Seven days a week at exactly 12 o’clock - about what happened today and what else should happen. The day is in full swing, we follow the events.

Judging by the first game, the Russians will not be easy to prove that the failure in Vancouver was a misunderstanding At the World Hockey Championship, the Russian team won the Slovakia team with a score of 3: 1. The Russian team started at the World Hockey Championship symbolically - on Victory Day. Accordingly, victories over the team of Slovakia were expected from her, since Slovakia was considered the most powerful rival in the group where the Russians perform.

A series of attacks on police posts has been committed in Baghdad today. At least six posts were fired at at least six, seven police officers were killed, about 20 people were injured. According to the authorities, the action was coordinated, attacks occurred almost simultaneously in different areas of the city. Today, two more people died as a result of explosions in the south and west of the Iraqi capital.

Gloro Babeloyan There are only four stories, Bores wrote. The second and a little third - about the return. That's what we'll talk about. The other day, Sergei Zhadan finished his new, “real”, well, like “Modes Mod”, not in novels and stories - a novel. It is called “Voroshilovgrad” (this is now Lugansk, there they put billboards for Stalin without any noise).

Iran presented the ultimatum to European oil and gas companies Royal Dutch Shell and Repsol. The Iranian authorities gave them a two -week period - to resolve the issue of whether they intend to develop the South Pars in Iran. In the event of a negative response, contracts with both firms will be revised, Iranian companies will take up the project. Shell and Repsol three years ago postponed the start of work at the field.

WTA tournament. Madrid The second circle Serena Williams (USA) - Vera Dushevina (Russia) - 6: 7, 7: 6, 7: 6 The first circle Nadezhda Petrova (Russia) - Elena Vesnina (Russia) - 4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3 Alisa Kleibanova (Russia) - Akgul Amanmuradova (Uzbekistan) - 6: 3, 6: 2

In New York, at the age of 92, the famous jazz singer and actress Lena Horn died. Her career began in the late 30s. Horn became the first African American to sign a contract in Hollywood. The performance of songs in a number of films in the 40s-50s brought her wide fame. Lena Horn later starred little in the cinema, preferring to perform concerts in jazz clubs and cabaret. Lena Horn was an activist of human rights movement, actively fought against racial discrimination.

In the south of Tajikistan, the number of victims of floods and landslides increased to 24, another 20 people are considered missing. According to ITAR -TASS, about 2 thousand residential buildings, several medical institutions, schools, bridges were destroyed - completely or partially - agricultural crops were damaged. According to preliminary estimates, material damage can amount to hundreds of millions of dollars.

Basketball. NBA. Playoffs Eastern Conference 1/4 finals "Boston" - "Cleveland" 97:87 Account in the series 2: 2 Western conference 1/4 finals "San Antonio" - "Phoers" - 101: 107 "Phoenix" won the series 4: 0

The total volume of the Latvian economy during the first quarter, according to preliminary data, increased by 0.6% to the level of the last three months of last year, the National Department of Statistics said. At the same time, the country's GDP volume remains 6% less than in the first quarter of last year. In October-December last year, the reduction in Latvia GDP to the level of the last quarter of 2008 was 16.9%.

In Iraq today, as a result of a series of terrorist attacks, about 50 people died. According to the latest data, in the city of Hill, 25 people were killed as a result of the explosions of two mined cars. Earlier in the city of Suvaira southwest of Baghdad, 11 people became victims of two attacks, about 70 were injured. In Baghdad, unknown simultaneously attacked six police posts, killing seven police officers. Two more police officers became victims of explosions in other areas of the city.

In the capital of Macedonia Skopier, representatives of the Albanian minority held a protest against discrimination and infringement of their rights by the country's leadership. On Monday, ethnic Albanians passed a march past the buildings of parliament and government. In total, about four thousand people participated in the action. Albanians make up a quarter of the population of Macedonia. In 2001, their dissatisfaction with their position led to an armed confrontation with government forces.

In Iraq today, according to updated data, at least 13 people were killed as a result of a series of explosions and attacks. At least six police posts were fired in Baghdad, seven were killed police officers, about 30 people were injured. According to the authorities, the action was coordinated, attacks occurred almost simultaneously in different areas of the city. Today, two more people died as a result of explosions in the south and west of the Iraqi capital.

Based on the latest data, 32 people became victims of explosions at the Razdadskaya mine. According to the Ministry of Emergencies, 58 miners remain underground. The bodies of all the dead rescuers who hastened to the aid of the miners after the first explosion are raised to the surface. More than 60 people are injured. Two wounded are in extremely serious condition .. On the night of May 8 to 9, two explosions occurred at the Razdadskaya mine. Their causes have not yet been established.