One official was given a prison sentence, others were accused Yesterday, the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow sentenced the assistant head of Rosrybolovstvo, Igor Bakulin, to three years in prison. He was found guilty of major fraud related to a salmon auction.

The Russian youth volleyball team (players under 21 years old), captained by Dmitry Kovalev, setter of the Perm volleyball club Prikamye, became the world champion. In the final, the Russian team beat the Argentine team 3:2. Let us remember that last year Dmitry Kovalev became the European champion as part of the youth team. Dmitry Astakhov

Today, August 11, the world's largest brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev published financial results, according to which its net profit in the first half of the year increased 1.5 times - to $2.414 billion compared to $1.624 billion in the first half of 2010. The company's revenue increased by 8.3% to $18.955 billion compared to $17.501 billion last year.

Rosprirodnadzor predicted possible damage from forest fires in specially protected natural areas (SPNA) at $20 million by the end of the fire season. At the moment, this damage is estimated at almost $10 million. Back in winter, the Prosecutor General’s Office made complaints about the quality of fire protection in protected areas, but the problems of nature reserves and national parks were never resolved.

The commission of the Chuvash OFAS Russia recognized Optan-Cheboksary LLC as having violated antimonopoly legislation in two regions of Chuvashia. According to the press service of the Department, in February of this year two cases were initiated against the LLC. As a result of their consideration, the enterprise was found to have violated clause 1, part 1, art.

Microsoft changes the head of online services in Russia The head of the department for promoting consumer products and online services of Microsoft in Russia, Pavel Cherkashin, who was responsible, in particular, for the development of the MSN portal, is leaving his post. Since the launch of the Russian-language version of MSN in 2007, the resource has not been able to provide significant competition to its Russian counterparts - Mail.ru and Rambler.

The only banking license this year was issued to the ZAZ distributor bank For the first time in the last year, the Bank of Russia registered a new credit organization - Just Bank. As Kommersant found out, the bank was created by the owner of the Queengroup distribution company, Lenur Islyamov. The new player plans to engage in retail car lending, offering loans for cars from the ZAZ plant.

Nikolai Volkov is charged with 19 counts of violence against minors Yesterday, the Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee for the Volgograd Region reported the completion of the investigation into the criminal case of Nikolai Volkov, a well-known businessman and politician in Volgograd, who is accused of sexual crimes against minors. The indictment has already been submitted for approval to the regional prosecutor's office. Mr.

Fires In the Amur region, a special fire regime has been lifted due to changes in weather conditions, the elimination of natural fires and the absence of a threat of emergencies, reports the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the region. “The special fire regime introduced in the Selemdzhinsky and Belogorsky districts on July 18 and 20, respectively, was canceled by order of the heads of administration,” the message says.

Joint primaries of United Russia and the ONF in Bashkiria extended until September It was decided to extend the preliminary voting for candidates from United Russia and the All-Russian Popular Front (ONF) in Bashkiria until the end of August. The local executive committee of the party explains this decision as an opportunity to give all applicants for seats in the Russian State Duma a chance to speak.

Despite pressure and criticism, Rupert Murdoch will remain as CEO and chairman of the company he founded more than half a century ago, and will be succeeded by his partner and deputy Chase Carey. The billionaire made such a statement for the first time since the wiretapping scandal in the News of the World. On Wednesday, as part of the presentation of the results of News Corp. for the fourth quarter and the past fiscal year, the head of News Corp. spoke to investors. Rupert Murdoch.

The production of poultry meat at the republic's poultry farms increased from 9.1 thousand tons to 27 thousand tons in 2010 compared to 2000. This year it is planned to reach 37 thousand tons. The head of the RME, Leonid Markelov, has set the task of bringing poultry farming to a capacity of 100 thousand tons of poultry meat per year in the coming years.

The developer of the elite cottage community "Akberdino Village" near Ufa (Akberdino Village Development LLC) may be declared bankrupt. A statement of claim with a similar demand from the Ufa law firm “Private Bailiff” was accepted for proceedings by the Arbitration Court of Bashkiria this Tuesday. Yesterday, Private Bailiff did not comment on the details of the claims.

Interest in the precious metal has increased amid market turmoil. Not only traders, but also ordinary Russians rushed to buy gold in panic. Gold assets can bring significant profits even after market turmoil, analysts say: in the future, the metal will only grow. Amid market turmoil, the price of a troy ounce this morning exceeded $1,800. Moreover, the metal gained its last $100 in just three trading sessions.

The head of Roscosmos on the situation in the rocket and space industry and upcoming changes After analyzing the state of the industry, the new leadership of the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) formed quite clear views on what needs to be changed in it. The head of Roscosmos VLADIMIR POPOVKIN told Kommersant about what prospects he sees for his department and what prospects for the entire Russian cosmonautics as a whole.