The Canadian government unveiled a statement on the introduction of sanctions against 30 Russian citizens, this document was published on the website of the country's foreign policy. It explains that the basis for restrictive measures was the law “On victims of corrupt foreign governments” recently adopted in Canada (this is the local version of the American “Act of Magnitsky” - more precisely, “On the rule of law and accountability of the name of Sergei Magnitsky”).

The reform headquarters, which Boris Titov proposes to create, will not be able to work without “financial levers of influence”, without the ability to dispose of the budget for projects. This, as RBC writes , says in the recall of the Center for Strategic Development (CSR) to Titov's initiative.

In December, the Russian government should submit to President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin a report, which prescribes a recommendation not to conduct tax reform in the near future. This was reported to Vedomosti by sources in the financial and economic bloc. Officials are afraid of the “domino effect”, therefore they will advise the president to preserve the moratorium introduced in 2014 to increase taxes, the interlocutors of the publication say.

The coordinator of the project of the All -Russian Popular Front (ONF) “For honest purchases” State Duma deputy Anton Gett informed RBC about the discovered signs of a cartel conspiracy during the supply of power to public institutions of the Stavropol, the Krasnodar Territory and Adygea. Since 2010, dubious contracts have been concluded in the amount of 3.452 billion rubles. Anton Getta told the publication that the supplier companies were checked, which citizens complained about.

The Russian team next year will not go to the South Korean Pyeongchang to the Winter Olympic Games under a neutral flag. This option is not considered, the R-Sport agency was assured by the chairman of the Russian Olympic Committee (OKR) Alexander Zhukov. According to him, the Russians at the Games will act only for their own country.

"Molotov cocktail" Digest "Polit.ru" is a brief selection of the ten most noticeable news of the outgoing day. Today in Russia, sales of the iPhone X began, the FSB prevented a series of extremist shares on the day of popular unity, the court in Moscow registered the lawsuit of Alexei Navalny against Vladimir Putin. The new iPhone with great memory was grabbed in an hour Start of sales iPhone x on the street.

Anna Sakoyan Donald Trump and Jerome Powell / Xinhuanet.com Xinhuanet.com US President Donald Trump nominated for Jerome Powell to the post of next chairman of the US Federal Reserve (Fed). In February, the term of the current chairman Janet Yellen ends. Traditionally, the new US presidents during their first period do not change the chairman of the Fed, inherited from the previous administration. Trump violated this tradition. The media are discussing a new candidate.

Since October 30, the passports of Americans convicted of sexual crimes against minors began to put special marks. This is stated in the report of the US State Department.

US President Donald Trump officially announced an investment banker and member of the Council of Management of Jerome Powell of the Federal Reserve System as a candidate for the leaders of the Fed. According to Reuters , now the Senate must approve his candidacy. “He proved that he can achieve a consensus in a reasonable monetary and financial policy. Judging by his affairs, I am sure that Jerome has wisdom and leadership to lead our economy, ”Trump said.

The International Group of Scientists led by Kunichiro Morishima laboratory of elementary particles of the University of Nagoi and Mehdi Tayubi from the Dassault Systèmes published an article in the journal Nature, which tells the discovery of a previously unknown empty space inside the pyramid Cheops by studying the flow of muons. Briefly about this work is described in the news of the site Nature.

Member of the Cabinet of Ministers of Belgium, Maristin Margem, said that the ex-head of the Catalan government, Carles Puchdemon, will not be able to get asylum, even if she submits a petition for his provision. The issue will be resolved in a judicial proceeding, but will not take the effect, the minister believes, RTBF reports.

Maxim Russo MSTYSLAV CHERNOV The International Group of Scientists led by Kunichiro Morishima laboratory of elementary particles of the University of Nagoi and Mehdi Tayubi from the Dassault Systèmes published an article in the journal Nature, which tells the discovery of a previously unknown empty space inside the pyramid Cheops by studying the flow of muons. Briefly about this work is described in the news of the site Nature.

The sales of the iPhone X began, in Russia it costs 80-92 thousand rubles, depending on the configuration. The reports of the queue almost in the center of the capital opposite the company store have already shown on all central channels - the city authorities were even forced to drive the Mosgortrans bus so that people could warm themselves at night.

Senior Advisor to the Permanent Representative Office of the Russian Federation at the UN Musim Musikhin at a meeting of the sixth committee of the UN General Assembly said that the American authorities rejected 20 requests of Russia to visit and verify diplomatic facilities closed in December 2016. About this writes RIA Novosti . The Russian diplomat noted that despite the established procedure for visits, the US State Department refused to verify Russian property without explanation.

The state-owned enterprise of Ukraine Antonov confirmed negotiations with the Volga-Dnepr airline on AN-124-100 Ruslan aircraft. The message published on the company's website says that the company intends to fulfill its obligations to assess the technical condition of Ruslan aircraft. It was within the framework of these agreements that bilateral negotiations with the Russian airline were resumed.