A Greek ship of Panomaris with nine passengers on board, including three Russian citizens, was captured off the coast of Libya. The Zvezda television channel was told by the Commissioner for Human Rights in Sevastopol Pavel Butsai. In addition to Russians, there are five citizens of Ukraine and one Greek subject on board. The circumstances of the incident are clarified. Earlier, a ship with a Russian sailor was seized off the coast of Nigeria.

The Ministry of Finance of Russia has prepared the tax reform of the oil industry, in the framework of which it is planned to transfer the company from a fixed tax on mineral mining (NPPs) to the added income tax (NDD). The newspaper "Vedomosti" writes about this in the issue of July 7 with reference to two unnamed federal officials familiar with the materials of the Ministry of Finance.

The Commissioner for Human Rights in Sevastopol Pavel Butsai said that he did not talk about the seizure of the ship with Russian citizens on board, TASS reports . “I didn't say that. We are talking about the situation with the Temeteron tanker, which was not captured, but was detained on the night of June 28-29 by the coastal guard of Libya in 17-18 naval miles from the coast. The crew was charged with transporting smuggling, ”Butsai said.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia promised to check how justified the growth of tariffs for mobile operators will be after adopting a package of anti -terrorism laws prepared by State Duma deputy Irina Yarova and Senator Viktor Ozerov. About this RIA Novosti was told by the head of the Department of Communications and Information Technologies FAS Elena Zaeva.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) called the state directives to provide preferences in Russian goods during Transneft's procurement with illegal discrimination of foreign suppliers. This was reported by Kommersant with reference to a letter from the head of Transneft, Nikolai Tokarev, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov.

Cellist Sergei Roldugin during the concert of the Symphony Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater Andrey Epikhin / ITAR-TASS Only four years after the wedding, Petersburg journalists managed to find out the name of the wife of Alexei Poltavchenko, the son of the Governor of the city. The woman's name is Daria Neschadimova, and it is not clear what the sensation is and why this name should be classified. But the authorities of St.

The editors of the journal RBC will completely separate from the joint editorial office of the holding. The chief editor of the magazine Valery Igumenov wrote about this on his Facebook. “RBC magazine made his choice, after hesitation and consciously.

The net profit of Sberbank for the first six months of 2016 amounted to 229.4 billion rubles, follows from the published results of the Bank according to Russian Buchi -Buching standards (RAS). This is 2.8 times more than profit in the first half of 2015, specified in a press release from Sberbank. In June, Sberbank received 45.1 billion rubles of net profit. The net interest income of the bank in the first half of the year reached 542.9 billion rubles - 62.6% more than a year earlier.

The Russian authorities decided to file a lawsuit against the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) due to the suspension of his work in the Russian Federation in 2014. This was reported to Interfax by a source in the financial and economic bloc of the government.

The highest certification commission (VAK) refused to deprive the degree of Minister of Communications Nikolai Nikiforov. This was announced by oppositionist Leonid Volkov, who was present at a meeting of the VAK Council. https://twitter.com/leonidvolkov/status/750982304202362880 At the end of June, Nikiforov refused to deprive the dissertation council of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Civil Service (RANEPA).

Jurgen Ziewe / Getty images Despite the fact that the referendum and other manifestations of the majority opinions may look from the side as the right way to make public decisions (after all, this is the voice of the people), the experiments of scientists show that they should not blindly believe in the wisdom of the crowd. How to understand exactly who of the vast majority has the necessary knowledge for making important decisions in politics and other areas?

The security forces killed seven alleged militants in Dagestan. This was reported to "Interfax" in the National Anti -Terrorism Committee. “As a result of the complex of operational-combat measures carried out by special forces of the FSB of Russia, seven active members of the so-called The Makhachkala gang, who has repeatedly committed the murders of law enforcement officers and civilians, other terrorist crimes, ”the agency’s interlocutor said.

The court arrested the deputy director of the Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy) Alexander Buryakov on suspicion of fraud on an especially large scale. It is reported by Kommersant. According to the publication, employees of the Main Directorate of Economic Security and Countering Corruption of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained Buryakov on July 4 and also conducted searches at his house in his office.

The State OJSC Rosspirtprom will stop the production of vodka and liquor products in 2016, follows from the company's report for 2015. The company focuses on alcohol production, as well as storage and disposal of illegal alcohol -containing products and equipment used for its production. The Rosspirtprom explained that the alcohol market for the company is more attractive than the liquidation.

Russia reduced oil supplies to Belarus due to Minsk’s attempt to strengthen relations with Western countries and critics of the Russian authorities. This was reported to Reuters by a senior source in the Russian energy sector. According to him, the Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko "is punished for a U -turn to the West and critical statements to Russia." Since the beginning of July, Transneft has reduced oil supplies by 40% compared to the II quarter.