Goldman Sachs has become "morally bankrupt" British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (pictured) joined the attack on the American bank Goldman Sachs. He said on the BBC that the British Financial Conduct Authority should immediately launch an investigation into the activities of Goldman Sachs together with American financial authorities. According to Mr. Brown, the case of the largest American bank highlights the need for further reforms of the international banking system.

Tottenham works wonders in the fight for the Champions League In two English derbies, Mancunian and London, Tottenham emerged victorious. After Manchester United snatched victory from Manchester City, and Harry Redknapp's team beat Chelsea, Spurs moved into fourth place. Now the main thing for Tottenham is not to retreat from the conquered positions until May 5, and then in a face-to-face meeting with the “citizens” they will determine who is more worthy of the Champions League.

CONCERTS Ash. The repertoire of song arrangements by A.-K. Jobima, Brazilian classics, as well as works by group leader Igor Nadezhdin in Portuguese. "Forte" , 21.00. Haleo (Cuba). Latin American rhythms, youthful enthusiasm and tropical temperament at Cool Train Club , 21.00. CLASSIC Chamber ensemble "Moscow Soloists". P. Tchaikovsky, J. Haydn, W.-A. Mozart. Conductor Yuri Bashmet. Soloist Alexander Buzlov. Conservatory , 19.00. THEATERS "Giselle". Choreography by Mats Ek. Music by Adolf Adam.

Abnormally warm weather has settled over most of the European territory of Russia (with the exception of the Lower Don). In the next 24 hours, the temperature regime in European Russia will change slightly. In the northwestern region, precipitation will stop; on Tuesday afternoon the air will warm up to +6...+11оС, on Wednesday to +8...+13оС.

The American show Pilobolus was shown at the Variety Theater The name of this dance theater, which has just performed in Moscow, and today begins to show its performance in St. Petersburg, is somewhat misleading.

Toyota is ready to pay $16.4 million without admitting guilt Japanese automaker Toyota Motor yesterday announced its agreement to pay an industry-record fine of $16.4 million. This amount was demanded by the US government, accusing the concern of deliberately concealing defects in its cars, which subsequently caused their massive recall. The size of Toyota's fine, according to US law, is the maximum possible for auto companies.

Newly discovered exoplanets change understanding of celestial mechanics As of April 15, astronomers have discovered 452 exoplanets. The recent discovery of nine new transiting exoplanets, i.e. planets regularly passing in front of their parent stars and reducing the light output from them, together with data from previous observations of other transiting exoplanets, brought sensational results.

Airlines demand officials forget about the volcano and allow flights Air traffic in Europe will be restored in stages from today. This decision was made by the transport ministers of 27 EU countries at a video conference held yesterday. The authorities are under intense pressure from airlines, which are suffering huge losses and are demanding a speedy restoration of normal operations.

The court ruled that the Ossies are also Germans Residents of the eastern part of Germany are the same Germans as their compatriots in the west of the country. In the year of the 20th anniversary of the unification of Germany and the GDR, which will be solemnly celebrated on October 3, a special decision of the labor court of the city of Stuttgart, in southwestern Germany, appeared on this score.

MPs react to campaign against road privileges Russian legislators found it necessary to respond to the campaign against the use of flashing lights and other special attributes by officials.

Capital "Dynamo" and "Zarechye" are close to the final Volleyball. Super League. Women. Playoffs. Semi-final. 1st-2nd matches. "Dynamo" (Moscow) - "Uralochka-NTMK" - 3:0 (25:14, 25:15, 25:15), 3:0 (25:10, 25:14, 25:17). "Zarechye-Odintsovo" - "Dynamo" (Krasnodar) - 3:0 (25:23, 25:21, 25:23), 3:1 (14:25, 25:23, 25:16, 25: 19). Last year’s participants in the “golden” series of the Russian Championship are confidently moving towards ensuring that this confrontation will be repeated this season.

The oil and gas economy hinders the improvement of the quality of life of Russians “There is progress in Russia, but it has a very strong smell of oil and gas,” said Natalya Zubarevich, head of regional programs at the Independent Institute for Social Policy, at yesterday's presentation of the 2009 Human Development Report in Russia. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has been conducting such reviews annually for 13 years in a row.

The provisional government began to lose control over the situation in the country The situation in Kyrgyzstan yesterday began to get out of control of the country's interim government.

Sports officials can't get to the Fed Cup The finalist of the tournament in Charleston, Russian Vera Zvonareva, lost to Australian Samantha Stosur in the decisive round - 0:6, 3:6. Immediately after the competition, the captain of the Russian tennis team, Shamil Tarpishchev, who had received an American visa, but due to problems with delayed flights could not get to the United States, telephoned the athlete about her possible participation in the semi-finals of the Fed Cup.

A period of volcanic activity begins on the island of Iceland A volcanic eruption in Iceland has changed the way life is lived in Europe. So far, the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which means “island of mountain glaciers” in Icelandic, has only led to the closure of airspace over most of the Old World. Meanwhile, this is not the first time that a volcanic eruption on the small island of Iceland has seriously affected the whole of Europe.