Atlantic cyclones are advancing more and more confidently onto European territory. They had long settled in the north and north-west of European territory, now it was the turn of the central regions. A new cyclone is expected to approach today. In its front part, southerly winds blow, bringing warm air, and therefore during the day it is still +10...+16°C and there is little rain. And on weekends the weather will again be unlucky. The central areas will be in the path of the cyclone center.

ALROSA talked about IPO with potential underwriters Yesterday, ALROSA official representative Andrei Polyakov confirmed that the diamond mining company was negotiating the possibility of conducting an initial public offering of the company's shares, ITAR-TASS reports. At the same time, Mr. Polyakov stated that the negotiations were not of an official nature and were intended only to determine possible placement parameters. “ALROSA expects to become a public company.

In the Astrakhan region, a conviction against the former chairman of the board of directors of Astrakhan Airport OJSC Andrei Melnikov came into force, effectively removing the Ministry of Property of the Russian Federation from managing the company. As stated in the statement from the Prosecutor General's Office, at the time of the crime, Melnikov was a major shareholder and owner of Astrakhan Airlines OJSC, as well as the largest shareholder of Astrakhan Airport OJSC after the state.

The water in the Amur and water supply systems of Khabarovsk residents has again become poisonous On the banks of the Amur, the environmental situation has once again worsened .

Festival "Fashion and Style in Photography 2007" The exhibition "Mutations 1. Contemporary European Photography" is being held at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art as part of the Moscow International Festival "Fashion and Style in Photography - 2007". All the works, and there are seven of them, according to the number of countries participating in the festival, are devoted to changes that already exist, can still exist and, perhaps, will be in our or another reality.

International auditor of geological reserves DeGolyer & MacNaughton came under suspicion of Rosprirodnadzor Deputy head of Rosprirodnadzor Oleg Mitvol again started an international scandal. He wrote a letter to the FSB with a request to deal with abuses in the dissemination of unreliable geological information in the field of subsoil use.

Yesterday, the American television channel NBC released photographs and video clips taken by 23-year-old South Korean student Cho Sung Hu, who shot and killed 32 people and wounded about 30 people on the campus of the Virginia Tech Institute. In 43 photographs, Cho poses with two pistols in his hands, swings a hammer and a knife, and points the barrel of a pistol at the camera.

The director of the museum, which canceled the display of the Faberge collection, was fired The Tyumen Museum of Fine Arts, where an exhibition of a collection of works by the famous jeweler Faberge was disrupted, was left without leadership. The day after the official cancellation of the exhibition, the dismissal of the director of the cultural institution, Nadezhda Vaskova, was announced.

CLUBS “26 Hertz” in “Duma” , April 20, 21.30. "Khoronko Orchestra" in the "Mir" cinema and concert hall, April 20, 19.00, and at the “Club on Brestskaya” , April 21, 22.00. Billy`s Band at the Orange club, April 20, 20.00. Irina Bogushevskaya (vocals) in “B2” , April 20, 23.00. Umka and "Armored Car" . Presentation of the album “Breaking Don’t Build” . “Living Corner” , April 20, 19.30. “Silent cinema - talking music”: Nikolai Lgovsky. "House" , April 21, 20.00.

Roma ends Inter's unbeaten streak The Romans, having long ago lost any real chance of catching up with Inter, the leader in Serie A, finally decided to at least annoy the “black and blue”. In a tour postponed from February 3 due to riots in Sicily, during which a policeman was killed by fans, Roma inflicted their first defeat in the championship on Roberto Mancini's team, postponing the official coronation for some time.

Yesterday, the Latvian Seimas submitted for consideration to parliamentary commissions a bill on ratification of the Russian-Latvian border treaty, signed on March 27 in Moscow .

“The Perfect Stranger” on Moscow screens Journalist Rowena (Halle Berry), specializing in "fried" materials, is forced to conduct an independent investigation into the murder of her friend. Shortly before her death, she began an affair with influential businessman Harrison Hill (Bruce Willis), and her email is full of unambiguous messages from a stranger who may very likely turn out to be Hill, the killer, or both at the same time.

Romanian parliament removes president Yesterday, the Romanian Parliament, at a joint meeting of both chambers, voted to remove President Traian Basescu from office. 235 votes were enough to pass the proposal initiated by the opposition Social Democratic Party. In a secret ballot in the 430-seat parliament, 322 deputies voted in favor and 108 voted against. After the vote, Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu called on Basescu to respect the opinion of the deputies and resign.

Maintaining regional branches is the most expensive for parties On Thursday, the Russian Central Election Commission published consolidated financial reports of political parties for 2006. The richest party, according to its own reports, as last year, was United Russia, in second place was the second party in power, A Just Russia. Now the CEC, with the help of tax services, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and, if necessary, the FSB, will verify the conformity of the presented data with reality.

Directors of Russian enterprises were divided into four categories It seems that many entrepreneurs conduct business in Russia today literally at their own peril and risk. 30% of Russian general directors believe that all means are good for minimizing taxes , and not a single one of the high-profile tax cases that have acquired a nationwide resonance, including the landmark Yukos case, has convinced them of this.