The Russian authorities have decided to create a single management company for the state-controlled FGC UES and IDGC Holding; there is no talk of a merger of these largest power grid companies in the country, Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters on the power grid complex, which was held by the head of state. “There will be no merger of the two companies - FSK and IDGC Holding. These are the wrong expectations from this meeting. There was no talk about this.

October 15, 2012, 21:17 Business Apple drives won't spin Apple has begun a program to replace defective hard drives in iMacs Ekaterina Tkachenko close 100% Apple has begun a program to replace defective hard drives installed on iMac computers Reuters Apple will recall defective hard drives that were installed on iMac computers from October 2009 to July 2011.

News The court overturned the sentence of Other Russia activists convicted of “extremism” and inciting hatred The Primorsky Regional Court overturned the sentence of two Other Russia activists, Igor Popov and Alexander Kurov, convicted of “extremism” and inciting hatred against various social groups. “The regional court considered the cassation and overturned the verdict. The case has been sent for a new trial,” one of the defendants in the case, Popov, told Interfax .

An international team of paleogeneticists from Holland and Australia published a paper in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B reporting the “radioactive” characteristic of DNA—its half-life. Although this complex molecule is not radioactive, it also decays over time.

German Formula 1 Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel could join Ferrari in 2014. As the BBC reports, citing a source in the Italian team, an agreement has already been concluded with the current world champion on the transition in 2014, but depending on the results of the pilot and the stable in 2013.

Vladimir Putin commented on the results of the elections that took place the day before in the regions of Russia, reports RIA Novosti . According to the president, the results of a single voting day show that voters support the existing institutions of government. The victory of United Russia in most regional elections, according to Putin, is a step towards strengthening Russian statehood. “For me, the election results are not unexpected.

Older women need to carefully monitor their blood sugar levels, and if this level is elevated, then it is necessary to reduce it. This will reduce the unpleasant symptoms of menopause. This conclusion can be drawn from a report presented at the 23rd annual conference of the North American Menopause Society . Menopause and menopause are two different things.

A resident of the Skolkovo Foundation, the company of the Cluster of Biomedical Technologies "Inkuron", announced the start of clinical trials of a drug under the working name "CBL0137", capable of targeted fight against resistant types of malignant cancer tumors. Human research of the drug began in five leading medical clinical centers in Russia. The main goal of the clinical study is to determine the maximum tolerated dose and dose-limiting toxicity of CBL0137 in patients.

After the end of the match SKA - Metallurg NK, the head coaches of the meeting teams and players of the St. Petersburg club shared their impressions. “The guys tried hard and were determined to play,” emphasized Kuznya helmsman Anatoly Emelin . — In my opinion, the outcome of the meeting was influenced by a curious goal, which still needs to be sorted out. And, of course, discipline let us down.

October 15, 2012, 15:50 From the editor Hamsters don't choose On October 14, in the first regional elections after Putin returned to the Kremlin, the people lost to the authorities "Gazeta.Ru" close 100% ITAR-TASS The authorities should hardly attach too much importance to their successes in the October 14 elections. Essentially, nothing has changed in the country: the people prefer not to love their bosses in silence and not to take responsibility for the fate of the country.

In Myanmar, thousands of Buddhist monks began a protest march against the opening of a branch of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ) in the Muslim province of Rakhine, reports Reuters . The monks were joined by ordinary citizens, some of them carrying signs saying “No OIC!” and “Down with OIS!” “This organization is not for our country,” one of the protesting monks explained to reporters.

The profit of one of the largest banks in the United States, Citigroup, fell 88% in the third quarter to $468 million due to write-offs of $4.7 billion. The writedowns were related to Citi's sale of its stake in Smith Barney's brokerage unit. It was created in 2009 at the height of the financial crisis together with Morgan Stanley . Last month, Citi agreed with Morgan Stanley to sell a 49% stake in Smith Barney. Citi's third-quarter revenue fell 33% to $13.95 billion.

October 15, 2012, 20:40 Politics Chair for loyalty Candidates who withdrew from regional elections in favor of United Russia were promised employment for their loyalty. Olga Kuzmenkova close 100% Medvedev reminded United Russia of the promise to employ candidates who withdrew ITAR-TASS Opposition candidates in the Bryansk and Ryazan regions withdrew from the gubernatorial elections, having agreements with United Russia, said United Russia leader Dmitry Medvedev.

October 15, 2012, 21:04 Politics Full trial of the insane Strange precedents are being prepared for the Bolotna case Svetlana Bocharova close 100% The Investigative Committee is transferring to court the cases of the first accused in the “Bolotnaya case” - Maxim Luzyanin, who admitted his guilt, and Mikhail Kosenko, who was declared insane. Luzyanin's case will be considered in a special manner.

In the parliamentary elections in the first round on October 14, the opposition Labor Party received the most votes, which was slightly ahead of the Social Democrats and the ruling conservatives, shows a survey of citizens leaving polling stations after the voting procedure, DELFI reports . The survey was conducted by the BNS news agency and the RAIT company. According to the poll, the Labor Party received 19.8% of the votes.