The number of victims of the actions of “Pilgrim Tour” is growing The number of applications to law enforcement agencies in the Angara region about non-fulfillment of contractual obligations by the travel agency “Pilgrim-Tour” continues to grow. The total amount of damage caused by the company to citizens who paid for a vacation but did not receive contractual services has not yet been announced. It is known that in Angarsk alone it reaches 3 million rubles.

Yandex entered into an agreement with the management of the social network Facebook and received full access to the public data of the social network. Posts from Facebook can already be found in the blog search, and later they will appear in the main Yandex search, but the search will not display profiles and posts that are closed to the general public, Interfax reports.

Stereotypes happen to take control of a person’s life. Undeservedly, but very confidently. People tend to make hasty conclusions: to judge a book by its cover, a country by one citizen, a new acquaintance by a single glance. The trouble is that not each of us knows how to broadcast internal content through external means. Especially in the first moments of communication. And therefore he becomes a victim of other people’s speculations, says Kommersant FM columnist Diana Mashkova.

The prosecutor's office is appealing the verdict of the former deputy chairman of the government of the Volgograd region The prosecutor's office of the Volgograd region appealed the district court's verdict handed down on December 30, 2013 to the former deputy chairman of the regional government, Pavel Krupnov, who was convicted of receiving a kickback in the amount of 17 million rubles.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow will consider a petition to extend the house arrest of the former director of Uralkali, Vladislav Baumgertner, accused of abuse of power. “The consideration of the petition is scheduled for January 16 at 10:00,” RIA Novosti quotes the press secretary of the court.

Cristiano Ronaldo's tears, bird migration to Delhi, pilgrims in Mecca. The most striking photographs of the past day are in the Kommersant photo gallery. Previous photo A Palestinian student crawls under barbed wire during a graduation ceremony for students enrolled in a military program in Gaza.

In the waters of the Norwegian Sea, local authorities detained the Russian ship Novoazovsk. The reason for the claims was part of the catch, which allegedly went overboard. Most likely, the captain faces a fine for water pollution, experts say. Photo: Oleg Belov, Kommersant The Russian trawler "Novoazovsk" was detained in the Norwegian Sea. The captain of a fishing vessel was charged with violating fishing rules in the economic zone of the Kingdom of Norway.

Negotiations between Iran and the IAEA, scheduled for January 21 in Tehran, have been postponed to February 8. A source close to the IAEA said that the Iranian side asked to change the date, ITAR-TASS reports citing the press service of the International Atomic Energy Agency. As previously planned, consultations will take place in Tehran.

Officials have noticed an increase in retail space in the city In Moscow there are 780 square meters per thousand citizens. m of retail space, city officials calculated. Real estate market consultants have their own data: 301 sq. m. m per thousand inhabitants. The Russian capital, which is experiencing a shortage of small-format stores, is noticeably inferior in the number of quality retail space not only to Paris, but also to Prague and Warsaw.

Suntory buys Jim Beam owner for $16 billion The Japanese Suntory has agreed to purchase the American Beam Inc., producer of Jim Beam bourbon and Sauza tequila, for $16 billion. The acquisition will allow Suntory to become the world's third largest producer of premium alcohol. Photo: Alexander Miridonov, Kommersant / buy photo Suntory and Beam announced yesterday that they have reached a definitive agreement on the transaction, which is expected to close in the second quarter of 2014.

Mikhail Vyshegorodtsev appointed business ombudsman in Moscow The head of the Moscow branch of the Civic Platform party, Mikhail Vyshegorodtsev, will be presented today to the Moscow government as a commissioner for the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs in the capital. The day before, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin signed a decree on his appointment.

The planned visit of the plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation to the Volga Federal District, Mikhail Babich, to Perm and Krasnokamsk on January 15-16 has been postponed to a later date. Prime Minister Gennady Tushnolobov told Kommersant about this. Let us remind you that Mr. Babich was supposed to open the Krasnokamsk Ice Palace. This facility was built on instructions from Vladimir Putin, which was given during his presidential election campaign.

The prosecutor's office of Magnitogorsk (Chelyabinsk region) sent a criminal case to the Pravoberezhny District Court on charges of 23 people who in total committed 53 crimes under Part 4 of Article 159 (scam) and 8 crimes under Part 3 of Article 30, Part. 4 Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud).

Alexander Stradze in the show "Characters" How will Russian schools help the authorities in the fight against extremism and terrorism? Which students may be at risk? How will teaching methods change after the adoption of the new educational standard?

Elton John's failed concert hit the concert agency's business One of the largest Ekaterinburg concert agencies, Bomond, announced the suspension of activities due to financial problems. Its representatives explain that difficulties arose after Sir Elton John's failed concert last year. All upcoming planned concerts will be held by other organizers instead of Bomond. The agency is going to resume its activities only if Elton John's concert does take place.