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.

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.

Volcanoes are coming to life around the world The northernmost active volcano in Kamchatka, Shiveluch, threw out a column of ash to a height of 7.5 km on Monday, a representative of the Kamchatka branch of the geophysical service of the Russian Academy of Sciences told RIA Novosti . “Powerful ash emissions from the giant’s crater are being observed by specialists at the Klyuchevskaya volcano station, located 40 km from the volcano,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

The Constitutional Court confirmed the legality of depriving those accused of terrorism of trial by jury The Constitutional Court (CC) of the Russian Federation yesterday confirmed the correctness of the authorities in depriving those accused of terrorism and a number of other serious crimes of the right to have their cases considered by a jury.

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.

The capital's authorities have allocated funds to disperse clouds on Victory Day The Moscow Department of Housing, Communal Services and Improvement has been instructed to prepare measures to improve weather conditions during the celebration of Victory Day on May 9. The corresponding resolution was recently signed by Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov. This year, 44.5 million rubles will be spent on dispersing rain clouds over Moscow.

The President of Uzbekistan faces difficult negotiations in Moscow Yesterday evening, President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov (pictured) arrived in Moscow for a two-day official visit. Today he will be received in the Kremlin by Dmitry Medvedev, and before that Russian-Uzbek negotiations will take place in an expanded format. Then, in the late afternoon, Karimov will meet with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, after which the Uzbek leader will leave the Russian capital.

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.

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.

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 IOC inspection saw real construction in Sochi for the first time Over the past week, the Russian resort of Sochi, where unprecedented-scale work has finally begun to prepare the city for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, was inspected by specialists from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

More and more Russians do not want to share what they earn with the state The share of Russians who believe that taxes must be paid has decreased sharply. At the same time, the share of those who are ready to avoid paying taxes at any opportunity also remains at a very low level. Experts suggest that while there is a general willingness to pay taxes among citizens, dissatisfaction is growing not so much with the existing tax system as with the use of collected funds by the state.