A criminal case has been opened following a major car accident in the city of Azov, Rostov region, as a result of which a 6-year-old girl died and 12 other children were hospitalized in serious condition.

Exactly 500 days before the opening of the Olympic Games in Sochi, the slogan of the Games was presented: “Hot. Winter. Yours." The slogan “reflects the national character of Russia, the values ​​of the Sochi 2014 brand, as well as the progressiveness and innovative approach to organizing and holding the Games,” says a message published on Tuesday on the website of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee.

On September 25, 2005, Nobel Prize winner in economics Franco Modigliani died due to heart failure. The famous economist was born on June 18, 1918 in Rome, and emigrated to the USA in 1939. Franco Modigliani taught at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where in 1962 he took part in the development of an econometric model of the US economy.

A system for creating 3D design projects independently by customers in ceramic tile stores Project name: SanViz The essence of the project: a system for creating 3D design projects independently by customers in ceramic tile stores Project leader: Rustam Hafizov Moscow city Terminal with the SunViz program Rustam Khafizov

The former president of the Japanese company Olympus, Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, admitted his guilt in large-scale concealment of losses. “There is no mistake here. “All the blame lies with me,” said the businessman, speaking on Tuesday, September 25, at the trial in Tokyo.

photo ITAR-TASS Small but massive donations from the middle class will allow non-profit organizations to do without foreign funding Terminating the work of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Russia would be a logical step in a series of measures to protect Russian politics and civil society from foreign influence. There are two main arguments to support this decision.

Konstantin Vorovich Author “YouTube publishing” in Iran, a sex scandal on a Brazilian beach, the secret life of a Turkish politician and other incidents involving the largest video hosting site The low-quality but provocative film “The Innocence of Muslims” inflamed passions around the world. A number of Muslim countries demanded that Google block access to the provocative film. Others—Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan—simply blocked YouTube entirely to prevent their citizens from viewing it.

On the first night of the “Drunk Driver” raid in Moscow, from September 24 to 25, the state traffic inspectorate identified 130 drunk drivers. A total of 81 cases of traffic violations related to driving while intoxicated were registered overnight. Another 49 drivers refused to undergo a medical examination, according to the Moscow traffic police website . In addition, 10 vehicles and 2 wanted citizens were detained.

The international company Gunvor International, co-owned by businessman Gennady Timchenko, has submitted a request to the Bulgarian authorities for a license to sell electricity in the republic. The Bulgarian newspaper “Dnevnik” writes about this on September 25. The application will be considered by the State Commission on Energy and Water Regulation. Gunvor wants to obtain a license for 20 years. The company hopes to conclude its first deals in Bulgaria this year.

Environmentalists promise the companies a wave of protests; oil workers and experts reassure activists: no increased levels of radiation have been recorded in the area of ​​the fields. Joint plans of OJSC NK Rosneft and the American Exxon Mobil Corp. to develop a section of the Kara Sea bottom may be disrupted, Bloomberg wrote on Tuesday .

Component of artificial nutrition of newborns Project name: Lactocore The essence of the project: development and promotion of an innovative product that will become an indispensable component of artificial nutrition for newborns, promoting the harmonious development of the nervous system Project leader: Anton Malyshev Moscow city

The State Duma will consider a bill that toughens punishment for drunk drivers in the first reading at a meeting on October 16, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the first deputy chairman of the Duma Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Construction, Vyacheslav Lysakov. “We will develop a consolidated bill, which will be presented, I think, at the next plenary meeting,” said the head of the ONF staff.

Since 2013, the Russian authorities will additionally allocate 4 billion rubles to increase the salaries of cultural workers. People's incomes should increase by 30-33%. “Starting next year, despite the rather difficult problems with the budget, and there are many problems, we have decided to increase funding for culture specifically for the purpose of increasing income, for wages in the amount of 4 billion,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The head of the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography, Sergei Vasiliev, will soon leave his post. A corresponding proposal has already been submitted to the government, a source in one of the departments of the financial and economic bloc told Interfax. The head of Rosreestr is appointed and removed by the Prime Minister.

Russia has unveiled the slogan for the Sochi Olympics. Is it better or worse than the slogans of the previous 12 games? 500 days before the opening of the XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, their official slogan became known. The organizers chose the phrase “Hot. Winter. Yours" (Hot. Cool. Yours). The slogan caused a sharp and controversial reaction in the Russian blogosphere and beyond.