Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government and regional authorities to monitor the use of funds allocated from the Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund to pay for medical workers and report on this topic by June 1. The decision was made following the results of the “direct line” with the Russians on April 25, reports .

President Vladimir Putin appointed Khabarovsk Territory Governor Vyacheslav Shport, whose powers expire on April 30, as acting head of the region, the said on Tuesday. Kremlin press service “In connection with the expiration of the term of office of the governor of the Khabarovsk Territory <...> I decide to appoint Vyacheslav Ivanovich Shport as the acting governor of the Khabarovsk Territory until the person elected as the governor of the Khabarovsk Territory takes office,” the decree states.

Maria Ivanova Author Odd-eyed, with curly hair, similar to miniature tigers and other representatives of felines, distinguished by record prices In January, former President of Finland Tarja Halonen received a living gift from Dmitry Medvedev: having learned that both of Halonen’s cats had gone to another world, Medvedev decided to present her with a new pet. The choice of the current Prime Minister fell on a kitten of the same breed as his favorite Dorofey - the “Neva Masquerade”.

The leadership of the Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB) on Tuesday reported on income and property for 2012, publishing information on the official website of the department. The head of the FSB, Alexander Bortnikov, earned 5.18 million rubles in 2012 (last year he declared income for 2011 in the amount of 4.6 million rubles). He owns an apartment with an area of ​​99 square meters. m, garage and two parking spaces.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to establish who profited from the fall of the American stock market and the loss of $136 billion as a result of a hacker attack on the microblog of the Associated Press news agency on Twitter, SkyNews reports . During the investigation, SEC experts will analyze activity on the exchange before and after the account was hacked.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has still not received any documents confirming the presence of mercury in the body of the former vice-president of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and ex-head of the board of directors of North Caucasus Resorts OJSC Akhmed Bilalov; an investigation will not begin until the application is received, Interfax reported with reference to the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Tuesday.

The Leninsky District Court of Perm sentenced Anatoly Zak, the main defendant in the criminal case regarding the fire at the Lame Horse nightclub, in which 156 people died, to 9 years and 10 months in prison, RAPSI reported on Tuesday . The court found that the actual owner of the club, Zach, provided services that did not meet the requirements for the safety of life and health of consumers.

The Memorial human rights center has received a request from the Moscow prosecutor's office demanding that it register in the register of non-profit organizations that are foreign agents, the organization's head, Alexander Cherkasov, said on Tuesday. “We received a representation from the prosecutor’s office that we are violating the law on NGOs-foreign agents and that this violation needs to be eliminated,” RIA Novosti agency quotes Cherkasov as saying .

One of the most promising companies in the mobile application market, the British Shazam, is preparing for an IPO with a capitalization estimate of $1 billion, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. According to the publication, the appointment of the former vice president of Yahoo! to the post of general director is connected with the startup’s plans to go public. Inc. Rick Riley. Shazam announced its personnel decision on April 28. The IPO could take place as early as 2014.

Photo by Fotobank/Getty Images The 77-year-old investor doesn't like to be called a "corporate raider" and sees himself as a rival to Warren Buffett Carl Icahn's office is a bit like a museum. A string of trophies from decades of hostile takeovers and battles for control of companies line every meter of its wood-lined corridors.

The billionaire senator transferred rights to assets from trusts to his own foundation. The Swiss registration of the fund, according to Kerimov, does not contradict the new anti-corruption requirements Senator from Dagestan Suleiman Kerimov ( No.

Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov will speak on May 1 to students at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The topic of his speech is “Innovation in Russia: plans and prospects,” Interfax reports , citing the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers. As part of his visit, Surkov will also visit the high-tech cluster Tech City, the closest British analogue of Skolkovo.

The Chairman of the Moscow City Court, Olga Egorova, earned more than 3.7 million rubles in 2012, increasing her annual income by 0.5 million compared to 2011, the Moscow City Court website reported on Tuesday. As for the income of Olga Egorova’s deputies, Galina Agafonova earned 2.2 million rubles in 2012, Evgenia Kolyshnitsyn - 2.3 million rubles, and Dmitry Fomin - 1.6 million rubles.

The billion-dollar fortunes of Middle Eastern kings and sultans are made up of income from the oil trade, while those of Europe come from works of art and architecture collected over the centuries. On September 9, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain became the country's longest reigning monarch. She ascended the throne at the age of 25 in 1952 after the death of her father, inheriting from him not only the title, but also a considerable fortune.

The Cyprus Parliament on Tuesday approved a memorandum with three creditors (IMF, EU and European Central Bank) on the conditions for receiving financial assistance in the amount of €10 billion, reported . Reuters 29 legislators spoke in favor of ratifying the agreement, while 27 members of parliament voted against. The memorandum provides for significant losses on bank deposits and the closure of one of the country's largest banks.