The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Monday at an extraordinary meeting approved the introduction of martial law in Ukraine. Details . 276 deputies voted for the bill. Martial law was introduced from November 28 for 30 days in the regions located along the Russian border, the border with Transnistria and along the coast of the Black and Azov Seas. The list includes: Vinnitsa, Luhansk, Nikolaev, Odessa, Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Kherson, Donetsk, Zaporozhye regions and the Kerch water area.

Apple lost its crown as the world's most valuable public company, at least for a few minutes on Monday, according to Bloomberg. Details . On Monday at 13:05 New York time (21:05 Moscow time), Apple's market value was $812.6 billion, while Microsoft's was $812.93 billion. Thus, since the beginning of October, when its capitalization rose to a record high of $1.1 trillion, the iPhone manufacturer has lost almost $300 billion in value.

The clash between Russia and Ukraine in the Kerch Strait could have far-reaching consequences. For the Russian currency, it has already cost the dollar to the ruble to 67 rubles/$. And the decree of President Poroshenko on the introduction of martial law in Ukraine, which was approved by the Verkhovna Rada on Monday, calls into question the results of the 2019 presidential elections. Yulia Tymoshenko is currently leading in the polls, and experts say her victory is advantageous for the Kremlin.

Martial law in Ukraine calls into question the presidential election in the country. What is bad for Russia? The clash of Russia with Ukraine in the Kerch Strait can have far -reaching consequences. Today, today it was worth the growth of the dollar per ruble up to 67 rubles/$. And the Decree of President Poroshenko on the introduction of martial law in Ukraine, which today should approve the Verkhovna Rada, calls into question the holding of the 2019 presidential election in the country.

Testing unmanned vehicles on public roads in Moscow and Tatarstan will begin not on March 1, 2019, but on December 1, 2018, follows from a government decree signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Details . March 2019 was featured as the start month for the experiment in a draft regulation released in early November. The reasons why the date was changed are not specified. The end time of the experiment has not changed - March 1, 2022. Find out more .

The Ukrainian state Oschadbank reported that an international arbitration in Paris supported his claim and sought compensation from Russia in the amount of $1.3 billion for assets lost during the annexation of Crimea to Russia. What does it mean. Oschadbank is the second largest bank in Ukraine in terms of assets. This is the first state-owned company and the first bank to win a case against Russia for losses incurred because of the Crimea, explains Reuters. Context.

The six largest technological companies - Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, Facebook and Netflix - lost $ 1.1 trillion during the collapse of the American market last week. Against the background of the fall of cryptocurrencies, scandals around the personal data of users and rumors about the bad sellers of the iPhone, investors are in a hurry to announce the overvaluation of the entire technological sector. The theme of today's release is the end of the beautiful era.

The ruble, which has held its ground in recent weeks against the backdrop of three collapses in the oil market, began to decline rapidly on Monday. By 16:30, the dollar rose above 67 rubles, the euro - above 76. The main reason for the fall of the ruble is the increased geopolitical risks amid the conflict in the Kerch Strait , the majority of experts interviewed by The Bell are sure. What's happened.

The Board of Directors of the Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors has decided to remove Carlos Ghosn from the post of chairman, reports Reuters. Why was fired. “Retaining Ghosn as chairman of the board of directors carries a reputational risk for the company,” said Osamu Masuko, who was appointed interim chairman to replace Ghosn. Ghosn retained his seat on Mitsubishi's board of directors. Context . Ghosn was arrested last week after a months-long internal investigation at Nissan.

Facebook and Instagram closed for Russian users access to publications that, according to the court, discredit the honor, dignity and business reputation of Kenes Rakishev, the owner of BTA Bank. This is the first notable case of application of the law on blocking false information in social networks, adopted in April 2018, writes . Kommersant What's happened?

Fines for technology companies that do not comply with Russian law could rise sharply - from a few hundred thousand to tens of millions and even hundreds of millions of rubles, Reuters writes , citing a bill that, according to the agency, was developed by the presidential administration and Roskomnadzor. Thus, the Russian authorities are going to motivate large companies like Facebook and Google to comply with the requirements of Russian legislation, the agency believes. essence of the bill.

In October 2018, the Russians withdrew $4.5 billion from long-term foreign currency bank deposits and transferred them to short-term deposits with a term of up to a year, RBC calculated based on data from the Central Bank. The reasons are the desire to ensure the flexibility of savings in the face of growing unpredictability and the expectation of a further increase in dollar rates due to an increase in the US Federal Reserve rate.

After a clash in the Kerch Strait, Ukraine introduces martial law and mobilizes the army. In the evening, the conflict will discuss the UN Security Council After the first, over the years of a direct clash between Russia and Ukraine in the Kerch Strait, Ukraine is going to introduce martial law and mobilizing the army. On Monday evening, the UN Security Council will discuss the situation at an emergency meeting.

In 2018, 86 countries that joined the agreement on the international automatic exchange of tax information shared information with each other about 4,500 times, reported the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) . The authors of the report call this “a real success,” but Russia has not yet fully participated in the exchange - it has received the first data from other countries, but has not yet managed to transfer its own information. History of the issue .

Frame from a video of a taran of Ukrainian tugboat by a Russian border boat On Sunday, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine sharply worsened. Near the Kerch Strait, Russian border guards first did not miss the Ukrainian warships, and then they were detained at all. In response, Kyiv brought the army to full combat readiness and began the procedure for introducing martial law in the country.