Near the Center for International Trade, where the press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin takes place, the activist Gayan Amrakhov and the photographer Alexander Bokhonov was detained for the picket. It is reported by the OVD-Info. Amrakhova stood with a poster, which talked about her housing problems. It is specified that she is sick with cancer. The detainees were delivered to the Presnensky police department.

An increase in the retirement age in Russia should positively affect the amount of pensions. This was announced in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda by the head of the Ministry of Labor Maxim Topilin. “Our fundamental position is if an increase in the age of entering a well -deserved rest occurs, then current pensioners should get an effect from this. That is, their pension should grow, and not the income of the federal budget, ”the official said.

On the nineteenth of December, Republic held another meeting with subscribers from the Republic Talk cycle. About whether there is life in exile, said Mikhail Ivanov , co -founder of the publishing house "Mann, Ivanov and Ferber". Three years ago, he sold his share in this business, participated in the American lottery Green Card and won. Together with his family, Mikhail moved to America and now lives in Colorado.

The Russian Union of copyright holders (RSP), the Russian author’s society (RAO) and the All -Russian Organization of Intellectual Property (WIS) are not related to the illegal withdrawal of funds from Mostransbank. This, as reported by Vedomosti, said in all three organizations.

The Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) appealed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs with a request to verify the leadership of the Russian Union of Copyrighters (RSP), the Russian Copyright Society (RAO) and the All -Russian Intellectual Property Organization (WIS) for involvement in the illegal withdrawal of more than 1.84 billion rubles from Mostransbank. Kommersant learned about this.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to sign an agreement with Syria, which provides for the expansion of the territory of the material and technical support point of the Russian Navy in the area of ​​the port of Tartus. This was reported on the Kremlin website. The agreement with Damascus also regulates the calls of warships of the Russian Federation to the territorial and internal waters of Syria.

The German Deutsche Bank and the Swiss Credit Suisse will pay $ 12.5 billion to the American authorities for mortgage and mortgage papers, which became one of the reasons for the 2008 crisis. It is reported by Financial Times . After several months of negotiations with the American Ministry of Justice, Deutsche Bank agreed to pay the United States $ 7.2 billion, Credit Suisse - $ 5.28 billion. The Swiss bank noted that it will pay this money within five years.

Four representatives of the college of electors from Washington, who did not vote on December 19 for the candidate from the US Democratic Party Hillary Clinton, will be fined $ 1000. It is reported by Associated Press. As the representative of the State Secretary of State David Ammons told the agency, the electors will have 60 days to pay for the fine, and otherwise the Secretary of State’s office will force them to pay the amount through the court.

Schoolchildren collect scrap metal, 1969. Photo: May Povinkin / RIA Novosti In Uzbekistan, forced labor is common. A textbook example is still from Soviet history is a collection of cotton, to which everyone is sent annually, from state employees to entrepreneurs (and even children, although the authorities promise not to do this every year). This is almost free work , often accompanied by threats and bullying. But the collection of cotton is only one of the forms of coercion.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) made a warning to the head of Lukoil Vagit Alekperov for “inappropriate forecasts” of gasoline prices. This is stated in the message of the department. “In particular, Vagit Alekperov made a public statement about rising prices for automobile fuel, which could lead to an imbalance of supply and demand in the domestic oil product market,” the FAS noted.

The increase in oil prices due to the OPEC agreement on reducing production will be beneficial for all market participants. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference on December 23. The online broadcast of the event is carried out by Republic.

The youngest grandmaster in the world Sergey Karjakin, after 12 parties and a tie-break, lost the championship rank of Norwegian Magnus Carlsen. But the match itself, it seems, returned the chess to be its former tension and intensity. While Carlsen lost his temper, left the press conference and demonstrated public emotions, Karjakin behaved with restraint.

The hijackers of the Afriqiyah Airways aircraft used fake weapons. This was written on Twitter by Malta Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. “The primary forensic examination showed that the weapons that were used in the capture of Afriqiyah is a dummy,” said Muscat. Earlier on December 23, a passenger plane was captured in Libya, which later landed in Malta. On board were 118 people.

Automobile traffic on the Kremlin embankment. Photo: Evgeny Biyatov / RIA Novosti New Year's excitement causes gigantic congestion in Moscow, and this happens every year. According to TomTom, the most stressful day for drivers, the day of 2014 came on December 25, last year - on December 17. The problem, however, is that the rest of the days a year is a little better. In 2013, TomTom, ranking megalopolises in terms of the degree of overload, took first place in the global rating.

The Malta police detained the hijackers of the Afriqiyah Airways aircraft aircraft. This was reported by Malta Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. The team members remained hostage were also released. Earlier, all passengers of the aircraft and the team were released . Negotiations with them were conducted by representatives of Syria and Malta. The plane was captured earlier on December 23, 118 people were on board.