The head of the Russian Bobsleigh Federation and co-owner of Vneshprombank, Georgy Bedzhamov, is "absent as planned." This was stated by the press service of the federation. The organization also stressed that they do not have information about the election of a new leader. Where exactly and for what purpose Bedzhamov is located, the press service did not specify. The Bobsleigh Federation is functioning normally.

On December 28, a ship with more than 11 tons of enriched uranium sailed from Iran to Russia. This was stated by US Secretary of State John Kerry. According to Kerry, all Iranian uranium is on board, enriched up to 20 percent and not converted into the form of fuel plates. The removal of enriched uranium triples the time it takes to produce one nuclear weapon, the Secretary of State said. Up to this point, the time was two or three months.

In Nizhny Novgorod, on December 28, more than 70% of trams and trolleybuses did not enter the routes. This was stated by the representative of the local department of transport and communications Andrey Zhuravsky. The reason for the stoppage of transport was the debt for electricity from the Nizhegorodelectrotrans enterprise, which amounts to 140.7 million rubles.

Chelsea and Manchester United drew 0-0 in the match of the 19th round of the Premier League. The match was played at Old Trafford in Manchester. Thus, Manchester's winless streak reached eight matches, which has not happened since 1990. The club's last win was against Watford on 21 November. Earlier, The Telegraph reported that after the match with Chelsea, Manchester United head coach Louis van Gaal could be fired. On December 17, Chelsea head coach José Mourinho was sacked.

The terrorist group Boko Haram carried out a series of attacks in Nigeria on December 28, which killed at least 80 people, according to the Associated Press. About 50 people were killed and more than 90 injured in the city of Maiduguri, where a series of explosions and gun attacks took place on Monday night, the National Emergency Situations Agency said. In the city of Madagali, 150 kilometers from Maiduguri, two suicide bombers staged explosions in a market near a bus station.

The Russian youth ice hockey team won its second match at the World Championship. The duel with the Finns, the hosts of the tournament, ended with the score 6:4. The Russians had to recoup several times during the match. In particular, in the second period they lost 1:3, but then scored four goals in a row, including one in the minority and two in the majority.

Rosavtodor said the concession agreement between Russia and RT-Invest under the Platon system, published by the Anti-Corruption Foundation, is likely a draft. The department also said that in connection with the publication of the document, they might complain about the FBK to law enforcement agencies. RT-Invest also refused to confirm the authenticity of the published agreement.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has said he wants to rename the republic. He wants to call it South Ossetia-Alania by analogy with the Russian region of North Ossetia-Alania. “The whole world should know that there is a problem of a divided people,” Tibilov explained. Tibilov expressed confidence that in the future that historical moment will come when the two Ossetias will unite into Alania as part of Russia.

Russia's tumultuous year in 18 pictures Photo: Maxim Grigoryev / TASS / Scanpix This year, Russians have witnessed more armed conflict, more bloodshed, and more high-stakes international politics.

Naming names in the judicial and legislative machine of Russia's modern-day repression Photo: Peter Kassin / Kommersant More than three years after violence erupted at a protest in Moscow, the Bolotnaya Square case is still churning out criminal convictions.

The Taliban ( a terrorist organization banned in Russia) denied rumors about a secret meeting between the leader of the group, Mullah Mansour, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. in a statement The Taliban said that they do not need external assistance and did not turn to anyone for this help. The Sunday Times reported on December 27 , citing a Taliban commander, that Putin met with Mullah Mansour during a visit to Tajikistan in September 2015.

How the Internet of things allows you to learn about the athlete all Photo: Yuriko Nakao / Bloomberg / Getty Images "Medusa" and IBS continue the story of how the Internet changes everything at all . Sport is another area where the Internet has taken root for a long time and for a long time. The most banal run for running in the smartphone that fixes the route, pace, pulse and calorie consumption is also the Internet of things.

Georgy Bedzhamov, co-owner of Vneshprombank, left for Monaco, Forbes reports citing sources. According to the magazine, perhaps he will ask for political asylum in Europe. Earlier on December 28, RBC reported that Georgy Bedzhamov was missing . He didn't contact for a week. Georgy Bedzhamov owns 22.91 percent of the Promstroyproekt company, which, in turn, owns 3.2 percent of Vneshprombank's shares. Bedzhamov is the brother of Vneshprombank President Larisa Markus, who is under arrest.

Without the knowledge of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a complaint was filed with the court against his arrest in absentia in the case of the murder of the mayor of Nefteyugansk. The Basmanny Court of Moscow reported that a lawyer by appointment filed a complaint. According to Khodorkovsky, he learned about the complaint from the media. “It's nice to see how the government is arguing with itself,” Khodorkovsky commented on the news.

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