The number of victims of Typhoon Washi in the Philippines, according to the latest data, has increased to almost 1.5 thousand people. The number of victims of Typhoon Washi in the Philippines, according to the latest data, has increased to almost 1.5 thousand people. Previously, it was known about 1 thousand 80 dead. Most of the dead have not been identified, reports the Associated Press .

JSC Russian Railways (RZD) to meet the demand for passenger transportation on January 1, 2012. appoints an additional flight of the high-speed train "Sapsan" on the route Moscow - St. Petersburg. This is stated in a message from Russian Railways.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev believes that the Russian government in 2011 worked excellently in terms of macroeconomic indicators. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev believes that the Russian government in 2011 worked excellently in terms of macroeconomic indicators. At a meeting with members of the Cabinet of Ministers, he noted that at the end of the year, the Russian economy grew by “decent figures” that exceed economic growth in developed European countries and the United States. D.

On the day a criminal case was opened regarding the kidnapping of a schoolgirl, the Investigative Committee of St. Petersburg found out that the “kidnapping” was faked. On the day a criminal case was opened regarding the kidnapping of a schoolgirl, the Investigative Committee of St. Petersburg found out that the “kidnapping” was faked. This was reported by the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for St. Petersburg.

JSC Lenenergo restored power supply in the Vyborg and Luga districts of the Leningrad region. As the company's press service reported, in these areas, as well as in the Gatchina region, on December 27, 2011. About 640 transformer substations of 6-10/0.4 kV and 71 power transmission lines of 6-10 kV were put into operation.

The fire that broke out on the night of December 27, 2011. at the Verkhnetagilskaya State District Power Plant will not affect the supply of energy resources to consumers. The fire that broke out on the night of December 27, 2011. at the Verkhnetagilskaya State District Power Plant will not affect the supply of energy resources to consumers, said Deputy Minister of Energy and Housing and Communal Services of the Sverdlovsk Region Igor Chikrizov.

Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg Sergei Kozyrev held a meeting with the heads of specialized road enterprises on the issue of extremely unsatisfactory snow removal from the city last weekend (December 23-25, 2011). Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg Sergei Kozyrev held a meeting with the heads of specialized road enterprises on the issue of extremely unsatisfactory snow removal from sidewalks and roadways last weekend (December 23-25, 2011).

The St. Petersburg dam will begin to close again at 10:00 Moscow time on December 27, 2011. As the directorate of the Protective Structures Complex told RBC, according to preliminary forecasts, shipping will resume from 0:00 to 3:00 Moscow time on December 28, 2011. The day before, December 26, 2011, the passage of ships through structure C1 began to be closed at 4:40 Moscow time due to the threat of flooding.

OJSC "TGC-1" plans to begin placing bonds of series 03 for a total amount of 2 billion rubles. Papers are published by open subscription. The first coupon rate on the bonds is set at 10.3% per annum. For one bond for the first coupon period 51.36 rubles must be paid, the total amount of income on the first coupon is 102 million 720 thousand rubles.

Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg Sergei Kozyrev held a meeting with the heads of specialized road enterprises on the issue of extremely unsatisfactory cleaning of sidewalks and roadways from snow last weekend. This was reported by the press service of the city governor's administration. Opening the meeting, the vice-governor said: “The first snowfall showed that the process at the level of performers is not organized, there is no common understanding of the general task.

Well-known anti-corruption fighter and opposition blogger Alexei Navalny is ready to fight for the presidency in the future. He stated this on the air of the Ekho Moskvy radio station. Photo: RBC “I am ready to ensure that there are fair elections, I am ready to fight for leadership positions, including the presidential post,” said A. Navalny.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin today, December 27, congratulated employees of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations on their professional holiday - Rescuer Day. The head of the ministry, Sergei Shoigu, also expressed his congratulations to the wards. Photo: ITAR-TASS “EMERCOM employees perform the most important tasks of preventing and timely responding to emergencies, conducting responsible humanitarian missions abroad.

Managers of large energy companies and their close relatives will be checked for participation in the commercial activities of other organizations. Managers of large energy companies and their close relatives will be checked for participation in the commercial activities of other organizations. According to an industry source, the Russian Ministry of Energy requested similar information from large state-owned companies, including, in particular, Gazprom , Transneft , Irkutskenergo and others.

The Syrian authorities have begun withdrawing tanks from the streets of Homs, where more than 30 people were killed the day before in clashes between government troops and opponents of the current regime. The Syrian authorities have begun withdrawing tanks from the streets of the city of Homs, where the day before more than 30 people were killed in clashes between government troops and opponents of the current regime, the Associated Press reports , citing local human rights activists.

Power Machines will hold an extraordinary meeting of shareholders on February 10, 2012. According to the company's materials, shareholders must decide on the consolidation of shares. The company plans to consolidate 8 billion 708 million 938 thousand 708 shares of issue with registration number 1-03-35909-N dated July 8, 2003. with a nominal value of 0.01 rubles. As a result, every two ordinary shares of this issue will be converted into one.