Another official from the region was sent to solve the problems of Perm The regional authorities continue to strengthen the administration of the city of Perm with the help of their officials. Yesterday acting Deputy head of Perm was appointed Deputy Minister of Transport of the region Maxim Zavarzin. He will get some of the most problematic sectors - in addition to external improvement, in the recreated Urban Services block the official will oversee the department of roads and transport.

The authorities will finance up to half of the project The government of Tatarstan intends to participate in co-financing the “New Village” project of the Samara company “Agropark Management”, which it is implementing in the Drozhzhanovsky district of the republic. The authorities are ready to allocate at least 1.5 billion rubles for this. from the republican budget. The Samara company did not even count on such help - in the Ulyanovsk region it built the same village on its own.

Today, March 12, at least 13 people were killed in a tour bus crash in New York. The accident occurred around 5:30 a.m. local time in the Bronx on I-95. The car overturned on the road and then crashed into a pole. Rescuers who arrived at the scene reported that between 31 and 33 people were traveling on the overturned bus. In addition to the 13 killed, six passengers were seriously injured and were hospitalized in critical condition. Another 11 people received minor injuries.

Today, March 12, it became known that the heads of 17 states and governments of the Eurogroup at a summit in Brussels reached an agreement in principle providing for the implementation of coordinated economic, financial and social policies. The President of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy, said that the eurozone countries have approved the draft Competitiveness Pact proposed by Germany and France.

Today, March 12, it became known that Roman Maguta, who previously worked as the first deputy head of the board, has been appointed acting head of the board of the State Oschadbank of Ukraine (Oshchadbank). According to the bank's official statement, the corresponding decision was approved by its supervisory board on March 10.

In New York, 13 people were killed in an accident involving a tour bus. The circumstances of the incident are being clarified. At about 05.30 am local time (13.30 Moscow time) in the Bronx on the I-95 highway, a tour bus overturned and then crashed into a pole. According to rescuers who arrived at the scene of the accident, there were about 30 people on the bus. 13 people were killed and six more were seriously injured. Associated Press

Today, March 12, the press service of the VO "Batkivshchyna" reported that the party leader, ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was summoned to the Main Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General's Office on March 14. According to the press service, Ms. Tymoshenko is summoned at 12.00. Based on materials from the official website of the VO "Batkivshchyna"

402 1 min. ... The Supervisory Board of X5 Retail Group accepted the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Lev Khasis. One of the highest paid Russian top managers has held this position since May 2006, when the group was formed by merging the Perekrestok and Pyaterochka chains. “I would like to think about other opportunities in life, but I don’t have any specific ideas,” says Mr. Khasis

Death toll and missing persons rise in Japan According to Japanese media, the number of dead and missing as a result of the powerful earthquake has reached 1.7 thousand people.

The press service of the executive branch of the European Union reported that a meeting of EU nuclear safety experts will be held early next week. This decision was made after the explosion on Saturday at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant in Japan on Saturday. The European Commission will gather experts to discuss the situation following the explosion at the nuclear power plant, the consequences and threats. Earlier, IAEA representatives said they were awaiting details of the explosion.

The trial to protect the honor of the general's wife will take place without Anastasia Misharina Yesterday, the Kirov District Court of Yekaterinburg, which is considering a claim for the protection of honor, dignity and business reputation of the co-founder of Argus SFK CJSC Anna Surovikina against City Duma deputy Leonid Volkov, refused to involve Anastasia Misharina, the daughter of Sverdlovsk Governor Alexander Misharin, as a witness in the process.

Today, March 12, the Associated Press reported that Yemeni police stormed a protest tent camp in the capital, killing at least one person. According to eyewitnesses, law enforcement officers used tear gas, batons and knives. Some eyewitnesses claim to have heard shots. At least 300 people were injured, medical workers said, but it was not clear whether that number included only protesters who were in the camp or whether that number included injured police officers.

Today, March 12, it became known that the National Bank (NBU) included real estate in the list of acceptable collateral for stabilization loans. The corresponding decision was enshrined in National Bank Resolution No. 40 of February 15, 2011. The document has already been registered with the Ministry of Justice, but will come into force only after official publication.

Today, March 12, the international rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) upgraded the long-term credit rating of Evraz Group from B to B+ and set a “stable” outlook on the rating. The agency also upgraded the long-term debt rating issued by Evraz from B to B+, in line with its corporate rating. The expected debt recovery rate after default remains unchanged (4), reflecting expectations of average (30-50%) debt recovery in the event of default.

The country was hit by the worst natural disaster in history An earthquake of magnitude 8.9 occurred in Japan, causing a ten-meter tsunami. It was stronger than the Great Kanto Earthquake, which nearly destroyed many major Japanese cities, including Tokyo, in 1923. This time the capital survived, but no one dared to estimate the scale of destruction and casualties throughout the rest of the country yesterday.