Today, May 17, it became known that Russia, starting May 29, is changing the procedure for passing border and customs control of passengers traveling on trains No. 1 Moscow-Kyiv and No. 2 Kyiv-Moscow. Now all procedures will be carried out at the station, and not at the border.

The legendary couturier intends to sell his brand for €1 billion. Cardin is inclined to conclude a deal with the Chinese, but does not rule out that representatives of the United States could also be buyers. The designer is driving up the price of his business—European fashion houses are no longer interested in him, market participants are sure. Pierre Cardin is ready to sell his brand to the Chinese. He wants €1 billion for it.

Today, May 17, mass evacuation due to flooding took place in the US state of Louisiana. More than 2 thousand people have already left their homes. The water level in the Mississippi is rising every day. Experts are predicting the worst flooding in 85 years, and not just in Louisiana. Water also rose in Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas and Tennessee. To prevent major cities from being affected, floodgates were opened over the weekend. The gushing water flooded thousands of farms.

Today, May 17, it became known that the Cuban government has allowed all small businesses to use the services of hired workers. This step was yet another confirmation that the country's leadership has decided to loosen control over the economy. Last year, representatives of some types of family businesses and crafts received permission to use hired labor. Cuba's leadership will continue to move toward more flexible business policies, according to a report on state television.

The General Prosecutor's Office (GPU) released the co-chairman of the Leonid Chernovetsky faction in the Kyiv City Council, Denis Komarnitsky, on his own recognizance. As GPU press secretary Yuri Boychenko told Kommersant, Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka signed the resolution to change the preventive measure on Saturday, May 14, and on the same day the deputy left the Kiev pre-trial detention center.

Today, May 17, it became known that the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports has decided to hold an additional session of external independent testing from June 27 to July 5. This is stated in the order of the Ministry of Education 439 of May 12.

With the help of the new Mirror for Photos from Memorex, you can protect yourself from accidental loss of photos. The Audyssey docking station allows you to fully enjoy your favorite music. And for Apple owners, they released a new portable charger, said Alexander Levy. Digital photos are convenient to store, but you can also lose them all at once. You can protect yourself and your impressions with the help of the new Mirror for Photos from Memorex.

According to Russian Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov, Russian legislation needs to be reformed. On May 17, he said that the system of Russian laws is contradictory, cumbersome and incomprehensible to most citizens. “The legislation suffers from cumbersomeness, inconsistency and imperfection of many of its aspects. It is characterized by unsystematic, unstable and selective application,” Mr. Konovalov told reporters.

Japan responded to Sergei Ivanov's trip with routine regret Tokyo yesterday officially expressed regret over the trip to the South Kuril Islands by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov. “This hurts the feelings of our people,” said Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto. However, in general, the neighbors' reaction was restrained: Tokyo, apparently, does not want to renew the bitter squabble over the islands, which is clouding relations between the two countries.

Governor Dmitry Mezentsev called Irkutsk’s preparations for the celebration of the 350th anniversary monstrous At a meeting of the working headquarters on Friday, it became known that the construction of most of the facilities, the delivery of which is timed to coincide with the celebration of the 350th anniversary of the city in September 2011, is behind schedule.

On May 16, the turnover of Nadra Bank shares in the depository accounting system was resumed, the PFTS stock exchange reported yesterday. Thus, the procedure for transferring shares of PJSC "Commercial Bank 'Nadra'" into uncertificated form has been completed. The turnover of the bank's shares has been limited since February 18 of this year. Over the past three months, while the dematerialization procedure was taking place, transactions with them were prohibited. Nikolay Maksimchuk

Contracts Alexander Barkov became the new head coach of the Metallurg hockey club (Magnitogorsk). This was reported by the team's press service. In this post, the 46-year-old specialist replaced the Finn Kari Heikkilä, with whom the management of Metallurg refused to renew his contract. Alexander Barkov began his coaching career in 2004 at the Finnish club Tappar. Barkov came to Metallurg in April 2010, where he worked as a senior coach. ITAR-TASS

The capital's authorities on Tuesday announced plans to close the clothing market on the territory of the Luzhniki complex. An inspection carried out at the fair by the prosecutor's office revealed violations of land, migration legislation and sanitary standards. In addition, it turned out that the former management of Luzhniki illegally transferred a number of assets to the balance sheet of other companies.

Today, May 17, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that in Vinnitsa three pedestrians died on May 16 due to a car collision. According to the department, at 11:18 p.m. on the street. Zodchikh, the driver of a Hyundai Tucson crossover, moving at high speed, lost control and drove onto the sidewalk, where he hit pedestrians. The driver of the car was taken to the city hospital with serious injuries. Based on materials from the Ukrainian News Agency

In 2011, the Ural business education market revived after the crisis. The cost of training programs is increasing, and the demand for them has increased. Business training has become popular again not only from corporate, but also from individual clients, market participants state. Price collapse and flexible schedule The crisis has affected the work of business schools in the Urals Federal District.