The end of the conflict between Norilsk Nickel shareholders, which was announced on the morning of December 4, has already increased the value of the company's securities by almost 10 percent. Norilsk Nickel shares reached their highest level in four and a half months. On the morning of December 4, Norilsk Nickel securities were traded at 4,842 rubles per share, and by 12:00 Moscow time on December 6 - at 5,319 rubles.

Israeli military police have launched an investigation into the disappearance of engines for F-16 fighter jets from one of the military units in the center of the country, writes The Times of Israel. According to investigators, the theft took place with the participation of a number of military personnel working at this base, since otherwise the robbers would have had to deal with a complex security system.

The organizers of the New Year's fireworks display in Sydney decided to use viewers' smartphones in the show, PhysOrg reports. City residents and tourists who intend to come to the fireworks display will be offered to install a special application on their phones. Versions of the program will be released for Android and iOS. The application should be launched when the fireworks start.

Studio 343 Industries has begun creating the next part of the Halo series. Halo franchise development director Frank O'Connor said this in an interview with CVG. He stated that there are already "a lot of people at 343 [Industries] working on ideas, art and programming for the new Halo series." O'Connor also said that the creation of the new game began before the release of Halo 4. The developer did not provide any additional details.

The condition of Russian roads is limiting economic growth, and overcoming this situation requires increasing investment in infrastructure from the current 3 to 4.5 percent of GDP. this in an interview with the Vedomosti newspaper. The head of the Ministry of Economic Development, Andrei Belousov, stated According to him, it is necessary to use oil and gas revenues for the construction of roads, which for now, in accordance with the budget rule, should be directed to the Reserve Fund.

The head of the United Russia faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, Sergei Andenko, called his parliamentary colleagues sheep at a meeting on December 6, according to the website of the 100TV channel. A video from the meeting is also posted there. Deputies discussed changes in the composition of the municipal services commission. United Russia wanted to replace its representative Alexander Salaev, since he did not attend meetings.

Anatomy of a protest leak Kremlin experts have figured out why fewer and fewer people are going to rallies Lenta.ru has obtained a report from the Civil Society Development Foundation on the causes and prospects of the mass protests that began in December 2011.

The winner of the pan-European EuroMillions lottery failed to show up for 180 days to claim his record €80 million jackpot, BBC News reports. The deadline for claiming the prize was December 5 at 23:00 GMT (03:00 Moscow time December 6). Lottery representatives have officially announced that the record-breaking unclaimed winnings will be transferred to the UK National Lottery charity fund, which funds projects in the fields of art, sports, education, ecology and others.

From Ashes to Omega "Lenta.ru" studied the plot additions to Mass Effect 3 The third Mass Effect went on sale nine months ago (in the US - literally the same day, March 6, in Europe - three days later). Over the past time, the game has managed to collect a lot of conflicting reviews. Some argue that this particular issue was the strongest in the trilogy, while others, on the contrary, believe that the third part turned out to be the weakest.

BioWare studio is thinking about adding more opportunities to explore the world in its future projects. BioWare Edmonton head Aaryn Flynn spoke about this in an interview with Game Informer magazine. He noted that in recent BioWare games (like Dragon Age II or the Mass Effect series), the player's ability to explore the world around them was limited. However, in the future, according to Flynn, BioWare plans to make its games more like Baldur's Gate or Neverwinter Nights.

The headliner of the Moscow festival "Afisha's Picnic" will be the band Blur. This was reported on the website of the Afisha magazine. The festival will take place on July 13, 2013 in Kolomenskoye. Blur are one of the founding and main groups of Britpop, breaking up in 2003 and reuniting in 2008 for a series of concerts.

Footballers from Partizan Belgrade are threatening to boycott the Europa League group stage match against Rubin Kazan. This was reported by the Serbian publication Blic. The players are demanding that management pay off their debts on wages and bonuses. On December 5, an emergency meeting between the football players and the leaders of Partizan took place, at which the players were promised to pay off their debts by the end of this year.

Prince William's pregnant wife, Catherine Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, was discharged from the hospital, where she was being seen by doctors due to bouts of nausea. The prince's wife spent four days under the care of doctors at the King Edward VII Hospital and now, according to experts, she feels better, reports Agence France-Presse . The prince himself took Kate from the medical facility.

Astronomers have used mathematical modeling to show that wide binary star systems like Alpha Centauri often form from the evolution of unstable triple systems. The work was published in the journal Nature and is summarized by Science Now. Binary star systems are well known to astronomers. Such a system (to a first approximation) is, for example, the closest star to Earth, Alpha Centauri.

Forward of Dynamo Moscow, best sniper of the Gagarin Cup of the 2011/12 season, Mikhail Anisin said that he will not take to the ice until he meets with club president Arkady Rotenberg. This was reported by the Sport-Express publication. Anisin said that on December 6 he was transferred to the Dynamo farm club, and the hockey player will be on the injured list until December 10. Anisin said that head coach Oleg Znarok and general manager Andrei Safronov are prejudiced towards him.