The collection of signatures for the petition on the website of the US White House was opened on the evening of December 21. Appeal with a demand to include in the "Magnitsky List" those responsible for the adoption in Russia of a response act and amendments to it with a ban on foreign adoption from orphanages. According to the rules of the service, in order for the petition to be considered by the presidential administration, it must collect 25,000 signatures.

The government recommended that the Strategy be finalized in terms of financial and economic support. It is already clear that it will not work if additional funds are not allocated for medicine. The Ministry of Health has submitted to the government the "Strategy for drug provision of the population of the Russian Federation until 2025" Nowhere are people so afraid of getting sick as in Russia.

The other day, while praying at the wailing wall, one of the worshipers found an envelope with 507 checks, worth $1 million each, and handed it over to the nearest Jerusalem police station. “In Judaism, there is a tradition: to leave notes in the Wailing Wall with the most secret requests,” says the Chief Rabbi of the Wailing Wall, Shmuel Rabinovich, “and to support prayers with donations. Sometimes believers also leave bank checks.

A draft law has been submitted to the State Duma providing for the abolition of tax incentives for showing foreign films in Russian cinemas. It is reported by RBC . The initiative was initiated by the vice-speaker of the lower house of United Russia Sergey Zheleznyak. His idea is that foreign films that are shown in cinemas are subject to VAT. Zheleznyak wants to amend Art. 149 of the Tax Code of Russia. Today services of culture and art are not subject to VAT.

Israeli citizen Mohammed Abd al-Jafer Nasser Mafarja is charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit a crime, transportation of an explosive device and participation in a secret organization. By law, he can receive multiple life sentences. Around noon on November 21 in Tel Aviv, a young man entered a crowded regular bus, left his bag and hurriedly left the passenger compartment.

The results of the EU-Russia summit: the parties did not get closer on any of the fundamental issues For the thirtieth time (namely, there have been so many summits in the history of relations between the new Russia and the European Union), at the summit meeting held on Friday in Brussels, behind the leapfrog of numbers, current problems and mutual claims, the eternal question hovered: about Russia's place in the world.

Today the doctors of Izhevsk, in 20 degrees below zero, went on a picket to the palace of the President of Udmurtia, declared an "Italian strike" and announced the creation of an independent trade union. District children's doctors and nurses held posters: "It is unbearable to work at two sites, and children suffer, and mothers", "Power, remember your conscience!", "Let's stop the collapse of medicine in Udmurtia!".

The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the government of South Sudan to investigate the incident with the downed Russian helicopter, Business-FM reports . The agency also demanded to punish the perpetrators and take measures to prevent such situations in the future. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the helicopter belonged to the Nizhnevartovskavia company, which worked under a contract with the UN mission.

The Baikal Central Bank is declared bankrupt - however, the state will finance its further work The Baikal Central Bank is declared bankrupt - however, the state will finance its further work. To this day, this enterprise on the poisoning of Lake - lakes, in which 4/5 of the fresh waters of Russia and 1/5 of the world reserves, “earned” 2.8 billion rubles of debts. Irkutsk arbitration finally recognized the Baikal Central Bank of the Central Bank bankrupt.

Deputy Speaker of the State Duma from the "United Russia" Sergei Zheleznyak introduced a bill on the establishment in 2013 of a quota for showing Russian films in cinemas - at least 20% of the total distribution. Starting from 2014, the Russian government will establish the share of showing domestic films in the total number of screenings. Amendments to the federal Code of Administrative Offenses are also envisaged.

The Ryazan city authorities have prepared an original gift for the residents for the New Year. From January 1, 2013, the cost of travel in municipal public transport will increase. If earlier it was possible to ride a bus or trolleybus for 12 rubles, now you have to give 15 rubles to the conductor. Tariffs have been changed in accordance with the decision of the administration of Ryazan.

After Leonid Razvozzhaev was transferred from the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center, neither his defense nor his relatives received any information about his whereabouts. This is reported by Lenta.Ru with reference to the blog of Dmitry Agranovsky, an opposition lawyer accused of preparing riots and robbery. Recall, on December 20, it became known that Razvozzhaev was transferred from Lefortovo to the Irkutsk region.

The Kirovsky District Court of Omsk satisfied the claims of a tenant of an apartment building No. 12 on the street. Rokossovsky Alexey Mullin. He demanded that the management company "Tsentrzhilservice" be obliged to provide residents of the houses it serves with real utilities, including electricity, water, and heat.

In Thailand, a bus with Russian tourists got into a road accident. The accident happened on the way from Suvarnabhum International Airport to Pattaya. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to local law enforcement agencies. According to them, there are no victims among the Russians. Three received minor injuries, including bruises, and one woman had her face broken. According to preliminary data, a minibus with tourists crashed into a car in front.

The Legislative Assembly of the Kirov Region passed a law allowing the regional center to return its historical name without a referendum. Such a referendum was already held in 1993, and then more than 70 percent of the population opposed the return of the former name Vyatka to Kirov. Since that time, the balance of power has changed more than once, and the discussion about renaming the city has been renewed every now and then and sometimes took extremely sharp forms at rallies.