Work on the construction of the Okhtinsky sewer collector may begin as early as next year after it has been approved by the State Expertise. According to the State Unitary Enterprise Vodokanal St. Petersburg, currently untreated wastewater with a total volume of about 50 thousand cubic meters per day is discharged into the Okhta River and its tributaries through 112 direct outlets.

Russian Post will deliver so-called chain letters, that is, copies of decisions on administrative violations, to traffic rule violators. Photo: RBC The Federal State Unitary Enterprise won a competition organized by the state government institution "Road Traffic Organization Center" (GKU TsODD). The cost of the contract for the next six months is 12.68 million rubles.

resign Three of the 20 largest investors in Microsoft Corporation insist that Bill Gates from his post as chairman of the board of directors of the Internet giant. This was reported by Reuters, citing sources familiar with the situation. Photo: ITAR-TASS Investors are concerned that Mr. Gates is effectively blocking the adoption of a new strategy and could limit the power of the new chief executive as he tries to change the company.

Photo: Bloomberg The American government is closing some government agencies for the first time in 17 years after Republicans and Democrats were unable to agree on a budget for the new fiscal year. Every day officials are idle will cost the US economy $300 million, and the Fed may be left without important statistics that help it decide on further stimulation of the US economy. Economic damage from downtime of government agencies for more than a week can cost the country 0.2 percentage points.

Famous Italian actor Giuliano Gemma, whose international recognition was brought to him by his participation in several classic spaghetti westerns, died in a car accident. The incident occurred on the evening of Tuesday, October 1, in the vicinity of the town of Cerveteri near Rome. Photo: Global Look Press J. Gemma's car collided head-on with another car. There were a father and son inside who were injured.

The Great St. Petersburg State Circus (Circus on Fontanka) came to the attention of the city prosecutor's office. This was reported by the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation. The circus rented out space to businessmen for public catering facilities, which it had no right to do without the consent of the owner - the state. At the request of the supervisory authority, the entrepreneurs vacated the premises.

The structures of billionaire Carl Icahn, known in the financial world as a corporate raider, invested $2 billion in Apple shares. The investor himself told CNBC about this. Photo: AP In his microblog on Twitter, the billionaire announced a proposal to increase the volume of the share repurchase program to $150 billion, which he made to Apple CEO Tim Cook. K. Aykan added that the discussion on this matter will take about three weeks.

As a result of an explosion at the Pemex plant in Mexico, one person was killed; according to various sources, from six to 15 workers were injured. The victims were taken by helicopter to one of the clinics. The incident occurred in the city of Tula, not far from the capital, during scheduled work in one of the production buildings. The causes of the explosion are not yet known, but the plant administration reported that work at the refinery did not stop.

A drug courier was detained in Pulkovo, carrying 453 g of heroin in his stomach. According to the press service of the Federal Customs Service, a young man born in 1992 was detained the day before by employees of the anti-drug smuggling department of the Pulkovo Customs together with employees of the Federal Drug Control Service for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. The drug courier arrived at the airport on the Dushanbe - St. Petersburg flight.

Officials of the Leningrad region shared information about where they are going to hire workers for the growing construction market in the region, which employs mainly visitors from neighboring countries. In conditions where migration quotas for 2014 remained almost at the current year level, and new construction projects require more and more workers, the authorities calculated that developers would be able to receive quotas from large projects completed this year.

St. Petersburg Vodokanal plans in the first quarter of 2014. complete the installation of special equipment for air deodorization at the Severny (in the village of Novoselki) and Volkhonka-2 sewage sludge landfills. Felix Karamzinov, General Director of the State Unitary Enterprise Vodokanal of St. Petersburg, told reporters about this today. In the area of ​​the Novoselki village, work has already been completed by 50%. The cost of new equipment is 23 million rubles.

The government is not preparing to confiscate pension savings, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during the “Russia Calling!” forum, commenting on the discussed proposal of the Russian government to transfer 2014 pension savings. into the distribution system, as well as the issue of recertification of non-state pension funds.

An emergency storm warning has been announced in Sochi. Forecasters report that the city will experience downpours with thunderstorms, hail and squally winds, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the region told RBC. Photo: ITAR-TASS Experts predict wind speed up to 23 m/s. River water levels may rise sharply. Tornadoes may form over the Black Sea in the Magri-Veseloye area in the morning and afternoon of October 3.

The British magazine Empire presented a list of the sexiest actors and actresses of our time. The publication published male and female versions of the rating, each of which included 50 celebrities. Movie lovers voted the sexiest actress who played Hermione from the Harry Potter film series, British Emma Watson. Voters gave second place to Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson, third place to Jennifer Lawrence. The sexiest actor was "Sherlock" - Benedict Cumberbatch.

The leader of the banned Other Russia party, Eduard Limonov, is confident that the amnesty that the Russian authorities are preparing for the 20th anniversary of the Russian Constitution is intended primarily for oppositionist Alexei Navalny, who is currently involved in several criminal cases, and on July 18, 2013. was sentenced to 5 years in prison in the case of theft in Kirovles. Photo: RBC “I am still interested in the conspiracy of the authorities with A. Navalny. So, V.V.