Regions want to return air traffic to each other Russian regions intend to unite to solve common problems in the development of regional aviation. An agreement between five constituent entities of the Russian Federation was signed at the MAKS-2011 aerospace salon. It is expected that other regions will join it in the future.

Moscow authorities promised to dismantle all banners The confrontation between the Moscow authorities and the owners of advertising banners has moved to the streets. Overnight from Monday to Tuesday, the capital's Department of Media and Advertising promised to remove all advertising information from the banners, that is, to cut off the panels themselves, leaving only the cables from the structures.

American-Russian efforts managed to find the satellite in a non-designed orbit The newest Russian communications satellite Express-AM4, launched on the night of August 18-19 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome (Kazakhstan) and then lost, was found in an off-design orbit. The Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications and the EADS Astrium company are making attempts to establish communication with the device in order to turn on its on-board systems.

Today, August 23, it became known that the Chinese state-owned China Power Investment Co. Ltd. will invest $6 billion in the construction of a bauxite mine and alumina refinery, as well as a port in the city of Boffa on the west coast of Guinea. The enterprise's capacity is expected to be 12 million tons of bauxite and 4 million tons of alumina per year.

Market curator charged with two murders Employees of the investigative department of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee for the Ural Federal District (Ural Federal District) yesterday charged the deputy head of the Yekaterinburg administration, Viktor Konteev, with organizing two contract killings. The official was detained, and the issue of his arrest will be decided in court today. The investigation does not disclose the details of the criminal case.

China will subsidize gas imports Over the next ten years, China intends to subsidize gas imports into the republic - both liquefied and pipeline. This initiative plays into the hands of Gazprom, which expects to supply gas to China, but experts are confident that Turkmenistan will remain the main supplier of gas to the republic.

The results of the competition announced by the Perm City Duma for medical examination of its employees have become known. The terms of reference stated that the health status of municipal employees should be assessed by therapists, surgeons, neurologists, obstetricians-gynecologists, psychiatrists and other specialists. Doctors must also take blood tests from Duma employees and conduct a number of other medical tests.

Sberbank is interested in Millennium and Kredyt bank Sberbank, which recently agreed to purchase Volksbank, continues to be interested in assets in Eastern Europe. As Kommersant has learned, the Russian state bank, in particular, is considering the possibility of purchasing the Polish Millennium and Kredyt bank, which are among the ten largest banks in the country. Sberbank has significant profits, which it uses for aggressive acquisitions.

Background 2K 1 min. ... On the night of January 1, 2008 in St. Petersburg, 30-year-old former boxer Alexander Kuznetsov beat to death a native of Uzbekistan who tried to rape his adopted son in the entrance. The athlete was detained on charges of intentionally causing grievous bodily harm resulting in the death of the victim, but two days later he was released on his own recognizance. On November 7, 2008, the court sentenced him to two and a half years in a maximum security colony.

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Russian authorities plan to increase the fine for transport companies operating without a license tenfold. Its amount will reach 500 thousand rubles. At the same time, the fine for owners of such companies will increase 50 times to 100 thousand rubles. “If you don’t have money for a fine or for insurance, go to jail,” Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on August 23, speaking at a meeting of the government commission on transport and communications.

Tomsk company will invest $456 million in the development of an oil and gas area in the republic Tomsk LLC "Progres-S" announced plans for the industrial development of the Novo-Mikhailovsky oil and gas area in Khakassia. By the end of this year, the company intends to complete geological exploration and begin production. According to the calculations of the republican government, the investor will have to invest $456 million in the project.

Uralkali bought exchange-traded bonds issued by the company in February of this year. 29,999,993 securities were purchased, the company said in a statement. Let us remind you that the bonds were purchased at a price of 103% of the nominal value. In recalculation at the exchange rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation as of August 5 (27.84 rubles), the volume of the repurchase should have been about $1.1 billion. Placement of the issue with a total nominal volume of 50 billion rubles.

The seven-time world champion lost to his teammate World Rally Championship The ninth stage of the World Rally Championship, which took place in Germany, resulted in another triumph for the strongest team in the Citroen series. Its riders took two first places. Moreover, the second number of the “stable” - Sebastien Ogier - managed to get ahead of his legendary partner - the winner of seven previous world championships, Sebastien Lob, who was let down by a punctured tire.

Chelyabinsk businessmen may be deprived of some benefits The government of the Chelyabinsk region has begun assessing the effectiveness of tax incentives provided in the region. If it turns out that they are not effective enough, at the end of the year the question of canceling them or revising the conditions for their provision may arise. Experts believe that the technique will work if the authorities make decisions that are unpopular with big business and are able to resist industry lobbying.