The Central Bank of the Russian Federation reduced the official euro exchange rate against the ruble on March 7 to 74,4158 rubles (9 kopecks), according to the regulator website . The official dollar exchange rate grew to 65.843 rubles (by 4.26 kopecks). The cost of the bivalve basket decreased by 1.7 kopecks, to 69.7008 rubles. Earlier, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation reported a deterioration in the ruble rate for 2019-2021.

The State Duma adopted in the third final reading amendments to the Housing Code, which prohibit the use of residential premises in apartment buildings to provide hotel services, according to the Duma website . A hotel or hostel can be placed in an apartment building when the room is transferred to non -residential.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that the United States has broken an agreement on the elimination of medium and shorter missiles (INFMD), thereby undermining the international security regime, TASS reports.

The Ministry of Education of Russia reminded the regional authorities that the organization of the diet of schoolchildren between the lessons is a direct duty of the school, Interfax reports. “The ministry emphasizes the obligation of the regions to ensure the food process in schools, paying special attention to preferential categories.

The ban on flights in the airspace of Pakistan can lead to an increase in prices for air tickets by 10-12%, said Russian Minister Evgeny Dietrich. According to him, domestic companies have not yet presented their losses, but they are and affect the work of carriers.

Investigators of the Leningrad Region opened a criminal case of fraud for 1.7 billion rubles during the construction of the gas pipeline, the press service of the regional prosecutor's office reports. “The prosecutor's office of the region conducted an audit of the execution of the contract concluded between Omega LLC and Gazprominvest LLC as part of the implementation of the program for the development of gas supply and gasification of the Leningrad Region for 2012-2015.

A fragment of the medieval manuscript, used for the binding of a print book of the 16th century, was identified by researchers as a unique translation into the Irish language of the Arab doctor Avicenna. Previously, scientists did not suspect the existence of such a text. The “canon of medical science” was created by Abu Ali Ibn Sina in the first quarter of the XI century and was widespread in the Muslim world.

The DPRK restored part of the launch pad for launching missiles at its SOE testing training ground. It has not been used since August 2018. This was reported by the American analytical center Beond Parallel . However, satellite images of March 2 indicate that recovery work is carried out at the vertical test stand of the engine and on a rail structure. It is designed to move missiles on the launch pad. This was reported by South Korean intelligence.

Mikhail Mikhailovich Zhvanetsky (85 years old) was born in Odessa in a family of doctors: his father Manet (Emmanuel) Moiseevich Zhvanetsky was a surgeon, mother Raisa Yakovlevna - a dentist. “Born in Odessa, somewhere in Z4. Something recalls very sunny, beach, filled with women of my mother’s age. Until the war crashed. Next - train, burdocks, Central Asia, School, Victory, Return to Odessa, Institute of Motherland Engineers, ”the writer said about his youth.

The authorities of the islands of Cook plans to rename the islands using the name in the language of the indigenous people Maori, reports Radio New Zealand . The Deputy Prime Minister Cook Mark Brown supported the actions of a special committee, which selects from 60 options for a possible name. “I will be glad to see the traditional name of our country, which more reflects the true Polynesian nature of our island state,” he said.

Sheremetyevo's leadership proposed new rules for using airports. It is reported by Kommersant . So, the administration proposed prohibiting “pestering citizens with a proposal to impose a service” to search for a hotel, taxi or baggage packaging. In addition, Sheremetyevo asks to forbid you to beg and be at the airport in "fetid clothes", transport children on luggage trolleys, launch balloons and quadrocopterers, travel at the air terminal on bicycles, scooters or rollers.

The persecution of Soviet power to the Russian Church was such that it was not to say about their faith, but even silently follow it as a feat. The new martyrs and confessors, glorified in the face of the saints did not come: believed, prayed and meekly went to their Calvarys. “Polit.ru” recalls those who gave their lives for faith and by whose prayers the Russian Church is alive - even if almost nothing came to us besides the name.

Australian researchers from the University of Charles Darwin went to the island of Timor to collect DNA samples from local crested crocodiles. Comparing them with the genomes of representatives of the same species from the north of Australia, they expect to establish whether the crocodiles can overcome the distance separating the Timor from the Australian coast.

The daughter of the first president of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov Gulnara was transferred to the colony. She was accused of systematic violations of the conditions for serving a sentence. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the Prosecutor General of the country. The prosecutors said that Karimova systematically violated the restrictions established by the court and did not fulfill her duties.

This year, according to Forbes, the richest Russian was the main shareholder of Novateka and Sibura Leonid Michelson. The championship was given to him by the chairman of the board of directors of PJSC Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant Vladimir Lisin, who descended to the second line. The third Russian in the ranking was the president of Lukoila Vagit Alekperov. In total, 98 Russian billionaires were included in Global.