The total number of drilling plants at the oil and gas fields of the world during December decreased by 3%. The chances of a new take -off of prices are still ghostly So rapidly world oil prices have not fallen for six years. At the end of June, one barrel of European oil of the Brent reference variety , to the market value of which are also attached to the export prices of Russian oil Urals , cost almost $ 115.

France President called the country to vigilance and mobilization

If Verka Serdyuchka lived in Russia, she would be forbidden to get behind the wheel A decree prohibiting transsexuals to drive a car shocked human rights activists The Council for Human Rights and the Development of Civil Society under the President of Russia is considered unfair to restrict the rights to drive a vehicle with "sexual personality disorders." According to a member of the Council of Journalist Elena Masyuk, you should study the legislative practice of such restrictions and evaluate

Paris was liquidated by an armed man who captured hostages in a kosher product store.

In Russia, vodka is cheaper and a ban on advertising of domestic wines is canceled In the new year in Russia, an advertisement for alcoholic beverages returned to television and radio. The ban, introduced less than three years ago, was partially canceled by the State Duma in December 2014. And if the commercials with strong alcohol are still not allowed on the air, then an exception is made for the wine and beer of the production of Russia.

In the picture - Senator Robert Menendes Senator Robert Menendes, a member of the US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, in which he condemns censorship in the media as part of the general campaign to combat civil society by the Azerbaijan government.

So rapidly, oil prices have not fallen for 6 years - more than half in six months. True, the anti-record of 2008 is still far away: then in just 5 months oil fell as much as 4 times! Since then, the balance of supply and demand in the global oil market has changed dramatically, which in the end has been reflected in prices.

Oleg Rudnov Oleg Rudnov, the head of the largest media holding of St. Petersburg, died. This was reported to "Interfax" by his son Sergey Rudnov. The general director of the Baltic Media Group suddenly died on Friday in Munich. Oleg Rudnov was born in 1946 in Leningrad. He graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Leningrad University. In 1990, he founded Radio Baltika. Since 1995 - head of the television and radio company "Petersburg - Fifth Canal".

They discuss: political scientist Maria Sneova, sociologist Igor Aidman, historian Ilya Budraitkis.

Video review of the latest events in the broadcasting region Radio Free Europe/Radio "Freedom".

Participants in ceremonies on Ashura's Day in Isfahan Traveling on Iran with the book "Blind Owl" to the sources of Russian Spring If the latest history of Russia is chopped and mixed well in a blender, Iran can turn out.

How effective are economic sanctions? Are they used correctly and is it too late? In the program of Alexander Podrabink 'Dejavu' historians Sergey Romanenko, Irina Filatova and Vladimir Sazhin. Video broadcast on Friday, January 9, at 18:30

Mobile phone for Muslims In Russia, the first mobile phones for Muslims went on sale. A alarm clock is built into the phone, which will remind the user five times a day of the time of prayer time, TASS reports. In the memory of the device is the Qur'an in Arabic and Russian. A convenient menu, it is said in the annotation to the phone, allows you to quickly switch between the suras, choosing the text necessary for reading.