In 2015, both oil and the rest of the raw materials, which account for the lion's share of Russian exports, will be cheaper in the World Bank. From 2011 to 2014, global price indices for energy, metals and minerals, as well as agricultural rawies, decreased by more than 35%, the World Bank in the January review of the raw materials markets calculated. Raw materials fell sharply in the second half of 2014. Compared to the end of June 2014, oil fell by 55%.

The Pope Francis expressed on the eve of "deep concern in connection with the tightening of clashes in the east of Ukraine, which continue to lead to numerous casualties among the civilians," TASS reports. He turned to this topic after reading the Sunday Mother of God prayer Angelus domini ("Angel of the Lord").

“But in the story of the “fake Igor Ivanovich,” as Shuvalov was jokingly called, I remember, (as if in contrast to Igor Ivanovich Sechin, hinting that Shuvalov’s political weight and influence cannot be compared with Sechin’s), I am personally interested in something else. Does Shuvalov himself believe in what he is talking about? After all, it seems that the person is intelligent, educated, and highly experienced.

On the day of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz prisoners, Russian President Vladimir Putin, who will miss commemorative events in Poland, will visit the Jewish Museum and the Center for Tolerance in Moscow instead of a trip to the European country.

After the escalation of a military conflict in the east of Ukraine, in which in Kiev and in the West they blame the Donetsk separatists and supposedly supporting them Moscow, in the European Union thought about imposing new sanctions against Russia. This, in particular, is stated by politicians of Germany and Poland.

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) confirmed that he was negotiating with Gazprom on the extension of a sponsorship agreement. This was reported by TASS with reference to the statement of the organization. “At present, we are in the stage of sales of all the television and sponsorship rights of the Champions League and the Europa League for the 2015-2018 seasons,” said UEFA. “This process also includes discussion with current partners, including Gazprom.

In the capital of the Sverdlovsk region, on Monday, a sentence was sentenced to the latest participant in the neo -Nazi group "Volkssturm" Ilya Dorokhov. He was considered one of the leaders of skinheads and was involved in dozens of attacks on Caucasians and Asians. Some of the victims were killed, and the attackers recorded the moment of reprisal on the video camera. By the decision of the Sverdlovsk Regional Court, Ilya Dorokhov will spend 10 years behind bars.

Forward Lisbon Benfica, Yannik Santush Jalo, became the first recruit of the Saransk "Mordovia" in the winter transfer window. According to the press service of the team , the labor agreement between the football player was signed the night before. The 28-year-old striker will play for the Saransk Club for rent until the end of the current season. He received the game number 16. The football player is a pupil of Portuguese Sporting, where he played before 2011.

shandi1 “In one remarkable state, for example, it has long been said that although its inhabitants can barely make ends meet, they and their kindred peoples are rich spiritually, in contrast to Europe, which is bathed in luxury but is decaying. And therefore, God’s chosen country will definitely rise from his knees and will show the grateful world the way of salvation.

The German car manufacturer BMW raises prices for the entire lineup in the Russian Federation from 2 to 6.5 percent, TASS reports with reference to the company's press service. Over the past few months, the BMW concern has already announced their prices for their cars three times. As previously reported, BMW sales in the Russian Federation in 2014 decreased by 16 percent to 69.4 thousand cars.

In Moscow, a criminal case has been instituted against a teacher who is suspected of applying physical violence to young students. Under the investigation was a 26-year-old Muscovite working as a physical education teacher in one of the Zelenograd schools, Baltinfo reports with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies. According to preliminary data, back in October 2014, a man beat four second -graders, among whom was one girl.

The Federal Service for Supervision of the Protection of Consumer Rights and Human Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) temporarily banned the import of food salt into Russia, which is produced by the State Enterprise of Ukraine "Artemsol". This was reported on the website of the department. The ban comes into force on January 26. How much it lasts is not specified. On the border, control over the specified products was strengthened (its code is the TN FED 2501 00 91).

In the UK, the Victoria and Albert Museum deleted a poster from his site with the image of the Prophet Muhammad against the backdrop of security measures, writes The Independent . According to the publication, after the attack of the terrorists on the editorial office of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, the gallery said that there were no exhibits depicting the prophet in her collection.

“And the Russian authorities are preparing to fight the past crisis. The government’s anti-crisis plan, promoted through all possible channels, is, in fact, nothing more than a slightly modified version of the anti-crisis plan from 2009. Once again, like five years ago, the only thing pushing the authorities to action is the fall in oil prices. Once again, like five years ago, officials are prohibited from using the word crisis, but they are allowed to loudly praise anti-crisis measures.

The government’s anti-crisis plan at an additional government hour in the State Duma on January 30 will not be presented by Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, but the first deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov. This was reported by RBC with reference to the relevant Resolution of the State Duma, approved on January 23.