The United States is withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council, said at a press conference on Tuesday. US Ambassador to the organization Nikki Haley and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Details The structure is "hypocritical and self-serving" and "mocks human rights," Hailey said.

Russia enters the world trade war. The main victim so far is the ruble. Details - in the mailing of The Bell. Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Russia will also participate in the flaring up world trade war - Minister of Economics Maxim Oreshkin announced the upcoming introduction of imported duties on American goods.

The manager of one of the largest Russian funds in Silicon Valley and former advisor to Anatoly Chubais, Mikhail Chuchkevich, has been detained on suspicion of embezzling 1.3 billion rubles. Details Mikhail Chuchkevich heads the Bright Capital fund, which manages about $225 million. TechCrunch calls it one of the most active Russian funds in Silicon Valley.

Karina Tsurkan, photo from the site "Inter RAO" The Lefortovo Court of Moscow arrested on suspicion of espionage (Article 276 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) until August 13 Karina Valerievna Tsurkan - the full namesake of the board of the Inter -RAO state -owned company, TASS reports . At the same time, Kommersant writes that we are talking about the top manager of PJSC Inter RAO.

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey's fortune has grown to a record $4 billion, which allowed her to take 494th place in the ranking of the 500 richest people according to Bloomberg. Winfrey is the first black female entrepreneur to make this list. Details The fortune of the American presenter has grown by $427 million this year, largely due to a more than twofold increase in the value of the shares of Weight Watchers International.

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR, the largest trade union organization by membership) has called for rallies, marches and pickets to be held in the regions against raising the retirement age. This is stated in a letter from FNPR Chairman Mikhail Shmakov to the heads of member organizations.

Russia will introduce “balancing measures” in relation to goods from the United States - we are talking about additional import duties, said the head of the Ministry of Economic Development Maxim Oreshkin. Details Quote: “They will only concern products that have analogues on the Russian market and will not have a negative impact on macroeconomic indicators,” the minister said.

Taxi aggregators will be liable for harm caused to the passenger during the trip. This is stated in the draft resolution of the Supreme Court. Details The document states that the aggregator will be liable if the contract of carriage was concluded between the passenger and the aggregator, or if the passenger has the opinion that the contract is concluded with the aggregator, and not with a third party. Carriers will also be liable for damage to the passenger's luggage or clothing.

For the first time since May 2, the ruble is cheaper than 64 rubles/$ - this is due to the outbreak of the trade war between China and the United States, as well as the fall in oil prices, analysts say. Details At the time of writing the news, the rate is 64 rubles/$ and 73.9 rubles/€. The maximum exchange rate for the dollar reached 64.2 rubles on Tuesday, and 74.3 rubles for the euro.

Alexei Navalny announced an all-Russian protest against the pension reform. The promotions will take place on July 1, applications for approval have been submitted in 20 cities. “Let's be honest: raising the retirement age initiated by Putin and Medvedev is a real crime. The usual robbery of several tens of millions of people under the guise of "overdue reform",” the oppositionist wrote.

Experts from the ACRA rating agency have calculated that in order to belong to the middle class, it is necessary to receive at least 121.1 thousand rubles before taxes in Moscow and half as much (60 thousand rubles) in other regions of Russia. Details Minimum salaries for the middle class vary by region. Range for regions with high prices (St.

Elon Musk sent a letter to Tesla employees stating that one of the employees caused serious damage to the work of the company. According to Musk, he made changes to the code of the production operating system and sent data important to Tesla to third parties.

Alibaba Group, which has not yet agreed on a partnership with Sberbank, is negotiating the creation of a joint venture with VTB in Russia. If the partnership goes through, it will complete the preliminary division of the Russian online trading market between the three largest state-owned banks. VTB is negotiating with Alibaba Group to create a joint venture in Russia, Vedomosti reported . There are no parameters for the possible future of the joint venture yet, but in May at the St.

The Russian partner Alibaba can be VTB. How state-owners share the market of an online rendil-in the mailing room The Bell Founder of Alibaba Jack Ma. Photo: kremlin.ru Alibaba Group, which has not agreed on partnership with Sberbank, is negotiating in Russia a joint venture with VTB. If the partnership takes place, it will complete the preliminary division of the Russian online trade market between the three largest state-owned banks.

The global trade war is gaining momentum - US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new 10% tariffs on Chinese goods totaling $ 200 billion. China in response has promised to take tough retaliatory measures. Details Trump said he had already instructed US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to draw up a list of Chinese goods that would be subject to new duties. When it will be made public is unknown.