In 2016, more than a thousand people died from influenza and acute respiratory infections in Russia, which is twice as much as the number of people who died from the complications of influenza in 2015. This is evidenced by the data of Rosstat. At the same time, the number of deaths in the country in a year decreased by 3.7%. Less deaths in 2016 were recorded from tuberculosis, coronary disease, pneumonia. In an accident and accidents in 2016, three thousand fewer people died than in 2015.

The US Department of Finance softened sanctions against the Russian Federal Security Service. This was reported on the website of the department. According to the new order, “all transactions and actions” with the participation of the FSB are resolved. The document allows you to receive licenses and permits of the FSB for the export of information technology. At the same time, “export or re -export” of goods and services to the Crimea is prohibited.

The German authorities opened an investigation against the head of the Frankfurt exchange Deutsche Boerse Koengeter on suspicion of an inside. It is reported by Deutsche Welle. The interest of investigators attracted the purchase by the Deutsche Boerse action by about € 4.5 million in December 2015 - two months before the market learned about the negotiations of the Frankfurt platform with the London Stock Exchange (London Stock Exchange, LSE).

Since February 6, Russia is introducing a ban on the supply of beef and beef offal from New Zealand. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the head of Rosselkhoznadzor Sergey Dankvert. As he explained, the ban is introduced due to the fact that a drug for increasing the muscle mass of ractopamine was found in beef products. Products that were sent from New Zealand before the prohibition will be subjected to laboratory control.

From diamonds, gold and silver to potassium salts, molybdenum and oil The extraction of a two millionth ton of iron ore in Kachkanar. Photo: Pavel Lisitsyn / RIA Novosti Last week, a license was played for the development of the largest in Russia deposit of gold Log with reserves of 2000 tons. At the current price of $ 1200 gold for a triple ounce, its reserves cost about $ 77 billion. The authorities tried to sell a dry log from the very beginning of privatization in Russia.

The state of the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, increased by $ 3 billion and reached $ 59 billion amid the publication of the company's financial statements. It is reported by Bloomberg. At the end of 2016, Facebook net profit increased by 177%, to $ 10.2 billion, the company report said . The proceeds of the social network amounted to $ 27.6 billion, which is 54% more compared to the previous year.

Anastasia Zadorina demonstrates a T -shirt with patriotic symbols. Photo: Ekaterina Chesnokova / RIA Novosti The Russian Olympians changed the equipment supplier. The place of Bosco group Mikhail Kusnirovich was taken by the little -known company ZA Sport, owned by the young fashion designer Anastasia Zadorina. Father Zadorina is a senior FSB officer Mikhail Shekin, and the Forbes was called by the largest owners of Moscow real estate Alexei Khotin.

Russia's decision to establish a border zone on the border with Belarus was adopted without prior notice to Minsk. This was stated by the representative of the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Maria Vanshina, according to the website of the department. According to her, this is not the first similar case.

Owners of passports of self -proclaimed DPR and LPR can with their help use a number of services in the Russian Federation. The corresponding investigation conducted RBC. As the agency found out, according to the passports of the DPR and the LPR in Russia, you can buy tickets for internal flights, as well as long -distance trains and book a hotel.

The European Court of Human Rights satisfied the complaint of the Russian opposition policy Alexei Navalny against the actions of the authorities of the Russian Federation. This was reported on the court website. The ECHR found that Navalny was subjected to illegal persecution, and awarded him compensation in the amount of € 63 thousand.

Fired by a residential building in Avdeevka, Donetsk region, February 1, 2017. Photo: Gleb Garanich / Reuters The shelling of Avdeevka and Donetsk - it seems that this is the news from the winter before last, out of a misunderstanding, which fell into the 2017 information stream.

The European Parliament approved the introduction of a visa -free regime with Georgia. This was reported on his website. Citizens of Georgia will be able to freely visit the countries of the Schengen zones for up to 90 days for a 180-day period. They can visit the European Union countries as tourists or on business issues, but to work in the European Union, they will have to apply for visas.

On January 27, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia opened a case against companies participating in the procurement of computers and software for the Pension Fund, the Federal Tax Service and the Federal Customs Service. This was told by the head of the FAS Cartelian Department Andrei Tenishev, Interfax reports.

The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov was nominated to the Board of Directors of Gazprom. This was written on February 2 by the newspaper Vedomosti with reference to two unnamed federal officials. In addition, the publication managed to get acquainted with the order of the government on the nomination of candidates for the governing body of the gas concern.

Many things in the economy seem to be granted, but it is sometimes useful to take a step back and think about whether everything is really so obvious. Here are the five questions that we at the Slon Magazine editors asked ourselves when choosing topics for articles. 1. Why in 2004 oil cost $ 30–40 per barrel, as now, and the dollar was only 28 rubles? The cost of the dollar, like any product, depends on demand and supply.