The US Federal Reserve may oppose the creation of an agency within the Federal Reserve to protect consumers of financial services. Central Bank governors are concerned about the lack of actual control over the activities of the new service, responsibility for possible miscalculations of which will rest with them.

Kurmanbek Bakiev threatens to “drown Kyrgyzstan in blood” In Kyrgyzstan, a war of nerves has begun between Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who is in his home village in the south of the country near Jalalabad and still considers himself the current head of state, and the interim government in Bishkek.

The Poles were touched by the sympathy of the Russians Today, at the presidential palace in Warsaw, a farewell ceremony will begin for the head of state, Lech Kaczynski, and his wife Maria. They died in a Polish plane crash on Saturday near Smolensk. The president was brought home on Sunday, and he was one of the first to be identified. Yesterday a message was received from Moscow that the body of the president’s wife had also been identified; today it will be delivered to Warsaw.

World markets reacted to the Eurogroup's decision on loans to Greece Financial markets greeted with enthusiasm the decision taken the day before by the finance ministers of 16 eurozone countries to allocate bilateral loans to Greece in the amount of about 30 billion euros at 5% per annum. World stock indices went up, and the euro jumped to almost a one-month high. However, investors will be concerned about the fate of Greece until the mechanism for helping this country becomes known.

Former frontman of the legendary band The Animals Eric Burdon performed at the House of Music In the minds of most of my compatriots, the British group The Animals are the “one-hit wonders” of The House of the Rising Sun. But what a song - the song is known to everyone and loved by everyone. Beginning guitarists begin their guitar education with arpeggios of chords Am, C, D, and so on.

Pianist Satoko Fuji and the Junk Box trio at the Dom center April 10 marked six years since the death of the founder of the Moscow cultural center “Dom” Nikolai Dmitriev. The new art agency Improve dedicated two concerts to this date by the most authoritative Japanese new jazz pianist Satoko Fuji and her trio Junk Box. Thus recalling Dmitriev’s love for Japanese music and his efforts to promote it in Russia.

AFK Sistema continues consolidation of Bashkir assets AFK Sistema has taken another step towards consolidating the assets of the Bashkir fuel and energy complex. Yesterday, Bashneft, on the basis of which the corporation is building a vertically integrated company, announced the purchase from the Australian Endeavor Energy of a 25% stake in Sistema-Invest, a subsidiary of AFK Sistema, which owns a 25% stake in the Bashkir oil company. The transaction amount was $202 million.

Budget revenues have reached pre-crisis levels, expenses have exceeded them The federal budget deficit in March amounted to 3.9% of GDP, which is almost half as much as in February, when it reached 7.9% of GDP. This figure is explained by the fact that according to the results of the first quarter of 2010, budget revenues are slightly ahead of the figures planned for this year. In addition, they significantly exceeded the revenues of the same pre-crisis period in 2008.

The Ministry of Finance reported on the execution of the 2010 budget Yesterday a meeting of the government presidium took place. On the day of mourning for those killed in the plane crash near Smolensk, Vladimir Putin opened the meeting with a report from Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov on the progress of the investigation into the accident. Most of the meeting, which lasted almost an hour, was devoted to the pressing topic of drug prices .

Moscow authorities are preparing new standards for the overhaul of apartment buildings In the near future, the policy of the Moscow mayor's office in the field of reconstruction of the housing stock may change significantly - officials have begun to develop a new law “On the major repairs of apartment buildings in the city of Moscow.” This document, apparently, will regulate both the progress of repair work and the City Hall’s obligations to finance a multi-billion dollar program for the

The reproduction of cyanobacteria follows a daily rhythm Biologists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California (San Diego) have proven that the cells in cyanobacteria live according to approximately the same routine as humans. Even though bacteria do not sleep in the usual sense of the word, they reproduce strictly according to the clock.

Comparative tables of Bernd and Hilla Becher at the Photobiennale 2010 The exhibition “Industrial Archaeologists” opened at the Ekaterina Foundation. This is the second coming to Moscow of the “Becher school”, which discovered the concept of seriality for modern art. Artists of the 20th century dealt with everyday life in different ways. The ideologists of happenings declared that the connection between brushing your teeth in the morning and art is the most direct.

The crisis has made the president and prime minister of Russia poorer The global economic crisis has hit even the top officials of the state. According to the declaration presented yesterday, the income of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev from his main place of work in 2009 decreased by approximately 800 thousand rubles. and amounted to 3 million 335 thousand 281 rubles. While in 2008, being in the same position, he earned 4 million 139 thousand 726 rubles.

When signing the law on medicines, the president made it clear that he noticed the anxiety of patients Prices for essential medicines are controlled by the state from April 1 and cannot exceed a level strictly determined for each specific region. This norm is laid down in the new law “On the Circulation of Medicines,” which President Dmitry Medvedev signed yesterday. Before it, the document was approved by the State Duma and the Federation Council.

The Mariinsky Theater tried to revive Tristan and Isolde The premiere of Dmitry Chernyakov's production took place on May 27, 2005. The performance was shown only a few times (including at the Golden Mask, which was awarded to the performer of the title role Larisa Gogolevskaya), and it, like Chernyakov’s two previous works on this stage - “Kitezh” and “Life for the Tsar”, quietly disappeared , drowned in the muddy waves of the dimensionless Mariinsky poster. It seemed like forever.