Deputies of the Moscow Regional Duma at a meeting on December 8 will consider in the first reading a ban on the promotion of all types of non-traditional sexual relationships among minors. Izvestia reported this on November 22 with reference to Alexander Naumov, a member of the presidium of the council of municipalities of the Moscow region.

John Hughes, the former boss of trader Kweku Adoboli, who was sentenced to seven years in prison on November 20 for the $2.3 billion loss to UBS, has launched a football betting site. The Guardian newspaper writes about this. Hughes was Kweku Adoboli's immediate superior. He was fired from the bank immediately after it was discovered that his subordinate had lost $2.3 billion.

In Germany, the business newspaper Financial Times Deutschland (FTD) will close, reports Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. According to the publication, the last issue of the newspaper will be published on December 7.

The Kremlin rejected the proposal of the head of the State Duma Defense Committee, Vladimir Komoyedov, to increase the length of service in the army to one and a half years. reported this on November 22 Interfax . The agency's interlocutor in the presidential administration assured that there are no plans to increase service life. He recalled that President Vladimir Putin made a promise to reduce the service life to one year before 2005.

22.11.2012, 09:21:26 version Print | PDA/PDA Oleg Blokhin. Photo by RIA Novosti , Alexander Mysyakin Blokhin promised big changes in Dynamo Kiev The head coach of Dynamo Kiev Oleg Blokhin, after the defeat from the French PSG in the Champions League , said that the team will face big changes in the near future. The official website of UEFA reports this. The game between Dynamo and PSG in the 5th round of the Champions League group tournament took place on the evening of November 21 in Kyiv.

Behind closed doors, Smolny approved the layout plan for Gazprom's high-rise building Gazprom has taken another step towards realizing a long-standing dream - the construction of a high-rise multifunctional complex in St. Petersburg with the headquarters for its subsidiary, the Gazprom Neft company. On this path, the concern went through thick and thin, encountering opposition from all sides, except, in fact, the city administration.

The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation has developed a draft resolution on the procedure for forming precinct election commissions, Kommersant writes on November 22. As stated in the draft resolution of the Central Election Commission, half of the commission should consist of members of parties with representation at the federal, regional or local level. The other half will be recruited on the basis of recommendations from legislative bodies and public organizations.

British-Australian mining company Rio Tinto turned to feng shui experts to design its office in Shanghai. According to Bloomberg, to attract good luck, the corporation, on the advice of a geomancer, purchased and installed statue . a 1.2-meter high jade horse According to Feng Shui, the horse symbolizes courage and endurance and promotes success in business. Jade, which is considered a sacred stone in China, also attracts good luck and protects its owner.

Zenit St. Petersburg was awarded a technical defeat (0:3) in the match with Dynamo Moscow, during which a firecracker was thrown at Dynamo goalkeeper Anton Shunin from the stands. The St. Petersburg team hoped that the match would be decided to be played out or replayed, but the RFU Control and Disciplinary Committee did not make an exception for Zenit and acted in strict accordance with the regulations of the Russian Championship.

22.11.2012, 20:02:15 version Print | PDA/PDA Vladislav Chelakh in the courtroom. Photo from arkankergen.wordpress.com Private "Hunger" "Border Guard Killer" on Trial in Kazakhstan The trial in the case of the massacre at the Arkankergen border post has begun in Kazakhstan. In the dock, Vladislav Chelakh is the only border guard to survive at the outpost. He is accused of killing 14 colleagues and a huntsman.

Serial production of the T129 attack helicopter in Turkey will begin in 2013. This was reported by UPI with reference to a statement by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan . The T129 helicopter is being developed by AgustaWestland and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) based on the Italian A129 Mangusta attack helicopter. The helicopter made its first flight in September 2009. The exact technical characteristics of the machine are unknown.

Yandex editor-in-chief Elena Kolmanovskaya left her post. The Vedomosti website reported this on Thursday, November 22, citing a Yandex press release. It is noted that Kolmanovskaya will remain a shareholder of the company and its consultant, and the department she led will be divided into two departments: advertising and marketing and public relations. The first department will be headed by Svetlana Kondrashova, and the second by Ochir Mandzhikov.

The bankruptcy of businessman Vladimir Kekhman, who holds the position of director of the Mikhailovsky Theater, will not affect the future of the St. Petersburg theater. Kekhman himself, the founder of the JFC group, the largest importer of fruits to Russia, spoke about this in an interview with Nezavisimaya Gazeta. On November 15, it became known that Kekhman was declared bankrupt in a London court.

The founding congress United Popular Front will of Vladimir Putin's take place in May, RIA Novosti coordinator of the ONF for the Central and Northwestern Federal Districts reports, citing Lyudmila Shvetsova, . According to her, before the congress it will be necessary to create organizing committees in the regions. It was originally planned to hold the founding congress of the ONF at the end of December.

St. Petersburg SKA denied information about the departure of team captain Ilya Kovalchuk to North America . This was reported by Sovetsky Sport with reference to the club’s press service. On the afternoon of November 22, Soviet Sport reported that Kovalchuk was forced to leave for the United States for “personal reasons.” However, the publication soon corrected the text of its news, reporting that the hockey player intended to visit Tver.