Official sales of the new generation Apple gadget have started in America, Canada, and a number of European and Asian countries. Traditionally, the main excitement around the iPhone 5 is observed in the United States, and the Old World reacts to the new product much calmer, observers report. iPhone 5 is officially on sale. The new Apple smartphone was the first to hit the shelves in Australia.

The military investigative department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Spassk-Dalniy garrison has completed an investigation into the criminal case against the former head of the warehouse for automobile and armored equipment of the joint warehouse, reserve warrant officer Vadim Zaikov. He is accused of committing a crime under the article “murder committed with the aim of facilitating the commission of a crime,” the department said.

Igor Gulin about the film "Ruby Sparks" The smart romantic comedy Ruby Sparks, a new film directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, is being released. Shy, bespectacled Calvin Warfields (Paul Dano) is a writer. He published one novel, was called the hope of American literature, after which he fell into a deep creative and personal crisis. Kelvin almost never leaves the house, communicating only with his stupid, brutal brother and his sedate psychotherapist.

The AAR consortium, which owns 50% of TNK-BP shares, did not offer Rosneft to buy out its stake in the Russian-British company, but Rosneft is ready to discuss this possibility, the head of the company Igor Sechin said on September 21. “We are not aware of the AAR group's intention to sell its stake,” he said.

Ekaterina Istomina about the Juvet Landscape hotel in Norway Juvet Landscape, a hotel in the quiet town of Valdal (it's six hours by car from the crowded and noisy Norwegian capital), is actually a very small, environmentally friendly town, a modern Norwegian village, a modernist settlement on the banks of a cold river. Juvet Landscape is a collection of eight large cottages that blend seamlessly into the majestic Nordic landscape.

162 1 min. ... Barcelona defender Gerard Pique is out for two to three weeks due to injury and is likely to miss the Clasico against Real Madrid. Pique suffered an ankle injury in the very opening of the Champions League meeting with Spartak Moscow and was replaced by Alex Song. In addition, another Barcelona defender, Carles Puyol, will also definitely miss the match with Real Madrid, which will take place on October 7 in the capital of Catalonia, due to injury.

The police are looking for the director of EcoVoz Group of Companies involved in the disappearance Police officers are searching for a person who may be related to the disappearance of the director of the EcoVoz group, Alexander Dushkov. The man appears to be about 40 years old, of Slavic appearance, height 180-185 cm, athletic build, brown eyes, stubble on his face. Dressed in blue jeans, a turtleneck, and a short dark leather jacket.

The amount of 1.5 billion rubles that goes to Public Television (OTV) from the Zvezda TV channel is only 65-70% of the necessary funds; the channel will continue to look for ways to finance, OTV General Director Anatoly Lysenko said on September 21. “On television, any amount is insufficient... Of course, this is not enough... This is somewhere on the order, in my calculation, 65-70% of the necessary funds. Well, we will continue to discuss, decide, and look for ways.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing Ukraine with a loan of 200 million euros for the rehabilitation of hydroelectric power plants. The agreement between the EIB and Ukrhydroenergo was signed in Brussels. On the Ukrainian side, the document was signed by the Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Yuriy Boyko, on behalf of the EIB - by Director Hans Olbers.

52 1 min. ... Hockey KHL Championship "Donbass" - "Amur" 2:3. Tennis WTA tournament in Guangzhou (China). Prize fund - $220 thousand. 1/4 finals. Hsieh Suwei (Taiwan)--Matilda Johansson (France) 6:3, 6:0. Urszula Radwanska (Poland, 4) - Chanel Sepers (South Africa, 5) 6:1, 7:5. Sorana Cirstea (Romania, 3) - Alize Cornet (France, 8) 6:4, 6:3. Laura Robson (Great Britain) - Peng Shuai (China, 7) 7:5, 5:7, 6:2. WTA tournament in Seoul. Prize fund - $500 thousand. Second circle.

BATE beat the French on their field Champions League The modest Belarusian BATE from the city of Borisov became the author of a real sensation, managing to defeat the bronze medalist of the French championship, Lille, on a foreign field. The Belarusian football players put all questions to rest in the first half, in which they scored three goals. The current Champions Cup holder, Chelsea, also made an appearance.

Britain began to find out why Alexander Litvinenko died Six years after the poisoning of former Russian FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko in London, a British inquest began to understand the causes and circumstances of his death. The main suspect, State Duma deputy Andrei Lugovoi, will testify during the hearings via videoconference. Literally in the first minutes of the hearing, the judge announced that it was no longer possible to postpone the inquiry any longer.

On September 21, the Central District Court of Chita, at the request of the investigation, authorized the arrest of the head of the Trans-Baikal traffic police department, Sergei Ukhanov, who is suspected of receiving bribes totaling 270 thousand rubles. for issuing criminal license plates, said Yegor Markov, a representative of the regional department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.

There are 17 thousand unemployed in the Samara region Currently, more than 36 thousand vacancies remain vacant in the province. Of these, 86.9% are permanent jobs, and 9.7% are temporary. Seasonal vacancies do not exceed 3.5%. At the same time, the number of unemployed in the Samara region is 17.5 thousand people. Overall, the unemployment rate in the region is 1%. Throughout 2012, the number of vacancies increased. On average, the monthly increase in new jobs was over 1,300 units.

Medvedev's time may be cancelled. A bill on the transition to permanent winter time has been introduced to the State Duma. Vladimir Putin has previously spoken critically of his predecessor’s decision. Political commentator for radio news Stanislav Kucher is confident that the interests of time have nothing to do with this whole story. "You don't choose times.