The Ministry of Communications and Mass Communications of Russia (the Ministry of Communications) is negotiating with the authorities of Kazakhstan to mitigate the norms of television, so that Russian television channels can continue to work in the republic, Kommersant reports. The representative of the Ministry of Communications confirmed that the department was negotiating with Kazakhstani officials.

The Lefortovo Court of Moscow extended until March 27 the arrest of a student of Moscow State University Alexandra Ivanova (Varvara Karaulova), accused of trying to join the Islamic State terrorist organization, Interfax reports. The court satisfied the application of the investigation, who asked to leave the student in custody for three months and refused to protect her to change the preventive measure for house arrest.

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude to the journalist RBC Sokolov, who was in the pre -trial detention center for his exposure, associated with the construction of the Vostochny cosmodrome.

The Chairman of the European Commission (EC) Jean-Claude Junker supported the extension of sanctions against Russia for another six months, RIA Novosti reports. “My point of view: we should extend the sanctions for another six months,” the agency quotes the words of the head of the EC. The day before, the Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi allowed a revision of the sanctions imposed on Russia.

Polit.ru conducts its traditional survey in VKontakte . This time, he is dedicated to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on the suspension from January 1 of the agreement on the free trade zone with Ukraine due to the fact that the country concludes an agreement on Euroassociation. Our readers are invited to evaluate this step.

The head coach of the London Chelsea, Jose Mourinho, was dismissed, BBC reports. According to the publication, the 52-year-old Portuguese coach was dismissed seven months after Chelsea won the championship of England. At the moment, the London club takes 16th place in the English Premier League, having won only four victories and gaining only 15 points. As noted, Mourinho is leaving the team for the second time. For the current season, he will receive more than 16 million euros.

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the suspension of an agreement on a free trade zone against Ukraine. This step is explained by “exceptional circumstances affecting the interests and economic security” of Russia. The decree begins on January 1, 2016. Now, recall, Russia and Ukraine are part of the CIS free trade zone, so customs duties are reset to most of the positions.

The US Federal Reserve (FRS) has increased the base interest rate from 0-0.25% to 0.25-0.5%. The low rate was due to the financial crisis of 2008. The decision to increase the rate was made following long discussions about whether the positive economic indicators of several past months can be considered a sign of stabilization of the economy. The Economist writes that it is almost impossible to predict what impact on the economy will have a bet.

Russian President Vladimir Putin during a large press conference said that the aircraft industry is a high-tech part of the Russian economy, for the development of which it is necessary to ensure not only domestic transportation, but also entering the international market due to its own aircraft. The President added that the employees of the aircraft industry, I use all the latest innovations, should achieve such a quality of production in order to create competition for global companies.

The Public Chamber is ready to hold public hearings on receiving the Night Wolves by the Biker club of the presidential grant for New Year's Christmas trees. The chairman of the OP Alexander Brechalov at a meeting with reporters said that he was ready to conduct a discussion if "there is a request from the public and the media." Alexander Brechalov.

Ilya Karpyuk Russian-Ukrainian border photo: Ukraine.ru President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the suspension of an agreement on a free trade zone against Ukraine. This step is explained by “exceptional circumstances affecting the interests and economic security” of Russia. The decree begins on January 1, 2016. Now, recall, Russia and Ukraine are part of the CIS free trade zone, so customs duties are reset to most of the positions.

At the VII Gaidar Forum, which will be held from January 13 to 15 at the RANEPA, leading economists to Russian financiers will discuss public debt problems. On plenary discussion "State debt: vice or virtue?" On January 13, the Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Alexei Ulyukaev, as well as the Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Anton Siluanov, will perform.

Polit.ru publishes a video version of the production of the Proscience Theater, which took place on December 14 at the central house of a journalist. The theme of “Ordinary Miracle of Genetics” was made by the Doctor of Biological Sciences, Director for Science in the Biotechnological Company DNA-Technology, Vice-Rector for the Scientific Work of the Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I.

The new technology made it possible to trace in detail the development of the mouse embryo from a fertilized egg to the blastocystye stage - a ball of several dozen cells, which is implanted into the uterus. You can trace the division of the cerebral cells in the video shot by scientists.

The intestinal microbiota is individual. According to the ratio of the types of bacteria in the intestines of a living person, theoretically, a personality can be established. But a set of microorganisms that are engaged in the decomposition of the body after death is the same for everyone. It does not even depend on the type of soil in which the corpse is buried. This was found out by scientists from the USA and Switzerland. Researchers conducted three series of experiments.