Technical and medical universities intend to train specialists in the “Soviet” system Rectors of the largest universities are opposed to the widespread introduction of two-level higher education in the bachelor's-master's degree system. Yesterday, Igor Fedorov, Chairman of the Council of Rectors of Moscow and the Moscow Region, Rector of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University, told reporters about this, thereby standing in open opposition to the Ministry of Education and Science.

SEC caught NYSE brokers cheating America's leading trading platform is once again at the center of a scandal. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday filed securities fraud charges against 15 current and former New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) brokers. Prosecutors believe that traders illegally used their official positions for personal gain. They took orders to buy and sell stocks from customers directly on the NYSE and executed them through voice trading.

Table tennis is a forgotten sport in Russia. Forgotten in the sense that only a handful of professionals know the names of athletes who compete for our country, but at the same time almost constantly live abroad. Until recently, in the medal forecasts of the Russian Olympic Committee, there was a dash opposite the column with the name “table tennis”. This clearly confirmed that no one had been waiting for awards from the small racket masters for a long time.

The Central Bank will monitor banks that set high interest rates on deposits The Central Bank yesterday published the final version of the banking sector development strategy, according to which the government and the Central Bank intend to pay special attention to the operation of the deposit insurance system and its stability. The other day the regulator demonstrated that these are not empty words.

Yesterday, Pristina again thwarted the efforts of the Contact Group (CG) on Kosovo aimed at organizing a direct dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade. It was clear from the very beginning that this would be difficult. It is no coincidence that the CG (Russia, USA, Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy) brought the current round of its work to the level of high-ranking diplomats of its participating countries. Russia is represented in it by the deputy. Foreign Minister Vladimir Chizhov.

The speech of the chief human rights activist did not interest the deputies State Duma deputies yesterday had difficulty listening to the speech of Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin, who finally received the right to tell the lower house about the situation with human rights in the country. Before the commissioner had time to finish reading the report, which he dubbed “an X-ray image in which all the diseases of society are visible,” the deputies began to leave the hall.

The head of the company, Lord Brown, hurries to Vladimir Putin The oil company BP, which has recently begun to experience problems in Russia, has decided to clarify the prospects for its activities at the highest level. As the Vremya Novostei newspaper learned, a meeting between the head of the British company, Lord Brown, and the Russian President is scheduled for the end of next week. The British do have a lot to worry about.

Sharapova could become world No. 1 in May Marat Safin advanced to the third round of the Masters series tournament with a total bonus of 2,082,500 euros in Monte Carlo. In the 1/16 finals, the Russian defeated the Frenchman Cyril Saulnier within an hour - 6:3, 6:1. Marat acted confidently in attack and return, served just as strongly as he had the day before in his match with Korean Hyung Tyke Lee, and again did not allow his opponent to make at least one break.

Policemen are being blown up again in Dagestan In Dagestan on Wednesday night, unknown saboteurs again attacked police officers. Within an hour, two powerful bombs were detonated in different areas of Makhachkala. As a result, one Interior Ministry employee was killed and five were injured. Another undetonated bomb was discovered near the traffic police department in the morning.

Mahmadruzi Iskandarov, chairman of the Democratic Party of Tajikistan, recently released by the Russian authorities from pre-trial detention, in which he was held for almost four months, is forced to stay in Russia in a semi-legal position. Tajikistan's Prosecutor General Bobokhon Bobojonov continues to demand that Moscow extradite the oppositionist to the Tajik authorities, who accuse him of serious crimes, including an attempted coup.

Samara artists work in collaboration with visually impaired teenagers God, how wonderful our Russia is! Who would have imagined that for the third year in Samara, at the highest - governmental - level, an event has been held, the official name of the genre of which sounds quite Pelevin-like: a district fair of business angels and innovators. Well, it’s clear who the innovators are, all sorts of local Kulibins.

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov lures investors with Buddha's tooth A rather unusual plan for attracting investment to the republic was recently presented to the district authorities by the President of Kalmykia, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Along with the export of lamb to the Persian Gulf countries, the economic recovery of the republic, according to the president, can be ensured by exotic projects - like the chess city of Sitiches, built several years ago.

Yesterday, the plenum of the European Parliament in Strasbourg voted for the admission of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union on time, that is, shortly after January 1, 2007. The text of the tripartite Accession Treaty (between the European Parliament, Bulgaria and Romania) was approved by the majority of deputies. The agreement includes more than 200 obligations (for example, the fight against corruption, respect for media freedom) for each of the two countries.

CLUBS Peter Baron (saxophone), Joachim Menzel (piano), Arkady Ovrutsky (bass) and David Tkebuchava (drums). A joint jazz project of famous Polish musicians and their Russian colleagues. April 14-16 at Le Club , 20.00. Oleg Kireev (saxophone) and "Exotic band", Vladimir Kozhekin (harmonica) and "Station Mir" . Ethno-jazz, blues. "B2" , 21.00. “I'm on the top left”, IHNABTB Indie rock. "35 MM" , 21.00. Ce 2 (France).

Yulia Tymoshenko canceled her visit to Russia No matter how hard Russia and Ukraine tried to pretend that relations between them were good as between good neighbors and even close partners, however, a black cat ran between Moscow and Kiev again. Already in the speeches of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko during his visits to the United States and Poland (at the end of last week and the beginning of this week), there were notes that were, if not unfriendly, then provocative for Russia.