According to the victims of the Red Cross, the victims during the flood in the Krasnodar Territory, according to the latest data, received about 144 million rubles, the RIA Novosti website reports. As the regional administration notes, funds to help the victims come from all over the country. Money is transferred by ordinary people and large organizations and enterprises.

Spain went on to new measures of strict savings-about this at the speech before the Spanish parliament on Wednesday was reported by the country's Prime Minister Mariano Rahoy, reports Reuters . Among the new measures, increasing value added tax by three points to 21%, reduction of payments in the public sector and unemployment benefits. “These are unpleasant measures, but they are necessary. Our expenses exceed our revenues for billions of euros, ”Rahahi communed to the parliament.

The British billionaire Richard Branson said on Wednesday in Farnborough that the first passengers of the SpaceShiptwo rocket plane he himself, his son Sam and daughter Holly. The flight should take place at the end of 2013. Following them, hundreds of tourists should go abroad, some of which have already purchased tickets, Cosmonautics News report. SpaceShiptwo (SS2) is a private piloted suborbital spaceship of reusable use.

Frame from the film "Iron Sky" Today, July 12, the film "Iron Sky" ( Iron Sky ) Finnish director Timo Woorensol. On July 7 , the distributor of the film Maxim Kuzmin spoke about the unusual history of its creation and the prospects of the rental on July 7 . Maxim Kuzmin is the producer of Future Shorts, Klick, Kurtz-Film festivals, the Distributor of the Iron Sky, Shapito Show Sergey Loban, “until the night is separated” by Boris Khlebnikov, “live” Vasily Sigarev.

Israel posted on July 11 in the suburb of Eilat near the border with Egypt the first battery of the Iron Dome missile system, The Jerusalem Post reports. The Ministry of Defense of Israel explained that the installation of the system is part of the Iron Dome testing program. Three weeks ago, the southern part of Israel was undergoing missile shelling. The rockets of the Grad system were released on Mitspe Ramon and Uvd.

At yesterday's meeting with the leadership of the United Russia faction, the chairman of the party and government Dmitry Medvedev made it clear that he did not quite agree with the form in which the law on the filtering of the Internet was adopted: “The network should be free, and all kinds of dangerous things should be cleaned with the help of already tested procedures”, the newspaper Vedoi quotes (No. 128, on July 12).

The head of the Ministry of Emergencies Vladimir Puchkov told reporters about the progress of overcoming the consequences of the disaster in the Krasnodar Territory and compensations to the victims. During the conversation, he denied a number of Internet services, but refused to explain the difference in the number of those who died in the data of his department and the Investigative Committee.

The Human Rights Council (HRC) under the President, in amendments to the bill on political NPOs, proposed to exclude the phrase "Foreign Agent". The table of amendments to the draft Federal Law on Thursday was published on the official website of the Presidential Span.

The President of the Union of Architects of Russia (SAR) Andrei Bokov confirmed that the chief architect of Moscow Alexander Kuzmin really wrote a resignation statement, the RIA Novosti website reports on Thursday. At the same time, Andrei Bokov noted that he did not know if the resignation of the chief architect of Moscow was accepted. “It is unfortunate that he is leaving now, his presence at this moment (expansion of the capital) is very necessary,” he added.

Former army commander of the Bosnian Serbs Ratko Mladich, whom the international tribunal accuses of the Bosnian Muslim genocide, felt ailment during a court meeting on July 12 and was hospitalized , Reuters reports. “Mladich complained about the health during the consideration of the case, so he was sent to the hospital for the examination, and the meeting itself was interrupted,” said the representative of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Nerma Jelacic.

Dmitry Prigov July 16, 2012 will be five years old when Dmitry Alexandrovich Prigov died. We again publish his column on October 21, 2005. I remember that in the deaf times of the Soviet regime there was a myth: you can do anything with us, just do not touch the mow of vodka. It is forbidden! A popular rebellion will rise and will sweep away the unlucky power from the face of the earth, which decided on a similar one. However, here they decided. Gorbachev decided. And nothing.

At least six people died when an avalanche gone near the ski resort of Chamonix in French Alps, reports on Thursday the BBC. Another 8 people were injured, they were taken to a local hospital. The alarm was raised by one of the victims, which was on the slope of Mount Mont Blanc at 5.25 local time. It is reported that 28 people were going to participate in the descent, including foreigners. Many of them are still listed as missing. Montblan is a popular ski recreation spot in the summer.

Vladimir Putin, by his decree, appointed Andrei Lipov by the head of the Directorate of the President of Russia for the application of information technology and the development of electronic democracy, the Kremlin press service reports. Prior to his last appointment, Andrei Lipov served as director of the Department of State Policy in the field of the creation and development of the electronic government of the Ministry of Communications and Mass Communications.

Caricature of Sergey Elkin Polit.ru In large cities of Russia, a new culture of information consumption has already developed. Measuring meters show that in recent years the news on the radio has been listening to more and more Muscovites. In the car, people listen to the radio, at home and on the phone watch the Internet. The TV in this media reality has not yet fitted. Media-style of recent years and in general taking place were to affect consumers of information.

The head of the Ministry of Emergencies Vladimir Puchkov told reporters about the progress of overcoming the consequences of the disaster in the Krasnodar Territory and compensations to the victims. During the conversation, he denied a number of Internet services, but refused to explain the difference in the number of those who died in the data of his department and the Investigative Committee.