Russia's Health Ministry has been paying millions of dollars to a group of curiously connected former TV marketers to create PSAs Egor Aleev / TASS Testing for HIV at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok as part of the “Expedition” program. On the right, Udmurtia head Alexander Brechalov. September 12, 2018.

Due to the fuel price agreement between the oil companies and the government, independent gas stations will suffer losses for five months, which could lead to their closure. Grigory Bazhenov, head of the analytical center of the Independent Fuel Union, stated this to RIA Novosti. Under the terms of the agreement, the markup for the sale of gasoline until March 31, 2019 will be 1.7 rubles per liter.

Igor Korobov, the head of Russia’s Military Intelligence Directorate (GRU), died “after a long and serious illness,” a Defense Ministry spokesperson told the news agency RIA Novosti early on November 22. Korobov was 62 years old. He served in the Soviet and Russian armed forces since 1973, joining the USSR's military intelligence in 1985 and becoming Russia's GRU director in 2016.

The Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (GRU), Colonel General Igor Korobov, has died. This was reported by Interfax, citing the Russian Defense Ministry. Korobov was 62 years old. The cause of death was given as "a severe and prolonged illness." Update . Igor Kostyukov has been appointed acting head of the GRU, RBC reports , citing sources in the Defense Ministry. Until recently, Kostyukov was Korobov's first deputy.

The head of Karelia, Artur Parfenchikov, decided to open a kindergarten in the village of Suoyoki after publishing his correspondence with Anna Vlasova, a resident of this village, mother of two children. Parfenchikov wrote on VKontakte that the kindergarten would be opened in a private house specially purchased for this purpose, where repairs would be made. There will be five children in the group. Vlasova agreed to work in the garden as an assistant teacher.

The Directorate of the TFR for the Altai Territory opened a criminal case of negligence against the officials of the Barnaul Lyceum No. 101. The mother of one of the students of this Lyceum complained about the persecution of her son. Investigators found that from September to November 2018, a group of lyceum students used psychological and physical violence against a 14-year-old student.

Yandex CEO Elena Bunina suggested using the Alisa voice assistant to provide public services. The proposal was made at a meeting of representatives of the IT industry with the first deputy head of the presidential administration, Sergei Kiriyenko, Vedomosti writes, citing three participants in the meeting. Yandex confirmed to the publication that Alice was discussed at the meeting, but did not elaborate on the details.

Instead of moving the cursor on the iPhone with your finger (and constantly missing the right letters, words, and whole sentences!), you can hold down any button on the virtual keyboard - this will make controlling the cursor much more convenient. And although Apple has been talking about this iOS feature for a long time, the feature is still a surprising discovery for many iPhone owners. "Why didn't anyone tell me about this?

in Krasnodar on the evening of November 21 was detained Rapper Husky , the human rights organization of Open Russia reported. Judging by the video of the detention, the police took the performer when he spoke to a crowd of people on the street, standing on the roof of the car. According to the human rights organization "Open Russia", the police considered that the rapper could damage the car. Who owns the car, and whether there is damage on it, is still unknown.

In the American city of Derby, Vermont, an unknown man went to a Walmart supermarket and paid for the purchases of the store's customers. The most amazing thing happened today..... I was at the Walmart in Derby, Vermont grabbing a Sim card I had shipped to... Published by Julie Ann Gates Thursday, November 15, 2018 At the checkout counter, a stranger approached customer Julie Gates. He said he intended to pay for all her goods. At first, Gates thought the man was crazy and continued shopping.

Jean-Philippe Ksiazek / AFP / Scanpix / Leta headquarters of Interpol in Lyon (France) On November 21, Major General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia , Alexander Prokopchuk, lost the election of President Interpol Korean Kim Jong Jan. Before the vote, many countries said that this post should in no case go to a person from Russia.

Updated . Huskies were arrested . He is accompanied by a lawyer cooperating with the human rights organization of Open Russia. The concert hall Arena Hall in Krasnodar canceled the performance of rapper Husky, scheduled for November 21. The reason was the pressure of the prosecutor's office, the rapper's manager Andrey Orekhov told RBC. “The prosecutor’s office intimidated the site with closures, inspections, and so on,” Orekhov said.

The authorities of St. Petersburg are “working through the issue” of providing the premises where Memorial has been located for more than 20 years to the “Anton is right here” support center for people with autism. Vice-Governor Mikhail Mokretsov informed Boris Vishnevsky, Deputy of the City Legislative Assembly, about this. The city authorities do not want to renew the lease agreement with Memorial, including “taking into account information from law enforcement agencies,” the document says.

Residents of the Far East will be able to import used right-hand drive cars without installing the ERA-GLONASS system on them. The simplified procedure, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced, will be in effect for a year. It can be used only once to import a single car. The temporary procedure for importing used right-hand drive cars in the Far East will come into effect five days after the document is signed by the head of government, Interfax clarifies.

US President Donald Trump thanked Saudi Arabia for the fall in oil prices. Oil prices are falling. Great! It's like a big tax cut for America and the world. Enjoy! $54 instead of $82. Thank you Saudi Arabia, but let's go even lower! The day before, Trump issued a statement in support of Saudi Arabia and its authorities, who are suspected of being involved in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.