Roskomnadzor press secretary Vadim Ampelonsky called nonsense information about an experiment carried out at the direction of the department to disconnect Russia from the Internet. “I don’t want to refute other people’s nonsense. I don't know who lied to whom. I'll just call a spade a spade. This “news” is nonsense,” Ampelonsky wrote on his Facebook page.

REUTERS / Sergei Karpukhin Along with the Russian oppositionist, the top three finalists for the award included a blogger from Saudi Arabia and a group of oppositionists from Venezuela The European Parliament included Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead on February 27, 2015 on the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge in the center of Moscow, on the shortlist for the Andrei Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the press service of the European Parliament reported on Thursday.

Transaero Airlines has canceled 76 flights for October 16, reported on Thursday. the press service of Aeroflot, which manages the operational management of the airline on the verge of bankruptcy, In particular, 16 flights to neighboring cities, including Ukraine (to Kyiv and Odessa and back), were cancelled. Among the canceled flights were 21 to non-CIS countries, including London, Tel Aviv, Barcelona, ​​Ho Chi Minh City, Istanbul, Frankfurt am Main, Rome, Milan, Dubai and back.

Google has closed its development center in St. Petersburg, TASS reported on Thursday, October 15, citing a statement by Marina Puzanova, head of the commercial real estate department of the international consulting company Knight Frank Saint-Petersburg. “Google left St. Petersburg. Here they left the office in August, I think the office closed. They occupied two floors. The employees were taken to different countries: Switzerland, America and Germany,” said the agency’s interlocutor.

The Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR) has information that the organizer of the planned terrorist attack in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug (KhMAO) and other fugitives involved in the case are participating in the activities of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia, an said official representative of the ICR Vladimir Markin on Thursday, October 15.

Trading on the derivatives market of the Moscow Exchange was suspended at 18:10 Moscow time due to a failure, according to a message published on the trading platform’s website on Thursday, October 15. It clarifies that the reasons for the suspension of trading are being clarified, and the exchange will announce the time of resumption of trading later. “The Moscow Exchange apologizes to its customers,” the statement said .

The investigative authorities of the Irkutsk region opened a criminal case against the general director of Stalkonstruktsiya CJSC Andrei Levchenko, who is the son of the new governor of the region Sergei Levchenko, the press service of the regional head office of the Investigative Committee reported on Thursday. Andrey Levchenko is suspected of large-scale tax evasion.

REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin Alexander Novak previously announced “fierce competition” between suppliers on the global market Over the past few months, major oil companies such as Exxon, Shell, Total and Eni have increased purchases of Saudi oil by reducing purchases of Russian oil for their refineries in Western Europe and the Mediterranean, Reuters reported on Thursday, October 15, citing sources in the circles. related to energy trade.

October 15, 2015 Career and business Mode for the visually impaired Speech synthesis “Marusya” works Listen Share Add to favorites Application for the “Young Billionaire School” competition: Smetus Online service for organizing repair work Project name: Smetus City: Perm The essence of the project: online service for organizing repair work Project leader: Alexander Bratchikov The competition rules can be found here.

Sergey Savostyanov / TASS The billionaire and his partners are ready to invest more than $100 million in the Virtus.pro project USM Holdings, controlled by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov , has decided to invest in the development of the largest Russian e-sports community Virtus.pro, according to a press release from the holding received by Forbes on Thursday. Investments by USM and partners in Virtus.pro may exceed $100 million, the report notes.

FA Bobo / PIXSELL / PA Images / TASS The WikiLeaks founder has been staying at the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012. Ecuadorian authorities have asked the UK to temporarily release WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the embassy, ​​who needs to undergo a medical examination, said in a statement. Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño The statement asks that Assange be allowed to visit the hospital to undergo a magnetic resonance imaging scan without the risk of being detained.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk at a briefing on Thursday suggested that Russia agree to restructure the Ukrainian debt of $3 billion or seek its payment through the courts, RBC-Ukraine reports . The Ukrainian Prime Minister noted that Kyiv is offering Moscow the same restructuring conditions as other Ukrainian creditors. “Russia will not receive other conditions,” he emphasized.

US President Barack Obama will soon officially announce the extension of the American military presence in Afghanistan, Reuters reported, citing sources in the White House on Thursday, October 15. Obama will announce that the reduction of American troops in Afghanistan will not occur at the same pace as planned, an agency source said. He said the current 9,800 U.S.

Flickr.com / Boy Jell The largest Swiss banks UBS and Credit Suisse on Thursday denied information about the closure of accounts of clients from Russia with assets of less than $5 million. UBS remains absolutely committed to its Russian wealth management clients, providing a full range of wealth management services, UBS said in a statement to Forbes on Thursday. “We are not closing customer accounts and have not made any changes to tariff schemes,” the bank said.

Photo REUTERS/Michael Kooren Two years ago, a Malaysian Boeing was shot down over the territory of Donbass.