California has approved a ban on the production and sale of animal fur products, Kommersant writes, citing a press release from the administration of the state governor, a member of the Democratic Party, Gavin News. The document will enter into force in 2023. What was banned. The state will not be able to manufacture or sell clothing, bags, shoes, slippers, hats or keychains that contain real fur, the ban says.

The result of the Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge, the first in world history to run a marathon distance in less than two hours, will not be counted as an official record. But this is unlikely to upset the sponsor of the race, billionaire with a cloudless reputation Jim Ratcliffe, and Nike - the shoes that she provided Kipchoga are so good that they are being discussed in the sports world to ban them from official competitions. Record.

The New York Times published an investigation accusing Russia of targeting four Syrian hospitals for 12 hours on May 5-6, 2019. The material is based on the stories and videos of eyewitnesses, as well as recordings of pilots' conversations and flight logs provided by anonymous sources of the publication. What's happened. According to the NYT, in May, Russian aircraft fired at four points where Syrian hospitals were located.

The interests of the 21-year-old Vitaly Burykin, who allegedly suffered due to the theft of Tinkoff Bank, will be represented by a lawyer Nastya Pisces Dmitry Rusarinsky. The lawyer announced this in his social networks, offering representatives of the bank a peaceful settlement. What's happened. The scandal with the participation of Tinkoff Bank has become one of the most discussed in social networks this week.

Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin, in an interview with the Financial Times, suggested conducting global transactions with the European Union in the oil and gas industry in rubles. “We have a very good currency, it is stable,” Oreshkin is quoted by the FT. Why switch to the ruble. Oreshkin believes that such a transition will minimize the losses from US sanctions and reduce dependence on the dollar.

for the first time since 2007 On October 15, Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia . Despite the excellent relationship that has developed between the President and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Russia has not received significant dividends from this, according to Bloomberg. So far, countries can boast of only one big deal - interaction within the framework of OPEC +.

The American magazine The National Interest published an op-ed by its publisher, political scientist Dmitry Simes, about how the United States is inadvertently strengthening the Russian economy. This is facilitated by sanctions against Venezuela and Iran and a trade war with China, he said. Oil supplies.

A day after the SEC temporarily blocked the release of the Gram cryptocurrency through the court, Pavel Durov's team commented on the situation in a letter to investors who invested $1.7 billion in his new project. The Bell got acquainted with the document. Details. For the past 18 months, Telegram has been trying to get in touch with representatives of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and get clarification from its specialists about what they think about the TON project. Quote.