The Paris Commercial Court decided to liquidate France Soir, owned by Russian billionaire Alexander Pugachev, one of the oldest newspapers in France, which for the last six months existed only in an electronic version. writes about this Le Monde . The court decided to close the publication due to its bankruptcy. In mid-December last year, the newspaper's shareholders took emergency cost-saving measures and stopped publishing the printed version of the newspaper.

Sales of the new flagship Kia Quoris sedan outside South Korea will start in the fourth quarter of 2012. Quoris is one of the most anticipated new products from Kia Motors this year. It combines contemporary design, superior ride quality and the latest comfort and safety technologies, many of which are available for the first time in a Kia vehicle. Kia Quoris is equipped with high-tech equipment that significantly improves the car's handling, as well as innovative active safety systems.

The Vakhitovsky district court of Kazan arrested the head of the company "Idel-Khaj" Rustem Gataullin, who was previously detained on suspicion of the attempt on the mufti of the Republic of Tatarstan Ildus Fayzov and the murder of his deputy Valiulli Yakupov. This is reported by RIA Novosti . The entrepreneur was arrested until September 19, 2012.

23 July 2012, 18:10 Cars Russians like harsher fines Most Russians approved increasing fines for motorists Anatoly Karavaev close 100% Two-thirds of Russians support tightening the liability of motorists for violating traffic rules, a study by sociologists shows. Most citizens consider the increase in fines justified and hope that this will improve the discipline of drivers and reduce the number of accidents.

The Central District Court of Volgograd changed the sentence of former employee of the regional prosecutor's office Elena Ivanova, who in June 2009 hit and killed seven-year-old Sasha Kolokoltsev with a car. lawyer for the Kolokoltsev family, told Gazeta.Ru about this Vladimir Loginov, .

Just now they showed on TV how an American grandfather shot robbers who broke into an Internet cafe, wounding both. They were armed, but so was Grandpa: this was in a state where the concealed carrying of short-barreled firearms is allowed. In response to the raiders’ demand to hand over valuables and money, he, without hesitation, pulled out a pistol. The punks took flight. He was already shooting at those running away. The police only had to arrest the wounded: they did not go far.

The Ministry of Economic Development has agreed on the proposal of the capital authorities to dispose of lands in the annexed territories, as a result of which the capital authorities will receive exclusive powers to quickly seize land from the owners and provide them for development without bidding, Vedomosti writes . told the publication about this The director of the ministry’s real estate department, Andrei Ivakin, .

In the Sakhalin region, a court sentenced two members of a criminal group founded by traffic police officers to a fine of 2.2 million rubles . According to Interfax, they acted as intermediaries, helping car owners “buy back” their driver’s licenses confiscated by traffic police officers for driving while drunk. The men were convicted under Part 2 of Art. 291.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (mediation in bribery).

July 23, 2012, 12:49 Science Zoologists have learned to read the minds of macaques Rhesus macaques use different behavioral strategies when trying to pick a banana or pick up this or that object - some monkeys act quickly and decisively, while others follow a pre-prepared “plan” - this was the conclusion reached by American biologists who “overheard” the thoughts of two macaques . Their work was published in the journal Science, writes RIA Novosti .

July 23, 2012, 12:13 Test drives Lada Granta has lived to see the automatic First test drive of Lada Granta automatic Roman Kondratyev (Tolyatti) close You can view the full gallery in a separate report See photos For the first time in the 46-year history of the plant, a car with an automatic transmission rolled off the AvtoVAZ assembly line.

The Primorsky Territory police decided to find out whether safety precautions were observed during the rope jumping training, the organizers of which were accused of violating the new law on rallies and were summoned to court. This was reported on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Primorsky Territory .

July 23, 2012, 18:04 Society “People are being grabbed on the street” Detentions continue in Tatarstan in connection with the murder and attempt on the life of the republic's clergy Zhanna Ulyanova close 100% In Tatarstan, mass arrests are being carried out in connection with the murder and assassination attempt on religious figures, and official information about the number of suspects does not correspond to reality, representatives of the local clergy report.

anonymous artists painted portraits of regional officials on the city's roads, using holes and potholes as an element of the design, reports Ura.Ru. In Yekaterinburg , Large pits on the portraits are located in such a way that they visually resemble the mouths of those depicted.

The oil company Rosneft and the Italian Eni signed a financial agreement providing for the development of previously signed agreements on the development of areas of the Black and Barents Seas. The signing of the document took place in the presence of the prime ministers of Russia and Italy Dmitry Medvedev and Mario Monti , reports RIA Novosti .

One of the largest Chinese oil-producing corporations Cnooc Ltd. acquired Canadian oil producer Nexen Inc. The transaction amount is $15.1 billion, reports Reuters . The Chinese will pay $27.5 for each ordinary share of Nexen, which means a 60 percent premium to the closing level of trading in shares of the Canadian oil producer on July 20. Under the terms of the agreement, payments will be made exclusively in cash. Cnooc plans to pay for the securities using its own and borrowed funds.