Mercedes-Benz has presented a prototype of the GLB crossover, which is planned to be put into mass production in almost the same form. The presentation of the new product will take place at the Shanghai Motor Show, which will open to the public on April 18. Externally, the GLB differs from other Mercedes crossovers.

Since April 14, as expected , the road chambers installed over five stalls in Moscow began to record the departure of drivers on them daily, and not just on weekdays. This was reminded in the metropolitan center of traffic organization (Central Department Store).

The Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court, having examined the appeals of the defense parties, left the sentences of the ex-head of Nizhny Novgorod Oleg Sorokin, sentenced to 10 years in a colony for receiving a bribe and complicity in the abduction of a person, as well as former internal authorities Evgeny Voronin and Roman Markeev, sentenced to 5.5 and 5 years of strict regime, respectively, respectively, respectively, respectively, respectively, respectively, respectively, respectively conveys TASS.

Russia and NATO completely stopped cooperation on civilian and military lines.

Senator Rauf Arashukov, temporarily suspended from office, arrested on charges of participating in the criminal community, managed to send a declaration of his income to the Federation Council in time. This was reported to "Interfax" by his lawyer Anna Stavitskaya.

The VISA International Payment System has launched a pilot project in Russia to remove cash at the stores of stores . So far, the service is available only in stores in the Istra district of the Moscow region, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the company's press release. The service is tested in partnership with the Network of the Russian Parmesan and Rosselkhozbank. Subsequently, they plan to launch it throughout Russia on cards of other banks.

The fans of the Moscow Dynamo before the match of the 23rd round of the Russian Football Championship with Krasnodar, which ended with a score of 1: 1 , painted the wall of the memory of singer Viktor Tsoi on Arbat. The inscription on the wall repeated the line from the song "Kino": "Our hearts require changes." The press service of Dynamo supported the actions of fans, offering them to be photographed against the background of a wall with club attributes.

In the Finnish Espo, the Russian Hockey Women's team with a score of 0: 7 lost to the Canadian team in a match for third place at the World Cup. This defeat was preceded by the defeat in the semifinals of the tournament from the Americans (0: 8), which at the group stage we lost even larger (0:10).

The rules of hunting in Russia should be changed to attract foreigners and include this sphere in one of the sources of replenishment of the budget, Dmitry Kobylkin, Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation on Monday, told reporters on Monday. "It is very important to introduce modern hunting conditions in the country, which are largely similar to European experience, so that as many foreign hunters who could participate in certain hunting farms come here.

Lilia Shevtsova “The decisions that the authorities are based on its understanding of reality. There are, however, doubts, very big doubts that the power represents what the world is outside the Kremlin walls,” writes political scientist Lilia Shevtsova on his Facebook page “Well, how can you manage the economy and respond to social requests, making Rosstat a“ propaganda instrument ”(Igor Nikolaev), to whom“ as much as they say, so much and draw ”(Sergey Aleksashenko)!

Russian wrestlers won 21 medals at the European Championships in Bucharest, winning the team event. Our athletes have eight gold, four silver and nine bronze medals. The second place was taken by the Turkish team (6-2-8), the third - by the Ukrainian team (5-2-3).

The Rostelecom company, which has a virtual mobile operator (MVNO) on Tele2 networks, as well as Tele2 itself test the technology of virtual SIM cards ESIM, despite the position of the FSB and some operators regarding its implementation in Russia. ESIM technology now has Apple devices, some models of Samsung and Google gadgets.

On April 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill proving to amend the housing code, which prohibit placing hotels and hostels in residential premises. This was reported on the Kremlin website . The ban, the adoption of which the parliament dragged on due to the disagreement between the State Duma and the Federation Council, will enter into force on October 1, 2019.

The Ukrainian football club "Suma" has been practicing contracting matches for a year and a half. During this period, more than 10 million euros earned in the team. "Sumy" held 30 meetings of a contractual nature. The club is already deprived of professional status by decision of the KDK FFU. Sumy provided the result in two ways - bribing arbitrators or rival. After that, they made bets on their victory. In fact, it was an investment. Then the Sumy won, and the bet brought income.

The founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange has repeatedly violated the conditions of his stay at Ecuador's Embassy in London and tried to intervene in the internal affairs of other countries, using the diplomatic mission as a “spying center”. This was stated by Ecuador President Lenin Moreno in an interview published in The Guardian . According to him, Assange used the Ecuador Embassy "to intervene in the democracy of other countries", thereby violating the conditions for the provision of asylum.