"Today, two main news: Russia was removed from all international sports competitions, negotiations of the Norman four are held with the participation of President Putin," the sociologist writes on his Facebook page. "International sports organizations finally realized that it is impossible to deal with Russian representatives, they will still deceive: Names the wrong test tube, rewritten the results of the tests, forge any documentation.

AvtoVAZ signed an agreement with General Motors on the purchase of 50% of the shares of Togliatti SP GM-Avtovaz. As a result of the transaction (its amount is not called), a joint venture will become a 100% affiliated company of AvtoVAZ, which will regain the Niva brand.

On November 19, during an official audit at Vnukovo Airport, police discovered the loss of material evidence from the storage chamber in terminal D. We are talking about 105 kilograms of drugs, which were taken almost five years ago from the flight attendant Vladimir Sapov, Baza reports. On January 20, 2014, Sapov, working on the Moscow - Beijing flight, flew to the PRC.

The International Criminal Court of the United Nations published a report on preliminary investigations of 2019. The Hague revealed a number of human rights violations that have been committed in the Crimea and Donbass since 2014, from the moment the peninsula join Russia and the emergence of pro -Russian armed groups in the east of Ukraine.

The Russian national team took first place in the medal standings of the European Swimming Championship in short water , which ended in Glasgow. According to the results of five competitive days, Russian swimmers won 22 medals - 13 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze. The article completed the performance at the championship with the best result in its history. Previously, the most successful was the 2017 Continent Championship in Copenhagen (9-5-4).

Spartak head coach Domenico Tedesco addressed reporters at a press conference after the defeat to Rostov (1:4) in the 19th round of the Russian Championship and expressed hope that he will continue to work with the team after the New Year. Tedesco took charge of Spartak in mid-October, signing a contract until May 2021. Under his leadership, the team won two victories, drew twice and suffered three defeats in seven championship matches, and also reached the quarter finals of the Russian Cup.

The Russians consider the Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov, the great Russian commander Alexander Suvorov and the Minister of Defense of Russia Sergey Shoiga by the heroes of the Fatherland of all eras. This is evidenced by a survey published on the website of the All -Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM).

The hockey player of the National Hockey League Club (NHL) Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeny Malkin believes that Ilya Kovalchuk should not return to the continental hockey league (KHL). The 36-year-old Kovalchuk was previously withdrawn from Los Angeles Kings . He can still train with other teammates, but does not take part in matches. "I want to wish Ilya Patience, we all support him. The conflict with the coach or the club? All this is happening for the second year.

The eruption of the volcano began on the New Zealand island of White-Island, located in the Gulf of the Plenite, 270 km south of Auckland. On the afternoon of December 9, by local time, the level of volcanic danger was increased to the fourth, and the aviation security code was changed to orange, TASS reports. During the eruption on the island, there were both New Zealand and foreign tourists. Australia media write about 24 citizens of this country.

Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are prosecuted for corruption crimes more often than other representatives of law enforcement agencies. As reported on the website of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, since the beginning of the year, more than 6.9 thousand accused have appeared before the court, most of them (752) are employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

All state institutions of China should completely switch to domestic computers and software for three years. The existence of the corresponding directive of the Chinese government, writes the newspaper Financial Times with reference to sources in two companies involved in cybersecurity issues. According to the publication, this indication is part of a larger plan to strengthen support on Chinese technologies and reduce dependence on foreign manufacturers, including American companies.

"Today is a meeting of the executive committee of WADA in Russia. All the same is the substitution of doping industry and the recommendation to prevent Russians at international competitions. And requests and indignant cries have rushed from Russia," the publicist writes in the Living Journal . "The billionaire Usmanov asks Vad’s leadership not to punish honest Russian athletes, to give them the opportunity to speak at international competitions under the national flag.

Yandex is looking for another office and is negotiating with the Capital Group on the rental of space in the Eye Tower in the Moscow City Business Center. This is written by Vedomosti with reference to three consultants who worked with Yandex. According to the publication, initially it was about renting 10-14 thousand square meters, but now in Yandex they are ready to rent all free areas both in the complex and in the BusinessClub coworking, which should open in January next year.

At a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council (National Security and Defense Council) of Ukraine on December 7, one of the scenarios of the reintegration of Donbass was adopted, which will be implemented as the main one. It consists in diplomatic settlement, said Prime Minister of Ukraine Alexei Goncharuk. "The plan is to resolve this conflict with a diplomatic way to move towards the world, at the same time, of course, defending national interests.

The Seoul Central District Court on December 9 sentenced three Samsung Electronics executives to prison terms accused of breaking up cliques in an accounting fraud case at subsidiary Samsung BioLogics. According to the Yonhap agency, the vice president of Samsung Electronics, who was responsible for the company's funds, was sentenced to two years in prison, and the two heads of the Samsung task force will spend a year and a half in prison.