The number of Russians crossing the Finnish-Russian border is steadily falling, the number of Finns is growing Photo: rajaliikenne.fi The number of border crossings between Finland and Russia continues to decline. Between January and September 2015, about seven million people crossed the Finnish-Russian border, Yle reports , citing the Finnish Border Guard. This is 21% less than in the same period last year.

According to the head of the State Duma Committee on Labor and Social Policy Olga Batalina, working pensioners will be able to receive their pension, but it will not be indexed Photo: Alexander Ryumin/TASS Russians who continue to work after reaching the statutory retirement date will be able to receive their pension, but it will not be indexed following inflationary price increases, Olga Batalina, head of the Duma Committee on Labor and Social Policy, wrote on her Twitter page.

VKontakte commented on information about the theft of the credentials of social network users through an application for playing music, saying that they “voluntarily” gave the data to scammers. Georgy Lobushkin, press secretary of the social network, reported this to RBC. “This is not about hacking. People actually voluntarily gave their data to scammers. We have repeatedly warned that third-party programs can be dangerous,” he said.

A mother of many children, whose children died in a fire in Kuban, was tried for beating one of her children. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies. The source does not name the woman, however, according to local media , we are talking about a resident of the village of Kholmskaya, Abinsk district, Svetlana Bastrich. on the website of the district court district No. 115 The court verdict was published , according to which Bastrich S.V.

Promsvyazbank filed a claim with the Moscow Arbitration Court against Svyaznoy Group of Companies CJSC for a debt of about 6 billion rubles. Information about this is posted on the court's website . The bank demands to foreclose the debt on the assets of Svyaznoy. The lawsuit was filed on September 28, but due to procedural violations, it was left without progress until the end of October. Loans totaling RUB 5.987 billion.

Photo: REUTERS The State Duma Committee on Housing Policy recommended adopting in the first reading a bill prohibiting the placement of hotels in residential premises. If the law is adopted, hundreds of hostels in Russia will close, hoteliers believe.

The death toll from a landslide on the outskirts of the capital of Guatemala has risen to 253 people. This was reported by Reuters with reference to the national emergency management agency. Another 374 people are considered missing. The search will continue throughout the weekend, the national agency emphasized. The landslide occurred on October 1 as a result of heavy rains. 120 houses were under the rubble. Hundreds of rescuers are working on the site.

Photo: Ekaterina Kuzmina/RBC AHML is reworking the program to help mortgage borrowers so that they can still use it. Families with one child will be able to count on restructuring; the maximum amount of compensation will increase to 600 thousand rubles. More money, softer conditions RBC has learned the details of the updated program to help mortgage borrowers who find themselves in difficult life situations, the draft of which was prepared by the Housing Mortgage Lending Agency.

Against the background of the collapse of the new car market, sales of used cars, on the contrary, are recovering. The population does not have enough money to buy new products at updated prices, dealers believe Photo: Alena Kondurina for RBC In September, 461.8 thousand used cars were sold in Russia, which is 8.7% less than in September 2014, Autostat reported.

The European Union will lift sanctions on Belarus and President Alexander Lukashenko for four months, Reuters reports. A decision could be made as early as next week. The EU responds to the release of Belarusian political prisoners President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko (Photo: Russian Look) The lifting of sanctions against Lukashenko and Belarus is reported by Reuters , citing diplomatic sources.

Transaero Airlines canceled 38 flights on October 10. This was reported by the airline's press service. It is noted that the remaining flights are preliminary scheduled. The company also informs that the transportation of passengers on canceled flights will be carried out on flights of Aeroflot group companies under the code SU (except for code-share flights in the range 3000-4999 operated by partner companies). Transportation of passengers by Transaero will last until December 15.

The Supreme Court increased the sentence of Krasnoyarsk crime boss Vilor Struganov, known as Pasha Tsvetomuzika, by one year. Interfax was informed about this by the press service of the court. Based on the results of the consideration of the case, Struganov was sentenced to 19 years in a maximum security colony.

Rosobrnadzor suspended state accreditation at 10 universities and branches. As stated in the press service of the department, the decision concerns a number of areas in the field of secondary vocational and higher education. After inspections, Rosobrnadzor suspended the state accreditation of the Moscow Academy of Economics and Law, the Institute of Russian Theater, the Samara State University of Transport and the university’s branch in the city of Ruzaevka.

The ship's cook was freed from the Russian tanker Mekhanik Chebotarev captured in Libya and taken to Algeria. It will be sent to Russia in the near future, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The department notes that Klyuchnikova was released the day before thanks to the “vigorous efforts” of diplomats.

US President Barack Obama said that Russia's military operation in Syria shows the weakness of Moscow's position in the Middle East. He also saw it as evidence of President Vladimir Putin's weakening leadership. US President Barack Obama (Photo: AP) The Russian military operation in Syria is evidence that the position of Russian President Vladimir Putin is weakening, US President Barack Obama said in an interview with the CBS television program 60 Minutes.