On Monday, the dollar and euro sharply accelerated the growth at the auction of the Moscow Exchange, the ruble exchange rate for these currencies updated weekly maximums. In the first minutes of trading, the Russian currency in relation to the dollar and the euro decreased by more than 2 rubles, and after half an hour the euro rose by almost 6 rubles - up to 72 rubles, and the dollar by 5 rubles, reaching 59 rubles.

On Sunday, activists of the "Alliance of Animal Defenders" conducted a folk gathering near a cage with a deer Rudolph, which has become an element of New Year's installation in the center of Moscow.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on rescue work on Norman Atlantic

Supreme Court of Russia The Supreme Court of Russia recognized the Islamic State and Jebhat-An-Nusra organization with terrorist and banned their activities in the country. Thus, the court granted the lawsuit of the General Prosecutor's Office. The Islamic State group was formed in 2006 on the basis of a dozen radical Islamist groups. Currently, the militants from many countries of the world are fighting in Iraq and Syria, where they have already captured several cities.

Police raid in the Baku Bureau Radio Azadlyg The Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan and the director of the Department of Foreign Relations , Novruz Mammadov, called the United States "the true homeland of violence, corruption and arrests." These words appeared in response to strict criticism of Baku in connection with the closure of the Azerbaijani Radio Liberty Bureau - Radio Azadlyg, searches and interrogations of its employees.

Antonis Samaras The Greece parliament today during the third round of voting was unable to elect the president of the country. The candidacy of the former European Commissioner Stavros Dimas was supported by 168 deputies. To elect the president, he needed to get 180 votes. In accordance with the Constitution of the country, the parliament should be dissolved within ten days and early parliamentary elections should be appointed.

The head of the FMS Konstantin Romodanovsky From January 1, Russia introduces a new system of permits to work for Ukrainian migrants. This was announced by the head of the Federal Migration Service Konstantin Romodanovsky . According to him, if earlier Ukrainian citizens entered Russia according to domestic passports, now they will have to receive patents in general for work with individuals and legal entities.

"The main thing is that you have what to say. And if not, then no matter how well they conduct, it will not have a kikaku value"

In Moscow, the "Theater.doc" shows the film "Stronger than the weapon" about the events of the past year in Ukraine on Tuesday. There will also be a collection of donations in favor of the family of Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov, who is currently in the Moscow pre -trial detention center on charges of terrorism. As reported in Facebook, the authors of the picture were ten Ukrainian filmmakers who, during protest movements in Kiev, created a creative association #Babylon'13.

Marina Efimova Book Review of Marina Efimova Alexander Genis: The best books of the year were selected by the presenter of the Book Review Marina Efimova. Marina Efimova: In 2014, the book of the German philosopher Bettina Stangnet “Eichmann to Jerusalem” was one of the historical revelations. The history of this book is interesting in itself.

Norman Atlantic steam The number of those killed as a result of a fire on the Italian ferry Norman Atlantic increased to five. On Monday, the bodies of four more dead were discovered on the ship. Earlier, one dead and four wounded were reported. Another passenger was taken to a hospital with a heart attack. 87 people still remain on board a ferry located near the Greek Island of Corfu. The evacuation is carried out by rescuers using helicopters. 391 passenger saved.

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Leading presidential candidates-Ivo Yosipovich and Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovich The second round of the presidential election was announced in Croatia - January 11. In the first round, held on December 28, none of the applicants managed to gain more than half of the vote.

In the picture: IMF Managing Director Christine Lagar The International Monetary Fund suspenses the assistance of Greece, which was provided as part of a multi -billion dollar financial program, until a new government has been formed in the country. This is stated in a special statement by the press service of the IMF.