On January 19, an expert working group led by the head of the Open Government, Mikhail Abyzov, will consider a petition to cancel the Yarovaya package, which has collected more than 100,000 signatures on the Russian Public Initiative website. This was reported by Vedomosti. If the initiative is approved by the expert group, it will be sent to the State Duma for consideration.

Brothers Joel and Ethan Coen are working on the first television series in their careers, Variety reports. It will be an anthology called The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. The Coens wrote the script for the series and will direct it. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is set in the Old West of the United States. The series is produced by Annapurna Television in addition to the Coens' Mike Zoss Productions. It is unknown when or how exactly The Ballad of Buster Scruggs will be released.

In Chechnya, “several dozen militants and their accomplices” were detained in early January, TASS reports, citing the head of the republic Ramzan Kadyrov. Similar messages were distributed by RIA Novosti and Interfax . According to Kadyrov, during a special operation in the Kurchaloevsky district, four militants were killed, one managed to escape. “Unfortunately, during the clash we lost one of our comrades,” he said.

Among the suspects detained in France in the case of the robbery of Kim Kardashian was 72-year-old Pierre B., nicknamed Pierrot, previously convicted of selling cocaine. It is reported by AFP, citing sources close to the investigation. Pierrot has come under the radar of police intermittently in recent years for his ties to criminal gangs operating in the south of France, a police source told AFP.

The first press conference of the elected President of the United States Donald Trump. Main Photo: Evan Vucci / AP / Scanpix / Leta The elected US President Donald Trump on January 11 gave his first press conference in a new status. Trump’s communication with journalists began with a discussion of rumors about his close ties with Russia: the billionaire said that these “fake news” are disgusting and have nothing to do with reality.

Chairman of the Saratov City Duma Sergey Naumov announced his resignation from his post. In late December, United Russia criticized Naumov for presenting a letter of thanks to the former mayor of the city, Yuri Aksenenko, who was convicted of bribery and abuse of power. Naumov himself explained his resignation by the need to "concentrate efforts and attention" on work at the Plekhanov Saratov Socio-Economic Institute, of which he is the director.

US President-elect Donald Trump did not allow correspondents from Buzzfeed and CNN to ask him questions at a press conference. “Your organization is terrible. You have fake news,” Trump said. Then a journalist from BBC News took over the microphone. “Oh, beautiful too,” said the president-elect. Buzzfeed on January 10 published material about Donald Trump's alleged ties to the Russian leadership. This dossier says, in particular, that the Kremlin collected dirt on Trump.

Photo: jim lo scalzo / epa / leta The candidate for the post of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke at a hearing in the Senate. A significant part of the issues of senators belonged to Russia. Tillerson headed the oil company Exxonmobil, conducted business in the Russian Federation and even awarded the Order of Friendship. "Medusa" briefly retells that the senators heard from the person who, under President Donald Trump, will be responsible for the foreign policy of the United States.

Metropolitan Tikhon of Novosibirsk and Berdsk at the premiere of the opera "Christmas" by Iraida Salnikova at the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater called Pyotr Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" an "occult production". This is reported by the site "NGS".

Photo: Maxim Grigoryev / TASS / Scanpix / Leta Metropolitan of the Yaroslavl and Rostov Panteleimon (Dolganov) during the festive worship The Yaroslavl Metropolitan said that throughout January 11, medical institutions of the region will refuse to carry out abortions "in memory of babies killed by Tsar Herod." According to the diocese, the initiative was supported by the Health Department of the Yaroslavl Region.

US President-elect Donald Trump at a press conference commented on his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “If Putin likes Donald Trump, that’s a plus, but it’s not binding,” said the election winner. Answering a question about hacker attacks in the United States, Trump said that Russia was involved in hacking, as well as other countries.

The architect and restorer Alexander Popov answers Photo: Irina Ovchinnikova / Photobank Lori The authorities of St. Petersburg decided to transfer the St. Isaac's Cathedral to the ownership of the Russian Orthodox Church. The governor of St.

How did the President-elect of the United States talk to reporters On January 11, Donald Trump gave the first press conference since Barack Obama stepped down as president of the United States. Meduza followed what Trump was saying (and the level of discussion!) live. January 11, 2017 7:21:41 pm Thank you for being with us for the hour and a half.

On December 1, 2016, the Progress MS-04 cargo ship did not enter orbit as a result of an abnormal separation of the third stage of the launch vehicle, which was provoked by the ignition of the oxidizer pump in the engine. This was reported by Roscosmos. The ignition of the pump, in turn, could be caused by the ingress of foreign particles into its cavity or “violation of the 11D55 engine assembly technology”.

Sky Arts has released the first trailer for Urban Myths, a comedy series featuring absurd celebrity legends. The first episode was based on the escape of Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando from New York after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Sky Arts'Urban Myths' new on Sky Arts The role of Jackson was played by Joseph Fiennes (“Shakespeare in Love”), Taylor was played by Stockard Channing (“Grease”), and Brando was played by Brian Cox (“Troy”).