The Expert Council under the Russian Government has prepared proposals for the Prime Minister on the creation of a state corporation for innovative development. In addition, experts will suggest Medvedev to appoint an “innovative” Deputy Prime Minister Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev holds a meeting with members of the expert council under the government of the Russian Federation, dedicated to issues of socio-economic development.

Rosselkhoznadzor may limit the supply of soybeans from the United States. This decision was made after identifying contaminated products. This was reported by the press service of the Russian department.

The official organ of the Chinese Communist Party stated that "Soros will not be able to succeed in the war against the yuan and the Hong Kong dollar." Previously, the billionaire investor said that a “hard landing” of the Chinese economy is inevitable. Billionaire George Soros (Photo: AP) Chinese authorities have suspected billionaire George Soros of actions aimed at devaluing the national currency.

The European Commission has prepared bills that will form the basis of the emerging EU energy union. According to these documents, the EC will be able to receive information about Gazprom’s contracts in Europe, including prices The European Commission has prepared two bills that should become basic documents for the emerging energy union of the European Union.

Negotiations on Donbass will resume on Wednesday amid new signals from the West to the Kremlin about its readiness to lift sanctions while implementing the Minsk agreements.

In the Syrian city of Homs, a double terrorist attack killed 22 people and injured more than 100. This was reported by Reuters with reference to the country's state television. The double terrorist attack occurred last morning. Homs provincial governor Talal al-Barazi said the first explosion occurred in a car bomb in the city center. The suicide bomber then blew himself up in a residential area of ​​Az-Zahra, the state agency SANA reported .

Smolny committees that poorly implement the budget will have their allocations cut Governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko (Photo: gov.spb.ru) In 2015, the budget of St. Petersburg was executed by 95.4%. This is the best figure in the last six years, Alexey Korabelnikov, head of the Smolny Finance Committee, said during a meeting of the city government.

In Bolivia, a bus carrying musicians from the band Elegancia del Peru fell off a cliff. Ten people were killed and three more were injured, Associated Press reports . “The bus in which the musicians returned was rented. Ten were killed and three were injured,” the wife of the group leader told the agency. According to her, her husband and son were on the bus. “My husband died. My son said that he helped him get out through the window. He saved his son, but died himself,” she said.

The largest wine producer in the Russian Federation in 2015 was the Ariant holding, which increased production volumes by more than 40%. Ariant, Russia's largest vineyard owner, benefited from the fall of the ruble and lower imports Vineyards of the Ariant holding (Photo: Provided by the press service) Wine at 10 billion The leader of the Russian wine market changed in 2015, according to Rosstat data analyzed by RBC.

During evening trading on the ICE exchange, the price of Brent oil futures for delivery in April 2016 rose above $32 per barrel. At its maximum, the price rose to $32.03, which is 2.3% higher than the closing level of previous trading. At the same time, the price of March Brent futures, trading in which ends this week, exceeded $31 per barrel after a morning fall.

The government's anti-crisis plan provides for at least 737 billion rubles.

Aeroflot canceled 38 flights on January 26 and 27 due to bad weather. This is reported on the airline's website. All canceled flights are served by the capital's Sheremetyevo Airport. On January 26, passengers will not be able to fly on domestic routes: Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk and back. On January 27, both domestic and international flights were canceled: Almaty, Rostov, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Rome, Dresden, Minsk, Riga and others. Flights have been canceled in both directions.

The timing of the Turkish Air Force’s attack on the Russian Su-24 could not have been chosen by chance, said Sergei Chvarkov, deputy chief of the Military Academy of the General Staff. The bomber was shot down on the anniversary of the Russian commander Suvorov Reproduction of the portrait of Generalissimo Alexandra Suvorova (1730–1800). Artist I.

American oil company Exxon Mobil has reduced its forecast for energy consumption in China by 10%. Demand for fuel in this country is one of the most important factors determining oil prices Exxon forecasts China's energy demand will grow 2.2% annually through 2025, 10% less than the company previously expected. As The Wall Street Journal notes , the total reduction is equivalent to the annual oil consumption in Brazil. Exxon believes energy demand in China will peak by 2030.

The Russian elites are corrupt and trying to usurp power, according to half of the Russians surveyed by the Levada Center. But these suspicions do not affect the level of trust in Putin Photo: Anton NovoderezhkinTASS Khodorkovsky is right At the end of December 2015, the Levada Center asked Russians about their attitude to the statement of the former head of YUKOS, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, about the “quiet anti-constitutional coup” taking place in the country.