In Moscow, for the first time in four years, an increase in housing rental prices was observed. Analysts noted a drop in tenants' interest in apartments in five-story buildings that may be demolished, and a rush of demand for the cheapest housing. This is stated in the report of the agency "Inkom-real estate" .

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation calculated the damage from anonymous calls about the threats of an explosion in the cities of Russia. He amounted to several billion rubles, Interfax reports with reference to the deputy head of the department Igor Zubov. Zubov, in turn, relied on the data of the special services.

The official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Kang, commenting on the words of US President Donald Trump about the possibility of using the moon and space in the military sector, said that the PRC is opposed to the militarization of space. US President Donald Trump signed an order to resume the lunar program , curled by his predecessor Barack Obama.

Activist of the SERB movement Alexander Petrunko, who for the second time pouring an unknown liquid at the exhibition of American artist Joka Rodges "without embarrassment. 2.0", was arrested for eight days. Last time, for a similar offense, the attacker spent seven days behind bars. The decision on the arrest of Petrunko on charges of petty hooliganism was issued on Tuesday, December 12, the Zamoskvoretsky court of Moscow.

The winners of the contest "Car of the Year in Japan 2017-2018" were announced. The first place of the jury was awarded to the new generation Volvo XC60 . The second place was given by the BMW 5 -Series, the third - Toyota Camry. Further in the top 10 are Suzuki Swift, Honda N-Box, Lexus LC, Alfa Romeo Giulia, Mazda CX-5, Citroen C3 and Vokswagen Tiguan. For the first time in the last three years, the victory in this annual competition went to the European model, Motor notes.

The highest in the world, the price of offices rental was recorded in the Central District of Hong Kong, in Midtown Manhattan in New York and in the West End area in London, the Vedomosti newspaper with reference to the JLL global rating. Moscow in the presented list fell from 15th place in 2016 to the 23rd position. To compile the rating, the costs of tenants for premium office areas in 46 cities of the world were analyzed.

A new preliminary national standard (PNST) has been adopted in Russia, allowing the installation of several dozen additional road signs and road plates across the country, Izvestia reports. One of the new signs - “Entrance to the intersection in the event of a congestion” - will be used for an additional visual designation of “waffle marking” (which cannot be left if you can go ahead) or intersection where there is no such marking.

On December 12, the Khabarovsk Regional Court sentenced the criminal case against a 25-year-old resident of Khabarovsk and her 38-year-old civil husband. They are found guilty of the murder of a young child whose body was thrown on the street . The accused was sentenced in the form of a lifelong term of imprisonment in a special regime colony. And his wife will spend 16 years in a penal colony. She will also pay a fine of 50 thousand rubles.

The authorities of South Korea asked the United States to postpone joint military exercises before the end of the Winter Olympic Games . Thus, Seoul would like to reduce the likelihood of new provocations from North Korea during competitions in Pyeongchang, which will start on February 9. It is reported by The Financial Times with reference to sources familiar with the situation. We are talking about annual Foal Eagle and Key Resolve .

The authorities of the Australian Charleville (Queensland), in the preparation of the 150th anniversary of the city, unexpectedly discovered that they had been late for three years. Until recently, it was believed that the city was founded in 1868. However, when checking the documents, it turned out that this actually happened in 1865, BBC reports.

After a year of disputes, the Russian government concluded that tax reform is not needed, the Vedomosti newspaper writes on Tuesday with reference to a copy of the government report to the president on the results of discussion of tax reform. The discussion about tax reform may still continue, officials admit, but this will happen already under the new government, after the election. Sources of additional income continue to be discussed, many of them are at the expense of the population.

“I look, the Prosecutor General’s Office does not know the laws, therefore I blocked “ open Russia. ”Let me, as a former member of the State Duma Committee on Constitutional Law and State Building, will still explain something,” the politician writes on his Facebook page. "Why did the Prosecutor General violated the law?

As a result of the explosion at the gas distribution station in the Austrian city of Baumgarten-on-Marte, one person died, another 21 were injured of varying severity. Moreover, one of the victims is in serious condition. This was reported by Kurier with reference to the Governor of the Federal Land of Lower Austria Johanna Mikl-Latener. According to preliminary information, most of the victims are employees of GAS Connect. All of them are on an emergency medical care.

The topic of collecting signatures for the re-election of Vladimir Putin was raised at a seminar for vice-governors for domestic politics and deputy plenipotentiarys of the President for domestic politics, who took place in the suburbs from November 29 to December 2. According to RBC with reference to their sources, present at the seminar warned that they needed to prepare for the collection of signatures.

European leaders have confirmed the willingness to fulfill the Minsk agreements in order to extend economic sector sanctions against Russia. This is stated in the letter of the chairman of the European Council Donald Tuska to the participants of the EU summit, which will be held on December 14-15.