Doctors were unable to save the life of six-month-old Serezha Avetisyan, who was wounded during the tragedy in Gyumri. Russian and Armenian doctors fought for the baby’s life; consultations were held under the leadership of the Minister of Health of Armenia.

The Committee Against Torture stated that it would not work as a “foreign agent.” This is stated in a message from a human rights organization. The fact that the committee was included in the relevant register of the Ministry of Justice became known on January 16.

The bank’s shareholders assume that the Central Bank’s press service was referring to a portfolio of restructured loans to legal entities associated with “bad debts,” but do not agree with the regulator’s conclusion Photo: TASS Shareholders of Trust Bank called what happened to the financial organization a consequence of the crisis in the consumer lending market.

The capital's health department is preparing an order that will make it easier for cancer patients to receive drugs containing drugs, the Kommersant newspaper writes . This document was developed after an unscheduled inspection of the capital's clinics. It began after the suicide of retired Lieutenant General Anatoly Kudryavtsev, who suffered from stomach cancer and decided to take his own life, unable to withstand the constant pain.

Investment bank Credit Suisse has listed ten events that could affect its baseline forecasts for 2015 and create risks for investors. Among them is the formation of a “bubble” in the stock market, a decrease in the price of oil to $35/barrel. and the weakening of the euro, says the “Surprises for 2015” review. Photo: TASS The oil price will drop to $35/ barrel . Baseline forecast: average oil price will be $71/ barrel .

Photo: Oleg Yakovlev/RBC Even in the most unfavorable economic scenario, Russian shopping centers will be more likely to resemble fairs of the late nineties than to ghost shopping malls from the American outback. The retail space left over from the chains will begin to be occupied by small entrepreneurs. Difficult time for networks In the USA, where the economy is developing much more dynamically than ours, more than 20% of shopping centers have difficulty filling tenants.

The Ukrainian authorities are concerned about the EU's ideas about a possible easing or lifting of sanctions against Russia and urge EU leaders not to weaken the sanctions regime. reports this Interfax with reference to a position paper distributed by the leaders of Ukraine among the ministers of foreign affairs and EU member states on the eve of the meeting on sanctions.

Currency trading on the Moscow Exchange opened with weak growth in the dollar and euro rates. However, within a few minutes, the rates of both currencies dropped below last Friday’s closing level. Photo: TASS At the peak of the fall, the dollar exchange rate dropped to 64.546 rubles, which is about 65 kopecks. below the closing level of trading on January 16. At the same time, the euro exchange rate fell to 74.721 rubles, which is more than 52 kopecks. below Friday's closing level.

The State Duma Ethics Commission may not consider the issue of the trip of deputies Alexander Sidyakin and Oleg Savchenko to Antarctica, since the RSN radio station has withdrawn the corresponding appeal. This was announced by Sidyakin’s press secretary Pavel Sklyanchuk, Interfax reports . He said that RSN withdrew its request on the condition that the parliamentarian give an interview to the radio station.

The militias of the self-proclaimed DPR are ready to launch a counter-offensive if Kyiv does not adhere to the peace agreements. This was stated by Vice Speaker of the DPR Parliament Denis Pushilin in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda . “We continue to insist on peace negotiations. But at the same time they are ready for different events. If necessary, we will go on a counter-offensive,” he said.

Yuri Trutnev's proposal to distribute free hectares of Far Eastern land to any Russian for farming, creating a business or organizing forestry or hunting was approved by the president. Today, only beneficiaries can receive land free of charge. However, those wishing to settle in the region along with the site will be asked to take on obligations.

The international agency Fitch Ratings has downgraded the long-term ratings of St. Petersburg. Photo: Fotobank/Getty Images This was reported by the press service of the city government's finance committee. The city's long-term foreign and local currency credit ratings were downgraded to 'BBB-' from 'BBB'. The reason was the downgrade of the Russian Federation's long-term foreign and national currency ratings to "BBB-" from "BBB" on January 9, 2015.

In Russia, more than 1.5 million people took part in Epiphany bathing on the night of January 19. this to TASS . The press service of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported Favorable weather conditions contributed to the fact that this year 200 thousand more people swam in the ice hole on Epiphany than in 2014. The safety of citizens while swimming was ensured by more than 35.5 thousand employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations throughout Russia.

When applying its regulations, the Bank of Russia will take into account the ratings of Russian credit institutions and their securities received by them before March 1, 2014. This decision was announced against the backdrop of a downgrade by the world's leading rating agencies of both Russia's sovereign credit rating and the credit rating of the largest Russian banks.

The head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, will arrive in Yerevan at the invitation of his Armenian colleague Agvan Hovepyan. The arrival of the Chairman of the Investigative Committee is expected today, the Investigative Committee of Armenia told ArmInfo . Bastrykin and Hovepyan will discuss the progress of the investigation into the murder of a family in Gyumri. The tragedy in Gyumri occurred on January 12.