Regions are compensated for the costs of their creation The government promises to compensate the regions for the creation of industrial and technological parks. Subsidies from the federal budget for these purposes will be allocated from taxes paid by residents of such complexes. But not everyone will be able to qualify for government support - parks are subject to requirements regarding the amount of revenue, the number of residents and high-performance jobs.

An armed man who took two hostages in a Nextep office building in Norman, Oklahoma, has surrendered to police. As RIA Novosti reported on November 11, citing a statement by local police captain Tom Easley, no one was injured during the operation to free the hostages, which lasted about four hours. As previously reported, most of the people in the building at the time of the hostage taking were evacuated. The man was armed with a handgun, Easley said.

British Prime Minister David Cameron warned of a possible tightening of sanctions against Russia. However, according to him, London does not want to enter into confrontation with Moscow. Experts consider the prime minister's statement a response to Mikhail Gorbachev's recent warning about the outbreak of a new Cold War with the West. Photo: Suzanne Plunkett, Reuters The UK will support a possible tightening of sanctions against Russia.

European Commission representative Maja Kocijancic said that EU countries are discussing the possibility of introducing new sanctions against Russia, TASS reports. “The situation in Ukraine and the response to it is one of the main items on the agenda (meeting of foreign ministers of 28 EU countries on November 17 in Brussels). It is obvious that the EU response includes sanctions among other options, and there is a discussion on this issue,” said Ms. Kocijančić.

An American doctor, hospitalized at the end of October with a diagnosis of Ebola in New York, will be discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, RIA Novosti reported on November 11, citing the New York Times. As previously reported, American doctor Craig Spencer spent about a month in Guinea, where he and Doctors Without Borders fought against Ebola. He then arrived at New York's Kennedy Airport on a flight from Brussels on October 17.

A government commission has been created to monitor air in the capital region. Where exactly the hydrogen sulfide release occurred has not yet been established. On Monday evening, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said that this happened at the oil refinery in Kapotnya. However, Gazpromneft denied this information. Kommersant newspaper correspondent Alexander Voronov told the details to presenter Oksana Barykina on Kommersant FM.

Uralstroytekhnologii LLC, a subsidiary of Development Corporation OJSC, announced a competition for the right to conclude a general contract for the completion of a bridge across the Nadym River (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug), the construction of which was suspended by Mostostroy-12 LLC, demanding from the corporation and its subsidiary 1 .7 billion rubles of debt. According to materials posted on the government procurement website, the initial price of the contract is 4.8 billion rubles.

Since the beginning of 2014, in the Samara region, Sberbank’s loan portfolio for individuals has increased by 20%, approaching 75 billion rubles, the bank’s press service reported on Tuesday. “Sberbank continues to increase its loan portfolio for individuals. In the third quarter, we issued more than 37 thousand loans to individuals for a total amount of about 11 billion rubles.

In Perm, a verdict was passed against an ex-teacher of the PSFA, who was accused by the preliminary investigation authorities of accepting bribes from 202 students of the educational institution. This was reported by the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee for the Perm Territory.

The case of the retired head of Omsk customs is preparing for trial The West Siberian Transport Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has completed a criminal investigation into the fact of abuse of power by the head of Omsk Customs, Alexey Bochkarev, which involved beating a subordinate. The indictment has been submitted to the prosecutor's office for approval and will then be sent to court.

Members of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee will discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine with the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Lamberto Zannier on November 12 in Brussels. During the meeting, the implementation of the Minsk agreements on resolving the situation in Ukraine will be discussed, TASS reports.

Italian assistant coaches did not come to the Russian team's training camp due to "contractual differences" In the preparation of the Russian national team for the 2016 European Championship qualifying match against the Austrian team, which will be held on November 15 in Vienna, two Italian assistants of Fabio Capello - Christian Panucci and Massimo Neri - do not take part.

The parliaments of the three autonomies will consider the issue of abolishing direct elections of governors Legislative initiatives to cancel gubernatorial elections in the Khanty-Mansiysk (KhMAO), Yamalo-Nenets (YNAO) and Nenets (NAO) (see Kommersant of November 10) autonomous districts were submitted yesterday to the parliaments of these regions. The bills will be considered on November 19.

Europeans are attacking Russian electronics stores. The iPhone 6 is of greatest interest. According to Bloomberg, due to the depreciation of the ruble, a smartphone in Russia costs less than in Europe, by about €150. However, Kommersant FM’s interlocutors are confident that this phenomenon is temporary, and soon prices for the gadget will be equal. Photo: Vasily Shaposhnikov, Kommersant / buy photo The weak ruble has made Russian iPhones more affordable for foreigners.

The capital's DMS LLC and the Valuy OJSC Moloko (Belgorod region) announced plans to implement an investment project in the Voronezh region, the press service of the regional government reported yesterday. The companies' plans were discussed at a meeting between VHI management and Governor Alexei Gordeev. In particular, they discussed the possibility of building a dairy farm for 5 thousand cows with a complete herd reproduction cycle.