Several members of the federal political council of PARNAS left the party due to disagreements with its leadership. The Dozhd TV channel reports that Ilya Yashin, Vadim Prokhorov, Nikolai Sorokin, Nadezhda Mityushkina, Tamara Lezhnina, Igor Kharichev and several other people left the party. Some are going to announce their resignation on December 17 at the PARNAS congress.

South Korean scientists have found that “night owls” and “larks” differ from each other not only in their daily routine, but also in their health. It is well known that most people are divided into “night owls” and “larks” depending on what time they prefer to go to bed and wake up. However, the differences between the two types of “birds” do not end there, as scientists from Seoul have found.

FSB officers in Samara detained two ISIS accomplices and seized an explosive device from them. Let us remind you that Sobesednik.ru wrote that on December 15, FSB officers detained a gang of militants from Tajikistan and Moldova, which planned to carry out terrorist attacks in Moscow on the orders of the Islamic State [also IS, ISIS; a terrorist organization recognized as extremist and banned on the territory of the Russian Federation by a court decision - approx. Sobesednik.ru].

Photo: “The composition of our team at the Channel One Cup can be called balanced” // YouTube still frame The famous Soviet hockey player shared with Sobesednik.ru his opinion about the composition of the team at the Channel One Cup. The composition of our team at the Channel One Cup can be called balanced.

Photo: “Bailiffs will check those drivers who are stopped by traffic police officers...” // Global Look Press I discussed the joint action of traffic inspectors and bailiffs to catch debtors on the roads with a Sobesednik.ru lawyer. Moscow bailiffs conducted a raid on city highways on Friday to identify debtor drivers. According to Timur Korobitsyn, a representative of the capital's FSSP department, persistent defaulters face the risk of having their car confiscated to pay off the debt.

The court seized the house and land plots of the former Minister of Economic Development Alexey Ulyukaev. As TASS reports with reference to the press secretary of the Basmanny Court of Moscow Yunona Tsareva, the court imposed a security arrest on the land plots and residential house of the former head of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Alexei Ulyukaev, who is under house arrest in connection with charges of bribery.

On December 13, Sobesednik.ru reported, citing Levada Center, that 29% of Russian citizens were disappointed in President Vladimir Putin Levada Center apologized for an error in conducting a survey that showed a deterioration in the attitude of Russians towards the head of the Russian Federation. On December 13, Sobesednik.ru reported , citing Levada Center, that 29% of Russian citizens were disappointed in President Vladimir Putin.

The media reported the arrest of the deputy head of the 25th department of Directorate “B” of the anti-corruption headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. According to Life , on December 15, the Presnensky District Court of Moscow arrested the deputy head of the GUEBiPK department, Alexander Sobol. According to the portal, Sobol is suspected of abuse of power. It is reported that the detainee will remain under arrest until January 21, 2017.

Ice skating rink in Sokolniki Photo: archive On December 24, all Muscovites and guests of the capital who, despite the cold and icy silence, are ready to have fun and have a bright time, are invited to Sokolniki. Guests of the New Year's party at the Ice skating rink will be treated to a six-meter-tall Christmas tree and fun competitions with useful prizes.

The pensioner shot down by a female stylist in Moscow turned out to be a veteran of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Earlier, Sobesednik.ru wrote that stylist Alisa Tatski hit and killed an elderly man who was crossing the road in the wrong place in the center of Moscow. As Life learned, the 78-year-old man who died under the wheels of a Toyota car driven by famous Moscow stylist Alisa Tatski on December 16 was a veteran of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Before the opening match of the Channel One Cup, where Russia played with Sweden, the Swedish anthem was not played to the end. According to the Internet portal Sovsport.ru , on December 15, the first match of the Channel One Cup was held at the VTB Ice Palace sports complex, in which the Russian team lost to the Swedish team with a score of 1:3.

The most titled athlete in the history of the Olympic Games, Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, came to the defense of athletes from the Russian Federation. Earlier, Sobesednik.ru wrote that the World Anti-Doping Agency accused 31 biathletes from Russia of doping. According to Life, eight-time Olympic champion, Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, said that Russian athletes cannot be accused before evidence of their guilt is presented.

On December 16, ex-workers of Radiopribor in Vladivostok appealed to the President of the Russian Federation with a request to save the plant from collapse. According to RIA Novosti, over 100 workers gathered at the entrance of the plant to sign an appeal to Vladimir Putin. It is clarified that Radiopribor is one of the leading enterprises of the military-industrial complex in the Far East for the production of radio-electronic equipment.

The heads of Russia and Japan discussed the prospects for bilateral relations and the possibility of concluding a peace treaty. Earlier, Sobesednik.ru wrote that Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived on a two-day visit to Japan. Despite the fact that the Russian leader arrived in Nagato with a delay, the Japanese authorities did not regard his lateness as a special diplomatic maneuver on the part of Russia.

Let the lime look like a lemon - these are different plants, and they have different tastes, and their culinary uses are not the same Photo: Global Look Press Famous culinary expert Boris Burda told Sobesednik.ru about how to choose, store and eat lime correctly. Even though lime is similar to lemon, these are different plants, and they have different tastes, and their culinary uses are not the same.