On January 21, the State Duma of the Russian Federation approved in the first reading a bill on the payment of penalties to passengers in cases of flight delays. As Interfax reported, the State Duma Committee on Transport recommended that deputies adopt in the first reading a bill that would allow passengers to charge airlines a penalty in the event of an involuntary cancellation of a flight.

The Central Bank revoked the license of the Omsk Miraf-Bank due to the placement of funds in low-quality assets. Earlier, Sobesednik.ru talked about the withdrawal of the license by the Central Bank from Vneshprombank due to a “hole” in the balance sheet of 240 billion rubles. On Thursday, January 21, the Central Bank revoked the license to carry out banking operations from Omsk Miraf-Bank, according to the institution’s website.

Photo: The formula for dementia will predict whether an elderly person is at risk of this terrible disease // Alexander Heinl / Global Look Press Scientists have developed a formula that can be used to calculate the risk of developing senile dementia in the next five years. Scientists from University College London have created a formula that uses simple data to calculate the risk of people over 60 or 70 years of age developing dementia in the next five years.

Photo: Yuri Loza // Sergey Snegurov Singer Yuri Loza admitted to Sobesednik.ru that due to health problems he gave up smoking and playing football. Recently, the Soviet idol has been living a measured non-tour life, devoting all his time to his wife. He also managed to build his own “raft”, or rather, a dacha in an elite village near Moscow in New Riga. Among his neighbors are ministers, deputies and other people in power.

On January 21, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation announced that the collapse of the ruble could be useful for industrial production. Earlier, Sobesednik.ru wrote that the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov refused to call currency exchange rate fluctuations a collapse of the ruble . On Thursday, the euro exchange rate exceeded 92 rubles, and the dollar exchange rate exceeded 84 rubles.

In the week since the death of musician David Bowie, sales of his music have increased by more than 5,000%. Billboard reported on January 20 that David Bowie's album sales increased 8,440% to 308,000 copies a week after his death. Sales of the musician's songs increased slightly less - by 3752%. Recall that David Bowie died on January 10 due to cancer. On January 8, he released his latest album, “Blackstar.”

The Ministry of Emergency Situations named 27 regions, including the Moscow region, that are most susceptible to emergencies on their territory. The emergency situation forecast for next year published on the website of the Ministry of Emergency Situations states that regions vulnerable to emergencies are located in all federal districts of Russia.

Photo: Russian Post // Global Look Press Russian Post implemented a pilot project for document delivery for multifunctional centers for the provision of state and municipal services (MFC) in the Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The service was developed specifically for MFCs, taking into account high requirements for the delivery time of documents, the safety of items, and the quality of work on sending and receiving documents.

Photo: People aged 30–67 years are at risk of severe disease, the expert said // Global Look Press Is swine flu as bad as it is made out to be? Sobesednik.ru asked the biologist about the main virus of 2016. The influenza epidemic in Russia began with information about deaths caused by pandemic influenza. Experts say the incidence this year is expected to be lower than last year, but the majority of flu cases will indeed be caused by the infamous virus that caused the 2009 pandemic.

Photo: Four envelopes will help you save money, and even save a little for a rainy day // Sobesednik.ru Can't save or save money? Sobesednik.ru tells you how to do this using simple envelopes. Lately, many people have had to learn to count money, or even to save hard. The four envelope system helps quickly rebuild your budget in the new realities. Here's how it works: 1 You received a salary. Immediately subtract 10 percent from it.

On January 20, Barack Obama told reporters that he would not be able to hold back his tears at his eldest daughter’s graduation. As foreign media reported, the President of America, during lunch in Detroit (Michigan, USA), very emotionally commented on the upcoming graduation of his daughter Malia. According to him, he will not be able to give a speech without tearing up, so he will “just sit and cry.” Journalists noted that Barack Obama had spoken emotionally about his daughter before.

Photo: Natalia Gulkina // singer’s press service The star of the group “Mirage” Natalia Gulkina shares with Sobesednik.ru readers the dramatic story of the main love of her youth. When I was finishing eighth grade, my parents decided that my daughter would not go to ninth grade, but would continue her studies at a communications school. I was obedient and did it. I got to school by metro. And one day I noticed: a handsome guy appears at my station every morning at the same time.

Vladimir Putin called the consequences of Vladimir Lenin’s policies “wrong” Photo: Dmitry Golubovich / Global Look Press On January 21, Vladimir Putin said that Vladimir Lenin’s policies had led Russia to “wrong results.” As Interfax reported, the President of the Russian Federation, at a meeting with members of the Council for Science and Education, criticized the consequences that the activities of the leader of the world proletariat led to: “Control the flow of thought is correct, it is only

Photo: Putin called the collapse of the USSR the result of Vladimir Lenin’s policy // Dmitry Golubovich / Global Look Press On January 21, Vladimir Putin said that Vladimir Lenin’s policies had led Russia to “wrong results.” As Interfax reported, the President of the Russian Federation, at a meeting with members of the Council for Science and Education, criticized the consequences that the activities of the leader of the world proletariat led to: “Control the flow of thought is correct, it is

The Russian aerobatic team “Russian Knights” will not take part in the international air exhibition in Bahrain. RIA Novosti reports that the Russian aerobatic team “Russian Knights” was unable to arrive in Bahrain for an international air exhibition because Iran’s permission to fly through its airspace was not granted on time.