The Alliance wanted to teach Moscow geography, the Russian Foreign Ministry taught its lesson The confrontation between Russia and the West over Ukraine is also taking place on social networks.

Transmost OJSC and Volgotransstroy-proekt LLC have been admitted to bidding on the design of a high-speed tram line in Samara, the government procurement website reported on Wednesday. “Applications from the following participants were submitted to the procedure for considering applications for participation in the competition: Sevzapinzhtekhnologiya Research and Design Institute LLC, Transmost OJSC, Volgotransstroy-proekt LLC,” the bidding documents say.

On August 27, Colombian security forces detained 27 people at once, one way or another connected with the former leader of the paramilitary group United Self-Defense Forces, Freddy Rendon, nicknamed “The German,” RIA Novosti reported on August 28. Among those detained are 26 politicians, including the current mayor of the city of Turbo, former candidates for the Senate and other authorities of the Department of Antioquia, former mayors of cities, and civil servants.

According to JSC Yuzhgeology (part of the Rosgeology holding), at the end of 2013, the explored and approved operational reserves of groundwater in the region amounted to 1839.4 thousand m3/day, which is 621.4 thousand m3/day more than in 2012. The increase in reserves occurred due to the approval of 11 new areas of groundwater deposits. The total number of operating water wells is 1176, which is 156 less than in 2012.

City Council deputies are for direct elections of the mayor Deputies of the Omsk City Council decided to support the municipality in its desire to maintain mayoral elections and refuse to introduce the institution of a city manager.

Hotels Corinthia Hotels has announced the appointment of Jesper Henriksen as General Manager of the five-star Corinthia St. Petersburg Hotel. Jesper Henriksen, general manager of the five-star hotel Corinthia St. Petersburg Albina Samoilova Dane Jesper Henriksen has made a career in the international hotel business, working in nine cities around the world for over 30 years. Before arriving in St.

Russia's permanent representative to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, called on the Security Council of the world organization to agree on a press statement calling for a ceasefire in south-eastern Ukraine, RIA Novosti reported on August 28. “We propose to agree on it right here and now, at this table,” Churkin said at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, convened in connection with allegations that Russia sent its troops into Ukraine.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov signed a decree introducing a state of emergency in the Tukaevsky and Novosheshminsky districts of the republic.

Chinese automaker wants to build a plant for $300 million Despite the chronic decline of the Russian car market, the Chinese automobile concern Lifan plans to build a plant in Russia with a capacity of up to 100 thousand cars per year, investing about $300 million in it. Lifan is the best-selling Chinese brand in Russia, but its market share does not exceed 1%, and sales are now falling faster than the industry average.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the European Council at its next meeting could discuss further sanctions against Russia due to reports of an escalation of the situation in eastern Ukraine. “We are receiving reports about the increased presence of Russian soldiers (in Ukraine - Kommersant ) and about new unrest. This shows that we will have to address this issue again at the European Council meeting.

The opposition was not invited there Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree on the formation of a new government. 11 new ministers appeared in the cabinet, but representatives of the opposition were not offered ministerial portfolios.

The Novosibirsk Akademgorodok Technopark (Akadempark) has announced an open competition to select a general contractor for the construction of a multi-purpose building in the Sovetsky district of Novosibirsk, according to materials on the government procurement website. The initial (maximum) contract price is RUB 196.8 million. Private investments are planned for the construction of the building. The name of the investor is not specified.

An outstanding hockey player signed a contract with HC Sochi Contract One of the brightest and most impulsive Russian hockey players, Mikhail Anisin, found a job in a newcomer club from Sochi Photo: RIA NOVOSTI The notorious hockey player of the Continental Hockey League (KHL), 27-year-old Mikhail Anisin, signed a one-year contract with HC Sochi.

An anti-government march in the capital of Yemen, Hamas militants celebrating the “victory over Israel” in Gaza, freight cars on a destroyed railway bridge in the Donetsk region, a group of Russian military personnel detained by the Ukrainian authorities at a press conference in Kyiv. The brightest photographs of the passing day are in the Kommersant photo gallery.

As of July 1, 2014, the volume of overdue debt on bank loans in the Siberian Federal District (SFO) amounted to 90.7 billion rubles, having increased over the year by 61%, or 34.4 billion rubles. This is stated with reference to data from the Bank of Russia in a press release from the National Collection Service (NSV), one of the leading players in the Russian collection market.