On Tuesday, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case for causing death by negligence following an explosion and the death of two people in Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo region. The explosion occurred at 7:14 a.m. on January 8, 2013, in a nine-story building on Radishcheva Street in Novokuznetsk. As a result, a fire occurred - three apartments were on fire. The fire killed two people and eight more, including three children, were hospitalized. “On this fact...

Russian tourists left $30 billion abroad The flow of foreign tourists who visited Russia in 2011 was almost two times less than the 40 million army of our compatriots who visited abroad. And if foreign travelers spent $10 billion in our country, Russians left three times as much abroad.

The Italian insurance group Generali is doubling its stake in Ingosstrakh. This is stated in a press release published on the Generali website on Tuesday. Thus, the Italian company's stake in Ingosstrakh will increase to 38.5%. Currently, Generali owns 19.2% of one of the three largest insurers in Russia. The same share is held by the PPF Beta fund, controlled by Czech billionaire Peter Kellner.

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich (No. 9 on the Forbes list of "Russia's Richest Businessmen - 2012", net worth $12.1 billion) spent the New Year and Christmas holidays on the island of St. Barts in the Caribbean in the company of friends. Among them were Russian TV presenter Vladimir Pozner and Olga Slutsker, Boris Yeltsin's daughter Tatyana Dyachenko and her husband Valentin Yumashev, prominent Russian businessmen and show business stars.

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On January 9, 1986, the Polaroid-Kodak patent dispute ended. The conflict between the companies began on April 20, 1976, when Eastman Kodak launched its own production of instant photography equipment and consumables. In response, Polaroid filed a lawsuit accusing the company of patent infringement. The proceedings lasted more than 9 years. As a result, the court upheld Polariod's claim.

Russian businessmen Sergei Polonsky, Konstantin Baglay and Alexander Karachinsky, arrested in Cambodia, may be released on bail no earlier than the end of January. the ITAR-TASS agency on Tuesday . told The Cambodian lawyer for the Russians, Virakbot Suongkhun, According to him, on Wednesday, court representatives will go to the ship where the incident occurred to collect evidence. Investigators will then begin collecting statements from victims.

Ukraine's largest airline Aerosvit canceled 17 domestic and international flights on Tuesday. “As of 09.00 January 8, 2013, Aerosvit Airlines canceled eight arrival flights and nine departure flights,” notes a message published on the website of the Kiev Boryspil airport. Among the canceled destinations were Donetsk, Odessa, Simferopol, Budapest, Chisinau, Tel Aviv, Stockholm.

Well-known journalist and oppositionist Olga Romanova reported that a criminal case had been opened against her under Art. 319 of the Criminal Code "Insulting a representative of the authorities." this She reported on her Facebook page. According to Romanova, the district police officer informed her about the initiation of the case. At the same time, Romanova refused to have any explanations with him.

Samsung Electronics expects a record fourth-quarter profit of $8.3 billion. The record figures are driven by excellent sales of gadgets (500 devices per minute) and demand for flat screens produced by the company, including for its main competitor Apple reports , Tuesday Reuters. This will be the company's fifth consecutive record quarter for profit.

The body of a Russian tourist was discovered on Monday at the Platinum Palace Hotel in Cusco, Peru. According to local prosecutors, the 32-year-old Russian arrived in Peru on January 3 to visit the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu, the Peruvian newspaper El Comercio reported on Tuesday .

French actor Gerard Depardieu, who recently received a Russian passport, did not appear on Tuesday in a Paris court, where a hearing was scheduled for a case of drunk driving. The hearing was to take place at the Paris Palace of Justice. Having ignored the hearings, the actor lost the opportunity to consider his case under a simplified procedure - now it will be transferred to the correctional court, RIA Novosti reports .

Traffic police inspectors and FSB operatives conducted a special operation during the holidays, which resulted in the detention of a Mercedes car with special signals and license plates of a special government series. It turned out that he was assigned to the acting governor of the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobyov.

Three children died in a fire in the Chelyabinsk region; these were girls aged from one to four years. The tragedy occurred on the morning of December 8, 2013 in the village of Yushkovo, Kaslinsky district, according to a message published on the website of the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Chelyabinsk Region.

In Nigeria, it was decided to bring Russian sailors accused of arms smuggling to justice. The authorities of this African country continue to detain 15 Russian sailors accused of arms smuggling and are preparing a trial for them despite the fact that the Russian Foreign Ministry promised that the sailors will return to their homeland in the near future, RIA Novosti reports citing France Press. .