Today in Moscow it was expected to sign a framework agreement on cooperation between the government of Tatarstan and X5 Retail Group for the period until 2013. On behalf of the Tatarstan side, Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov (who is in Moscow today at the Gaidar Forum) was supposed to sign the document. However, the signing of the document failed due to the fact that Mr. Khalikov did not come to the signing. The presidential press service could not be reached for comment.

Bashkir plant bought "Businessfinprom" The Bashkir Copper and Sulfur Combine (BMSC) yesterday announced the sale of 100% of the shares of Sibay Mining and Processing Plant OJSC to Businessfinprom CJSC. According to the bankruptcy manager of BMSC Andrey Bersenev, the transaction amount amounted to 2.11 billion rubles. Kommersant's sources in the government of Bashkiria say that the mining and processing plant was sold in the interests of the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC).

A meeting of representatives of government authorities on the issue “On taking measures to clear the waters of the seaport of Vladivostok from ownerless and long-term unused vessels” was held at the administration of the seaports of the Primorsky Territory. Based on its results, a decision was made to create an interdepartmental commission as a working collegial body of the seaport of Vladivostok to free the water area from abandoned ships.

The Libyan authorities decided to stop all military operations against the rebels in response to the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution providing for the possibility of conducting a military operation against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi. The terms and conditions of the unilateral truce announced by the authorities on March 18 have not yet been reported. Since February 15, protests against Gaddafi, who has ruled the country for more than 40 years, have continued in Libya.

Today, March 18, the head of the Main Health Department of the Kev City State Administration, Vladimir Zagorodniy, announced that the chain of pharmacies of the public utility company "Pharmacia" has resumed its work in full. “Starting today, all pharmacies of the Pharmacia municipal enterprise, whose activities were suspended in recent days for technical reasons, have resumed their work,” Mr. Zagorodniy said, clarifying that all municipal pharmacies in the capital are operating as usual.

Banks 563 2 minutes. ... The total number of operating credit institutions in Russia in January-February 2011 decreased from 1012 to 1010. Of all operating credit institutions, 952 are banks and 58 are non-bank credit institutions, the Central Bank reported. The total number of branches of operating Russian credit organizations in the country in January-February 2011 decreased by 46 - from 2926 to 2880.

Context 427 3 min. ... There was an inaccuracy in the material “United Russia did not have enough locomotive traction”, published in No. 45 of March 17. Nyagan regional group No. 2 (unites Nyagan, Beloyarsky district and part of the Oktyabrsky district) of United Russia, whose party list was headed by State Duma deputy Leonid Simanovsky, in the elections to the Duma of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug received 48.1% of the votes, not 35.15 % as indicated in the text.

Events in Japan, the price of the personal website of the Belgorod governor, live broadcast of the debate between Navalny and Kuzminov - in a traditional blog review - from Oleg Filimonov Rustem Adagamov warns: “Journal of Japanese newspaper headlines from the time of the Chernobyl accident are being circulated on LiveJournal. To make it even more convincing, the clearly fictitious text is accompanied by a clipping from a Japanese newspaper.

The state corporation wants to reconsider the Australian deal The accident at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant could disrupt Rosatom's largest deal in the uranium market. Atomredmetzoloto wants to renegotiate the terms of the purchase of Australian Mantra Resources, for which it must pay $1.2 billion - almost twice the current market price. Events in Japan and fears of a slowdown in the “nuclear renaissance” led to a sharp drop in uranium prices and quotations of core companies.

Japanese suicide bombers at Fukushima 1, sacrificing themselves to save the rest of the victims, share their thoughts on Twitter. Two hundred workers cooling reactors with sea water at a nuclear power plant in harsh conditions have resigned themselves to their fate. Kamikazes at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant continue to be tweeted. There are 200 employees left at the nuclear power plant destroyed by the earthquake. They are doomed.

Sergei Khodnev about the opera “The Jewess” By calling Jacques Fromental Halévy's opera "La Juive", once known in Russia as "The Jew" and then as "The Cardinal's Daughter", "The Jew", the Mikhailovsky Theater paid not only a prudent tribute to political correctness. If you look at it, the main character of the opera, Rachel, is precisely a Jew by faith, in which she was raised by her adoptive father, the Jewish jeweler Eleazar.

He should head the city branch of A Just Russia The council of the Samara regional branch of A Just Russia recommended the chairman of the control and audit commission of the regional organization, Yuri Eremenko, for the post of head of the city branch in Samara. He himself does not comment on his election, but the party explains his choice with Mr. Eremenko’s extensive experience in the field of party building.

Today, March 18, a bus accident occurred near Antalya, Turkey, resulting in at least 5 deaths and 38 injuries. The bus was heading to the Mediterranean resort from Istanbul. The accident occurred this morning 100 km from Antalya, at the exit of a tunnel, where the bus driver lost control on a sharp turn, causing the bus to overturn. 12 injured in the accident were provided with medical assistance on the spot. Other victims were taken to hospitals.

Deputies postponed consideration of the anti-corruption initiative The Duma Security Committee postponed consideration of the issue of ratification of Art. 20 of the UN Convention against Corruption, which provides punishment for the illegal enrichment of officials. The communists, who initiated the bill, are ready to support it, even if the author of the initiative is someone else - for example, the president.

Today, March 18, Chairman of the State Property Fund (SPF) Alexander Ryabchenko announced that plans for the privatization of energy companies will provide for the state retaining a blocking stake in the amount of 25% + 1 share. According to Alexander Ryabchenko, there has not yet been a decision on which energy companies will be put up for privatization first. He also noted that the total capitalization of the four companies as quoted on the stock market is UAH 13 billion.