The Central Election Commission discovered that Marina Smirnova has triple citizenship The Central Election Commission (CEC) decided to appeal to the Supreme Court with a request to cancel the registration of Marina Smirnova, a candidate for State Duma deputy from the A Just Russia party, because it discovered that she had triple citizenship. Mrs. Smirnova is the daughter-in-law of the president of the unrecognized republic of Transnistria, Igor Smirnov.

Former USSR friend Daniel Ortega re-elected President of Nicaragua In Nicaragua, the results of the presidential elections held on Sunday were announced - the current head of state, Daniel Ortega, won a landslide victory. Despite opposition statements about election fraud and the absence of democracy in the country, international observers recognized the vote as legitimate. Having received the support of more than 63% of voters, Mr. Ortega left his rivals far behind.

Almost 2000 victims. More than 10 terrorist attacks. The son of a staunch communist and friend of Muammar Gaddafi. The main atrocities of Ilyich Ramirez Sanchez, nicknamed the Jackal, are in the special project “Kommersant FM” “Enemy of the State No. 1”. Carlos the Jackal committed one of his terrorist attacks in 1975. He took hostages, among whom were 11 ministers, in perhaps the calmest and most serene city in Europe - Vienna.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in its report on Iran's nuclear program, stated that Iran was working towards the creation of nuclear weapons until 2003, and similar activities may continue today. The United States and a number of Western countries suspect Iran of developing nuclear weapons under the guise of a peaceful nuclear program. Tehran denies all accusations, saying its nuclear program is aimed solely at meeting the country's electricity needs.

Expert on the scientific mission to Phobos On Tuesday, the first Russian expedition to Mars in the 21st century will launch from Baikonur. The Phobos-Grunt spacecraft is to deliver to Earth soil samples from the red planet's satellite Phobos, which will tell us about the emergence of the Solar System. However, even the most minor defect in the device can negatively affect the research results, experts warn. Tonight the Russian expedition to Mars starts from Baikonur.

Businessman Matvey Urin added to prison term The Kuntsevo court confirmed that the businessman is guilty of beating a BMW driver in November 2010. Then Urin’s security attacked the car enthusiast with baseball bats after the BMW did not give way to the businessman’s motorcade. This case is fabricated, and Matvey Urin himself is not to blame for what happened, the entrepreneur’s defense is confident. Matvey Urin added another year and a half to his three years of imprisonment.

Andrey Borodin's lawyer about the claim against the Bank of Moscow The Meshchansky court began proceedings on the claim of the ex-head of the bank for payment of a “golden parachute” in the amount of $5 million. Andrei Borodin insists that he is entitled to the money for early termination of his employment contract. Representatives of the Bank of Moscow, in turn, consider Borodin’s demands to be unfounded. Andrey Borodin against the Bank of Moscow.

The company admitted to concealing losses for many years Japanese high-tech corporation Olympus has admitted that since the 1990s it hid losses by cleaning up its books through a series of transactions. The scandal that erupted around the manufacturer of digital and optical equipment may become the largest in Japanese corporate history.

Marks & Spencer Group Plc. for the first half of the financial year, which ended on October 1, reduced profits against the backdrop of rising sales. The company's revenue excluding VAT rose 2.4% year-on-year to £4.7 billion. At the same time, Marks & Spencer's operating profit fell by 9.8% to £369.3 million and like-for-like pre-tax profit fell by 9.6% to £315.2 million, the company said. “Marks & Spencer delivered strong results for the first half of the year.

About pension reform, the current situation in the economy and more 1K 15 minutes. ... Inga, graduate student [ 30.10 21:36 ] What are the main economic achievements of the country under the rule of Vladimir Putin? And what are the errors? Also, what do you think Dmitry Medvedev really did to develop the country’s economy? The greatest economic achievements occurred at the beginning of the last decade.

The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning the sentence that was passed earlier on November 8 by a Tajik court against two pilots - citizens of Russia and Estonia. They were found guilty of smuggling and illegal border crossing and sentenced to 8.5 years in prison. The Foreign Ministry called the sentence “extremely harsh and biased.” “The prosecution did not present any convincing evidence of the defendants’ guilt.

Electricity consumption in Ukraine will increase significantly The volume of electricity consumption in Ukraine in the coming decades will be higher than previously expected. The Ministry of Energy believes that this demand can be met primarily by increasing the production capacity of coal-fired thermal power plants. This is planned to be achieved through private investment.

It is proposed to distribute the resource according to new rules The procedure for allocating frequencies for mobile communications in Russia may change radically. The bill of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications provides for the sale of most frequencies through auctions and allows operators to exchange them.

The buyer of his shares was a little-known entrepreneur Yesterday the results of the auction for the sale by private owners of the Murmansk Commercial Sea Port of 63.5% of its shares became known. The winner was announced as an unknown LLC, owned by a small St. Petersburg entrepreneur who had previously had no connection with the port business.

President Dmitry Medvedev is personally involved in energy efficiency issues in Russia. The country has huge potential for savings through energy conservation - up to 40.2 billion rubles. in year. However, in order to achieve these indicators, large budget funds will first have to be invested in energy efficiency - 30 billion rubles are planned to be spent on regional energy saving programs in 2011 alone.