17.10.2012, 16:27:49 version Print | PDA/PDA Dmitry Medvedev and Oleg Govorun. Photo by RIA Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov Quiet Talker The first serious resignation occurred in the Medvedev government On October 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree dismissing Regional Development Minister Oleg Govorun.

The Primorsky Court of Odessa sentenced two citizens who kidnapped a hacker so that he could hack bank accounts for them. This was reported by the local publication Dumskaya.net. The publication notes that the convicts are natives of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation. At the same time, it is not specified whether they have citizenship of Russia or some other state.

More than a thousand toilets will soon be installed in Latvian prisons. As DELFI reports, this was stated by the head of the Department of Prisons, Visvaldis Pukite, at a meeting of the parliamentary commission on defense and internal affairs. The official noted that currently there are no toilets in the cells of most Latvian prisons, instead there are only “holes in the floor.” In order to correct the situation, 50 thousand lats (about 95 thousand dollars) were allocated.

17.10.2012, 14:11:22 version Print | PDA/PDA "Apatit" terminated the "golden share" The Russian government has terminated the special right for state participation in the management of Apatit (the “golden share”), RIA Novosti reports . The liquidation of the “golden share” occurred in connection with the privatization of the state stake in Apatit, which took place in September. A share in the company was bought by Phosagro, which had previously been its main shareholder.

In Bashkiria, police are investigating the disappearance of a game console sent by mail. This was reported on October 17 on the website of the republican Ministry of Internal Affairs. A 38-year-old man bought a set-top box for eight thousand rubles and mailed it to his nephew, whom he wanted to congratulate on his birthday. A few days later, the boy's mother received a notification about the parcel.

The winner of the debate that took place on Tuesday between the US presidential candidates was Barack Obama . According to a CNN poll, the results of which were tweeted by channel host Piers Morgan, 46 percent of viewers voted for the current president. The owner of the White House's opponent, Mitt Romney, scored 39 percent. The margin of error when polling debate viewers is about five percent. Thus, Obama won by a narrow margin.

The State Duma approved in the first reading the bill on education presented by the government, Interfax reports . The project was supported by 292 deputies, 77 voted against, and one abstained. The new law establishes a clear system of education levels from preschool to postgraduate, it retains the Unified State Exam and provides for a system of distance learning. It is expected that it will be finally adopted by the Duma before the end of the year and will come into force on January 1, 2013.

Former world boxing champion according to the WBA (World Boxing Association) in the weight category up to 66.7 kilograms, American James Page, will resume his career. 41-year-old Page will enter the ring on November 17 in Sacramento, reports the online publication Fightnews. His opponent has not yet been determined. Page fought his last fight in 2001. Page became world champion in 1998, defeating Russian Andrey Pestryaev.

Obsidian Studio has completed raising money for its new project on Kickstarter with a record result. During the month that the campaign continued on the site, gamers transferred almost four million dollars to the developers. The collection ended on October 16. Obsidian initially asked for 1.1 million users. Thus, Project Eternity became the record holder among all games that were funded through Kickstarter.

Polymetal, which combines gold and silver mining assets in Russia and Kazakhstan, has sharply increased gold production. As stated in the official press release from Polymetal, in the first nine months of 2012, gold production increased by 47 percent to 452 thousand ounces (14.1 tons), silver - by 52 percent to 20.5 million ounces (637.6 tons). Reporting data from Polyus Gold, the leader of the Russian gold mining market, for 9 months is not yet available.

In Essen, certain Kadir S. and Aziz A., who got lost while fleeing the crime scene and accidentally fell into the hands of the police, were convicted of robbery, writes Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. 29-year-old Solingen resident Kadir was sentenced to two years and ten months in prison, and 24-year-old Bochum resident Aziz was sentenced to four years and three months in prison. The defendants attempted a robbery in early May 2012.

Klitschko's ultimatum The leader of the UDAR party was asked to decide on his future This coming Friday, the leaders of the United Ukrainian opposition "Fatherland" and the nationalist association "Svoboda" Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Oleg Tyagnibok will sign an agreement on the creation of a Coalition of Democratic Forces in the next Verkhovna Rada.

The West is trying to find someone to help in Syria. The phrase “Syrian rebels” (or “rebels” - as you like) for a long time was quite suitable for a general definition of opponents of the regime of Bashar al-Assad. However, now many countries around the world have rushed to find out exactly what ingredients and in what proportions are included in this human cocktail, whose ideology is vague and whose goals are unclear.

Pop singer Beyoncé will perform at halftime of the Super Bowl on February 3, 2013. reports Associated Press . Information about the planned performance has already been confirmed by the National Football League (NFL). For Beyoncé, the upcoming collaboration with the football league will not be the first in her career. In 2004, she sang the US anthem before the start of the Super Bowl game (usually on the day of the game, the anthem is performed by a pop star).

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