The majority of South Korean parliament members voted on December 9 to remove the president from power. The voting results were broadcast live on South Korean television. 234 deputies voted for the resignation of Park Geun-hye, 56 voted against. Seven ballots were declared invalid, two abstained from voting. Thus, the South Korean parliament impeached the president. Now the Constitutional Court will decide whether to approve or reject impeachment.

Photo: Maxim Oreshkin // Global Look Press Sobesednik.ru found out what Alexey Ulyukaev’s successor is like as head of the Ministry of Economic Development. The name of Maxim Oreshkin was not even shuffled in the list of main contenders for the portfolio of Minister of Economy. Experienced presidential assistant Andrei Belousov and first deputy chairman of the Central Bank Ksenia Yudaeva were named.

Head coach of the Neftekhimik hockey club Andrei Nazarov spoke about the reasons for the defeat in the match with Spartak. As the Internet portal Sovsport.ru writes, Nazarov “stoically” endured the disqualification that he received for insulting the judges, and again began accompanying his team at matches. One of them took place on December 8 at the Moscow Luzhniki Stadium as part of the KHL regular championship.

The Bank of Russia revoked the license of the Moscow M2M Private Bank and three other credit institutions. As reported on the Central Bank website, the regulator revoked the license to carry out banking operations from the Moscow M2M Private Bank on December 9. This organization has been owned by the Asian-Pacific Bank (ATB) since July 2016. According to the Central Bank, for some time ATB provided liquidity support to M2M Private Bank.

During parliamentary hearings, director Nikita Mikhalkov spoke about the destructive power of the Yeltsin Center. On December 9, speaking about the implementation of the state cultural policy strategy until 2030 at parliamentary hearings, President of the Russian Cinema Fund Nikita Mikhalkov said that it was necessary to change the Yeltsin Center program.

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Although hungry people sometimes think only about food, fasting can improve brain activity, scientists have found. Researchers at the Buck Institute for Aging in California found that controlled fasting improves brain activity, saves energy and reduces stress levels. True, such results were achieved only in experiments on flies.

The first US astronaut, John Glenn, to complete orbital space flight, has died at the age of 95. The death of the legendary astronaut was reported by the Columbus Dispatch. According to him, Glenn died on Thursday, December 8, at the Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, the capital of Ohio. US President Barack Obama expressed condolences over the death of the astronaut. "With John's passing, our nation has lost an icon, and Michelle and I have lost a friend...

Photo: “Retired people and vulnerable social groups should be provided with benefits, including travel compensation...” // Global Look Press The State Duma told Sobesednik.ru how to use pensioners to improve attendance at Russian resorts during the low season. Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Affairs Mikhail Degtyarev (LDPR) said that he supports the proposal of the Federal Tourism Agency to encourage pensioners to relax.

Photo: “The concept of “extremism” in our legislation is so rubbery that anything can be subsumed under it...” // Global Look Press Sobesednik.ru tried to figure out what students will be tested for - extremism or disloyalty to the authorities. As Sobesednik.ru reported, the Federal Agency for National Affairs (FADN) together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs is preparing a system for surveying students of secondary specialized educational institutions and universities on extremism.

Photo: At the presentation of Oleg Yakovlev’s video, 56-year-old producer Igor Matvienko shocked the audience // press service of Oleg Yakovlev Sobesednik.ru learned about the relationship between music producer Igor Matvienko and his ex-wives. At the presentation of the new video “Mania” by the former “Ivanushka” Oleg Yakovlev, his colleagues gathered: including Andrei Grigoriev-Appolonov and the producer who discovered this team, Igor Matvienko.

The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against the head of the Main Directorate for Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Yuri Timchenko. Earlier, Sobesednik.ru wrote that the head of the 17th department of the Main Directorate for Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Yuri Timchenko, was detained in St. Petersburg on suspicion of receiving a bribe in the amount of 100 million rubles.

Photo: Vladimir Friske with a photo portrait of his daughter // Andrey Strunin / “Interlocutor” Vladimir Friske commented to Sobesednik.ru on another scandalous statement by Dmitry Shepelev. Dmitry Shepelev's revelations that Zhanna Friske's parents do not want to see their only grandson Plato caused bewilderment not only among ordinary viewers, but also among Zhanna's star colleagues.

Dmitry Peskov commented on the easing of the US embargo on arms supplies to the Syrian opposition. Let us recall, as Sobesednik.ru previously reported , according to the decision of Barack Obama, US weapons can be supplied to foreign forces, irregular troops, groups or individuals supporting or participating in the US counter-terrorism operation in Syria.

The Minister of Transport of the State of Nauru, who arrived in Moscow to participate in the conference, died in a hotel. As the Moscow City News Agency reports, citing a source in the capital's law enforcement agencies, the Minister of Transport of the island state of Nauru, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, died in Moscow.