The World Health Organization decided to abandon the use of the names "Pork flu", which was fixed for the virus spreading recently. Given the wishes of the governments of some countries and pork manufacturers, it is recommended to use the name “flu A (H1N1)”. Western experts have repeatedly noted that this virus cannot spread when pork eating.

Turkish police applied force to disperse participants in the May Day processions. According to Radio Liberty correspondent Elena Solntsev, more than five thousand people gathered on the main square of Istanbul: representatives of left -wing parties, activists of trade union, youth, and public organizations. Fearing the riots, about a thousand police officers, as well as armored vehicles and conveyors, were pulled to the venue of the rally.

The program is conducted by Leila Giniatulina. The Radio Liberty correspondent Yuri Veksler takes part. Leila Giniatululina : Labor Dun is noted in many countries, on a special scale - in Germany. In Berlin, the first of May rarely costs the clashes of ultralel and ultra -right activists with the police. The most massive rallies and demonstrations organized by trade unions are. From Berlin is reported by the Radio Liberty correspondent Yuri Veksler.

The program is conducted by Leila Giniatulina. A radio correspondent Freedom Mumin Shakirov takes part. Leila Giniatululina : A few minutes later in Moscow, an anti -crisis rally of the Yabloko party will begin. There is now a Radio Liberty correspondent Mumin Shakirov. He is on the air. Hello, Mumin! You have a word. Tell us how the rally will take place? Mumin Shakirov : Hello! The rally is about to begin. Several hundred people gathered in Bolotnaya Square.

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In the Philadelphia court, the American businessman Andrew Mogilyanski found himself guilty of sexual crimes committed in Russia. Mogilyansky, a rich entrepreneur engaged in exporting cars, was accused of luring the girls from the house for orphans into his apartment during trips to St. Petersburg and forced them to sexual communications. The sentence is expected at the end of July.

In Moscow, the metropolitan city hall took place under the motto “Work, a worthy life,” the main slogan of the performance of the opposition of St. Petersburg-“Democracy is a medicine against the crisis” the celebration of labor day in Germany “The murder of pigs epidemiologically is completely not justified” “Why does Russia speak Russian even worse?” In Moscow, the anti -crisis rally of the Yabloko party begins

A resident of the village of Troitskaya was killed in Ingushetia. Unknown people opened fire on him from the machine guns at the gates of his house, after which they disappeared by car. Their search is carried out. RIA Novosti, citing the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic, reports that the murdered - Said Hassan Kalimatov - was engaged in religious activities.

Three American troops died in the west of Iraq. According to the command, they were killed the day before during the operation in the province of Anbar. This province was a stronghold of al-Qaeda militants in Iraq, until in 2006 the forces of local Sunnis helped the American troops to knock them out of there.

Sergey Seninsky: In the scientific section of our program today is the completion of the story about the legendary popularizer of science that has recently departed from life, the former editor -in -chief of the British scientific journal Neucher John Maddox. John Maddox, Deputy editor -in -Chief of Ecology and Life, John Maddox, tried to support scientists in Russia in difficult for Russian science. Our author Olga Orlova is talking with Yuri Eleyshev.

Head of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia Mikhail Shmakov In Russian cities, May Day rallies and demonstrations are held. In trade union shares under the slogan "Work, salary, worthy of life!" About two and a half million participants are expected. Law enforcement officers in Moscow today are everywhere - in the subway, at the exits from the metro, on the street and even in public places - McDonalds and cinemas.

Bmitri Medvedev gives an interview to the chief editor of Novaya Gazeta Dmitry Muratov Russian media for the sixth year in a row are considered non -free. These are the results of the rating conducted by an independent research organization Freedom House , which on Friday publishes its next annual report on the freedom of the press in the countries of the world . The release of the report is dedicated to World Press Day, which is celebrated on May 3rd.

(Alexander Ryklin)