The operator of the Russian tug Konstantin Bondarenko, detained in the port of China, has repaid the entire debt to the Chinese side for repairing the ship, but the ship cannot leave for the Russian Federation due to lack of fuel, senior mechanic of the tug Vitaly Evseev told RIA Novosti. “The operator has completely paid off the debt for repairing the vessel. Today we are waiting for a representative of the register, who will give us permission to cross to Russia.

The organizers of the “May Walk” canceled the 50 km cycling route. The reason for this decision was “the abundance of precipitation and the overflow of the banks of the Patrushikha River,” which made part of the route difficult to overcome. Let us remind you that the “May Bike Ride” will take place on May 31st. Kommersant-Online

The Perm branch of the West Ural Bank OJSC Sberbank of Russia hosted events dedicated to Russian Entrepreneurship Day - a seminar “Effective behavior of a leader in modern conditions” and a crowdsourcing event dedicated to the creation of a bank card design for corporate clients. The guests of the West Ural Bank were entrepreneurs who had collaborated with the credit institution for many years. Seven of them were awarded honorary diplomas.

"Forget Me Not" by Philippe Genty at the Chekhov Festival Theater Festival Photo: Mikhail Guterman, Kommersant / buy photo On the stage of the Mossovet Theater as part of the Chekhov Festival, held with the support of M2M Private Bank and ATB Bank, the French company Philippe Genty presented the play “Forget Me Not.” Narrated by ROMAN DOLZHANSKY.

The most expensive medical error in the history of Russian medicine: a St. Petersburg hospital paid its patient 15 million rubles. The victim, Irina Razina, lost her child and herself suffered serious harm to her health due to incorrect delivery tactics. The examination completely proved the doctors’ guilt, but the doctors were in no hurry to pay for their mistakes. Almost a year passed from the court decision to the transfer of money. Details from Svetlana Belova.

Several high-ranking FIFA officials have been arrested in Switzerland on corruption charges. Up to 14 people are under suspicion. Among those arrested are, in particular, FIFA Vice President Jeffrey Webb, as well as the heads of the Football Federations of Brazil and Uruguay. According to media reports, the detainees will be extradited to the United States. Editor-in-Chief of the Championship.com portal Samvel Avakyan answered Oksana Barykina’s questions.

The Pervomaisky District Court of Krasnodar sentenced two people who posed as Colonel Generals Alik Betrozov and Vasily Fatin to imprisonment in a general regime colony for three years and two months and three and a half years, respectively.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, speaking at the International Legal Forum in St. Petersburg, said that legal regulation of the Internet is in its “infancy.” He clarified that the Internet sphere cannot remain uncontrolled. “For now, regulation in this area is in its infancy.

World practice On June 29, 1900, according to the will of the Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, the Nobel Foundation was created. The scientist bequeathed 94% of his fortune (31 million Swedish kronor) for the annual payment of five bonuses. The basic part of the fund is invested, only profits go to premiums. The foundation is governed by a seven-member board of directors, who are approved by trustees of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Problems of higher education were discussed at the legal forum The destruction of graduate schools and low salaries for teachers have once again become the subject of lively debate in the legal community. At the conference of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, employers and scientists discussed what to do with the country’s eternal problem of young graduates - “forget everything you were taught.” But, as usual, they did not come to a consensus.

Doctors diagnosed journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza (junior) with acute renal failure. “The doctors diagnosed him with acute renal failure. He has a wonderful heart, excellent lungs, but poor blood tests,” Interfax quotes his father as saying. The coordinator of the Open Russia public movement, journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza (junior), was hospitalized on Wednesday at the 1st City Hospital in Moscow after a sharp drop in blood pressure and loss of consciousness.

One of the striking trends of recent times has been numerous bans and restrictions on the media and tougher sanctions for violating them.

Deputies from three opposition center-right parties, when trying to announce a vote of no confidence in the government, managed to get only 47 votes during the voting in parliament, out of 101 required, RIA Novosti reports with reference to Czech television. Three opposition center-right parties expressed their intention to express a vote of no confidence in the government - the Civil Democratic Party, the TOP-09 movement and the Dawn movement.

Claims that Switzerland has allegedly begun publishing the names of foreigners who evade taxes in their countries are untrue. This was announced to TASS on Tuesday by the official representative of the country's tax service, Patrick Teuscher. "This is not true. This is not true,” he said.

The Nizhny Novgorod District Court sentenced the former director of the municipal enterprise “Repair and Maintenance of Roads of the Avtozavodsky District” (MP RED) Yuri Dutsev. As the press service reported, the court reclassified the charge from fraud on an especially large scale to embezzlement. As a result, the ex-manager was sentenced to six years probation with a probationary period of four years.