The Russian Ministry of Defense refused the British military department of accusing Russia of a situation of Syria, according to a statement by the representative of the Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov, which he sent to Slon Magazine.

Germany’s prolife detained a suspect in the preparation of terrorist attacks in the city of Hemnits. It is reported by Reuters . “We are terribly tired, but more than happy,” said police representatives, without specifying where and when the detention occurred. We are talking about 22-year-old Jaber al-Bakra from Syria, who was wanted after on October 8, the authorities reported the prevented explosion in Hemnitsa.

Commercial loans to Russian regions and municipalities should now be issued at a rate directly tied to the key rate of the Central Bank. The corresponding order was signed by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, Interfax reports. It is assumed that the loan rate will increase on a fixed allowance that will be determined in a particular contract.

On Sunday, October 9, the second presidential debate took place at Washington University in St. Louis. They had real hatred, very personal topics, and the most acute question about “Russian aggression in Syria”, and an unexpected ending. But the main thing is that they had to either finally bury, or save Donald Trump's chances to win after publishing a scandalous film.

The price of North Sea oil Brent in the second half of the auction on October 10 exceeded $ 53 per barrel for the first time since mid -October 2015. By 16:40 Moscow time, the December futures on Brent went up by 2.4% to $ 53.2 per barrel. In turn, WTI quotes rose by almost 3% to $ 51.3 per barrel. On October 5, the cost of a barrel Brent exceeded $ 52 for the first time in four months. On October 7, the price of North Sea raw materials again dropped below the indicated mark.

The draft Russian budget for 2017-2019 will provide a reduction in financing of the Ministry of Defense by 6%. This money will be redistributed for the implementation of military-technical cooperation agreements, for the implementation of the state defense order and to finance 31 of the federal project. About this writes "Kommersant".

There are no grounds for talking about the end of the era of hydrocarbons yet, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at the World Energy Congress in Istanbul. It is reported by Interfax . “In the context of falling oil prices, more than many even spoke that the era of hydrocarbons is going for sunset, that now we need to completely reorient to alternative energy sources,” Putin said. - I think there are no real grounds for such far -reaching conclusions yet. In any case, for now.

The share of Russians who consider themselves the middle class over the past two years has declined by ten percentage points. This is stated in the next issue of the consumer confidence of Russians, the Consumer Index Ivanov, prepared by Sberbank Investment Research, the analytical unit Sberbank CIB. The review entered Slon Magazine on October 10.

The government did not support the bill of Senator Elena Mizulina on the Baby boxes, the review was published on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers. The bill implies a fine for installing such places where it would be anonymously left for newborns. The government indicated blurry formulations and the fact that punishment will become an obstacle to medical care.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu introduced the new Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, the new commander of the Airborne Forces, Interfax reports. “By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of October 4, Colonel General Serdyukov was appointed commander of the airborne troops. Andrey Nikolaevich is a competent leader and skilled organizer. He received the experience of service in the Far Eastern, South and Western regions.

Russia and Turkey signed an intergovernmental agreement on the construction of the Turkish Stream, RIA Novosti reports . The head of Gazprom, Alexei Miller, said that the agreement provides for the construction of two threads of the gas pipeline along the bottom of the Black Sea. The power of each thread will exceed 15 billion cubic meters of gas.

The investigation terminated the investigation in the case of abuse of the powers by Ahmed Bilalov, a source close to the Main Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Moscow told the Rain television channel. The decision to close the criminal case against Magomed Bilalov was made in December 2015, says the interlocutor of the television channel.

About 100 American medical associations received money from Coca-Cola and Pepsico for help in lobbying for the interests of sweet carbonated drink manufacturers. This conclusion was reached by scientists of Boston University Daniel Aaron and Michael Siegel, their study was published in the journal American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Russia and Belarus regulated an oil and gas dispute. This was announced on October 10 by the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, RIA Novosti reports . “Yesterday I got acquainted with the report of the government on oil and gas issues with the Russian Federation. As I understand it, the next battles are completed and we managed to get to sign the relevant document, problematic issues, at least yesterday, were agreed and removed, ”BelTA quotes Lukashenko.

After the counting of 100% of the votes in the parliamentary elections in Georgia, the CEC announced that three parties were passed into the legislative body: the ruling “Georgian Dream”, the opposition “Unified National Movement” and the “Alliance of Patriots”. This was reported on the CEC website. The Georgian Dream gained 48.65% of the vote, the “Unified National Movement” - 27.12, the “Alliance of Patriots of Georgia” - 5%. Six electoral blocks and 19 parties took part in the elections.