Photo: Gleb Shchelkunov/Kommersant Despite all the talk about the future development of the Arctic, the region lives in conditions of an acute shortage of railways, roads, aircraft and water transport. First things first - airplanes Small aviation has always been and will be a key element of transport infrastructure in the Far North.

Members of an ethnic criminal group suspected of extorting $1.2 million under the threat of violence against the victim and his family members were detained in Moscow. This is stated in a message published by the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow.

Businessman Mikhail Gutseriev and Swiss trader Glencore finally agreed to convert RussNeft's debts into shares of this company. As a result, the Swiss will receive 46% in the oil company, and Gutseriev’s share will drop to 54% Photo: "RIA Novosti" The structures of Mikhail Gutseriev and the Swiss trader Glencore wrote off $3 billion of RussNeft’s debt ($1.5 billion each), converting them into shares. As a result, the oil company's debt was reduced from $5.3 billion to $2.3 billion.

Brazilian police detained a fan for trying to bring explosives into a stadium in Rio de Janeiro. this with reference to a police statement. reported ESPN The incident occurred on the evening of November 19. According to preliminary data, the man had nine improvised explosive devices in his backpack.

The bombs dropped by Russian aircraft on terrorist positions in Syria read “For ours” and “For Paris.” The corresponding video was published on the Russian Ministry of Defense page on YouTube. Russia dropped bombs on the militants with the inscriptions “For Paris” and “For ours” (Video: Russian Ministry of Defense) “Pilots and technicians from the Khmeimim airbase sent their message to the terrorists by airmail,” reads the text accompanying the video.

The head of the Federal Security Service of Russia, Evgeny Murov, was awarded the Stolypin medal of the first degree. The corresponding government order was published on the official Internet portal of legal information. “For merits in solving strategic problems of the country’s socio-economic development and many years of conscientious work, award the Stolypin medal to P.A.

The issue of launching the train is being discussed at the level of the governments of Russia and Finland Photo: rzd.ru The route of the Allegro high-speed train running from St. Petersburg to Helsinki can be extended to Turku. reports this Interfax with reference to the corporate publication of Russian Railways OJSC (RZD). “The authorities of St. Petersburg’s Finnish sister city, Turku, came up with a proposal to extend the route of the Allegro train to their city.

Former deputy general director of Aeroflot Dmitry Saprykin, who served as general director of Transaero since September 7, headed the Rossiya airline. On its basis it is planned to create the second largest airline by number of passengers. Rossiya Airlines plane (Photo: Kommersant) The board of directors of Aeroflot's subsidiary, Rossiya Airlines, decided on Friday to appoint Dmitry Saprykin as general director of the air carrier. This is stated in a message from Aeroflot.

Investigative actions are being carried out in the Main Investigation Department of the Moscow Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. What causes them is still unknown. Previously, the media reported about searches at the investigative department, linking them with a bribery case.

Swedish automaker Volvo has entered into an agreement with Microsoft Corporation to jointly develop an unmanned vehicle, reports CNBC . As part of the deal, the American company will also provide Volvo customers with the opportunity to purchase a car interactively using HoloLens augmented reality glasses. According to Volvo's senior vice president of marketing, sales and services, Björn Annvall, the two companies will be involved in a series of different collaborations.

Most analysts do not expect strong fluctuations in the Russian stock market today. In the afternoon, investors will most likely take profits received this week. Timur Nigmatullin, analyst of Finam investment holding: “In my opinion, the growth of the MICEX index may be interrupted on Friday. The main negative factor is persistently low oil prices.

The Russian Embassy in Mali admitted that there may be Russians in a hotel seized by militants in Bamako. A representative of the Russian diplomatic mission told Interfax about this. “There is such a possibility, our citizens are staying at this hotel,” an embassy representative told Interfax, answering a question about the possible presence of Russian citizens among the hostages in the seized hotel.

Russian law enforcement agencies have involved Interpol in establishing the whereabouts of the founder of Mezhprombank, ex-senator Sergei Pugachev. Interfax was informed about this by sources familiar with the situation. “Since the French authorities have not yet officially confirmed the information about Pugachev’s stay in this country, the Russian side turned to Interpol with a request to establish his whereabouts,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

EU countries have agreed on plans to strengthen controls at external borders. This was stated by French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve following an emergency meeting of the EU Council at the level of the Ministers of Internal Affairs and Justice, Reuters reports . According to him, Paris has achieved support on three security-related issues: the introduction of a system for exchanging data on air passengers, a ban on the arms trade, and control of external borders.

In mid-November (from November 12 to November 18), the total outflow of funds into funds investing in Russian assets amounted to $91.9 million versus an outflow of $40.7 million a week earlier, Interfax reports , citing data from analysts at Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR). .