From the beginning of 2016 until mid -December, 144 journalists have died in the world. This is the largest number of victims over the past 10 years, reports the non -governmental organization Press Emblem Campaign, which leads its statistics. Last year, according to the organization, 135 media employees were killed in the world due to their professional activities.

The LDPR proposed celebrating Christian church holidays on the Julian calendar, as in the West, and celebrate Christmas on December 25, and not on January 7, as it is now. This was stated by the leader of the LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky at a meeting of the State Duma, RIA Novosti reports. “Only we [Russia] came up with a new style. There was a Julian calendar, we moved to the Gregorian.

The International Sports Federation (FIS) reported that “if necessary” was ready to temporarily remove Russian skiers from participating in the competitions, whose names appear in the second part of the report of the head of the Independent Commission of the World Anti -Doping Agency (WADA) Richard McLaren. Currently, the federation reported, the report data are analyzed with the participation of specialists of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The expedition of the Ukrainian geological exploration ship "Windel" discovered a large gas deposit on the northwestern shelf of the Black Sea near the Odessa region. This was announced by the acting head of the public service of geology and subsoil of Ukraine Nikolai Boyarkin, reports Ukrinform . He said that the minimum deposit volume is 40 billion cubic meters. At the same time, the presence of about 35 billion cubic meters of gas has already been confirmed.

Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko said the report of the WADA independent commission will not affect the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Interfax reports. “I do not see any problems. Someone has a great desire to take it away, we understand this, everyone has their own goals, but in general I do not see any problems. McLaren's report has nothing to do with him, ”Mutko assured. He explained that everything is being done in the country for the development of the sports sphere.

One of the world's largest Internet trade systems Amazon on December 7 first delivered an order to the buyer through an unmanned aerial vehicle, according to the company's website with reference to its founder Jeff Bezos. Delivery was carried out in the UK, and only 13 minutes passed between the moment of placing the order and its receipt by the client.

Three defendants in the case of preparing a terrorist attack in Moscow in 2015 partially pleaded guilty to crimes. This was written by RIA Novosti agency with reference to the Moscow District Military Court. “After the announcement of the indictment, the defendants stated that they were partially guilty,” the agency’s interlocutor explained.

From December 15 of this year, the import of Egyptian potatoes to Russia will be partially allowed. At the same time, the Rosselkhoznadzor retained a number of zones, which were previously defined as quarantine for Russia, from where the ban on the import of potatoes into the country's territory will still remain. This was written by TASS with reference to the press release of the department.

The press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov called the statement of foreign politicians about the intervention of the Russian Federation to hold a referendum on the membership of Great Britain in the European Union (EU), RIA Novosti reports. “This testifies to the very primitive, short -sighted and unprofessional quality of politics and politicians who prefer various fictions, fables and horror stories.

On November 30, 2016, TVEL JSC (the fuel company of the Rosatom State Corporation) and Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel AB (Sweden) signed a contract for the supply of nuclear fuel of the TVS-square design for the Ringhals nuclear power plant (company Vattenfall, Sweden). The contract provides for the supply of commercial overloads of nuclear fuel, starting in 2021. This was reported by the press service of TEEL JSC.

Andrei Kashevarov, Deputy Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia, said that the agency has not yet received a request for the purchase of M. Video by Safmar, reports TASS . Kashevarov noted that market analysis is needed to conduct a transaction. “Last time, in the case of a possible transaction with Eldorado, we conducted a market analysis. This time again it will be necessary to conduct such an analysis, ”the FAS deputy head explained.

Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov believes that Russia will not be able to get away from the allied obligations of Japan, when sensitive bilateral issues will be studied with this country. His words are given by Interfax .

The press service of the Moscow Aviation Center announced the fall of a child from the 16th floor of a residential building in the metropolitan area of ​​Novokosino. The child survived and was delivered by a helicopter at the Research Institute of Pediatric Surgery and Traumatology, RIA Novosti reports. According to the source of the agency in emergency services, we are talking about the boy, presumably six years old. Currently, doctors evaluate his condition as serious.

The decision of the Amsterdam district court to return the Scythian gold collection from the Crimean museums to Ukraine is justified, Elena Gagarina, director of the Moscow Kremlin museum-reserve, told reporters, Interfax reports.

The head of Naftogaz of Ukraine Andrei Kobolev said that when the Gazprom was lost in the Stockholm Arbitration Court, the payment amount will be unbearable - $ 38 billion, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the 24 television channel. We are talking about a lawsuit regarding the contract for the supply of Russian gas: Gazprom defends its right to receive a fee for blue fuel in court based on the action of the contractual principle of “bay or pay”.