The population of Russia has become more secured if we evaluate its living standards for grows. This is stated in the analytical review “Comments on the State and Business” for the period of August 15 - September 11, prepared by the Center for Development of the Higher School of Economics (HSE) and received by Republic.

The amount of funds in the Norwegian sovereign fund reached a record mark of $ 1 trillion, reports Reuters . The sovereign fund of Norway is the largest in the world. For the first time, the reserves of the fund were used to cover the budget deficit in 2016. In that year, the Norway budget for the first time in 20 years became scarce.

The procedure for the nomination of Vladimir Putin to the presidential election in 2018 will be held in two stages. This was written by the newspaper "Kommersant" with reference to sources in the Kremlin. According to the publication, in November 2017, Putin will announce his fundamental consent to go to a new term.

Rosneft during an expedition to the Arctic towed an iceberg weighing over 1 million tons. It is reported by RBC. According to Rosneft Vice President Andrei Shishkin, this is the most difficult iceberg of those whose trajectory managed to influence the history of Russia. The weight of the iceberg, which caused the disaster with the Titanic, was 75 thousand tons, he added.

Electric machines in the parking lot of factories, syntai, China. Photo: Reuters China, which accounts for a third of the world car market, is developing plans to reduce sales of cars operating on natural fuel. This was announced on Saturday by the Deputy Minister of Industry and Information Technologies of China Sin Gobin. A lane will be on a par with Norway, France and Great Britain, who want to transplant the currently living generation to electric cars.

The combined network of cinemas “Cinema Park” and “Formula Cinema” refused to show the film “Matilda” directed by Alexei Teacher. About this with reference to the press service of the network is reported by RNS.

The real amount of pensions in Russia in the next three years will decrease, expected to the Ministry of Economic Development. This is about this in the issue of September 12 is written by the newspaper Vedomosti, which managed to get acquainted with the macrognosis of the Ministry entered into the government. The accuracy of the data was confirmed by two federal officials.

The third -generation Apple Watch received a mobile communications module, that is, it will be possible to call them. At the same time, it will not be necessary to bring them to the face as promised - the microphone will work at a distance of half a meter. The size of the gadget will not increase, and the power will increase. He will also support Apple Music. Price: $ 329–399. Apple TV will be in high resolution 4K. Bought earlier in the HD films service will upgrade up to 4K for free.

This story is so reminiscent of the plots of Hollywood films that it seems fiction. Police bosses turn transactions with friends-businessmen, and ordinary agents dedicated to the essence of their fraud are forced to strictly keep a general secret, which creates an atmosphere of circular bail. But all this is true. Only we are not talking about an ordinary police, but about the American Bureau for Alcohol, Tobacco and Weapons (ATF). ATF was previously involved in scandalous stories.

The Lefortovo Interdistrict Prosecutor's Office came to the office of the Lavkalavka farm cooperative in Moscow. This was the founder of the project Boris Akimov on Facebook. According to him, the recent company of the ICO of the company was the reason for the arrival of the prosecutor's office. They asked to explain what is and how biocoins work, Akimov noted in an interview with Vedomosti. In turn, Lavkalavka employees explained that the company can be bought for biocoins.

The last few days in large cities throughout Russia, mass evacuation from shopping centers, administrative buildings, stations, schools and institutions due to anonymous calls about the laid bombs. It is still unknown who is behind false messages about the mining of buildings; According to one version, we can talk about a hacker attack.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow rejected the lawsuit to protect the honor and dignity of the founder of the Gayrussia project Nikolai Alekseev to Novaya Gazeta, said RAPSI. Alekseev demanded from the newspaper a refutation of words that the persecution of gays in Chechnya provoked applications of LGBT activists to hold stocks. He also demanded from the “new” compensation for non -pecuniary damage 1 million rubles, which he promised to send to charitable foundations.

Photo: Michala Rehle / Reuters This is the translation of the article by Bloomberg View Leonid Burshid . Other Bloomberg View columns can be found at the link . The cost of new Apple smartphones can exceed $ 1000. This has objective reasons: the entire line, including the top IPhone X, will be equipped with expensive components. Now prices for all flagship smartphones are rising, but Apple in this very competitive market requires a large rate of profit than others.

Vladimir Putin during the open lesson "Russia, directed to the future." Photo: Alexei Druzhinin / Kremlin / Sputnik / Reuters This summer, attempts by the Russian authorities have intensified - and personally Vladimir Putin - to gain the sympathy of youth. Bloggers and musicians were used . All schoolchildren were given an open lesson , and specially selected talented students also received instruction from the president at a meeting at the Sirius Center. Why is this done?

The FAS Russia allowed the Council of Project, which is part of the USN Grigory Berezkin, to buy another 30.81% of the RBC holding. The corresponding decision is published on the website of the department. Thus, Berezkin will have 95.9% of the voting shares of RBC, the document is noted. The businessman made an offer to buy the remaining shares in early August. As Kommersant wrote , UST can spend up to 875.8 million rubles on these shares.