Sberbank announced a decrease in refinancing mortgage loans taken in other banks by 1.4-1.65% to 9.5-10% per annum. We are talking about refinancing mortgages on the security of real estate. “The main purpose of the product is to reduce the rate on the current mortgage received in another bank, in addition, it allows you to combine up to six different loans into one,” the press release posted on the bank’s website says.

On Thursday, August 24, Ukraine celebrates Independence Day. It seems that Ukrainian politicians decided to use the reason to demonstrate the country's military power. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, speaking at a solemn parade, said that the country is ready in the event of an “exacerbation of the situation” in the east to expose 130 thousand reservists who have combat experience.

The Ministry of Finance has prepared a “road map” of the development of the diamond-brilliant industry, which can become one of the largest reforms in its history. On Thursday, Kommersant writes on Thursday. The document refers to a serious softening of state regulation and reducing the tax burden on Russian robbers, as well as the expansion of their access to raw materials.

Golden Dragon - a symbol of Thailand Pixabay.com Many are now concerned about the issue of maintaining their own funds and, if possible, their multiplication. It would seem that there are many different investment options, but each of them has its own disadvantages and its own risks. In the case of bank deposits, this is a low percentage, which may be lower than inflation.

The Office of the Investigative Committee on the Khabarovsk Territory opened a criminal case against two employees of the Russian Guard, who were called to the place of fights, but did not intervene. As a result, the athlete-Pauerlifter Andrei Drachev was killed. Both employees serve in private security. The case against them is investigated under the article "negligence".

Director Nikita Mikhalkov leaves the Board of Trustees of the Film Foundation, which included the press secretary of the Prime Minister of Russia Natalya Timakova. According to him, he was prompted by the irresponsibility of the leadership of the fund, due to the poor work of which nothing that are not important or it is not clear to whom the necessary paintings come out.

Biologists from the University of Middle West (Midwestern University) have discovered the previously unknown difference between the anatomy of placental mammals and other four -legged ones. In the wall of the body of placental in the crotch area there are four layers of muscles, while other ground animals (amphibians, reptiles and birds) in this part of the body of the body are only two layers of muscles.

The metropolitan CSKA defeated the Swiss team “Young Boys” with a score of 2: 0 and achieved a ticket to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. As reported on the website of the Russian team, for CSKA it will be the fifth consecutive performance in the league group will play in the league for the 11th time. The game with Yang Boys was held on the eve of Moscow. Goals scored George Punsnikov (45th minute) and Alan Dzagoev (64).

The level of xeno and ethnophobic sentiments in Russia in July 2017 decreased to minimal values ​​in 13 years. These are the results of a sociological survey conducted by the Levada Center on July 14-17 in 137 settlements of 48 regions of the country. The share of those who believe that in Russia should be limited to limit the living of representatives of certain peoples has been significantly reduced, and the proportion of those who believe that this kind of restrictions should not have grown.

Sociologists of the Levada Center conducted a monthly survey on the approval of the actions of the country's leadership, Interfax reports. According to the study, the work of Dmitry Medvedev as prime minister of the country approves 48% of respondents, do not approve-51%. In June, they said that 55% of respondents did not approve of the work of Medvedev.

At least 10 people were detained in Surgut in connection with the attack on passers -by, Radio Liberty reports with reference to sources in the local Muslim community, as well as sources close to the investigating authorities. The case of an attack is investigated as a terrorist attack, sources said. According to them, the two detainees who came to Surgut from Dagestan are charged under the article on aiding terrorism.

Russian President Vladimir Putin during a trip to Crimea held a closed meeting with the leader of the Ukrainian Choice movement Viktor Medvedchuk, RBC reports citing sources. According to them, the meeting discussed Ukrainian politics, the implementation of the Minsk agreements and the exchange of prisoners. The conversation, according to one of the interlocutors of the publication, took place late in the evening on Friday, August 18.

President Vladimir Putin visited Ryazan with a working trip. It is reported by Interfax . Today, Putin will hold a meeting on light industry in Ryazan. The President will discuss with participants in the meeting issues of combating the production of counterfeit products. Putin plans to visit the production of the Ryazan leather factory of the Russian Leather Group of Companies and a meeting with the acting governor of the Ryazan region Nikolai Lyubimov.

Anna Sakoyan Sewing Factory in Cambodia World Bank Photo Collection At the end of the past and in the first half of this year, the English -language media enthusiastically discussed the threat of “ populism ” advancing on all fronts. This populism was contrasted with balanced liberalism, not too generous, but at the same time reasonable and thorough. By the middle of the year, however, the fascination with populism retreated.

A number of species of straight -winged insects are known, capable of forming huge clusters in conditions of food deficiency, which are sent in search of places rich in vegetation. The most famous are the desert soot ( Schistocerca Gregaria ) and the Locusta Migratoria . During the day, a flock of locusts overcomes a distance of up to a hundred kilometers. For a long time, when describing the flocks of locusts, it is mentioned that they overshadow the sun.