by Raos Voima Oy. Now Voimasakeyhtiö SF owns 66% of the shares.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the creation of the National Payment System in Russia following the example of Japanese and Chinese, Interfax reports. “In countries like Japan and China, these systems work, work very successfully. They initially began exclusively as national, closed to their market, and now they are gaining more and more popularity, ”Putin said at a meeting with the speaker and the heads of the Federation Council Committee.

The US Presidential Administration Barack Obama published a plan for the abandonment of the National Security agency (ANB) to track telephone conversations, reports Reuters . The plan provides for the preliminary permission of the court to issue data before the direct appeal to the telephone company with such a request.

The Russian Academy of Sciences at the General Meeting re-elected vice presidents and members of the Presidium, Interfax reports. Earlier on Thursday, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladimir Fortov, proposed the presidium elected last year to establish again, adding nine people from the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and Rosselkhozacademia to his members.

The Formula-1 car racing teams, participating on March 30 in the Malaysia Grand Prix, will hold the action in support of relatives of passengers and crew members of the missing Boeing 777 “Malaysian Airlines”. It is reported by The Sydney Morning Held. The race will be held on the Sepang highway, located near the Kuala-Lumpur airport, from where the missing plane flew out.

The Moscow City Court recognized the termination of the criminal case against the former prefect of the Moscow CA Yuri Khardikov and his mother about the major embezzlement of assets by Elena Baturina Olympus - 2104. It is reported by Interfax . SUD did not satisfy the appeal of the decision of the Tver court, which rejected Baturina’s complaint in February to close the case.

The Minister of Defense of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi resigned to take part in the election of the head of state. It is reported by Reuters . He confirmed his decision in a video message, which was made on Egyptian television. As-Sisi said that Egypt was faced with many challenges and threats, including economic and terrorist, urging the inhabitants of the country to rally for the sake of their homeland. According to the Constitution of Egypt, a soldier cannot run for president of the country.

The International Monetary Fund approved the financial assistance package to Ukraine in the amount of 14-18 billion US dollars, reports Reuters . An agreement on the allocation of a loan to Ukraine will be considered by the IMF Executive Committee in April. The Ukrainian side sought a loan of $ 15-20 billion.

The Moscow police began to investigate the circumstances of the death of an officer of the Federal Punishment Service Anna Dolina, shot in the east of the capital. This was reported by Interfax with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies. The incident occurred on Thursday morning on March 27 near the house No. 39b on Veshnyakovskaya Street.

In San Francisco, the court arrested a member of the upper house of the Government of the state of California Lilanda Yi, who is suspected of corruption and fraud. It is reported by Los Angeles Times . Policy was charged with corruption and conspiracy, the purpose of which was the illegal sale of weapons. In the local office of the Democratic Party, a member of which is Yi, a search was conducted. Documents and a computer were seized during it.

The Central Bank is preparing measures to create a system of calculations within the country. This was stated by the chairman of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina at the Exchange Forum in Moscow, Interfax reports. “We are talking about creating a system that will provide uninterruptedly internal calculations, especially since internal calculations make up about 90% of the calculations with payment cards,” Nabiullina noted.

US President Barack Obama visited the Vatican, where he met with Pope Francis, reports Corriere Della Sera . During the conversation, which lasted about 50 minutes, Obama thanked Pontiff for the reception, emphasizing that this meeting is a great honor for him. “I am your big fan. Thank you so much for accepting me, ”Obama summed up. The American president arrived in Italy as part of a large delegation, which was also included in US Secretary of State John Kerry.