In the criminal case of fraud with the property of the Oboronservis holding, new episodes will appear by the end of this week, told Interfax a source in law enforcement agencies . According to him, we are again talking about the sale of real estate in the capital region at a reduced price. At the moment, the case of fraud in Oboronservis already includes nine episodes .

December 03, 2012, 12:12 Business Bad sign for Microsoft Windows 8 doesn't help Microsoft Ekaterina Bryzgalova close 100% Microsoft sold 20% less licenses for the new Windows 8 operating system in November than for Windows 7 in the same period last year. This is a bad sign for the company, although the popularity of Windows 7 can largely be explained by the fact that users simply wanted to get rid of the unsuccessful Windows Vista.

03 December 2012, 10:42 Society "Russian" threat to California Incessant downpours threaten California with flooding Aglaya Korovina close 100% Flooding due to heavy rains in Northern California Alex Gallardo/Reuters About 16 thousand people in northern California in the United States prepared to evacuate due to the threat of flooding. Heavy rain and wind, which have not stopped since Wednesday, have filled the rivers to the brim.

Following the gambling business, the government is going to almost completely ban the lottery business, writes the Vedomosti newspaper . “From 2014, private lotteries will be prohibited, with the exception of incentive ones (for advertising a product or service), it follows from the protocol signed by Igor Shuvalov (the first deputy head of the government - Gazeta.Ru), and regional and municipal authorities will not be able to conduct them.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the discovery of fraud involving 300 hectares of land in the Moscow region worth more than a billion rubles; department for the Ramensky district was arrested in connection with the case The head of the Rosreestr , according to the ministry’s website . “The illegal activities of an organized group, whose members are suspected of illegal alienation of lands in the Moscow region that are in federal and municipal ownership, have been suppressed.

One of the largest Russian companies, Norilsk Nickel, is expecting a change in top management in the next two weeks: people who have “passed business school” in the structures of the famous Russian businessman Roman Abramovich will come to its management, ITAR-TASS reports with reference to Norilsk Nickel shareholders.

03 December 2012, 10:46 Business The rally will pass by According to the results of the past month, the Russian stock market was an outsider both in terms of growth in stock prices and in the influx of fresh money Julia Orlova close 100% Brendan McDermid/Reuters According to the results of the past month, the Russian stock market was an outsider both in terms of growth in stock prices and in the influx of fresh money. While world stock markets were growing, the MICEX index fell by 1.6%.

The city court of St. Petersburg rejected the head of RONO Natalya Nazarova, who demanded to collect a fine from the former head teacher of city school No. 575 Tatyana Ivanova, who accused RONO employees and the city election commission of forcing her to commit fraud in the December elections to the State Duma and the city parliament. This was reported by Fontanka.Ru .

03 December 2012, 10:35 Culture There will be a gentle leader “Limonov” by Emmanuel Carrère, a biographical novel on a current topic, is being published in Russian. Lisa Birger close 100% A biographical novel by Emmanuel Carrère “Limonov” is being published in Russian, in which the author tries not to be too complimentary towards his hero in order to also become a character in the book.

A closed conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations will begin in Dubai on Monday , as a result of which the principles of the functioning of the Internet may change, reports the Associated Press . ITU wants to change the regulations - an international treaty signed back in 1988. The 11-day conference will be attended by 193 countries out of 195 generally recognized.

On December 3, the National Research Technological University “MISiS” opens the “Christmas Lectures” series. During December at the university, researchers from leading foreign and domestic institutes will talk about interesting physical phenomena in a fascinating format - in a language accessible to a wide audience and using examples of objects that we encounter every day.

The Kremlin is discussing the creation of a new fund specializing in elections, which could be headed by Viktor Kidyaev, Deputy Secretary of the General Council of the United Russia party, the Kommersant newspaper writes . According to the newspaper's sources, the new fund will conduct practical work in elections at various levels along with the Foundation for the Development of Civil Society Konstantin Kostin .

December 03, 2012, 21:16 Society Millions don't affect arrest The court upheld the arrest of the general director of Slavyanka OJSC, suspected of embezzling 53 million rubles, as legal. Anatasia Berseneva close 100% The Moscow City Court confirmed the legality of the arrest of the general director of Slavyanka OJSC, Alexander Elkin. His lawyers insisted that Elkin was not involved in the theft of 52.6 million rubles, and offered to release him on bail of 20 million rubles.

03 December 2012, 16:12 Science Text size A A A “Genome decoding is part of a routine medical examination” The science department of Gazeta.Ru talks about the history of genomics, its development in the world and in Russia, and how it will change the world in the future Nikolay Podorvanyuk , Vladimir Pokrovsky close 100% Europeans, on average, have a higher number of potentially disease-causing genetic mutations than Africans.

In the Pskov region, almost 12 thousand people remain without electricity for the fourth day, according to the website of the Ministry of Emergency Situations . “Seven municipal districts, 744 settlements, with a total population of 11,759 people remain unconnected,” the message says. Experts promise to complete the repair work no earlier than Monday evening.