From August 3, MegaFon will increase prices for long-distance and roaming calls for several dozen tariff plans in Moscow and the Moscow region Photo: TASS MegaFon is increasing the cost of calls in several stages - from August 3 to September 21, the company announced. For example, the price of long-distance outgoing calls to numbers of other operators for the “Go to Zero” and “Podmoskovny” tariffs will increase from 10 to 12.5 rubles. per minute, says the operator’s website.

Military experts from Canada and Hungary will conduct an observation flight over Russia. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to the head of the Russian National Center for Nuclear Hazard Reduction, Sergei Ryzhkov. The flight will take place on Monday, July 27, as part of the Open Skies Treaty. The experts will fly on the An-26. Specialists from Russia, in turn, will fly over the skies of Great Britain. It will operate from 27 to 31 July from Brize Norton.

Due to thunderstorms and heavy rain in Moscow on July 27, the penultimate, orange level of danger was declared, TASS reports , citing a message from the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia. According to forecasters, up to 9 mm of rain may fall in the city during the day. Last night 1 mm of precipitation fell in Moscow. In the Moscow region, up to 21 mm of precipitation fell. An orange level of danger due to thunderstorms is also in effect in the Tver region.

Security forces detained the head of the Kizlyar region of Dagestan, Andrei Vinogradov, and took him by helicopter to Mozdok.

Military inspectors from Russia will conduct observation flights over the UK as part of the Open Skies Treaty. This was reported by TASS with reference to the head of the Russian National Center for Nuclear Hazard Reduction, Sergei Ryzhkov.

The defense of Rusnano head Anatoly Chubais is not aware of “any circumstances” that would allow the initiation of a new criminal case against the corporation’s top managers, Chubais’ lawyer said Head of Rusnano Anatoly Chubais (Photo: TASS) The defense of the head of Rusnano, Anatoly Chubais, knows nothing about the demands to initiate a new criminal case against the company’s top managers. This was announced by lawyer Alexander Asnis, RIA Novosti reports.

Russia has resumed supplying electricity to Ukraine after a number of power generating facilities there failed. The Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Vladimir Demchishin stated this at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers, reports . UNIAN “We receive 800-900 MW through parallel operation from our northern neighbors - the Russian Federation,” he said.

The Chinese Shanghai Composite stock index fell by 8.5%. This is the second largest drop in the index's history since 1990 and the largest since February 2007. Photo: REUTERS 2015 The Chinese Shanghai Composite stock index fell on Monday, July 27, by 8.5%. This was the second largest drop in the indicator since its inception in 1990 and the largest since February 2007, writes the Financial Times.

As a result of the initial autopsy of Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of American singer Whitney Houston, experts did not reveal any significant injuries and were unable to determine the cause of death, Reuters reports, citing the Fulton County medical examiner in Georgia. 22-year-old Brown died in an Atlanta hospice on the night of July 27. On January 31, she was found unconscious in a filled bathtub and has been in a coma since then.

The organizers of the Befooz music festival, which was supposed to take place at the end of summer in Crimea, refused to hold it. One of the organizers of the festival, Nikita Karpov, told reporters about this, TASS reports . “We, of course, are very sorry for those who were planning to come to the festival, but I am sure that they will find enough other sports and music events in Crimea where the organizers were able to provide all the necessary security measures.

With steady demand for products from Hyundai and Toyota factories, sales of the updated Nissan X-Trail increased noticeably in the second quarter, experts say Photo: RBC In the first half of 2015, St. Petersburg car plants Hyundai, Toyota, Nissan and GM produced 153.2 thousand new passenger cars, which is 21% less than in the first half of last year. This data is provided by the agency “Auto-Dealer-SPb”. In June, the decline in production was 3%.

In the current situation, the Russian economy, dependent on oil and gas, faces a “long winter,” says Ruchir Sharma, director of emerging markets at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. In his opinion, oil prices will stop at a new level. Now in Russia “there is stability, but stability with stagnation,” Sharma said in an interview with Bloomberg . He emphasized that he does not know “how long they will be able to coexist,” but for now his forecast is as follows.

Major oil companies are freezing new projects due to a sharp drop in oil prices. According to experts, we are talking about projects totaling $200 billion Major oil companies have frozen new projects worth $200 billion due to falling oil prices. This is evidenced by research from the consulting company Wood Mackenzie, writes the Financial Times.

Vladimir Putin accused the United States of restarting the arms race. According to him, it was provoked by Washington’s withdrawal from the ABM Treaty, which was “the cornerstone of the international security system.” Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: TASS) Washington restarted the arms race by unilaterally withdrawing from the ABM Treaty. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed the corresponding opinion in an interview with the Swiss television channel RTS .

The coalition led by Saudi Arabia suspended its armed operation in Yemen for five days, Al Jazeera reports . The operation is aimed at supporting supporters of President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi in the fight against Shiite Houthi rebels. A ceasefire has already been introduced twice, but in both cases the parties did not comply with the agreement. The conflict in Yemen began in March 2015.