Facebook's quarterly revenue exceeded analysts' expectations, the social network's audience is approaching 2 billion users, and the company's founder Mark Zuckerberg called the quarterly results "a good start to the year." According to USA Today, in the first quarter of 2017, Facebook's net income was $3.06 billion, or $1.04 per share, compared to $1.73 billion, or $0.6 per share, a year earlier. Revenue soared by 49% to $8.03 billion against a forecast of $7.83 billion.

On Friday night, a cold snap is expected in a number of central regions of Russia - up to 2 degrees below zero. The drop in temperature may cause the death of agricultural crops, the Ministry of Emergency Situations warns. “According to the storm warning… frosts of up to 2 degrees below zero are expected in the Kursk region on the night of May 5, posing a danger to early spring crops,” the department reports. In particular, frosts are expected in the Bryansk and Lipetsk regions.

May 04, 2017, 10:29 / Politics / News The government reported on the results of implementation of the May 2012 decrees undefined Vedomosti Read also: An image of the future will be drawn for Vladimir Putin by 2018 on the implementation of the May 2012 presidential decrees have been published on the government website Reports .

In tomorrow's issue of the newspaper and on the website www.vedomosti.ru you will be able to find out details about what students from Perm learned to sell humanoid robots; Uber may be overcharging passengers; Trump has angered and confused bankers with his ideas. Also read Vedomosti's exclusive: how much can you lose on "people's" OFZs and an article on the Comments page: how the president and prime minister are fulfilling their promises.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for protecting and defending Russia, regardless of differences in views and positions. He said this at the ceremony of opening a cross in memory of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich. “We have only one Russia, and all of us, no matter what different views and positions we hold, must protect and defend it, putting the future of our people, the happiness of our people, our children and grandchildren at the forefront,” Putin said.

Vladimir Putin showed Recep Erdogan (right) his path to a settlement in Syria / Yuri Kochetkov / POOL / AFP "We can now confidently state that the recovery period in Russian-Turkish relations is over," said President Vladimir Putin following talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi on Wednesday.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin signed a law on the allocation of 96.5 billion rubles for the preparation of the implementation of a new housing renovation program. The funds will be used to form land plots for the construction of new houses, prepare additional sites for the construction of "starter" houses for resettlement, as well as the implementation of pre-design and design work. The law proposes amendments to the Moscow budget.

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The number of victims of clashes between security forces and participants in mass anti-government protests in Venezuela, which have been going on for over a month, has risen to 32, AFP reports, citing official data. On May 3, police had to use tear gas and water cannons against protesters, and Molotov cocktails and stones were thrown at police officers, the prosecutor's office says.

American electric car maker Tesla Motors increased its net loss in the first quarter of 2017 by 40% due to rapid growth in costs, although its revenue more than doubled. So far, the company has had only two profitable quarters, including July - September 2016. In his address to shareholders, the company's CEO Elon Musk expressed confidence that serial production of Tesla Model 3 sedans will begin strictly according to schedule, that is, as early as July.

04 May 2017, 18:41 / Finance The euro has updated its maximum since February 8 Vedomosti According to Interfax-CEA experts, the noticeable growth of the euro and dollar against the ruble is due to the continued decline in oil prices, in particular, Brent oil has dropped below $50 per barrel. Benchmark oil fell in price on Thursday following data on production growth in the United States for the 11th week in a row, which has not been observed since 2012.

Rostelecom is consulting with officials regarding the directive to purchase Tele2, the president of the state operator Mikhail Oseevsky told Vedomosti. According to him, coordination in the work of operators is already present. “Tele 2 has switched to using Rostelecom lines almost everywhere,” noted the top manager.

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Researchers found that as the number of employee departures increased, so did the company's reputation ratings / PhotoXpress Companies usually don’t like it when their best employees leave them for competitors. However, a recent study has shown that their departure can also be beneficial for the company. Young professionals change jobs most often.

The creation of the fund was delayed because the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economic Development were against it / Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti The Ministry of Communications and Mass Media has not lost hope of replenishing the budget of the Information Technology Development Fund (ITDF) created in January of this year, Communications Minister Nikolai Nikiforov told journalists at a meeting of the ministry's board on Wednesday.