“Ukraine has lost two subsidized regions: Crimea and Novorossiya. Both have never been self-sufficient, both are largely populated by titushki and all sorts of enemies of progress. One is also seriously destroyed. Of course, there is no point in rejoicing over territorial losses, but maybe , is there a homely truth in stopping mutual extermination? How many thousands of victims are there already? Maybe other issues should be put on the top of the agenda? For example, take up economics.

Foreign millionaires, settled in Switzerland, are anxiously awaiting the results of the referendum on November 30. The initiative of "Stop Tax privileges for millionaires - for the abolition of a fixed tax" was made to vote with left -wing political forces. Last week, a representative of the financial department of Canton in Isabelle Balitzer said that some large taxpayers had already hastened to leave without waiting for the voting results.

The authorities of Saudi Arabia consider the proposal to ban children under ten years old to accompany parents who went to a pilgrimage to Mecca. According to representatives of the Hajj Ministry of Affairs, this pilgrimage threatens children's health. Officials note that thousands of children take part in Hajj annually. The air temperature during this period usually exceeds 40 degrees Celsius.

The Japanese court sentenced the 28-year-old Esitomo to Imura to two years in prison for printing on the 3D printer of two pistol models, Onliner reports. At the same time, the prosecution demanded three and a half years of prison for Zamura.

The advice on foreign investment (KSIA) for its next meeting was prepared by the annual report for the Government of the Russian Federation. The 28th meeting of KSIA opened on October 20 at the residence of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Gorki. From the report it follows that foreign business in Russia is bad and without sanctions, the newspaper Vedomosti writes. KSII's working groups presented recommendations on ten topics.

Last Sunday, in the Vatican, the pope of the Roman Pavel VI was ranked to the face of blessed Roman Catholic Church. The Latin formula, which, according to tradition, is made by the glorification, before the start of the Sunday Mass on St. Peter Square in the Vatican, the Pope Francis said. After that, to the applause of tens of thousands of believers at the Cathedral of St. Peter, a huge image of the blessed Paul VI, which spread his hands in the sign of greeting, was opened.

Several hundred residents of New York intend to arrange a picket near the building of the famous Metro-Opera, where the operator of American composer John Adams "Death of Klinghoffer" will be given tonight, TASS reports. The opera affects a very sensitive political problem - the Palestinian -Israeli conflict. Many New York residents consider the “death of the clinghoffer” anti -Semitic and believe that she has no place on the stage of the main opera theater of the city.

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergei Lavrov, held an open lecture on foreign policy issues as part of the United Russia Party Party project. In his speech, he touched on American-Russian relations, US policy in Ukraine and Europe, the fight against terrorism and the situation in Ukraine. In particular, reports TASS, the minister talked about what Russian officers are doing in the Donbass.

Moscow political strategist Alexander Borodai, once - Prime Minister of the "Donetsk People's Republic", and in recent months - the general adviser, the first deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers of the DPR, leaves his post. The press service of the DPR reports that Borodai is leaving his post "in connection with the transition to another job." The political strategist himself does not yet say what he is going to do. “I calmly complete my work in this case.

On Sunday, October 19, the Siding-Spring coma went near Mars at a distance of 139.5 thousand kilometers, reports NASA . This is about a third of the distance from the ground to the moon. The speed of the comet was about 56 kilometers per second. The celestial body was opened only in January last year by an amateur astronomer and named after the observatory in Australia.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned American supplies of weapons to Syrian Kurds, defending the city of Koban from the militants of the Islamic State group (IG). Returning from Afghanistan, Erdogan told reporters why Turkey has not yet come to the rescue of Kobani defenders and why the United States should not supply them with a weapon, Newsru Israel reports. Recall, despite all the calls to support Kobani defenders, the Turkish army located on the border does not take any action.

“The Dozhd TV channel counted 200 participants in the action, and the organizers - two thousand. Don’t believe them, about a thousand people came to the action. I’m telling you absolutely. There were no fights, no incidents either, although some online publications wrote about some kind of brawl. One grandfather at first shouted something in the distance in support of Yanukovych, but then fell silent. I don’t know what happened to him.

Honored Artist of Russia Viktor Borisov died at the 62nd year of his life after a long illness, according to the theater’s website in the southwest where the actor worked. GITIS graduate, Victor Borisov served in the theater in the south-west from 1989 to 2013 and was one of his leading actors. He played several dozen roles there, including Morozov’s military doctor in Motylka, Valentine in “Give Shakespeare!”, Dobchinsky in the “Examiner”, Rudolph in the “School of Love” and others.

American Serena Williams triumphantly started at the final tournament of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) in Singapore with the participation of the eight strongest athletes of the current season, whose prize fund is $ 6.5 million. The first rating number in the Red Group match defeated the seventh number of the world classification by Serkka Ivanovich with a score of 6: 4, 6: 4.

In Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, an 11-year-old schoolboy called the police due to suspicious noise in the apartment-he thought that a robber penetrated him. The law enforcement officers, who quickly arrived at the boy home, found out that there was no threat, and helped him with his homework.