On November 1, the Khoroshevsky Court of Moscow authorized the arrest of former employee of the patrol service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs department for the Khoroshevo-Mnevniki district, Alexander Vlasenko, the first of five detained in the case of the murder of an Azerbaijani citizen for the purpose of stealing a BMW car, RAPSI was told in court. According to investigators, on September 5, the defendants in the case decided to take possession of their friend’s BMW-53 car.

On Thursday, the Velsky District Court of the Arkhangelsk Region began a retrial in the case of reducing the sentence of the former head of the Menatep MFO Platon Lebedev, who was sentenced to 13 years. The defense is calling for his immediate release from custody. On August 8, the Velsky District Court considered Platon Lebedev’s petition to commute his sentence, in which the former head of the Menatep MFO asked to reduce his sentence to the time actually served.

expertise In the very near future, a total redistribution of the global aluminum market may begin. First Deputy General Director of Rusal VLADISLAV SOLOVIEV believes that the aluminum industry is on the verge of collapse: approximately a third of all production facilities around the world may be closed. — Why does Rusal say that the global aluminum industry will change greatly in the next six months to a year? What exactly will happen?

This holiday, which dates back to the traditions of the ancient Celts of Ireland and Scotland, the history of which began in the territory of modern Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is now celebrated in many European countries, as well as the United States. The main symbol of the holiday is the so-called “Jack-O-Lantern”, which is a pumpkin with an ominously grinning face carved on it; A lit candle is placed inside the pumpkin.

Today, the regional legislative assembly held public hearings on the draft regional budget for 2013-2015. The chairman of the Perm trade union of cultural workers, Irina Stanovkina, criticized the regional authorities for their approaches to financing the industry in the next three years. In her opinion, the approach remains in which funds for culture are allocated on a residual basis.

Yesterday, the Chervonozavodsky District Court of Kharkov sentenced Artem Deriglazov, accused of murdering a police officer and attempting to kill two others, to life imprisonment. The defendant himself did not admit guilt, and his defense announced its intention to appeal the verdict. Let us recall that on the evening of July 7, 2010, in Kharkov, two patrol service inspectors tried to stop a young man, dressed, despite the hot weather, in a jacket and with medical gloves on his hands.

For the sake of economic growth, the authorities may abolish birth control Experts from the China Development Research Foundation, which is close to the Chinese authorities, called on official Beijing to urgently curtail the birth control program known as “One Family, One Child.” Otherwise, experts warn, China will in the near future face a labor shortage, an aging population and, as a consequence, a decline in economic growth.

Anatoly Serdyukov may be questioned as a witness in the Oboronservis case As Kommersant has learned, as part of an investigation into a high-profile case involving the sale of real estate, land plots and shares of enterprises belonging to the Ministry of Defense at deliberately reduced prices, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov may soon be questioned.

Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Viktor Bondarev suspended flights of Su-24 bombers in Russia due to the crash of an aircraft of this type in the Chelyabinsk region, Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Deryabin, a representative of the Ministry of Defense for the Air Force, told RIA Novosti on November 1.

Context 333 1 min. ... According to Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Tehran has decided to delay bringing its nuclear program to the final stage. According to the minister, the decision could have been dictated by the threat of an Israeli or American operation or by the desire to gain time and not bring the matter to an acute crisis before the US elections.

The largest Russian oil company OJSC NK Rosneft acquired 50% of the fuel and refueling complex at Vnukovo airport for 16 billion rubles, the Prime agency reported on November 1, citing a company report. “In April 2012, the company acquired a 50% stake in the fueling complex of the Vnukovo international airport through the acquisition of the share of Lanard Holdings Limited for 16 billion rubles.

After the Games, transport will return to St. Petersburg The city will purchase 70 buses to organize transport services for passengers during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi in 2014. Up to 574 million rubles will be spent from the St. Petersburg budget. At the end of the Games, the State Unitary Enterprise Passazhiravtotrans will receive, in addition to these vehicles, 30 more, purchased from the federal budget.

355 2 minutes. ... Paid parking has returned to the center of Moscow. In the area of ​​Petrovka and Karetny Ryad, an experiment proposed by the capital’s mayor’s office has started today. On 20 streets in the city center you can park your car only for money. Kommersant FM correspondent Nikita Batalov told presenter Nail Gubaev about what was happening. The cost of one parking space is 50 rubles. at one o'clock.

Metinvest in the first half of the year decreased its net profit by 71% compared to the first half of the year, to $334 million. As reported in the company's report, its consolidated revenue decreased by 4%, to $6.743 billion, and adjusted EBITDA by 47%, to $1.085 billion, with a margin of 16%. Metinvest clarifies that operating profit decreased by 61% compared to the first half of 2011, to $630 million. Based on materials from Interfax-Ukraine news agency

Ukraine is looking for the possibility of importing fuel from Germany Naftogaz is negotiating gas purchases from the German RWE. The volume of supplies through Poland can reach 360 million cubic meters of fuel per month. Even despite high prices on the EU spot market, this will be more profitable than purchasing from Gazprom. Therefore, in the future, gas received from Eastern Europe may occupy up to a third of the Ukrainian market, experts say.