The Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FFKKR) announced the composition of the national team to participate in the European Championship, which will be held in January in Bern. As RIA Novosti notes, the composition did without surprises: it mainly included athletes who took prizes at the qualifying championship of Russia, which ended on Tuesday in Saransk.

The outflow of capital from Russia according to the results of 2010 will amount to 25-30 billion, said the first deputy chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Alexei Ulyukaev. "From 25 billion to $ 30 billion, it can be drawn up," Interfax quotes him. Ulyukaev recalled that according to the results of 11 months of 2010, the net outflow of capital from the Russian Federation amounted to about $ 27-28 billion.

BAIC (Beijing Automotive) announced the release of a new city hatchback, which is an almost exact copy of the Mercedes-Benz B-Class model outside. It is worth noting that the Chinese car does not copy B -Class completely - the novelty has other motors, a salon, as well as a wool on the hood. Outwardly, the BAIC BC301Z car is characterized by headlights upgraded by the radiator grill with its own emblem, modified rear lights and trunk lid.

The federal government connects the army to the resolution of emergency situations associated with bad weather, Xenophobic sorties of youth and maintaining order in the regions, forcing it to fulfill the functions that are unusual for armed forces, writes an independent newspaper . According to the publication, this indicates the managerial crisis in the field.

The Hyundai Accent car line, which currently consists exclusively of sedans, will be replenished with a new model - a five -door hatchback at the beginning of next year. On sale, the novelty will appear in January. This became known at the presentation of the novelty at the eighth international car dealership in Guangzhou. {pic_1 c} According to Autoblog , the Accent hatchback refers to compact class B cars: its length is 4085 mm, width - 1700 mm, wheelbase - 2570 mm.

About seven billion rubles will be allocated for the construction of permanent housing for military personnel, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised. "Within the framework of the Ministry of Defense, we found the opportunity to additionally allocate about seven billion rubles for the construction of permanent housing for military personnel," Putin said at a meeting of the presidium of the government.

Dmitry Medvedev signed a law prohibiting the heads of constituent entities of the Russian Federation to be called presidents, the Kremlin press service said on Friday. The amendments that are made to the Federal Law "On the General Principles of the Organization of Legislative (Representative) and Executive Bodies of the State Furder of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation" were adopted by the State Duma on December 21 and approved by the Federation Council on December 24, 2010.

In Omsk, a towed car, breaking off the cable, knocked down a spoon of lighting, as a result of which the mast fell and killed a pedestrian. The accident occurred last Tuesday, when the two women drivers towed the passenger Gazelle Cargo Gazelle. {pic_1 c} According to the police, the incident occurred on the 2nd Production street, in the area of ​​house 27.

The situation with traffic jams on the roads of Moscow, which was extremely complicated on Wednesday due to heavy snowfall, improved slightly in the evening, but still remains very difficult. The indicator Yandex.proki rated the road atmosphere in the city at 21:30 Moscow time at 8 points on a ten -point scale. At 23:30 - six points unheard of for this time.

The Moscow authorities established a fee for the issuance of a cadastral passport of the building, structures, premises or an object of incomplete construction in the capital in the amount of 444 rubles for individuals, RIA Novosti writes with reference to a source in the city administration. Moreover, for legal entities, the fee will be 998 rubles.

The international crew of the Mars-500 project prepared for the celebration of the New Year: made a Christmas tree and jewelry from improvised means. "Preparations for the New Year on board the" Martian "ship are in full swing. Psychologists of the project set the crew the task: to come up with and make a New Year tree and jewelry from improvised materials," the Mars -500 project said in a message published on the website of the project .

In the United States, cinema worthy of "closed" the outgoing 2010. The total cash fee from the rental of films in cinemas in the United States reached $ 10.556 billion, a little backward from last year - $ 10.6 billion. At the same time, a record level of $ 10 billion was surpassed only the second time in history, ITAR-TASS reports with reference to the online publications Hollywood.com, which specializes in the study of the film and television market.

Western PR agencies hired by the Russian government to improve Russia's image in the world helped Russia to get the right to hold the 2014 Olympics, the 2013 Universiade and the 2018 World Cup, the New York Times writes. At the same time, the publication indicates that the problems in the field of the image of the Russian Federation in the West, despite the efforts of PR managers, remain colossal.

The Ministry of Finance of Russia reduced the estimate of the federal budget deficit according to the results of 2010 to 4.1-4.2% of GDP from its previous forecast of 4.3% of GDP, said Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin. "4,1-4.2% is our last estimate, the last days are income, not all expenses will be spent," Kudrin said.

The co -owner and general director of UK Rusal Oleg Deripaska refused to sell the Norilsk Nickel to sell the GMC shares for $ 12 billion, the company representative said. The confrontation will continue - on March 11, at the request of the UC, an extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of Norilsk Nickel was scheduled with an already traditional agenda - the re -election of the board of directors, Vedomosti told.