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.

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.

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.

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.

The management of the "security" hospital was suspected of embezzling millions of budgetary funds The Moscow Office of the Investigative Committee, as Vremya Novostei learned, recently filed charges in absentia against the former chief physician of the federal state healthcare institution (FGUZ) Clinical Hospital No. 84, Leonid Shamov. He is charged with abuse of power, negligence and misappropriation of more than 15.6 million rubles. Mr.

Innovations 2009 laureates announced The award ceremony for the winners of the V All-Russian competition in the field of contemporary visual art “Innovation” was held in the exhibition space of Baibakov Art Projects on the territory of the now semi-closed Red October factory. The Innovation Award is a unique phenomenon for us.

Premiere of Valery Fokin's Hamlet at the Alexandrinsky Theater The press release was intriguing: “At the center of the play is the identification of the acute inner experiences of a person doomed to live in a deceitful, hypocritical atmosphere, where behind the glossy facade of life lies the criminal, ambitious aggressiveness of selfish interests.” It would be interesting to know what V.V., a member of the presidium of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Culture and

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.

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).

Northern Cyprus turned right The Government of the Republic of Cyprus said yesterday that it considers the victory of Dervish Eroglu (pictured) in last Sunday's "presidential elections" in Northern Cyprus to be a "negative development". Eroglu, 72, is a supporter of dividing the island into two states.

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.

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.

Georgians want money from Russian tanker The troubled relations between Russia and Georgia have received another hole. In the coming days, the justice of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara will issue a verdict in the case of a tanker flying the Russian flag, detained in Batumi.