American special services and law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), use the software for recognition of fingerprints in their work, which was developed on the basis of, in particular, Russian software code. This was reported by the Buzzfeed portal with reference to informed sources.

Preferential car loans under the state programs “Family Car” and “First Car” turned out to be unprofitable for the banks that provide them. In this regard, bankers are asking the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, which oversees these programs, to change their conditions, Kommersant reports.

Naftogaz Ukraine has not yet paid Gazprom the funds for the delivered gas, recovered last week by the Stockholm arbitration court. Payments for delay in payment are already $ 1.8 million, said Alexander Medvedev, deputy chairman of Gazprom. According to him, which is given by RIA Novosti , every day a Ukrainian company costs 600 thousand dollars. Stockholm arbitration on Friday, December 22, made a final decision on the dispute of Gazprom with Naftogaz.

The Copenhagen Zoo denied media publications, which talked about the fact that its employees were using pets to feed predators. This is stated in the response of the organization to the request of the editorial office of Newsru Israel . “Previously, we took dead rabbits as one of the components of feeding, but too many documents are required for such a process, and we refused this practice,” said the press secretary of the Zoo Jacob Munholm Hyok.

Civil spouses accused of distributing drugs through the Internet escaped from the Sverdlovsk District Court of Kostroma. Lovers disappeared right during the trial. The escape of the alleged drug dealers is reported by the official website of the district court. "During the consideration of the case, after the interrogation of the defendants and the preparation of the participants in the process for the performance in the debate of the parties, two defendants were escaped - P.

In 2017, the average cost of apartments in new buildings fell in 42 large Russian cities. The maximum fall was recorded in Novokuznetsk - there the average cost of the apartment decreased by 17.8%, to 1.8 million rubles, and the cost of 1 square. meters - by 12.3%, up to 32 thousand rubles, RBC reports with reference to the analytical study of the Mir of Apartments portal. Also, housing in new buildings fell significantly in Orel - 16.5% fell by apartments and 12.8% - prices per 1 square. meter.

The Ministry of Communications and Mass Communications may consider the abolition of a number of age marks in 2018. According to the deputy head of the department of Alexei Volina, the marking "18+" works "perfectly and correctly", however, in order to distinguish content for 6+, 12+ and 16+, there are certain problems. "At least in my life I did not meet a single lawyer or a specialist who can on the fingers, so that it was clear, to explain what the difference between 6+, 12+ or 16+ is.

In the Canadian city of Edmonton, a funicular was launched worth $ 24 million with a 20-meter observation deck, which opens an amazing view of the North Saskachevan River. The city authorities hope that a wooden old -fashioned structure will attract tourists to the largest park in North America. As inhabitat recalls, the park space in Edmonton is 21 times higher than the area of ​​the central park in New York. It includes 22 large parks, along which more than 150 km of paths are laid.

The Egyptian court sentenced the 33-year-old civilian of Great Britain Lore Plammer, who was found guilty of drug smuggling. In the suitcase, foreigners discovered several hundred of potent tramadol tablets. This drug is included in the list of prohibited narcotic drugs. Themis of the African state appointed a resident of the city of Kingston-Khall Lore Plammer a punishment of three years in prison, writes The Guardian with reference to the relatives of the convict.

The former co-owner and ex-president of the Rosgosstrakh group Danil Khachaturov responded to the accusations of the head of VTB24 and the future head of the FC Open Bank, which includes Rosgosstrakh, Mikhail Zadornov, who said that under his predecessors in the largest insurer “reigned theft”.

On Sakhalin, rescuers eliminate the consequences of a strong cyclone that fell into the region. On the night of December 25 to 26, a heavy snowfall blocked a section of the highway between the villages of Firsovo and Starodubskoye, as a result of which about a hundred cars were in snow captivity, the website of the regional Ministry of Emergencies reports. 60 car rescuers and road services pulled out from the snow. The rescue operation lasted almost all night.

Vladislav Inozemtsev "In response to the CCIC refusal to register Alexei Navalny, presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak, invited him to become her confidant," the economist writes on his Facebook page. “In my opinion, this is a rather strange and frivolous proposal - although the very direction of thought, of course, is true. And it should be done more likely so. Firstly, not to rush and wait for his own official registration first - there is still no candidate who should go to the proxies to.

Anna Kuznetsova, the Commissioner for the President of Russia for the Rights of the Child, announced the completion of the development of the school "Seat Deviation" . “Now the course is practically developed and completed,” Interfax quotes it on December 26. The course was developed at the Russian Academy of Education (RAO), negotiations were held on its implementation with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

The TNT channel again faced the requirements of the apology emanating from representatives of the National Republic. This time, the feelings of the inhabitants of Kalmykia, inhabited mainly by Buddhists. The reason was the figurine, which is known in Buddhist iconography called Yab-Yum. RIA "Kalmykia" published an official document sent to the leadership of the channel as deputy head of the Permanent Protection of Kalmykia under the President of the Russian Federation.

The third launch from the Eastern Cosmodrome is scheduled for February 1, preparation for it will begin immediately after the end of the New Year holidays, says the Interfax source at the cosmodrome. We are talking about launching the Soyuz-2.1A launch vehicle with the Kanopus spacecraft. “All the components - the Soyuz -2.1A launch vehicle, the Frigate Handspring and the Kanopus spacecraft number three and number four are already at the cosmodrome.