The Prosecutor General's Office criticized bailiffs from the North Caucasus for their poor performance. In this regard, the supervisory agency issued a report to the head of the FSSP of Russia, Artur Parfenchikov, as reported on December 28 on the website of the prosecutor’s office.

Users of the photo service Instagram took photos most often in Bangkok. As reported in the service's blog, the capital of Thailand ranks first and second in the list of the most popular places according to users. The first place in popularity is occupied by Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport . In second place is the SIam Paragon shopping center . Instagram does not name the number of pictures taken by users.

Myanmar authorities have announced that they will allow the publication of privately owned daily newspapers starting in 2013. reports this with reference to a statement from the Ministry of Information The Associated Press . Such newspapers have been banned in the country since 1964. Those wishing to publish a newspaper must submit an application in February 2013. From April 1, they will be allowed to print their publications in any language.

The US Navy has begun preparations for concluding a long-term contract for the supply of up to 72 P-8A Poseidon coastal patrol aircraft, Flightglobal reports. A contract with the American aircraft manufacturer Boeing can be signed if the US Department of Defense and Congress provide funding for the procurement program for five years. The US Navy command has already sent a notification about the possible purchase of aircraft to the Pentagon.

The Sukhoi company has handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defense the first six serial multirole Su-35S fighters, which will soon arrive at their location, RIA Novosti reports . According to the Sukhoi press service, the company has fulfilled its obligations for this type of aircraft as part of the state defense order for 2012. The fact that the first six Su-35S will be delivered to the troops by the end of 2012 became known in March of this year.

On December 26, Artemy Lebedev's studio presented the logo of the city of Yaroslavl, which is an arrow stylized as the letter "I". Attentive bloggers immediately noticed the similarity in Lebedev’s logo with the logo of the American brand Up&Up. However, this is not the first time that the famous design bureau has been accused of plagiarism: Lenta.ru has made a selection of the studio’s most “suspicious” works.

Former head of the Ministry of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov refused to answer questions from investigators without his lawyer. RAPSI reports this. Serdyukov's lawyer, Genrikh Padva, was unable to accompany his client during the interrogation on December 28, citing illness. The next interrogation of the ex-minister is scheduled for January 11, 2013.

On December 28, the Human Rights Council under the President of the Russian Federation sent an expert opinion to President Vladimir Putin regarding the ban on the adoption of children by Americans, Interfax reports .

The former editor-in-chief of the Yekaterinburg news agency "Ura.ru" Aksana Panova was charged on Friday, December 28, in four criminal cases, Interfax reports with reference to the Main Investigation Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the Sverdlovsk Region. Thus, the total number of cases in which Panova is accused has reached five.

United Russia deputy Robert Schlegel submitted to the State Duma an amendment removing the ban on Americans adopting disabled children. this He announced on Twitter. On December 28, 2012, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a ban on the adoption of Russian children by US citizens. It will officially come into force on January 1, 2013.

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SeaWorld, which owns aquariums in the United States, intends to conduct an initial public offering (IPO). According to The Financial Times , the company intends to raise $100 million, but has not yet announced how many shares it intends to sell for this. The expected price per share is also not disclosed. The owners of SeaWorld intend to retain control of the company after the IPO, therefore, they will retain a controlling stake.

Writer Ruben Gallego said via his LiveJournal blog that he did not give an interview to Big City magazine. As a result, the editors decided to remove the published text from the site. A copy is saved in the Google cache. The official commentary of "BG" is posted on the publication's Facebook page.

from viruses Biologists at the University of Cambridge have studied the mechanism of operation of the ToxIN system, which protects the bacteria Pectobacterium atrosepticum and Bacillus thuringiensis by self-destructing infected cells. The scientists' work was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . Scientists have found that the ToxIN system works on the principle of a complex of poison and antidote.

In 2012, the average cost of renting one-room economy-class apartments in Moscow, the most popular options among clients, increased by 10 percent. This is stated in the review of the Peresvet-Invest company. Experts note that this trend has been observed in the market for several years, and only during the 2008 crisis did growth give way to decline.