The Federal Service for Supervision of Education and Science (Rosobrnadzor) suspended the license of the European University (EU) in St. Petersburg. This was reported by the newspaper "Vedomosti" with reference to the register of licenses. As the publication clarifies, the license was suspended by order of the department of December 7, 2016. The grounds for such a decision are not specified. The newspaper could not get a commentary on the university itself.

The amount of the sales transaction of 19.5% of Rosneft shares may turn out to be almost 20 billion rubles less than the one that is indicated at the disposal of the government, if you do not take into account the surcharge of € 300 million from the Glencore raw material trader. This is announced on December 9 by RBC.

The UN General Assembly urged to stop hostilities in Syria, reports Reuters . The resolution was adopted on November 9 by a majority vote. 122 countries advocated the adoption of the document, against 13, including Russia, Belarus, Iran, DPRK and Syria. Speaking at the meeting, the constant representative of Russia at the UN Vitaly Churkin pointed out the “serious shortcomings” of the document.

Photo: Getty images The Russian Ministry of Health considers the opportunity to exclude homeopathic drugs from the list of drugs. Scientists - members of the Russian Academy of Sciences to combat the pseudoscience - on February 6, 2017, the memorandum of the commission, who claims that homeopathy did not correspond to the interests of the patients, were recommended to do this.

There is no state doping support program in Russia, the Ministry of Sports said in a statement. The department noted that they would study the information from the Vad report, and added that they would continue to “fight doping from the position of zero tolerance”. Prior to this, Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov informed Interfax that the Kremlin was still studying the report.

Yuri Timchenko, head of the Main Directorate for the Main Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the North-Western Federal District, was detained for extorting a bribe. This was reported on the website of the Investigative Committee. According to the investigation, the policeman extorted a bribe for the termination of the criminal case on non -payment of taxes for a billion rubles by business lines and unlocking its accounts.

The Office of the FSB in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region detained the head of the North-Western unit of the Main Directorate of Own Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. About this with reference to sources report "Interfax" and "Fontanka" . According to publications, Colonel Yuri Timchenko was detained on the night of December 9 when receiving part of a bribe of 100 million rubles. Together with the colonel, one of his subordinates was detained.

Gennady Burbulis, 1992. Photo: Dmitry Donskoy / RIA Novosti The joint project of the Yegor Gaidar Foundation and Republic - “How the USSR collapsed. From the first persons ”is a unique story that the chief participants and eyewitnesses of the process, presidents and chairmen of the parliaments of the Union republics tell the publicist Arkady Dubnov in turn.

American troops will arrive in Germany in January before the inauguration of the elected President of the United States Donald Trump. It is reported by The Wall Street Journal with reference to the US military. American battalions from Germany will go to Poland, from where, after the system tests, some of the military will return to Germany, while others will be located in the Baltic countries and Romania.

The Parliament of South Korea voted for carrying out the impeachment procedure for President Pak Kyn Hye, reports AP. 234 out of 300 deputies voted for impeachment, Interfax clarifies. As the agency adds, the consideration of the case of impeachment will take at least 180 days from the Supreme Court. At this time, Prime Minister Hwan Goy Go An. As Reuters adds, the impeachment decision will also have to make the Constitutional Court of South Korea.

The central office of the Russian Post is taking place of documents. This was reported by Prime with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies. The interlocutor of the publication did not specify what the investigation is connected with the seizure of documents and what exactly the representatives of law enforcement agencies took.

The current US President Barack Obama lifted the restrictions on the supply of weapons and military equipment to the allies to combat terrorism in Syria. This was reported by the press service of the White House. The removal of restrictions on the provision of military assistance is related to the operation to free Rakka from ISIS militants, the representative of the US administration explained to the RIA Novosti agency.

The current US President Barack Obama ordered that the American intelligence agencies conduct a full analysis of hacker attacks and foreign interference in the 2016 election. It is reported by Reuters . The report should be presented to Obama before he leaves the post of US President. This will happen on January 20. At the end of November, a group of democrats senators demanded that Obama provide more information about the alleged Russian intervention in the election of the US President.

Photo: Eduard Korniyenko / Reuters “Lesha, come on, we close this whole bench. Wrapped up, ” writes the head of the Moscow Anti -Doping Laboratory, Grigory Rodchenkov, an employee of the center for sports training of Russian national teams Alexei Great, sending him the next positive test of the athlete who needs to be hidden (“ ONE ONE ONE OFFER: Nandrolon, Boldenon, Oralturinabol, ”Rodchenkov’s employee in the invested letter). The letter was sent on December 27, 2013.

The 21st Century Fox Rupert Murdok will buy a British Sky television channel for £ 10.75 per share. It is reported by Sky News. As noted in the statement, “there is no certainty” that the proposal of the American company will be accepted. Some material aspects of the transaction are still being discussed. Nevertheless, preliminary agreements were reached, adds Sky News. Bloomberg notes that 21st Century Fox is already owning 39% of the British broadcaster.