Maxim Russo Early stages of embryo development At the moment, scientists in three countries have received permission to research related to genetic modifications of human embryos. Sweden has recently been added to China and Great Britain. Chinese researchers were the first to report such experiments in April 2015.

Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), believes that if the growth of the global economy is not slowing down at the near future, then the “bottom” of oil prices has already been completed. He stated this at the G7 summit in Japan, communicating with Reuters correspondent. “It may be that prices have reached the bottom, but it will depend on how the world economy will feel.

Negotiations on the introduction of the “Siri regime” in the Syrian province of Aleppo are ongoing, Interfax reports with reference to the head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, Lieutenant General Sergei Kuralenko. He also told the agency that the truce in the suburbs of Damascus, Eastern Gotta, agreed by the Russian and American sides with the Syria government and the moderate opposition, was extended for another two days - until 24:00 on May 3.

The Russian warship and submarine are seen by the border of Latvia, TASS reports citing the National Armed Forces of the Republic (NVS). They were identified as an submarine of the Kili class and the Victor Kanetsky tugboat.

The founder of the VKontakte social network and the owner of the Telegram messenger Pavel Durov suspended the special services in pressure on telecom operators, the Echo of Moscow reports. Recall that Oleg Kozlovsky and Georgy Alburov reported that some attackers gained unauthorized access to their Telegram accounts in Telegram.

The second stage of the exomars mission is transferred from 2018 to 2020, according to the circulation of Roscosmos . Having studied the available data and analyzing the situation, the Roscosmos Corporation and the European Space Agency (ECA) made a joint decision to transfer the launch to Mars, and began to develop a new basic schedule of work.

In the area of ​​the site near Baghdad, an explosion thundered, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Alsumaria TV channel. 10 people died and 30 were injured at the place of accumulation of Shiite pilgrims heading to the tomb of Sheikh al-Kazim. Representatives of the Iranian police reported that the suicide bomber blew up a mined car. So far, not one of the terrorist groups has taken responsibility for the terrorist attack.

Not far from Kulikovo Paul, the police found three grenades, Interfax-Ukraine reports with reference to the chief specialist of the communications department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Odessa Region Daria Yarchuk. They were discovered near the Odessa railway station in an underpass after a message by phone. The investigative-operational group and experts of the explosive engineering service of the police immediately left for the indicated place.

The exercises entitled “Peaceful Sokol-2016” began at the Ignaly nuclear power plant, TASS reports. They will be attended by units of the Zoknyai air base, air defense forces, representatives of the United Headquarters of the Lithuanian Army, the Office for the Observation and Control of the airspace, the Air Force of the Air Force for the Repair of Weapons and Technology, the State Border Protection Service and the Fire-Rescue Service.

Boris Minaev Boris Minaev Ekaterina Banking, RIA Sakhalin-Kurila On April 20, a long list of the Russian Literary Prize "Big Book" was announced, the main, according to many, book prize in the country. We bring to your attention the conversation of the two authors whose books are included in the long list of "Big Book" this year - writer and journalist Igor Svinarenko and writer and journalist Boris Minaev . Both of them once published and edited the legendary Magazine "Bear" .

In Novosibirsk, after the Monstance, its ideologist Artem Loskutov was detained. Judging by the police protocol published by the artist on his Twitter, he is accused of holding a procession without coordination with the city mayor. The police believe that, without conducting all the necessary approvals, Loskutov violated Part 2 of Art. 20.2 Code of Administrative Offenses (organization or public event without submitting a notification in the prescribed manner about a public event).

On May 2, 1729, Catherine II Great, Russian Empress was born. Personal business Sofia Frederick Augustus Angalt Tserbst (1729–1796) was born in the German city of Shtetin (now Schezitsin in Poland) in the family of the Governor of the city of Christian Augustus and Johanna Elizabeth. She received a home education - languages, elegant arts, history, geography, theology.

The Iraqi Shiite leader of Muktada al-Sadr flew to Tehran, reports the Arab Agency of Almada Press . The supporters of Sheikh on Saturday broke into the parliament building in Baghdad, urging ministers to resign and protesting against the transfer of voting in the new composition of the government. They demanded to abandon its formation on the principle of confessional quotas, beat some deputies and defeated the meeting room.

There were no explosive devices on the territory of Kulikovo Field, the press service of the police of the Odessa region reports. Currently, search measures are being held to establish a person who called the police and reported on the mining of the area. A few hours earlier, three grenades were discovered near Kulikovo Paul. A little later, a man with a device resembling a smoke saber was detained.

2016 may become a turning point for Russian automakers, TASS reports with reference to the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov. Moreover, since 2017, he predicted the gradual restoration of the industry. “We proceed from the fact that from next year there will be a gradual restoration of the automobile market. We count on a gradual increase in production in the auto industry, ”he said.