A group of Brazilian scientists published in the journal Herpetologica a description of several new types of frogs opened in the forests of San Paulo. All of them belong to the genus of Hylodes , in Russian literature, representatives of this kind are called frog-Lesolubs. One of the new species, the name Hylodes Japi , during reproduction builds a special shelter at the bottom of the stream, where it is temporarily retired with the female.

A resident of Nizhny Novgorod was sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest for posting on a social network his photo in the form of an officer of the Nazi army. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the deputy prosecutor of the Soviet district of the city Larisa Parshina.

The government of Japan awarded five Russians the Order of the Rising Sun - the second most important reward in the country. It is reported by RIA Novosti . The Order of the third degree was received by the General Director of the All-Russian State Library of Foreign Literature Ekaterina Genieva, the artistic director and chief conductor of the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the St.

In recent weeks, rumors have been activated about the upcoming resignation of some governors. In a number of media outlets there were reports that appointments to the Government of the Russian Federation are waiting for Boris Dubrovsky (Chelyabinsk Region) and Natalya Komarova (Khanty -Mansi Autonomous Okrug), but Evgeny Kuyvashev (Sverdlovsk region) may part with his post due to the loss of confidence in the president.

The Royal Air Force of Malaysia safely evacuated 104 subjects of the country from Nepal, Bernama reports. The S-130 military transport aircraft landed at the Subang military base. On Sunday, Malaysia sent to Kathmand the advanced detachment of rescuers and doctors who assisted in the evacuation of citizens of the country. According to information on April 29, none of the Malaysians died during the elements. A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.9 occurred in Nepal on April 25.

The Moscow Lokomotiv defeated the Orenburg “Gazovik” in the penalty shootout and reached the Russian Football Cup finals. The meeting took place in Orenburg and ended with a score of 1: 1 (in the penalty shootout - 4: 3 in favor of the "railway workers"), TASS reports. The first goal in the 50th minute was abandoned by the defender of the "Gasovik" FARKANK VASIEV.

The further flight of the progress M-27M and its docking with the ISS are impossible for a number of reasons. This, according to Interfax , said the head of Roscosmos Igor Komarov. “The failures of individual elements and units of the transport and cargo ship were established, and the lack of tightness of the main-block motor installation was also revealed,” Komarov explained.

Four motorcyclists from Russia and Belarus were refused to enter Lithuania due to the lack of some documents, TASS reports with reference to the representative of the country's border service Gedryus Mishutis. Two Russians and two citizens of Belarus could not enter the country at Medininkai and Shalchininkai checkpoints, despite the presence of visas.

On April 29, 2015, 80 years old is a wonderful linguist, lecturer, teacher and enlightener Andrei Anatolyevich Zaliznyak. The hero of the day is terribly not like all honors and glory addressed to him, so friends and colleagues gave him a site on the Internet , where each festive speech is not a story about a hero, but a scientific article. With rare exceptions.

If the specialists of the Russian Flight Management Center (TsUP) will not be able to take control of the Progress M-27M cargo ship, it will be ahead of schedule from the orbit. It is reported by Interfax with reference to a source in the Central Department Store. “If you can’t take the ship for management, then it may be decided to start preparing to ensure as it is safe as possible from its orbit,” the agency’s interlocutor noted.

At the beginning of the day, the dollar exchange rate increased by 40 kopecks to 51.94 rubles. This is evidenced by the data of the Moscow Exchange. At 10:00 Moscow time, the cost of the European currency increased by 18 kopecks to 56.84 rubles. Note that the official exchange rates for April 29 amount to 52.3041 rubles per dollar and 56.9016 rubles per euro. In addition, in the morning a decrease in oil prices was recorded.

Tatyana Nikolaeva Academician Zaliznyak - 80 years old! From the site of the University of UPSALI (Sweden) On April 29, 2015, 80 years old is a wonderful linguist, lecturer, teacher and enlightener Andrei Anatolyevich Zaliznyak. The hero of the day is terribly not like all honors and glory addressed to him, so friends and colleagues gave him a site on the Internet , where each festive speech is not a story about a hero, but a scientific article. With rare exceptions.

Mikhail Nazarov Scanning fingerprints photo: swissinfo.ch Kommersant said that the representative office of the European Union is preparing to launch an information campaign in Russia to clarify the procedure for designing biometric Schengen visas. Well, given the side circumstances, you might think that these are also sanctions. No, everything is completely systematic (for the EU).

On May 25, a biologist, Deputy Director of the Institute for Problems of Information of Information of Information of RAS Mikhail Gelfand will be held in the central house of the journalist. Lecture theme: "Molecular Evolution." On the eve of his speech, the scientist told how he came to bioinformatics.

Two aircraft of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies with rescuers and humanitarian aid on board landed at Kathmandu airport, Interfax reports. About a hundred experimental employees of the Ministry of Emergencies were sent to Nepal to participate in a search and rescue operation and assistance to people who suffered as a result of earthquakes. Among them are not only international rescuers, but also doctors, dog handlers, psychologists.