The head of Roshydromet, Alexander Frolov, called on the Russians to prepare for the cold winter. It is reported by Interfax . According to Frolov, on the basis of the collected data, it can be argued that this winter "will be close to the average long -term values." “The average long -term values ​​with us are a rather cold winter, because in recent years there have been“ orphan ”winters.

On all aspects of negotiations between the “six” international intermediaries and Iran, significant progress is planned for the nuclear program of the Islamic Republic; The Russian side considers it very likely to achieve final agreements on this issue until the critical date on November 24. This was announced after the next round of negotiations by the deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Ryabkov, Interfax reports.

Fernando Alonso will leave the Formula-1 team at the end of the current season. This was announced on October 16 by the ex-president of the team Luke Di Montedzemolo in an interview with the Italian television channel RAI. According to him, the Spanish racer wants to try himself in the new team and in the new conditions. “Alonso leaves for two reasons. Firstly, he wants to change the situation.

The speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress John Boner said that US President Barack Obama should consider the issue of a temporary ban on flights from Western Africa, which is raging an epidemic of Ebola’s fever, Reuters reports. Boner referred to the incident with the second nurse infected by Ebola from Liberia citizen Thomas Duncan, who died from Ebola's fever last week. Before hospitalization, the woman managed to visit Cleveland and return to Dallas.

The pilots of the German airline Germanwings (“Daughter” by Lufthansa) from 12:00 local time will begin a strike with a request to satisfy the requirements regarding pension guarantees, Deutsche Welle reports. The strike will last until midnight and spread to all German airports. According to the Cockpit pilots trade union, Lufthansa’s leadership rejected all compromise proposals, so passengers should be prepared for subsequent strikes.

The military parade with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Belgrade became a symbol of the unity of the two countries, the head of Serbia Tomislav Nikolich emphasized in his appeal. It is reported by Interfax . Nikolich said that Putin’s visit to this parade is a great honor for Serbia and a reminder of the heroes of the First and Second World Wars.

T tightness of the excise taxation of tobacco in Russia can lead to a rise in a pack of cigarettes by 3.3 times - on average to 216 rubles, Izvestia reports with reference to representatives of international tobacco corporations. Such conclusions of tobacco manufacturers led to the approval by the participants of the Framular Convention of the World Health Organization to combat tobacco recommendations, according to which 70% of the cost of the pack should be excise tax (excluding VAT).

The Formula-1 Auto Rights Administration decided to fix the number 17 forever for the French pilot of the Marussia team by Jules Bianca, who fell into a severe accident during the competition. It is reported by Blick . Bianca was seriously injured during the Japanese Grand Prix of October Fifth. The Frenchman’s car flew off the highway and drove into the tow truck. As a result of the collision, the pilot received a head injury and fell into a coma.

The Bank of Russia withdrew the license of OJSC Bank Purpe (city of Nizhnevartovsk), according to the Finregulator website. According to the report, a license to carry out banking operations has been responded on October 16, since the credit institution has not complied with the requirements of the legislation in the field of countering the legalization of income received by criminal means and the financing of terrorism.

The head of the US Federal Bureau of Investigations James Komi on Thursday criticized the plans of Apple and Google computer giants to release operating systems protected from hacking through encryption. It is reported by Associated Press . Komi compared the encrypted data with a safe that cannot be hacked, or the toilet door that no one can open. According to him, in the case of introducing such technologies into practice, a number of criminal investigations will become much more difficult.

The investigation intends to charge the detained leader of the “movement against illegal migration” (DPNI) Alexander Belov (Potkin) and petition for the election of a preventive measure in the form of house arrest, Interfax reports with reference to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to the agency, Belov’s house was conducted, during which it was possible to find objects and documents related to the case.

The Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on the air show “ Schuster Live ” about Ukraine’s readiness to introduce a visa regime with Russia if necessary.

The prosecutor's office opened another criminal case against the former Minister of Agriculture of Buryatia Alexander, previously convicted for 2.5 years, the press service of the department of the department in the republic reports. The criminal case was instituted under the article “Abuse of the official powers” ​​(the second part of Article 285 of the Criminal Code).

The Russian Orthodox Church will discuss the possibility of considering the great Russian fleet of Admiral Nakhimov to the face of saints. This was reported by the press service of the Sevastopol deanery. The corresponding question was raised by Bishop of Smolensk and Vyazemsky Isidor during his visit to Sevastopol.

On the 200th birthday of Mikhail Lermontov in the Penza region, where the writer and poon spent his childhood, passed the forum of the All-Russian Popular Front, which was dedicated to education. The organizers obviously decided that the place so closely related to the name of the classic is suitable for discussing problems and achievements, mainly schools - teachers from all over Russia were invited to the forum, in addition to ordinary activists. On Wednesday, Vladimir Putin came to the forum.