Senator Vadim Tyulpanov proposed fully paying sick leave for Russians if they missed work due to “socially dangerous diseases.” Earlier it became known about the beginning of a flu epidemic in Russia Photo: "RIA Novosti" Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Rules and Organization of Parliamentary Activities Vadim Tyulpanov proposed revising the procedure for calculating payments when receiving sick leave (for temporary disability) in cases of socially dangerous infectious diseases.

The Ministry of Economy did not include in the anti-crisis plan that the government will present to President Vladimir Putin a proposal to limit the level of pay for top managers of state-owned companies based on market levels Photo: "RIA Novosti" The proposal to limit the salaries of top management of state-owned companies was not included in the anti-crisis plan prepared by the government for 737 billion rubles.

The founder of EGO-Holding Holding, Alexander Kashin, sold the Alexandrovsky bank to the co-owners of the Adamant holding, Igor Leitis, and the ex-chairman of the board of directors of BFA bank, Evgeniy Lotvinov. They, in turn, plan to merge the bank with JSC SMB-Bank, which was acquired by Evgeny Lotvinov in 2015. A representative of SMB-Bank reported this to RBC St. Petersburg. The amount of the transaction for the sale of Alexandrovsky is not disclosed.

The price of gasoline in Russia in 2016 will not rise by more than 10%. This was stated by the head of LUKOIL Vagit Alekperov on the Rossiya 24 TV channel. “We believe that inflation parameters may affect the cost of gasoline, but we do not think that this year gasoline prices will rise by more than 10%,” he said (quoted by RIA Novosti ). “The impact of oil prices is absolutely insignificant on gasoline prices.

A fire occurred on the territory of the Bryansk Broiler enterprise (part of the Miratorg agro-industrial holding) in the Vygochinsky district of the Bryansk region. The fire spread in two production workshops, reports the main directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Bryansk region. According to the latest data, no one was injured in the fire. Information about the fire was received at 16:21 Moscow time. By 17:30 the fire was localized.

The official euro exchange rate, set by the Central Bank on January 28, decreased by 3 rubles. — up to 86.85 rub. This is evidenced by information on the Central Bank website. The official dollar exchange rate fell by 2.8 rubles to 78.9 rubles. The exchange rate of the European currency as of 13:25 Moscow time was 85.87 rubles, the American currency - 79 rubles. Brent oil prices again dropped below $31, the cost of March futures as of 13:16 Moscow time was $30.93 per barrel.

The terrorist organization Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has distributed a video clip of Swiss nun Beatrice Stokley, who was kidnapped almost three weeks ago in northern Mali, Reuters reports . The footage was filmed on January 19. In the video, which is difficult to independently verify, the militants announce the terms of Stockley's release.

Photo: RIA Novosti Deputies of the Legislative Assembly of Sevastopol, who were going to decide on Tuesday whether to confirm or not the decision of Speaker Alexei Chaly to resign, moved this issue to the next meeting. In the "miscellaneous" section The issue of Chaly’s resignation from the post of speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Sevastopol was considered by deputies last at the meeting - in the “miscellaneous” section.

The American non-governmental organization Freedom House has published an annual report on the state of freedom in the world. Just like last year, Russia is recognized as a “not free country” Photo: Reuters/Pixstream Freedom House, in its annual report, estimates the level of freedom in Russia at 22 points (on a scale where 0 is complete lack of freedom and 100 is absolute freedom in the country). Last year Russia scored 23 points.

In the center of Donetsk, unknown persons blew up the pedestal of the Lenin monument. This was reported by the Donetsk News Agency with reference to the deputy commander of the corps of the Ministry of Defense of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Eduard Basurin. According to him, two men were seen “who put something near the monument and ran away.” This was followed by a fire and explosion.

State Duma deputy from the United Russia party, head of the Duma Security Committee Irina Yarovaya announced the preparation of new initiatives in the fight against corruption. A day earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin asked to strengthen the fight against corruption.

In the Kupchino district in St. Petersburg, a man started shooting with a traumatic pistol while trying to steal sausage. This was reported on the website of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. According to the department, the day before at about 15:10 Moscow time, in the sales area of ​​the Pyaterochka store on Dimitrova Street, an unknown person took a stick of sausage and tried to leave without paying for it.

Pentagon spokesman Robert Work called the best way to abandon Russian rocket engines a public-private partnership program. At the same time, Wark called the complete abandonment of the RD-180 by 2022 unrealistic. Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Defense Robert Work said that the best way to end US dependence on supplies of Russian RD-180 rocket engines is to develop a public-private partnership, reports Reuters .

In St. Petersburg, a teenager died while trying to get out of a stuck elevator. This was reported by the Fontanka publication with reference to the ICR department. According to the Investigative Committee, a 15-year-old teenager fell into the shaft while trying to independently get out of an elevator that was stuck between the 6th and 7th floors. The tragedy occurred in the Primorsky district of the city on Turistskaya Street. An investigation team is currently working on the spot.

NATO is considering the possibility of creating a new communications directorate with greater powers to counter Russian “information weapons”, and is also planning to declassify more sensitive materials The North Atlantic Alliance intends to use military tactics in the work of the new communications unit to combat Moscow's use of “information weapons,” reports Reuters , which has reviewed the 23-page document for official use.