Among the first signs that the administration of Vladimir Zelensky intends to actively use the fruits of an unconditional victory in the elections to the Verkhovna Rada is the news about the impending change of power in the capital of Ukraine. What happened. The office of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky asked the government of the country to submit a proposal for the dismissal of the head of the Kyiv city administration Vitaliy Klitschko.

Private business does not go to trillion state projects. Billionaire Araz Agalarov told The Bell why The only hope for at least the modest growth of the Russian economy in the coming years is national projects that the state is going to spend 26 trillion rubles in the next six years. The government really wants to attract private business to national projects, but so far this does not work out, Deputy Prime Minister Anton Siluanov was upset at the St. Petersburg forum in June.

News about the mass death of bees in Russia has begun to move into the criminal-procedural sphere: the first case has been opened against an agricultural enterprise for failure to notify in a timely manner about the treatment of fields with pesticides. What happened. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Oryol Region opened a case under Part 2 of Article 249 of the Criminal Code (violation of rules established for combating plant diseases and pests).

On July 24, Theresa May officially resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and the new leader of the Conservative Party, Boris Johnson, took her post. In accordance with procedure, May submitted her resignation to Queen Elizabeth II at an audience at Buckingham Palace. The meeting with the Queen took place after Theresa May's farewell speech as British Prime Minister. Following May, Boris Johnson met with Elizabeth II.

The State Duma adopted in the third reading a bill to raise VAT on palm oil to 20%. Vegetable oils are subject to VAT at a preferential rate of 10%, now palm oil will be excluded from the preferential list. At the same time, VAT on fruits and berries is reduced from 20% to 10%. The new VAT rates will be effective from October 1, 2019. The bill is personally promoted by State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin.

There are already agreements with Russia on the return to Ukraine of 24 Ukrainian sailors detained in the Kerch Strait, and the documents are being finalized, said Lyudmila Denisova, Ombudsman of the Verkhovna Rada for Human Rights. Quote.

The alleged eldest daughter of President Vladimir Putin, Maria Vorontsova, is a co-owner of the New Medical Company, which can become the management company of a new medical complex in St. Petersburg for 40 billion rubles, the BBC found out Russian Service . The project's investor will be Sogaz, one of Russia's largest insurance companies, whose shareholder is Putin's friend, banker Yuri Kovalchuk. What is the center?

The State Duma adopted in the third, final reading a package of amendments to the law, tightening the rules for the operation of microfinance organizations. It prohibits private MFIs from lending secured by residential real estate or shares in it. Prior to this, Russians could lose their only apartment because of a microcredit debt that was insignificant compared to its value.

Prices for used cars are not rising (and, taking into account inflation, they are falling), while they have aged dramatically. This is a sure sign of the crisis that has gripped the Russian car market - people are getting rid of old cars less and less and, accordingly, do not buy new ones. Consumers have taken a "waiting attitude". What happened.

Araz Agalarov's Crocus Group will not participate in the construction of the Vostochny cosmodrome - at least until the state recalculates the cost of the project. The businessman spoke about this in an interview with The Bell. What's happened. Agalarov claims that he has already verbally refused to participate in the project. Real prices were not taken into account in the construction of the cosmodrome, he explained.

Salvation of the Vostochny cosmodrome, the construction of the Central Construction Code, business at shopping centers when falling income of the population and accusations of interfering with the American elections. You can list with a dozen more relevant topics that have recently been mentioned by a businessman from the first hundred Forbes, the owner of Crocus Group Araz Agalarov.

The Moscow Department of the ICR opened a criminal case under Article 141 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (obstruction of the work of election commissions) due to an uncoordinated rally and pickets near the building of the Moscow City Election Commission, the reported ICR website . According to the investigation, the organizers and participants interfered with the work of the election commissions and threatened their members with violence.

The number of daily users of the Snapchat short messaging service has grown by 13% - now there are more than 203 million people, writes The Wall Street Journal. This is a record for the company. Snap's second-quarter revenue rose 48% to $388 million. Third-quarter revenue guidance of $410 million to $435 million is also a record. On the news, Snap shares rose 11% after the close of trading.

The employer will soon have complete control over your life during work hours, writes the WSJ . Employees of some large American companies have already become a generator of data on labor productivity: gadgets can not only show your boss your work screen at any time, but also analyze the intonation of your conversation with colleagues. What is analyzed: Many companies monitor correspondence from work computers.

The Ozon online store was the first in Russia to launch door-to-door delivery of orders, when the courier leaves the package at the entrance to the client’s apartment or at the concierge, reports . Kommersant While this is an experiment, its timing is unknown. Loyal customers can participate (more than one order per month with an average bill twice as high as the average). The company will monitor their behavior in order to improve the policy - for example, to increase the maximum order value.