An EgyptAir plane flying from Paris to Cairo crashed off the Greek island of Karpathos. Earlier it was reported that in the area of ​​​​this island, the liner, which was carrying 66 people, disappeared from radar EgyptAir Airbus A320 (Photo: Reuters/Pixstream) The missing EgyptAir plane crashed near the Greek island of Karpathos. reports this Agence France-Presse , citing a source at the Greek airport. Similar data was distributed by the SkyNews Arabia channel .

The police opened a criminal case for libel against Alexei Navalny based on a statement from former investigator Pavel Karpov. The fact that a person on the “Magnitsky list” filed an application became known two days ago Former Interior Ministry investigator Pavel Karpov told RBC that on Thursday he was notified of the initiation of a criminal case against oppositionist Alexei Navalny.

NOVATEK-Yurkharovneftegaz received the right to use the Nyakhartinsky subsoil plot of federal significance in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and partly in the Tazovskaya Bay of the Kara Sea for geological study of the subsoil, exploration and production of hydrocarbons. The corresponding order was signed by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, according to the Cabinet website. As part of the auction, Gazprom Neft, Gazpromneft-Angara and Rosneft also bid for the field.

According to the IMF mission in Russia, its GDP this year will decrease by 1.5%, and next year it will grow by 1%. In April, the fund expected the Russian economy to contract by 1.8% for this year and grow by 0.8% in 2017. Photo: Lori The Russian economy will contract by 1.5% in 2016 and grow by 1% next year, according to the report of the IMF mission to Russia. The recession will continue due to low oil prices, weak household income growth and fiscal consolidation, fund experts noted.

Russians will not be able to import some medications for personal use from abroad unless they present prescriptions from a doctor at customs: a bill on this will probably be adopted before the end of May. Who will be affected by these restrictions?

Navalny's ally Yevgeny Dozhirov was attacked in Vologda. An unknown person shot him three times with a traumatic pistol. Domozhirov himself suggested that the attack may be related to the State Duma elections Head of the Vologda branch of the Progress Party Evgeny Domozhirov (Photo: partyprogress.org) The head of the Vologda branch of Alexei Navalny's Progress Party, Evgeny Domozhirov, said that he was attacked.

Forbes magazine for the first time published a ranking of the richest heirs of Russian billionaires. When compiling the publication, it took into account how much of the father’s fortune falls on one child. To do this, the billionaire's fortune was divided by the number of his children. In first place was Vagit Alekperov’s only son, Yusuf, with a fortune of $8.9 billion. What the richest heir and other adult children from the Forbes ranking are doing is in RBC’s selection.

Photo: Evgeny Vasiliev/Interpress The general director of the StroyElectroMontazh-5 company, Vasily Slivkin, who is a defendant in a criminal case of fraud during the construction of a stadium on Krestovsky Island, was brought to St. Petersburg under escort. As Fontanka reports , citing a source in law enforcement agencies, today the court will consider the investigation’s request to arrest the suspect. The day before it became known that the police were conducting searches in Moscow and St.

The Verkhovna Rada demanded that the renaming of Dnepropetrovsk be cancelled. The corresponding resolution was submitted to the Rada by deputies from the “Opposition Bloc” Alexander Vilkul and Dmitry Kolesnikov. The draft document is posted on the official website of the parliament. Earlier on May 19, the Verkhovna Rada renamed the regional center of Dnepropetrovsk to Dnepr as part of the decommunization law. 247 parliamentarians voted for the renaming.

On the ground floor of the main building of Moscow State University there is white smoke. Firefighters search for the source of the fire The main building of Moscow State University (Photo: AgN "Moscow") Firefighters went to the main building of Moscow State University on Thursday. M.V. Lomonosov on Vorobyovy Gory, where information about smoke came from. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source in the Moscow emergency services.

The EgyptAir plane's sudden maneuver before disappearing from radar could be explained by an incident in the cockpit. This opinion was expressed by a British aviation expert As the BBC reports , citing the former head of Virgin Atlantic, Paul Charles, the 360-degree turn of the missing A320 may indicate that some kind of incident occurred in the cockpit. “The airliner was not necessarily hit by a missile or an explosive device went off on board.

Users of the social network VKontakte report a malfunction of the site. When they tried to enter their username and password to log into their account, the social network repeatedly redirected them to the authorization page. At the same time, the mobile version of the site and the application work without failures. As RSN reports with reference to the press service of the social network, access difficulties have arisen for those who use the updated version of the site.

The searches at the 36.6 pharmacy chain may be related to the criminal case against the Pharmopt company. A source in the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported this to RBC. The Pharmopt company was previously referred to by the media pharmacy chain .

Business Ombudsman Boris Titov and his associates agreed on a revised concept for the “Economics of Growth” program; Titov will take its ideas to the Kremlin on May 25.

Photo: sbarro.ru The Sbarro pizzeria chain (part of the Planet of Hospitality holding) is reducing its presence in the St. Petersburg market. According to Fontanka , almost half of these establishments have closed in the city in recent months. Food courts In May, in particular, the flagship Sbarro restaurant at 42 Nevsky Prospekt, as well as in the Leto and Piterland shopping malls, ceased operations.