The German automaker Daimler has submitted an application to the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia to increase its share in KamAZ, said the head of the FAS Igor Artemyev. “Yes, I heard about it, we have this petition, but I don’t remember the details,” he said. After news appeared about a possible increase in the share, KamAZ shares rose by more than 25% by 13.50 Moscow time, the BBC reports.

In the United States, it is planned to increase the capacity of existing reactors at the Turkey Point and St. Lucie and the construction of new Turkey Point reactors. It is worth noting that even before the coming to power, US President Barack Obama advocated the development of only "green" energy.

Russian citizen Rimma Salonen, convicted in Finland, to 1.5 years in prison, conditionally for abduction of his own son Anton, by decision of the Finnish court, can be seen with the child twice a month in the presence of police representatives. This was stated by reporters by the second guardian of a six -year -old boy, his father and ex -husband Rimma, a citizen of Finland Paavo Salonen.

What do scientists and scientific journalists think about books included in Long and short lists of the Enlightener Award in 2009? Polit.ru decided in some way to make up for the lack of public discussion around the finalist books of this prize in the field of popular science literature, turning to the most active participants in the club of scientific journalists, as well as scientists with a request to comment on the books that fell into the long-Long and short sheet of the award.

The Federal Agency for Subsoil Use (Rosnedra) is offered not to recall a license from companies for violation of licensing agreements, but to fine them, Writes Vedomosti . The department noted that this will allow subsoil users to maintain licenses and stimulate them to fulfill the agreements. Rosnedra indicates that licensed recall entails negative social consequences, as it leaves a huge number of people without work.

On October 30, in the village of Chistye Bors of the Bui district of the Kostroma region, public hearings will be held on the project of technical specifications for the EIA of the Central NPP. The placement of the central nuclear power plant was approved by the resolution of the head of the administration of the Bui municipal district in July 2008 and by order of the administration of the Kostroma region in October 2008.

On Monday, negotiations of the creators of the Progress program and the St. Petersburg-Fifth Canal Directorate on the future program will be held. The creative team is ready to release the program seven times a week, everything rests on money only, said the producer of Progress Elena Sadovnikova in an interview with Polit.ru. According to Sadovnikova, the last original release of Progress is released on November 7, after that, until February 21, the program will be shown in repetitions.

Four people were injured as a result of the KamAZ collision with a taxi route in Moscow, news agencies report. The accident occurred at about 17.15 at the intersection of Kumisturov streets and Shosseinaya in the southeast of the capital. The blow was so power that several passengers of the minibus were blocked in the cabin. Four to five people received injuries of varying severity and were hospitalized, law enforcement agencies said.

D. Medvedev: Today is the day of memory of victims of political repression. Eighteen years have passed since this day appeared on the calendar as a commemorative date. I am convinced that the memory of national tragedies is as sacred as the memory of victories. And it is extremely important that young people have not only historical knowledge, but also civil feelings. They were able to emotionally empathize with one of the greatest tragedies in the history of Russia.

The organization "Communists of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region" sued officials involved in the dismantling of the monument to Vladimir Lenin at the Finland Station, writes Kommersant. The monument was dismantled on the night of October 23 to 24 for repair work. On April 1, 2009, unknown people placed explosives under it. After the explosion in the rear of the sculpture, an impressive hole formed.

The Federation Council approved today amendments to the constitutional laws “On Arbitration Courts” and “On the Judicial System”. Amendments are adopted in connection with the creation of a disciplinary judgment as a specialized body authorized to make decisions on complaints of decisions of the judicial community on early termination of the powers of judges for their disciplinary offenses.

The final results of the regional elections on October 11 were confirmed by the data of the CEC, said the State Duma speaker, chairman of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party, Boris Gryzlov. According to him, these elections showed a “real gap” between “United Russia” and the rest of the political parties.

Much belatedly, a group of young people with left-wing views drew my attention to Nikolai Mitrokhin’s article “Non-Islamic extremism in modern Russia” (Emergency Reserve, 2006. No. 1) and asked me to speak out in print about some of the provisions of this article. I read N. Mitrokhin’s article and realized that this request was completely justified. I’ll say right away that I agree with the main provisions of the article, its conclusions and forecasts.

On October 30, at 16 o’clock in the village of Chistyye Bors of the Buysky District of the Kostroma Region, public hearings began on preliminary materials of the EIA of power units No. 1 and 2 of the central nuclear power plant, the press service of OJSC "Concern Energoatom" reports.

In Moscow, 593 cases of “pork” flu were confirmed. According to Rospotrebnadzor, as of October 28, the foci of infection were detected in nine universities, including the University of Oil and Gas, RSUFK, MGTU and RUDN. Among the sick are over 250 children. In the first half of November, Moscow plans to get ready -made vaccines against the flu A/H1N1.