The New Year holidays are just beginning - it's time to see (or read) what you didn't manage to do last year. We have selected for you the best releases of the video project "Russian Norms!" in the past year - from aspiring restaurateur Evgeny Chichvarkin and the hope of world fintech Nikolai Storonsky to the founder of the Grabr service and a member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list Daria Rebenok.

The French authorities extradited to Russia the former Minister of Finance of the Moscow Region, Alexei Kuznetsov, accused of fraud and embezzlement of 14 billion rubles, follows from the . press service of the Prosecutor General's Office Moscow has been seeking his extradition since 2013. More. Kuznetsov was extradited to Russia at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office to be prosecuted under Part 4 of Art. 159 (fraud), part 4 of Art.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations has completed a rescue operation in Magnitogorsk, said the first deputy head of the department, Alexander Chupriyan. The final official death toll in the collapse of an entrance to a residential building is 39 people. More. “ We removed the last, 39th body today, we guarantee that there are no more people in the building. The Ministry of Emergency Situations is completing the rescue operation,” said Chupriyan.

China's Chang'e-4 probe is the first in the history of mankind to successfully land on the far side of the moon, according to the Chinese state agency Xinhua. It will help Chinese astronomers to more thoroughly study the structure of the Earth's satellite and the origin of stars and the universe. The successful mission is part of China's ambitious agenda to become one of the top 3 space powers in the world. More.

2019 forecasts by major banks and investment funds Wall Street is bracing for the end of one of the longest bull runs in history, according to Bloomberg 's . The year, according to them, will not be easy: the risks are growing due to the uncertainty with the Fed rates, and the trade confrontation between the US and China, and political events in Europe like Brexit. Financiers advise shifting their funds to less risky instruments, paying attention to depreciating assets in emerging markets.

CEO Tim Cook, in an open letter to investors , said that in the quarter ending December 29, Apple's revenue will be $84 billion. Previously, the quarter was expected to bring in between $89 billion and $93 billion. The final results will be known on January 29. The company's shares collapsed before the opening of the exchange session, and this did not add optimism to the markets.

Photo: Dmitry Nikitenko/TASS The number of those killed in an explosion in a residential building in Magnitogorsk on Thursday reached 39 people, among them - six children. Rescue operation is over. The main official version remains an explosion of domestic gas in one of the apartments. The companies that were responsible for the operation of the house have already passed searches. The Bell found out to whom they belong. Management company.

At the opening of the first in 2019 trading on the Moscow Exchange, the Russian currency fell below 71 rubles per dollar for the first time since March 2016. Now the ruble has won back losses, having strengthened to 69 per dollar and 78.6 per euro. More. During morning trading, the dollar exchange rate exceeded 71.45, the euro exchange rate - 79 rubles.