The Briz-M upper stage launched the Luxembourg satellite Astra-2E into a target orbit at an altitude of 36 thousand km. The Interfax agency was informed about this at the Khrunichev Space Center. “The spacecraft separated from the upper stage,” the center told the agency. According to Interfax's interlocutor, the satellite will be transferred to the customer's control in the coming minutes.

Moods 297 1 min. ... Russians prefer not to trust their superiors and are skeptical about the statements of major officials. Especially for reports on current expenses. 41% of respondents are convinced that the “size of the consumer basket”, spending on the army and road construction do not actually correspond to official statistics. Another 34% agree with official data only partially, and only 2% of Russians trust them completely.

The law on the reform of the Russian Academy of Sciences can be appealed in the Constitutional Court. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation insists that the reason may be procedural violations committed during the discussion of the bill. Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chairman of the State Duma Science Committee Valery Chereshnev discussed the situation with presenters Daria Polygaeva and Alexei Korneev.

The competition for the reconstruction of the northern zone at Sheremetyevo Airport was won by Arkady Rotenberg’s TPS Group, airport CEO Mikhail Vasilenko said at the presentation. TPS Group will contribute $635 million of its own funds, Prime reports. In addition to TPS, the Renova group took part in the competition, but it offered to invest €1.8 billion in the airport, but using borrowed funds, which negatively affects the airport’s debt load, Mr. Vasilenko explained.

Accused of preparing mass riots, Leonid Razvozzhaev was removed from the court hearing in his case. As a RAPSI correspondent reports, when expressing his position in the Basmanny Court, he raised his voice and asked the judge to listen to the end of his opinion, stated on several sheets.

Spa/Italy Travel to Tuscany to the healing thermal springs Previous photo Next photo 1 / 7 Anna Titova Terme di Saturnia Spa & Golf Resort is ideal for thoughtful, stress-free recreation. Water procedures in healing “brine”, the benefits of which were appreciated by the Etruscans, are ideal for general health improvement and stress relief. Mineral water has been flowing continuously from the underground spring of Saturnia for several millennia.

If a car is bad in some way, it is not only possible, it must be scolded. Several years of criticism of the Honda Crosstour have done their job: the crossover has finally been updated. It cannot be said that all the comments were taken into account, but at least something was corrected. Previous photo Next photo 1 / 2 Honda Crosstour is not afraid of dirt, but it is better to take on serious obstacles right away Photo: Honda Motor Co.

Why the anniversary Valdai Forum was different from others The president's speech was less like a toast. But champagne was served at the buffet table Photo: AP Fyodor Lukyanov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy On the last day of the 10th Valdai Forum, before the evening culmination in the form of the appearance of Vladimir Putin, participants discussed ideas.

The values ​​of the Kommersant currency indicator (Ъ-indicator) were: 8,188 - 8,194 UAH/$, which is higher than Friday’s figure (8,187 - 8,194 UAH/$); 11,048 - 11,070 UAH/euro (11,053 - 11,070 UAH/euro); 2,515 - 2,524 UAH/10 rubles. (2,522 - 2,529 UAH/10 rubles). The b-indicator has been calculated by the Kommersant-Ukraine publishing house since March 16, 2009, based on the dollar purchase/sale prices of the largest transactions on the interbank foreign exchange market.

Drought damage will be compensated from the budget The head of the Rostov region Vasily Golubev signed an order to allocate 200 million rubles from the regional reserve fund. to compensate for damage to agricultural producers in the region affected by drought, the governor’s press service reported. Let us remind you that this year a state of emergency was introduced in 14 districts of the region due to drought. About 150 thousand hectares of agricultural crops were lost.

The agreement on granting Ukraine the status of an associated member in the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) will be signed on the Ukrainian side by Deputy Prime Minister Konstantin Grishchenko. The corresponding order No. 313/2013-rp was signed by President Viktor Yanukovych.

Foreign players from the Makhachkala club Anzhi will conduct a series of geography lessons in schools, during which they will tell children about their countries. The first lesson was taught this morning by Anzhi defender Benoit Angbwa from Cameroon. “This is a very cool idea. I was glad to tell the guys about my country, about my people. Our country is not very rich, but people are truly happy.

On Friday, September 27, the preliminary results of the work of the conciliation commissions in the Ministry of Finance of the Sverdlovsk Region with representatives of municipalities were summed up. They resolved issues related to financing the improvement of territories, maintenance of additional places in kindergartens and schools, repayment of debt for thermal energy resources, design and construction of new facilities, etc.

Entrepreneur Sergei Polonsky, who has been put on the international wanted list for fraud, is going to prevent his arrest, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation said. “Polonsky is taking a number of measures that interfere with his search and detention,” investigator Oleg Silchenko said today in the Moscow City Court.

294 1 min. ... One of the main results of the parliamentary elections held in Germany was the virtual departure from the scene of one of the oldest players - the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP). The party was created in 1948 and since 1949 has almost always been part of a government coalition with either the CDU/CSU or the SPD. In fact, the party was a kind of “kingmaker”, because it was on its choice that it depended on which of the “big” parties in Germany would come to power.