The case of American millionaire Donald Trump's construction of a golf club in Scotland has taken an unexpected turn - the project, which was not accepted by local authorities, will be considered by the country's government, The Telegraph reports. A project in the Aberdeenshire region of north-east Scotland involving the construction of two golf courses and a five-star hotel has been rejected by the local council. Trump then said he would move construction to Northern Ireland.

A Russian-Indian “tourist village” will be built in Russia on an area of ​​about a thousand hectares. This was reported by the RIA Novosti agency with reference to a statement by the head of the National Trust for the Preservation and Development of National Landscapes, Natalya Pozhidaeva. The so-called “International Landscape Center” will be located either on the banks of the Volga in Tatarstan or in the Vologda region.

The Ministry of Economic Development has submitted to the Russian government a draft resolution that approves a list of goods that are “important for the domestic market of the Russian Federation.” The goods included in the list may be subject to temporary restrictions or export bans by the government. reports this Interfax with reference to the department's press service.

campaign headquarters The man who took hostages at Hillary Clinton's admitted in an interview with a local newspaper that he wanted to be shot by police, Fox News reported. Leeland Eisenberg, 46, reiterated that he did not mean to harm anyone. The incident occurred on November 30 at Clinton's campaign headquarters in New Hampshire. Eisenberg took six people hostage by threatening to detonate a bomb allegedly attached to his body, which in fact turned out to be a bunch of flares.

has launched on the Internet An annual survey of job seekers about trust in their employing companies . It is the first stage of the judging system for the HR Brand of the Year Award. Based on the survey, a rating of the most attractive employers in Russia will be compiled. Survey participants are asked to mark in each category no more than three companies that are desirable employers for them. Some survey nominations are divided into federal and regional ratings.

The Naples court summoned Tweety the canary, Mickey Mouse, as well as Donald Duck and his friend Daisy to its hearing, the Associated Press reported on December 4. A case of counterfeiting products from Disney and Warner Bros. is being heard. citizen of China. Not only companies, but also characters whose names were on counterfeit products are invited as witnesses. The agency was able to obtain comments from the Italian branch of Disney.

The Reverend Catholic priest Michael Jude Fay of the Church of St. John the Baptist in the Diocese of Bridgeport near New York was sentenced to three years and one month in prison for stealing $1.3 million from his parish coffers, The New York Times writes. As the investigation established, Father Fay spent church money on luxury items, expensive trinkets, and in addition, he acquired a house with land on the river bank.

At the referendum held in Chechnya, 96.88 percent of those who took part in the voting voted in favor of changing about 50 articles of the republican constitution, with a turnout of 96.15 percent of registered voters. As RIA Novosti reports , these data were reported by the head of the republican election commission, Ismail Baykhanov. As a result of the referendum, the constitution of Chechnya was brought into conformity with federal legislation.

In early December, the Ministry of Natural Resources decided to once again begin “cleaning up” Lake Baikal. The case to stop the work of the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill was started by the deputy of Rosprirodnadzor, Oleg Mitvol - the same one who previously tried to destroy illegally built dachas in the Moscow region and frightened half of the oil companies in Russia by revoking their licenses. The lawsuit was filed in the Irkutsk court on December 3.

According to the Rosstat report "On the socio-economic situation of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation", in the first nine months of 2007, the gap between the maximum and minimum average incomes of the population in the regions of Russia is decreasing. In 2007 it was 8.6 times, while in 2006 this figure was 11.4 times. The maximum income of 30.5 thousand rubles was recorded in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, the minimum of 3.5 thousand rubles was recorded in Ingushetia.

Two OPEC newcomers - Angola and Ecuador - received oil production quotas from the organization for the first time, AFP reports . Angola, which joined the cartel in January 2007, is allowed to produce up to 1.9 million barrels of oil daily, while Ecuador, which returned to OPEC in early November after effectively leaving the organization in 1992, received the right to produce 520 thousand barrels.

US President George W. Bush will make his first visit to Israel as head of the country in early January 2008, Ha'aretz reports. According to Israeli media, Bush's two-day visit will begin on January 10. During his stay in the country, Bush is expected to hold meetings with the leadership of Israel and the Palestinian Authority, during which the peace process in the region will be discussed.

Russia and the United States signed a memorandum of military cooperation for 2008 in Washington. According to RIA Novosti , the document was adopted following negotiations between the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Yuri Baluevsky , and the Chairman of the Committee of Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, Admiral Michael Mullen .

On Tuesday evening, the Kandinsky Prize, awarded for achievements in the field of contemporary art, was presented at the Winzavod art center in Moscow, reports IA REGNUM . Moscow painter Anatoly Osmolovsky was named the best artist of the year. The international jury recognized Vladlena Gromova from Petrozavodsk as the best young artist, and the award for the best media art project went to Vladislav Mamyshev-Monroe. The People's Choice Award was awarded to artist Pyotr Goloshchapov.

World heavyweight champion according to the WBC (World Boxing Council) Oleg Maskaev , who will defend his title in a fight against Samuel Peter on February 2, will not be able to fight this fight at the New York sports palace Madison Square Garden. This is due to the fact that the fight between Vladimir Klitschko and Sultan Ibragimov will take place there on February 23 , reports the online publication fightnews.com.