The Bank of Russia set the dollar at August 26 at the level of 69.95 rubles, lowering it compared to the previous day by 80 kopecks. Thus, at a record since 1998 , the US currency has lasted only one day. The official euro exchange rate was also reduced - immediately by 43 kopecks to 80.73 rubles. On Monday, the Central Bank raised the euro at once by 4.5 rubles, and the dollar - by 2.6 rubles.

Reuters / China-Ageing / Petar Kujundzic On August 24, the Black Monday has become for the world stock markets. The Chinese Shanghai Composite index collapsed by 8.5%, in total the market lost 19% in four days. The indexes of Asia, Europe and the USA also decreased by several percent per day, having survived the most sharp fall in a few years, European exchanges lost € 400 billion .

The Ministry of Economic Development worsened the forecast for a reduction in Russian GDP in 2015 to 3.3%. This was announced by the head of the department, Alexei Ulyukaev, reports Interfax . Earlier, officials predicted that the economic decline in the Russian Federation this year will be 2.8%. According to Ulyukaev, the assumption remains that sanctions against Russia will be valid until 2018 inclusive. “We will adjust expectations for 2015 and 2016 to some deterioration,” the minister added.

International creditors of Ukraine decided to restructure the country's debt by writing off 20% of the total size of Kiev’s debt obligations, reports Financial Times. According to the publication, the transaction has not yet been executed. According to the newspaper’s source close to negotiations, the conclusion of the agreement may take place this week. The debt is the last proposal to be on the table of negotiations between creditors and Ukrainian authorities.

The courses of the main world currencies on the Moscow Exchange on August 25 fell sharply after a record growth on the eve. During the first minutes of the euro session, 83 kopecks of up to 81.43 rubles, and the dollar - for 45 kopecks up to 70.45 rubles. By 10:10 MSC, the exchange rate of the dollar amounted to 70.55 rubles (minus 36 kopecks compared with the closure of trading on August 24), and the euro - 81.6 rubles (minus 65 kopecks).

In the city of RUA, in the north-east of France, three people were killed as a result of shooting, including one child, reports Liberal. Two gendarmes were also injured in the shootout. In addition, according to Liberation, he was wounded and shot himself. The incident occurred in a campsite, the circumstances of the incident are being clarified. The prefect and the prosecutor of the Department of Somma left for the place.

The main defendant in the case of Oboronservis, the former head of the Department of Property Relations of the Ministry of Defense, Yevgeny Vasiliev, left the colony in the Vladimir region, where she was serving a sentence. This was reported by Interfax , whose correspondent is located at the gate of a correctional institution. From the colony, as specified, the convicted man left for the black tanned Toyota with her lawyers. All of them refused to communicate with reporters.

Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with members of the APEC forum business council. On the left - Chairman of the Board of Directors of LLC Group Summer, Chairman of the Business Advisory Council of the APEC forum Ziyavudin Magomedov. ITAR-TASS / Mikhail Klimentiev Blogger Alexei Navalny claims that Dmitry Peskov’s rest on the world's largest sailing yacht was paid by the businessman, the owner of the Summer group Ziyavudin Magomedov.

The Federal Security Service is opposed to a transaction for the sale of 46% of the shares of the Russian Eurasia Drilling Co. (EDC) Schlumberger, BloomBeg told sources familiar with the situation. The Russian intelligence service is worried that as a result of the transaction, a foreign company will receive too much influence in the Russian oilfield services market, the agency’s interlocutors explained.

The United States will be given a visa to the speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko, Interfax told at the American embassy. It is clarified that Russian diplomats notified that the visa will be ready on August 26, but it can be limited to the right to participate only in events through the UN.

The Minister of Defense of France Jean-Yve Le Drian will discuss with the Malaysian authorities the sale of Mistral helicopter carriers, writes La Tribune. According to the publication, this issue will be discussed during the visit of Le Drian to Malaysia on September 30. Earlier among possible buyers of helicopters were called Egypt. Russia and France signed a contract for the supply of two Mistrals in 2011. Due to the conflict in Ukraine in 2014, France refused to fulfill the contract.

The representative of the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin announced the plans of the Security Service of Ukraine to demand the arrest of the founder of Google Sergei Brin, such a record appeared in his verified Twitter account.

The chairman of the RusHydro board Evgeny Dod will soon leave his post, a federal official, familiar to Doda and close to the company, told Vedomosti. The question of the resignation of Doda may be submitted to the meeting of the board of directors of the company on September 11. The representative of RusHydro has not yet commented on information about the possible resignation of the head of the company.

By order of Rospotrebnadzor, Russian retailers began to withdraw from stores the cleaning and detergents of foreign companies such as Henkel, Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive. This was written by Kommersant with reference to the publication available to the publication of the head of the department, Anna Popova, sent to the territorial department of the service on July 28.

Roskomnadzor unlocked Wikipedia, according to the department’s website. It is clarified that the article on the drugs of Charas was edited and no longer violates Russian legislation. This, as reported in the supervisory department, is evidenced by the expert opinion of the FSKN. It does not specify exactly what changes were made to the article. Earlier on August 25, the department announced the deletion of the old address of the article on Wikipedia from the register of prohibited sites.