Russians have less than two months left to decide what to do with their funded pension. Who is better to entrust this money to? Photo: Artem Geodakyan/TASS About a week ago - on October 23 - information appeared on the government website about a new bill submitted to the State Duma, which until the end of 2016 extended the right of the so-called “silent people” to choose a management company or non-state pension fund for the funded part of pensions.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), at a meeting on November 18 in Colorado Springs (USA), will consider the recommendations regarding Russian athletics, which are set out in the report of the WADA Independent Commission.

American forensic experts are not ready to name the cause of death of former Russian Press Minister Mikhail Lesin. According to them, it could take up to three months to figure it out. Former Press Minister Mikhail Lesin. Archive photo (Photo: RIA Novosti) Establishing the cause of death of former Russian Press Minister Mikhail Lesin may take up to three months. Beverly Fields, chief of staff of Washington's chief medical examiner, reported this to RIA Novosti.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has scheduled local elections in Mariupol and Krasnoarmeysk for November 29. The corresponding bill was supported by 233 people's deputies, reports the 112 Ukraine TV channel. Earlier in October, the deputy chairman of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc faction, Igor Kononenko, said that the Verkhovna Rada would adopt a law that would allow elections to be held in Mariupol on November 15.

Russia is not going to repeat the US experience and invest “exorbitant” funds in the creation of a missile defense system, the Kremlin promised. Moscow's response will be cheaper and no less effective Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the situation in the Russian military-industrial complex (Photo: REUTERS 2015) Moscow's response to the deployment of American missile defense elements will be cheap and effective.

The departure of 29 flights at Moscow airports is delayed. This is evidenced by the information on the online scoreboard. According to information on the Domodedovo website , 23 flights were delayed at the airport, at Sheremetyevo two flights were delayed , and four flights were delayed at Vnukovo . The arrival of 14 flights to Sheremetyevo is also delayed.

A man took his partner and neighbor hostage in the south of Moscow. The corresponding message was received by the operational duty officer, a source in law enforcement agencies told Interfax. The agency's interlocutor clarified that a child called phone number 02 and said that his mother was being held in the apartment. According to the source, the incident occurred on Marshal Savitsky Street, and law enforcement officers have already arrived at the scene.

The Syrian army broke the blockade of the Kweires military airbase in Aleppo province in northern Syria, which was besieged by Islamic State militants for almost two years (the organization is recognized as terrorist and banned in Russia). This was reported by Reuters with reference to Syrian state television. The AFP agency also, citing the Syrian state television channel, writes that government troops, upon entering the airbase, fired into the air as a sign of victory.

The owner of the steel company Caparo Industries, Angad Paul, committed suicide two weeks after the company was placed into administration as part of bankruptcy proceedings, writes The Telegraph . Angad Paul, 45, suffered serious life-threatening injuries after jumping from the eighth floor of a building he owned in central London. Angad Paul's business, which has 20 sites in the Midlands (Central England), as well as production sites in India, has been placed into administration.

A review has begun on the merits of the case of Russians detained in Donbass, whom Kyiv considers to be military personnel sent by order.

On November 18, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will decide what to do with Russian athletes and coaches suspected of doping. RBC studied the 323-page WADA report and selected several cases of violations Photo: REUTERS 2015 The future of Russian athletics will be determined at a meeting of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on November 18 in Colorado Springs, USA.

Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev the special rank of police general of the Russian Federation. This is stated in the decree of the head of state published by the Kremlin press service . Vladimir Kolokoltsev took over as Minister of Internal Affairs in May 2012. Before that, he headed the Moscow department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for several years.

Reuters stated that it had a recording of a conversation with the chairman of the board of Gazprombank Andrei Akimov and ruled out an error in its publication Chairman of the Board of Gazprombank Andrey Akimov (Photo: Artem Korotaev/TASS) “Mr Akimov spoke to Reuters on the record. We consider our presentation of what he said to be completely correct,” a Reuters representative told RBC .

Vladimir Putin awarded the rank of army general to his former security guard, First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Viktor Zolotov. Previously, sources predicted that he would take the place of his boss, Vladimir Kolokoltsev.

A unified register of patients in need of potent painkillers will appear in Russia. This was announced by official representative of the Ministry of Health Oleg Salagay on the Rossiya 1 TV channel. He explained that the creation of this database will allow patients to receive the necessary medications without additional checks when changing their place of residence or during a trip. “The patient goes where they need care, and if they need pain medication, it should be provided.