The net profit of the American company Apple for the 9 months of the 2011-2012 financial year, ending June 30, increased by 73.6% - to $33.5 billion compared to $19.3 billion for the same period a year earlier, the financial report says companies. Apple's operating profit for the reporting period increased by 76.6% to $44.3 billion (a year earlier, this figure was $25.1 billion). Revenue increased by 50.7% and amounted to $125.5 billion, compared to $80.0 billion a year earlier.

The Government of the Russian Federation sent to the National Banking Council (NBC), a collegial body of the Bank of Russia, the head of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov and the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Alexei Moiseev, the Prime agency reported on July 25.

After two days of negotiations with the official delegation of the People's Republic of China, the US leadership expressed its concern about the human rights situation in China, AFP reported on July 25. “The overall human rights situation in China continues to deteriorate,” said Michael Posner, US Under Secretary of State for Human Rights.

00:05 Athletics Women. 3000 m with obstacles. The final 00:15 Handball Men. Group A. 5th round. France - Sweden 00:15 Field hockey Women. Group B. 5th round. Argentina - Australia 00:30 Boxing Men. Up to 75 kg. 1/4 finals 00:30 Athletics Men. 400m Final 01:00 Volleyball Men. Group B. 5th round. Brazil - Germany 01:15 Basketball Men. Group A. 5th round. Argentina - USA 01:30 Boxing Men. Over 91 kg. 1/4 finals 11:30 Field hockey Men. Group A. 5th round.

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation is preparing to submit an alternative bill to the State Duma Tomorrow a government bill on education will be submitted to the State Duma. Today, this decision was made at a meeting of the Open Government headed by Dmitry Medvedev. Representatives of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation opposed the law; they are going to propose an alternative version of the bill to the State Duma.

Phoenix Management LLC, owned by Perm entrepreneur Evgeniy Fridman, was yesterday recognized as the winner of the auction for servicing ambulance crews in Ufa. The auction was conducted by the city ambulance station. For a contract worth 5.5 million rubles. Perm and local companies fought. Under the terms of the contract, Phoenix Management will provide six ambulances for one substation in Ufa from August 19 to December 31, 2012.

Ghana's Vice President John Dramani Mahama took the presidential oath of office in Parliament hours after the death of President Evans Atta Mills. Under Ghana's constitution, Mr Mahama will govern the country until the end of the late Mills' term, which expires in December. The former head died on July 24 at the age of 69 in the country's capital, Accra. The cause of the president's death has not yet been reported. His illness was announced just hours before his death.

Novosibirsk authorities are selling Dovolensky The authorities of the Novosibirsk region put the Dovolensky sanatorium up for sale for 32.2 million rubles. Travel agencies cooperating with it claim that the company, which specializes in the treatment and prevention of diseases of the digestive system, is in great demand among vacationers. But, according to some experts, its new owner will have to invest up to 150 million rubles in the overhaul of the buildings alone.

“Due to the active migration of young people to Moscow and foreign countries, Tatarstan will soon face an acute shortage of IT specialists,” said the Minister of Informatization and Communications of the Republic Roman Shaikhutdinov today in the Kazan IT Park at an expanded board of the ministry on the results of the industry’s work over the past six months . “By 2015, 20 thousand jobs will be created in Innopolis-Kazan, which is currently under construction.

The Moscow District Military Court sentenced the former head of the Main Military Medical Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Alexander Belevitin, to eight years in prison for receiving large kickbacks in the purchase of tomographs for military hospitals.

Relatives of the King of Pop are unhappy with the actions of Michael Jackson's executors. In their opinion, the lawyers forged the will of the deceased singer for their own benefit. A new scandal is breaking out around Michael Jackson's estate. The singer's relatives are trying to remove his children's lawyers from conducting business in order to manage the inheritance themselves.

The Ministry of Culture was looking for traces of 12.6 million rubles allocated for restoration All day yesterday, searches and seizure of documents were going on at the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and at the office of Alfarekon LLC. Investigative actions were carried out as part of the investigation into the theft of funds allocated for the restoration of the Yaroslavl Gostiny Dvor.

The Novo-Savinovsky District Court of Kazan refused to satisfy the petition for the arrest of Artem Kalashov, detained on suspicion of attacking the Mufti of Tatarstan and murdering the head of the department of the Muslim Spiritual Directorate of the Republic . The court considered that the materials presented by the investigation were insufficient to select a preventive measure related to deprivation of liberty.

The Danone-Unimilk company, which has 68 milk suppliers in Tatarstan, can increase purchases of raw materials in the republic. As the company's press secretary Maria Zharkova told Kommersant, this, in particular, was discussed at a meeting between the company's vice president for integration Stefan Kuste and the managing director of the Volga division of Unimilk Company OJSC Anatoly Arnautov with the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov July 23. Ms.

Today is the 50th anniversary of restaurateur Arkady Novikov He is congratulated by the head of the Dymov company, owner of the Respublika bookstore chain, Vadim Dymov : - Dear Arkady! With all my heart I congratulate you on your anniversary! For me, you are the personification of wisdom, prudence and exceptional decency. Your name in our country is firmly associated with the word “success”, may it continue to accompany you throughout your life.