Due to the reduction in world oil prices, production at old Kazakhstani deposits becomes unprofitable, and the development of new ones does not keep up with needs, writes 365info.kz . According to the publication, there are practically no prerequisites for the growth of oil production in Kazakhstan. “Analysis of past statistics shows that domestic oil production has long entered the period of stagnation,” the resource reports.

This year, Russian customs promises to transfer 4.4 trillion rubles to the budget, but could be one and a half times more, RAS scientists have calculated. The methodology they developed for independent control over the Federal Customs Service was presented to Vladimir Putin. reports this RBC .

Police and the Investigative Committee employees are searched in the apartment of the co -chair of the St. Petersburg branch of Parnas Andrei Pivovarov in connection with the case of illegal access to personal data. This was reported by TASS with reference to the co -chair of the regional department of the party Natalya Gryaznevich. “At about 14:00 Moscow time, law enforcement officers began a search in the apartment of Andrei Pivovarov, where he lives with his mother.

NASA scientists have discovered another alleged double of the Earth. The HD 219134B exoplanet found is located at a distance of 21 light year from the Sun. This is the planet closest to the Earth with the characteristics similar to earthly, according to the NASA website. The planet was discovered in the constellation Cassiopei using the Spitzer telescope. On July 22, NASA announced the opening of another planet similar to the Earth with the help of the Kepler telescope. It is called Kepler 452 .

The sanctions imposed on Russia will be lifted only after the full implementation of the Minsk agreements regarding the settlement of the situation in the Donbass, the representative of the US State Department Mark Toner said. This was reported on the official website of the State Department. “We will be able to talk about the abolition of these sanctions when the Minsk agreements will be fully implemented,” Toner at a briefing on Thursday said.

Helicopter -bearing type "Mistral" photo: lopinion.fr The gap of the contract for the supply of two helicopter carriers of the Mistral type will cost France 1.2 billion euros. This became known to Kommersant from sources in the military-technical sphere.

Convicted for five years in the Oboronservice case, Yevgeny Vasilieva, did not visit the VTB Bank in the center of Moscow, as it is located in one of the institutions of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN), RIA Novosti reports citing the press service of the department. According to some reports, the former official is contained in the SIZO-6 special block in printers in a chamber with an area of ​​16.5 square meters equipped with a window and ventilation.

27 people were killed and 149 were injured as a result of an accident with a truck in the state of Sakatksas in the central part of Mexico, AP reports. According to local authorities, among the dead - six children. The dump truck loaded with sand crashed into a group of pilgrims, who were heading to the cathedral of St. Gregory. The driver of the truck disappeared from the scene of the accident. Now the police are looking for him.

The former head of the Department of Property Relations of the Ministry of Defense Yevgeny Vasiliev, sentenced to five years in the colony for fraud with the assets of the department, was transferred to the women's colony of the Vladimir region, Interfax reports with reference to the head of the Moscow Public Supervisory Commission Anton Tsvetkova.

The founder of the social network Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Provocialla Chan's daughter, his daughter will be born, Tsuckerberg reported this on his Facebook page. “Priscilla and I want to tell the wonderful news: we are waiting for the birth of a girl!”, Tsuckerberg wrote. PRISCILLA and I HAVE SOME EXCITING News: We'Re Expecting a Baby Girl! This Will BE A New Chapter in OUR Lives. We've ...

At the opening of bidding on Friday, the dollar again showed growth, regarding the established official course, it rose to 38 kopecks - to 60.13 rubles. This is evidenced by the data of the Moscow Exchange. The euro exchange rate increased by 56 kopecks - up to 65.85 rubles. Morning prices for Brent oil were traded at the level of $ 52.8 per barrel. A day earlier, the Central Bank reduced the official dollar and euro exchange rates on July 31.

A group of scientists from Seoul National University has developed and created miniature robots, the design of which was inspired by the structure of water meter. Such robots can not only walk on the surface of the water, but also run and jump on it. Vodomerki ( Gerridae ) is a family of bugs, which has more than 1700 species. They spend most of their lives, sliding on the surface of the water on wide legs. Most water meters live in fresh reservoirs, 10 % of species have mastered the seas.

Experts confirmed the correspondence of the serial number on the wreckage of the aircraft found on the French island of Reyunon and the technical specifications of Boeing 777, which was missing in the Indian Ocean, writes Journal de L “Ile de la Reunion.

The official dollar exchange rate in relation to the ruble set by the Bank of Russia on August 1 amounted to 60.34 rubles, which is 2.25% lower compared to the previous day. This was reported on the website of the regulator. The official euro exchange rate decreased by 2.05% and set at a mark of 66 rubles. On July 31, at the beginning of trading on the Moscow Exchange, the dollar rate increased by 38 kopecks to 60.13 rubles. The euro went up by 56 kopecks to 65.85 rubles.

The agreement on military-technical cooperation between Moscow and Baghdad was signed to the Minister of Defense of Iraq Hadl al-Bideidi and the head of the Federal Military-Technical Cooperation Service (FSVTS) Alexander Fomin to a visit to a visit to the source of Iraq , citing the source of the Iraq Ministry of Defense. The document was signed in St. Petersburg. The message is accompanied by photographs from the signing ceremony.