The Islamic State terrorist group allegedly tried to sell the body of the earlier American photojournalist James Fouley for $ 1 million. It is reported by Buzzfeed with reference to unnamed intermediaries. It is noted that these persons confirmed the readiness for the delivery of the body of Fowley to the Syrian-Turkish border and the organization of DNA sample to identify the body as soon as the money is transferred to IG accounts.

Russian Minister of Agriculture Nikolai Fedorov announced his intention to increase intervention grain prices at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Agrarian Issues on Thursday in Moscow. reports this Interfax . According to Fedorov, at the moment, at the meeting, the final approval of new minimum purchase prices for grain to the state fund is underway in order to intensify purchasing interventions in the grain market.

The World Broadcasting Service of Ukraine began broadcasting radio programs in Russian in the country and in the European part of Russia. This was reported by TASS with reference to the information of the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine. At first, the broadcasting grid will consist of one block lasting two hours, in which the news, socio-political and cultural and educational programs will be broadcast. He will be aired from 18:00 to 20:00 Moscow time.

Anastasia Novak On December 4, a meeting of the French and Russian delegations participating in the program of the International Partnership “Smart City” was held at the French Embassy in Moscow. It was on French and Russian funds, as well as a number of innovative companies from these countries. Heads and employees of organizations spoke about their latest developments for their integration into the “Cities of the Future”.

The chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, demanded a thorough investigation of the rebellion in the Chelyabinsk pre-trial detention center-1. He stated this at a meeting of the board of the department, writes Interfax . “I ask you to fully deal with these rebels,” Bastrykin said.

Polit.ru continues a daily survey on the VKontakte page. Today we asked readers what assessment they give the conversation Dmitry Medvedev with reporters. At the moment, the majority (39.7%) could not give the replies of the prime minister any assessment, except zero. 16.2% of readers agreed to leave Medvedev for a second term. 11.8% made the conversation of the prime minister the highest rating. The same amount appreciated his statements on the top three.

The International Group of Paleontologists, led by Thomas Harvey from the University of Lester, described a strange spherical animal floating in the Cambrian seas about 520 million years ago. The petrified remains of this creature were found near Chengjiang in the Chinese province of Yunnan.

All CIS countries, including Russia, in 2015 are waiting for economic stagnation as a result of a complex geopolitical situation. This was reported in the report of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the UN of December 10. According to the organization’s experts, the Russian GDP growth in 2014 will be 0.5%, and in 2015 - only 0.2%. The growth of the Russian economy will be restrained, in particular, by the high cost of capital, which will reduce possible investments.

Forward Catalan Barcelona Lionel Messi repeated the record of the Spanish striker Raul, who scored 76 goals in European competitions. Messi repeated this achievement of Raul, thanks to the goal at the PSG gate in the match of the sixth round of the Champions League group stage. To date, the game ended with a score of 3: 1 in favor of the Catalans. This victory helped Barcelona go to the playoffs of the tournament from the first place of the group F with 15 points.

The British scientist Tim Berners-Lee, who is the “father” of the Web, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin was wrong, considering the Internet by the CIA special project, Reuters reports. Berners-Lee admitted that the Internet was invented with the help of the US State Fund. However, according to the scientist, then the web developed thanks to the academic community, which one after another began to include universities in the information network.

The travel agency Mosintor announced the suspension of its activities due to financial difficulties, the tour operator said in a message on the website . The company's financial liability is insured at Liberty Insurance for 30 million rubles. The operator’s press service emphasizes that the amount of the insurance amount significantly exceeds the total amount to be paid for unfulfilled obligations. The tour operator "Mosintor" has been operating since 1984.

The Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina considers one of the reasons for the weakening of the ruble the excitement of the population about the dollar, reports Lenta.ru . Answering the questions of journalists on Thursday in Moscow, the head of the Central Bank emphasized that at the current oil prices, the ruble exchange rate is underestimated by 10-20%. This indicator, according to Nabiullina, conceal non -functional factors, including excitement factors.

Russian condom manufacturers raised prices by 15%. This was announced by the director of the non -profit partnership "Pharmacy Guild" Elena Nevolina on the air of the Russian News Service . She explained that the increase in the prices for latex products is associated with an increase in the cost of raw materials. “We are imported, we don’t have our own,” Netolin said, adding that in 2015, condom prices will continue to rise.

Exchange oil prices showed correctional growth on Thursday morning after updating five -year minimums on Wednesday. It is reported by Bloomberg . The cost of January futures for oil Brent to 8:46 Moscow time increased by 0.79% to $ 64.75 per barrel. The cost of WTI oil futures by 8:47 Moscow time increased by 0.9% to 61.49 dollars per barrel.

Five people became victims of a fire in a private house in Rostov-on-Don. This was reported by Interfax with reference to a source in the local department of the Ministry of Emergencies. The call about the fire entered the city of emergency services of the city on Thursday December 11 at 4:30 Moscow time. The fire was covered by a private two -story house located on the street on February 7. The firefighters who arrived at the scene soon managed to eliminate the focus of the fire.