The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia will not be persecuted by British banks, which, according to the media , were involved in illegal money laundering schemes $ 740 million from Russia. This was reported by TASS with reference to the press center of the department.

The Aerospace company SpaceX, founded by the entrepreneur Elon Mask, planned the first re-launch of the previously used stage of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle on March 30, writes The Verge . Earlier it was reported that the start may be planned for March 27. The starting window for launching the launch vehicle from the launching pad located in the Kennedy space center in Florida will open at 18 hours local time (at 1 hour of March 31 Moscow time).

The Federal Service for the Troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation (Rosguard) called the "unverified information" media reports about the alleged unpreparedness of military personnel of the military unit of the National Guard in Chechnya to repel militants' attacks. “This information is not true,” it was said in a message published on the website of the department. According to him, on the fact of the incident, an official check was carried out.

The widow of the former State Duma deputy Denis Voronenkov, Maria Maksakova, is going to insist on a correspondence of his case on charges of fraud in order to achieve a complete excuse if the investigation does not come to the conclusion about the innocence of the ex-parting. RIA Novosti said on Wednesday, March 29, Andrei Grivtsov’s lawyer. Voronenkov was killed on March 23 in the center of Kyiv at the Premier Palace Hotel.

The Netherlands seem to claim to become a world leader in the number of traffic lights built on the road for pedestrians. Some time ago, such traffic lights were established by the village of Erbek, and last month, testing the luminous pedestrian crossings began the city of Bodegrav, writes Curbed .

The European Commission blocked the deal to unite the Frankfurt Exchange (Deutsche Boerse) and London Stock Exchange. This, as Interfax reports, officially announced the European Commissioner for Competition to Margret Westager. "Since the parties did not offer the decisions required to eliminate our fears in violation of competition, the commission decided to ban the merger," she said.

The Federation Council on March 29 approved the Timchenko Law - a document adopted by the United Russia by the United Russia forces, which exemptions from paying taxes in Russia for individuals under foreign sanctions. This was reported on the website of the Council. Senators approved the changes to Chapter 23 of the second part of the Tax Code in terms of determining the tax base in relation to income in the form of interest on the circulating bonds of Russian organizations.

In Moscow, the 30th ceremony of presenting the National Academy of Cinematographic Arts "Nick" was held at the Mossovet Theater on the evening of March 28. The Nick film award in the main nomination "Best Film" was awarded the painting "Paradise" Andrei Konchalovsky - President of the Nick film academy. Julia Vysotskaya ("Paradise") and Timothy of the Tribyans ("monk and demon") received "Nick" for the best acting work, TASS reports.

The Brazilian national football team became the first team to get into the final round of the 2018 World Cup in Russia through the qualification tournament. As part of the South American qualifying tournament, the Pentakampeions zone beat Paraguay with a score of 3-0 and scored 33 points after 14 matches.

The leadership of the European University in St. Petersburg (EU) hopes that the courts of review of the license at the university will last until the summer, which will allow students to complete the school year, and graduates to receive diplomas, Interfax reports. On March 20, the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region annulled the university license, suspended in December 2016 by Rosobrnadzor due to identified violations in educational activities.

The Smolensk Regional Court sentenced a young woman who is found guilty of fraud. The attacker bought a police uniform in the store and imposed on the traffic police officer. As a result, she managed to deceive almost two dozen people. The fraudster was sentenced to four years in prison. She will serve the deadline in a penal colony of general regime. The decision has entered into legal force, the official website of the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.

As of January 1, 2017, in the Russian Federation there are 920 electric vehicles presented only by a few models, Autostat reports. Of these, the largest share (37%) falls on the Nissan Leaf model, whose representatives are registered in Russia in the amount of 340 units. The following is Mitsubishi I-MIIEV (263 pcs.), The share of which is 28.6% (in September this car left the Russian market). Closes the top three leaders Tesla Model S, which is represented by 177 copies (19.2%).

Georgy Matyushkin was dismissed from the post of authorized Russian Federation under the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg. "To dismiss Matyushkin Georgy Olegovich, the Commissioner of the Russian Federation under the European Court of Human Rights - Deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation," the presidential decree of the Russian Federation, published on the official portal of legal information, said.

The speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko commented on the protest promotions that have passed last Sunday throughout Russia, "He NOT DIMON", in which unexpectedly for the authorities, youth took an active part . At the plenary session of the SF, the question was raised how to teach patriotism in schools and what place to be given in this struggle with corruption.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case on the murder of the former State Duma deputy Denis Voronenkov in Kiev, RIA Novosti reports with reference to a source close to the investigation. There is no official report on the initiation of a criminal case on the website of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation yet. The lawyer of the ex-deputy Andrei Gryvtsov said that he was not notified of initiating a case on the fact of the murder.