Russian universities, especially St. Petersburg State University and Moscow University, regularly complain about international university rankings, explaining their unenviable places in them due to the bias of Western methods. However, it will now be difficult to refer to a biased attitude towards domestic universities. Photo: RBC Russian universities, especially St.

In Moscow, the chief specialist-expert of the department for organizing state control of the circulation of medical products of the Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare (Roszdravnadzor), Alexander Filatov, was detained while receiving a bribe. As the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs explained, together with his accomplices he extorted 8.7 million rubles from businessmen.

Consumer prices in the area of ​​circulation of the single European currency on an annualized basis, according to preliminary data, increased by 1.2% in April 2013. Analysts had expected an increase of 1.6%. Photo: Global Look Press Meanwhile, the unemployment rate in the eurozone in March 2013. increased compared to February, amounting to 12.1%, taking into account seasonality, according to a report by the European statistical agency Eurostat.

The net profit of the KAMAZ group according to international financial reporting standards (IFRS) increased 3.2 times - to 5.8 billion rubles. - in 2012, the company said in a statement. Photo: ITAR-TASS Revenue for the reporting period increased by 9.6% - to 117.5 billion rubles. At the same time, 72% of revenue was generated from the sale of trucks, 12% from the sale of spare parts, 7% from the sale of buses, trailers and concrete mixer trucks, and 9% from other activities.

Revenue of Rosneft according to international financial reporting standards (IFRS) in the first quarter of 2013. grew by 7% to 812 billion rubles, the company’s report says. At the same time, the net profit of NK decreased by 12.8% - to 102 billion rubles. Photo: ITAR-TASS Rosneft's capital expenditures decreased by 20.8% - to 95 billion rubles. In the first quarter of 2012 the figure was 120 billion rubles.

Photo: BLOOMBERG Leading luxury goods manufacturers, faced with slowing sales, intend to solve this problem by buying up other companies. Europe's largest representatives of the premium segment - LVMH, PPR and Financiere Richemont - have accumulated more than 5 billion euros in cash, which they can use for M&A transactions. New brands in the portfolio will help improve sales, but there are few good offers on the market.

The famous director, new president of the Nika Film Academy, Andrei Konchalovsky, in an interview with RBC correspondent Alexandra Fedotova, spoke about why in Russia, like in Africa, there is no society, as well as about freedom, the intelligentsia, sympathy for the opposition and new viewers who grew up on Hollywood sitcoms. The main European of Russian cinema is sure that we have closed Peter’s window and are still living in the Moscow principality with Horde complexes.

The owner of the Perm nightclub "Lame Horse", a fire in which killed 156 people, Anatoly Zak was sentenced to 9 years and 10 months. The corresponding decision was made on April 30 by the Leninsky District Court of Perm. Photo: ITAR-TASS Other defendants in this case - the executive director of the club Svetlana Efremova and the art director of the establishment Oleg Fetkulov - received 4 years and 6 years in prison, respectively. All three were found guilty under Part 3 of Art.

Photo: FROM PERSONAL ARCHIVE As you know, the program for the renovation of industrial zones first appeared under Yuri Luzhkov. Its implementation began, but it was rather at a preparatory level - we didn’t really have time to get going. Then we entered a crisis, and the program became irrelevant, because the redevelopment of industrial zones requires considerable funds. And when the real estate market more or less recovered, this program was revived again.

In Karelia, the former head of the Suoyarvi district administration, Ivan Prudnikov, was sentenced to 120 years of compulsory labor for beating his acquaintance. According to the press service of the General Prosecutor's Office, the ex-official will also pay 75 thousand rubles. fine as compensation for moral damage. He was found guilty under Part 1 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (intentional infliction of slight harm to health).

The May Day demonstration will block traffic on Nevsky and Ligovsky Avenues in St. Petersburg. This is stated in a message from the Smolny Transport Committee. Nevsky Prospekt will be blocked almost completely - from Palace Square to Vosstaniya Square, Ligovsky - from Vosstaniya Square to Nekrasov Street. The demonstration is scheduled to start at 10:00 Moscow time. The event is scheduled to end at 13:00 Moscow time.

The trading session on the Russian stock market ended with the growth of the main indices. The MICEX rose by 1.71% to 1,385.88 points. Index The RTS increased by 1.42% by the end of the trading session to 1,407.21 points. The trading volume at the end of the day amounted to 451.4 billion rubles. Photo: RBC Trading on the domestic stock market took place within the framework of consolidation for most of the session, reports ALOR Group analyst Svetlana Korzeneva.

The net profit of OAO Gazprom according to international financial reporting standards (IFRS) decreased by 10% and amounted to 1.21 trillion rubles. based on the results of 2012, the company said in a statement. Meanwhile, sales revenue (excluding VAT and customs duties) increased by 3% and amounted to RUB 4.76 trillion. compared to the same period last year. Photo: ITAR-TASS Revenue from gas sales to Europe and other countries increased by 2% to RUB 1.47 trillion.

Net profit of JSC Acron according to Russian accounting standards (RAS) for the first quarter of 2013. decreased by 12.5 times compared to 2012. and amounted to 209 million 489 thousand rubles. against a profit of 2 billion 625 million 483 thousand rubles. a year earlier. This is stated in the company's materials. At the same time, revenue for the reporting period increased by 3% - to 9 billion 100 million 617 thousand rubles.

Ukrainian producer Evgeniy Ogir, who was the husband of the famous singer and TV presenter Tina Karol, died after a serious illness. 32-year-old E. Ogir died on April 28 from stomach cancer, TSN TV channel reports. Photo: tinakarol.com A few days ago, 28-year-old T. Karol brought her husband from Germany, where he was undergoing treatment. The doctors said that they were no longer able to help the patient. The Ukrainian singer is heartbroken.