Yesterday, Vladimir Putin, by decree, launched a reform of the management of the rocket and space industry. As Kommersant reported on September 4, JSC United Rocket and Space Corporation (URSC) will be created on the basis of JSC Scientific Research Institute of Space Instrumentation. The appendices to the document contain a list of nine federal state unitary enterprises that will be transformed into OJSC with the subsequent contribution of 100% minus 1 share to the authorized capital of ORKK.

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat did not die from polonium poisoning. As Le Figaro reports, citing a source, this conclusion was reached by experts from France who studied the circumstances of Mr. Arafat’s death. Earlier, Yasser Arafat's widow Suha Arafat said that her husband was poisoned with polonium and that this was the cause of his death. Read more about the causes of the death of the Palestinian leader in the Kommersant article “Yasir Arafat is accused of polonium poisoning.”

The Ufa administration announced on December 30 auctions for the lease of three land plots for construction. 1.5 hectares of land in the block of Gogol - Sverdlova - Pushkin streets in the Kirovsky district are up for auction for the right to a five-year lease at a starting price of 3.25 million rubles, according to the auction operators - the municipal real estate center of the city.

In Khabarovsk, a fight between drunks and police ended in shooting to kill On Saturday, an attempt to detain two drunk Khabarovsk residents who were smashing a store window ended in a mass brawl in which the police used their service weapons. One of the attackers was wounded, the other was killed. The Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under Art. 317 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (attack on the life of a police officer).

OJSC Perm International Airport requested proposals for the right to enter into an agreement for the provision of services for conducting a market assessment of the company. According to the government procurement website, the joint-stock company is ready to spend 3 million rubles for these purposes. The tender results are scheduled for December 13.

Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Klimashin, according to the Kremlin website . “Russian President Vladimir Putin, by his decree, relieved Nikolai Vasilyevich Klimashin from the post of Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation at his request,” the message says.

Prices of the precious metal dropped to their lowest level since the beginning of July The price of gold on the world market reached a new five-month low, dropping to $1,220 per ounce. Positive data on the US economy convince market participants that monetary stimulus programs will soon be reduced. In such conditions, gold is in less demand as a defensive asset.

An anti-corruption department has appeared in the Kremlin. The corresponding decree was signed by Vladimir Putin. Director of the Independent Center for the Study of Anti-Corruption Methods Pyotr Filippov answered questions from presenter Tatyana Ilyina. Photo: Dmitry Azarov, Kommersant / buy photo The department was headed by Oleg Plokhoy. Previously, he served as deputy head of the Presidential Administration for Civil Service and Personnel.

On New Year's Eve, many companies pay their employees a “pleasant bonus” in the form of their thirteenth salary. How to manage extra money? Should I spend it on gifts for myself, as well as family and friends, or use it as a basis for investing? The director of the BCS Premier branch in Volgograd, Maxim Golovatov, gives answers to these questions. Tips like “Money that appears suddenly should be spent as soon as possible” are quite popular and often found.

On December 3, Russia celebrates Lawyer Day. The HeadHunter research service analyzed the labor market in the legal field and found out what the profile of a job seeker in this professional field looks like and what kind of salary they are willing to offer a specialist in the region. As the study showed, the average salary for lawyers in general in the Rostov region for the period January-November 2013 was 20 thousand rubles.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov announced that on Wednesday a Ukrainian delegation will go to Brussels to hold negotiations on European integration, and another delegation will go to Russia for negotiations. “Tomorrow our delegation will go to Brussels, and we will continue negotiations that will give us the opportunity to sign an agreement on European integration on terms favorable to Ukraine,” Interfax quotes the prime minister’s statement.

Vladimir Putin created an anti-corruption department. As reported on the website kremlin.ru, the new body will be headed by Oleg Plokhoi. Chairman of the National Anti-Corruption Committee Kirill Kabanov commented on the situation to presenter Tatyana Ilyina. Photo: Dmitry Dukhanin, Kommersant / buy photo Prior to this, Oleg Plokhoi served as deputy head of the Presidential Administration for Civil Service and Personnel. — Is such governance necessary in the country at all, in your opinion?

Today is the birthday of the Chairman of the Board of the Renaissance Life Insurance Company Irina Budovskaya 140 1 min. ... Galina Tretyakova, General Director of the Ukrainian Insurance Federation, congratulates her: - Dear Irina! Please accept my congratulations on your birthday! In the new year of your life, I would like you to develop the company in a slightly different direction than it is today.

Energy problems threaten Venezuelan authorities with election defeat The Venezuelan authorities accused the opposition of organizing another act of sabotage: during President Nicolas Maduro’s address to his fellow citizens live on national television, the electricity supply to a significant part of the country was interrupted. Mr. Maduro’s opponents, in turn, are confident that the Venezuelan leadership is leading the energy industry to final collapse.

Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra ordered the police to allow opposition demonstrators, who have been storming the government complex in the old city for two days, into the territory of the Government House. At the same time, she warned them of responsibility for damaging state property, RIA Novosti reported on December 3.