By the end of 2012, the Russian Air Force will adopt a new aviation strategic cruise missile. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia Alexander Sukhorukov, Interfax reports . According to him, two test launches of the new missile have already taken place and are considered successful. “In August we shoot two more times and take them into service,” the deputy minister noted. Sukhorukov did not specify which missile he was talking about.

The Committee of Civil Initiatives, which is headed by former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin , reproached the Ministry of Justice for not fully informing Russians about the creation of new parties. The report was prepared by committee expert Arkady Lyubarev.

Chinese authorities have evacuated 2 million residents in the east of the country, where the powerful Typhoon Haikui hit on Wednesday, August 8, Xinhua reports. The eleventh typhoon this year and the third in a week brought heavy rains and caused floods in Zhejiang province in the east of the country. Wind speed in the region exceeded 40 meters per second. Authorities evacuated 1.5 million people from the province in advance.

A resident of Novosibirsk, Irina Ruzankina, filed a lawsuit against Pussy Riot demanding compensation for moral damages, Interfax reports , citing Alexey Krestyanov, director of the law firm Ryabinina, Zinoviev and Krestyanov. Ruzankina claims that her religious feelings were hurt by watching the video of the group “ Virgin Mary, drive Putin away .” The amount of the claim is 30 thousand rubles. She asks to recover this amount from three members of the group who are now under arrest.

08.08.2012, 20:56:27 version Print | PDA/PDA Egyptian Air Force aircraft. Photo from af.mil website Sinai Front The Egyptian peninsula has become a war zone At the junction of the borders of Egypt, Israel and the Gaza Strip, something completely unimaginable has been happening in recent days. Egypt, where moderate Islamists are in power, is ironing out “infidel” local residents with American weapons.

The Urban Planning and Land Commission (GZK) of Moscow approved for the BIN group the implementation of office projects on Academician Pilyugin Street and Korovie Valu, which the Gutseriev-Shishkhanov family bought during the crisis from the Horus Capital company of ex-senator Sergei Gordeev. The newspaper "RBC daily" writes about this. As the publication notes, the construction period for the Oasis project on Koroviy Val was extended by the State Construction Plant until the end of 2014.

US authorities want to find investors with three billion dollars to reconcile Sudan and South Sudan and resume oil production in the region. The Financial Times writes about this. Investors can be attracted, in particular, from Arab countries and China. Last week, the neighboring states, which were previously one country, agreed on the amount of duties that South Sudan will pay for exporting oil through Sudanese pipelines. It will be $9.49 for each barrel of oil.

American security company Academi LLC, formerly known as Blackwater, will pay a fine of $7.5 million to the US government. writes about this The Associated Press . The former Blackwater company admitted liability to 17 counts in federal court in North Carolina and agreed to pay the US government $7.5 million as part of a deferred prosecution agreement signed by the firm.

08.08.2012, 12:32:00 version Print | PDA/PDA Daria Zhukova. Photo by Reuters Daria Zhukova was awarded the Leo Castelli Collector Prize The founder of the Moscow Center for Contemporary Culture "Garage" Daria Zhukova became the winner of the Leo Award 2012, which is awarded by the International Association of Independent Curators (ICI). Gallerist NY reports.

Miami County, Florida, has set a record for the cost of home ownership. According to The Wall Street Journal, the mansion was purchased by an unnamed Russian for $47 million. As the publication notes, it was not possible to establish the identity of the buyer, since the transaction was carried out through one of the companies registered in the United States. According to The Forbes, earlier this year the house next door was purchased by Russian businessman Maxim Finsky.

08.08.2012, 15:48:21 version Print | PDA/PDA Still from the movie "Austin Powers: Goldmember" The spy who... Lenta.ru recalls parodies of James Bond films The James Bond film series turns 50 this year. "Dr. No", the first film about the adventures of agent 007, was released in October 1962. The Bond stars are planning to celebrate their birthday with the release of a new film - the release of Sam Mendes' film "007: Skyfall" is also scheduled for October.

Stupid hardware American stock robot lost $440 million in an hour One of the largest American brokerage companies, Knight Capital, was literally on the verge of bankruptcy in an instant - a stock exchange robot destroyed most of its capital in less than an hour, losing $440 million. The need for stricter control over hyperactive traders who are capable of striking the market has been talked about for a long time, but the United States decided to take the necessary measures only now.

In Perm, 44 people were detained during the suppression of a mass brawl. This was reported on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation on August 8. The fight took place on the territory of a former elevator located near the railway at 53 Bakharevskaya Street. Young people fighting with bats and sticks were noticed by a man and a woman driving past in a car on Vasiliev Street. The woman called the police.

Official Tbilisi commented on Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement about preparations for war with Georgia, noting that Russia's actions violated the decisions taken on South Ossetia within the CIS. reports this Interfax . According to Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kapanadze, Putin “virtually admitted” Russia’s violation of international agreements on South Ossetia.

Lawyer Alexei Navalny became the most quoted blogger in Russian media in the first half of 2012. This was reported in a study by the Medialogia company, submitted to Lenta.ru. Following Navalny are former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin , traveler Sergei Dolya and journalist Ksenia Sobchak .