October 18, 2012, 21:31 Politics Deputies do not object to treason On October 23, the State Duma will consider amendments to the Criminal Code that expand the interpretation of “treason” and “espionage” Ekaterina Vinokurova close 100% Pavel Krasheninnikov, head of the Duma Committee on Criminal Legislation ITAR-TASS Amendments to the Criminal Code, expanding the interpretation of the concepts of “high treason”, “espionage”, “illegal acquisition of state secrets”, are getting closer to entering

Dolphins, using echolocation, continuously monitor the surrounding aquatic environment even during sleep, according to an article by American scientists published in the journal PlosOne . Over the course of evolution, dolphins have acquired a characteristic feature: part of the mammal's brain remains awake even when the dolphin is sleeping. The functions of the “awake” part of the brain include controlling the breathing of the dolphin, which needs to surface to take in air.

October 18, 2012, 20:58 Cars Sobyanin's horsepower is growing Gazeta.Ru tells how the transport tax in Moscow will change Alexander Ukleev close 100% Transport tax will increase in Moscow by five to eight rubles per horsepower ITAR-TASS In Moscow, the transport tax is increasing for the first time in the last eight years, announced the mayor of the capital Sergei Sobyanin. On average, car owners will pay 5–8 rubles more per horsepower. Rate for cars with a capacity of 100 hp. With.

October 18, 2012, 18:53 Society "Antifa-RASH" was not included in the verdict In Nizhny Novgorod, prosecutors returned the case of alleged Antifa-RASH participants Daria Zagvozdina close 100% A court in Nizhny Novgorod did not pronounce a verdict in the case of three alleged members of the extremist group Antifa-RASH.

A White House review in the United States did not provide sufficient evidence that Chinese telecoms company Huawei engaged in espionage, sources familiar with the investigation said. According to them, about 1,000 Huawei customers were interviewed during the audit. “We would have found it (evidence) if it really existed,” says the source.

The investigative authorities of the FSB Directorate for Tatarstan are investigating a criminal case against the imam of the Kazan Al-Ikhlas mosque Rustem Safin. reports this Interfax with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies.

Chinese artist, dissident Ai Weiwei and members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot were included in the list of the hundred most influential figures in the art world according to Art Review magazine. reports Associated Press . The musical group is ranked 57th on this list. Aya's popularity turned out to be much higher, and he became third. The championship in this ranking belongs to the American writer and art director of the Documenta 13 art fair Caroline Christov-Bakargiev.

The October increase in gasoline prices in Russia is associated with repairs at several large oil refineries and fluctuations in world oil prices, said the head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service ( FAS ) of Russia Igor Artemyev . “In addition to the fact that October is traditionally a month of high demand for gasoline, due to poor planning, several large plants were put out of repair at the time of the highest peak in demand, which is completely unacceptable.

Russia has forgiven debts of African countries in excess of $20 billion. “To date, we have already written off the amount of the main debt of African states, which exceeded $20 billion,” said Vladimir Sergeev, director of the department of international organizations of the Foreign Ministry Russian , speaking at the UN General Assembly . Thus, since July 2008, the amount of debts written off by Russia to Africa has increased by more than $4 billion (from $16 billion).

October 18, 2012, 20:07 Cars The traffic police inspector will check the driver's health The Ministry of Health proposed to check the health of drivers less frequently, but more strictly Anatoly Karavaev , Evgeny Shipilov close 100% Ministry of Health proposes drug testing of drivers every five years ITAR-TASS The Ministry of Health has prepared a bill obliging drivers to undergo a medical examination not once every three years, but every five years, but it is proposed to seriously tighten

October 18, 2012, 17:32 News After the conflict over the hijab in the Stavropol region, Putin instructed the regions to think about a uniform school uniform After the conflict that flared up in the Stavropol region, caused by the decision of the director of one of the educational institutions to prohibit Muslim students from going to classes in hijabs, Vladimir Putin suggested that the regions think about returning a uniform school uniform. reports this RIA Novosti .

— 18.10.2012 18:46 — Another suspect was detained in connection with the riots on Bolotnaya Square - Muscovite Sergei Krivov, born in 1961. This is reported on the UK website . “He is suspected of committing crimes under Part 2 of Art. 212 and part 1 of Art. 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Participation in mass riots and the use of violence against a government official”),” the press release says.

The Romanian national team crushingly lost to the Netherlands at home with a score of 1:4 in the 2014 World Cup qualifying match. Apparently, this defeat hurt the long-time leader of the Romanian team, Adrian Mutu, so much that he decided to drown the bitterness of his resentment immediately after the match and have a good time in the company of ladies of easy virtue.

The head of Russian Railways, Vladimir Yakunin, threatens to cut about 230 long-distance trains because the company lacks funds, according to Yakunin’s personal blog . “Now there is no “common pot”, and in order for the price of socially significant transportation to remain at an acceptable level, the state allocates subsidies. Unfortunately, the money allocated does not cover the carrier's costs. Thus, the budget plan for 2013 defines the total volume of subsidies as 38.5 billion rubles.

The possible purchase by the state-owned Rosneft of the Russian-British holding TNK-BP will not disrupt competition in the market, says the head of the Ministry of Energy Alexander Novak . Answering the question whether the Ministry of Energy believes that Rosneft’s possible purchase of the Russian-British company will lead to monopolization of the market, he said: “I think not.