Uralkali summed up the results of production activities for the third quarter and first nine months of 2013. The production of commercial potassium chloride at Uralkali production sites in July-September 2013 amounted to 2.7 million tons, which is 5% more than in the same period in 2012. In total, according to the results of the first nine months of 2013, 7.2 million tons were produced, which is slightly lower than the results of the nine months of 2012.

The city budget for 2014–2016 will be deficit-free Perm city authorities took into account the recommendations of the Duma budget committee and revised the draft city budget for 2014–2016. As Kommersant learned, by revising the revenue side and sequestering part of the costs, it was possible to prepare a deficit-free version of the budget. Among the expenditure obligations that the city authorities adjusted was the “Mom’s Choice” project.

Deputies from three factions signed an appeal to the prosecutor of the Sverdlovsk region Sergei Okhlopkov with a request to abolish the dual position of Yakov Silin, writes the news agency “Nakanune.RU”. The essence of the claims is that the position of the official “lieutenant governor – head of the governor’s administration” contradicts the law and decisions of the Supreme Court.

A meeting between US President Barack Obama and congressional faction leaders on the US budget ended without results, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Republican John Boehner, told reporters. According to him, there was a “good, polite conversation,” but Mr. Obama refused to negotiate the budget and the upcoming increase in the national debt limit. Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the key disagreement was the issue of health care reform.

Estimates of gas reserves on the Cyprus shelf have been reduced to 100-140 billion cubic meters, which is almost 30% less than initial forecasts. Cyprus Minister of Energy, Industry and Tourism Georgos Lakkotrypis noted that the authorities have lowered their estimate of the volume of the Aphrodite gas field, which was discovered off the coast of Cyprus in 2011 by the American company Noble Energy.

More than 130 migrants have already become victims of a sunken ship off the coast of Lampedusa. According to the BBC, rescuers working at the scene of the tragedy say that the death toll may increase. More than 150 passengers were rescued from the ship, which was carrying 500 migrants. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says many of the ship's passengers are from Eritrea and Somalia. Read more about why the ship with migrants sank in the Kommersant article.

The aircraft of Bashkortostan Airlines will be transferred to the flag of the parent company VIM-Avia, the press service of the parent company told Kommersant, without specifying the timing of the implementation of the decision. VIM-Avia explained it by “commercial feasibility” and VIM-Avia’s desire to develop a regular flight program.

The launch of the newest solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) RS-26 Rubezh may take place as early as this year. “The launch of the newest solid-fuel mobile missile RS-26, which is currently being developed under the code Rubezh, may take place before the end of this year,” RIA Novosti quotes a high-ranking representative of the defense-industrial complex. The characteristics of this missile are still classified.

Most parents believe that control is necessary According to a survey conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM), the vast majority of Russians (85%) believe that adults should monitor what sites their minor children visit. At the same time, the FOM notes that parents often do not know whether their child uses the Internet. Photo: Sergey Brovko, Kommersant / buy photo According to the survey, only 3% versus 85% do not consider it necessary to monitor children’s Internet activity.

Today, the former coach of the Perm basketball club “Ural-Great” Sergei Belov died. He was 69 years old. He was born in 1944 in the Tomsk region, is a famous basketball player, coach, champion and Olympic medalist. Sergei Belov was one of the most famous players in Soviet and European basketball of the 20th century, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1969), Honored Coach of the USSR, Honored Worker of Physical Culture of the Russian Federation, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Many of them will not be able to carry out transactions with securities from October 14 The stock market was on the verge of partial paralysis of exchange trading. From October 14, more than 12 thousand individuals may lose the opportunity to trade securities online on the Ukrainian Exchange if they do not have time to renew agreements on servicing securities accounts.

Ex-functionary of A Just Russia, Alexei Tikhonov, suspected of fraud, will remain at large for health reasons. The investigation considers him involved in fraud with positions in government agencies. So, according to operational data, he offered the businessman to buy the post of deputy governor, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. Photo: Yuri Martyanov, Kommersant / buy photo The ex-functionary of A Just Russia, suspected of trading in positions, will not be under arrest.

A unified call center has been launched at the PZSP. By calling 270-11-77 you can receive reference and advisory services, connect with specialists to conclude contracts, and get an answer to a question asked on the company’s website. The plans are to organize the work of the call center so that the operator can see the call history of a given subscriber: what questions he has already asked and what products he was interested in.

Today, the Communist Party and the public movement “Ukrainian Choice” began the process of transferring the necessary documents to the Central Election Commission (CEC) for registering an initiative group to hold a referendum on Ukraine’s accession to the Customs Union. “Currently, documents are accepted by employees of the Document Support Department of the Central Election Commission Secretariat.

The case of mass illness and death of pupils in a Kazan orphanage is being investigated A major scandal is breaking out in Tatarstan due to the mass illness of pupils of the Derbyshkinsky orphanage and the death of two of them. A criminal case has been opened. Violations were detected at the boarding school, including sanitary standards and the anti-epidemic regime.