At the annual conference of the Paleoanthropological Society, which took place in San Francisco these days, the researchers said that in the area of ​​Kenysky Lake Turkan (former Lake Rudolf), stone tools made no earlier than 3.3 million years ago were discovered. This is 700,000 years older than the oldest finds known today.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will try to come to Moscow for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory on May 9. It is reported by TASS . “We received an invitation, and our president will try to respond to him positively,” said the speaker of the Turkish parliament Jamil Chichek. He recalled that on April 23-24, commemorative events will be held in Turkey, in which about 100 heads of states, including from Russia, will take part.

The Central Bank has limited Svyaznoy Bank's operations with new deposits and accounts due to the bank's violation of capital adequacy standards, Kommersant-FM reports . According to the radio station's source, as of April 1, the capital adequacy ratio N1.0 of Svyaznoy amounted to 9.19% (with a minimum level of 10%). According to the Central Bank, as of March 1, the volume of time deposits of the financial organization amounted to 22.8 billion rubles.

Naftogaz Ukraine transferred to Gazprom $ 20 million as an advance payment for April deliveries of Russian gas. This was reported in the press service of the Ukrainian company, reports RIA Novosti . “Yes, Gazprom transferred $ 20 million on April 9,” Naftogaz said. On April 2, Naftogaz transferred the first tranche as an advance payment for gas in the amount of $ 30 million for gas supply in the II quarter of 2015.

Investors are in a hurry to invest in federal loan bonds (OFZ) before the expected decrease in the key rate of the Central Bank. Buying a large number of ruble bonds strengthens the national currency, writes RBC . Today, the Ministry of Finance placed OFZ for 30 billion rubles (15 billion - eight -year bonds with a rate of 10.7% per annum and 15 billion - five -year -old papers with variable coupon income attached to Ruonia).

The artist, the widow of John Lennon Yoko, can come to the Ural Biennale in Yekaterinburg. It is reported by TASS . According to the Commissioner Biennale, the director of the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art Alisa Pruudnikov, the organizers of Biennale are currently coordinating the deadlines for Yoko it. It is planned that she will come to Yekaterinburg either in August or in October 2015.

In Khakassia, it was forbidden to sell alcohol during an extreme situation due to forest fires, TASS reports. The corresponding resolution was signed by the head of the republic Viktor Zimin. The ban will act until the abolition of the emergency mode announced in connection with forest fires.

The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov believes that the Russians are expecting a more stringent course from the head of state. He announced this on the air of the Russia 24 television channel, commenting on the questions entering the "direct line".

Russian President Vladimir Putin's income last year exceeded 7.5 million rubles. Information about the income, expenses and property of the head of state was published on the Kremlin website. In 2014, Putin’s income amounted to 7 million 654 thousand rubles, which is almost two times more than in 2013. Two years ago, the president earned 3 million 672 thousand rubles. The head of state still owns an apartment with an area of ​​77 square meters. m, land plot of 1.5 thousand sq. m.

The naval fleet of the Russian Federation adopted a new deep-sea homing “Physician” with a maximum firing range of 50 kilometers. This was reported by TASS with reference to a source in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. According to the interlocutor of the agency, the torpedo was adopted at the end of 2014 after the successful completion of the tests. He noted that its serial production has already begun.

In the Chelyabinsk State Agro Engineering Academy, protein feed for animals prepared from locusts and a special apparatus for its production was developed. This was reported on the site of the university. The food is intended for animals and poultry. According to the vice -rector for scientific work of the Academy of Doctor of Technical Sciences Peter Svechnikov, his nutritional value is much higher than meat.

Exchange quotes for oil grew during trading on the London and New York exchanges. The growth amounted to about 2% of the level of yesterday's closure. By 17:45 Moscow time, the May Brent stamps rise in price by 1.88% and traded at the mark of $ 59.55 per barrel. The cost of the WTI brand with deliveries in May increased in price by 2.9% to $ 54.88 per barrel. The growth of quotations occurred after Iran’s appeal to OPEC to reduce quotas for oil production.

A member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation Dmitry Chugunov suggested the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev to initiate amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, which will allow the police to write a fine for a minor offense on the spot - without visiting the police support and drawing up protocol, the Izvestia newspaper writes.

The program with Iran “Oil in exchange for goods” does not provide for the supply of Iranian raw materials to Russia. This was stated by the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak, Interfax reports . At the same time, Novak emphasized that trade with Iran can be increased after lifting sanctions against the financial sector of Iran. In this case, the question of the participation of Russian traders in the implementation of Iranian oil may disappear.

Apple adjusted the Russian version of the Siri voice assistant after accusations of homophobia, the Telegraph reporteds. Now, when requesting a word “gay”, the assistant offers various links from the Internet, while earlier this term was perceived as non -normative vocabulary, the publication notes. Earlier, the Russian -speaking resident of London Alex posted a video on YouTube, in which he demonstrates an inadequate reaction of the assistant to questions with the word “gay”.