The authorities of Germany announced the poisoning of Navalny "novice": versions and consequences The real Russian Black Swan 2020 happened on September 2. Today, the German authorities, citing research conducted in a military laboratory, said that in the analyzes of the opposition Alexei Navalny, traces of the Novice poison developed in the USSR were found. If you discard the conspiracy versions, this means that Russian special services are involved in poisoning.

Kuwait, one of the richest countries in the world, is facing a budget deficit due to lower energy prices. The state will not have allocated funds for the fulfillment of social obligations in two months, writes Bloomberg with reference to the country's Ministry of Finance. Even though oil prices have partially recovered from their historic drop in March, $40 a barrel is still very low for Kuwait.

The statement of the German government that the analyzes of the military special laboratory unambiguously showed the presence of poison from the Novichok group in the body of the opposition leader Alexei Navalny caused the fall of the ruble and Russian indices on Wednesday. We told what Russian political scientists think about this, but what they write about the poisoning of Navalny abroad. Boris Johnson , British Prime Minister It is outrageous that chemical weapons were used against Navalny.

One of the developers of Novichok, Vladimir Uglev , admits that politician Alexei Navalny could indeed be poisoned with a substance from this group. The poison could be “covered up with something,” which gave a distorted dynamics of toxicological damage, he told Open Media. His former colleague Leonid Rink, who had previously actively denied poisoning the Skripals with Novichok, did not agree with Uglev. Earlier, Uglev claimed that he was 100% sure that Navalny was not poisoned by Novichok.

August 2020 set a record for the growth of brokerage accounts of individuals on the Moscow Exchange, and since the beginning of the year their number has grown by more than one and a half times, said . the exchange In August, 515.5 thousand people opened brokerage accounts on the Moscow Exchange - this is a historical record. Now there are 6.2 million private investors on the stock exchange, 2.4 million people have already increased since the beginning of the year.

The German authorities said that there was no more doubt: Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the poison of the Novice group. We asked political scientists what consequences may have. What we asked political scientists about If this is a "beginner", why should they be used to apply it right now? Is it possible that Alexei Navalny was poisoned by those who have access to the “newcomer” without notifying Vladimir Putin? Will this news lead to mass protests?

The Berlin clinic "Charite", where Alexei Navalny is being treated after the poisoning, has released a new summary of his health - according to German doctors, it is improving, but the recovery will be long. The patient's condition is improving, according to the Charite report. Cholinesterase activity, inhibited after poisoning, is gradually restored. Navalny nevertheless remains in intensive care and on a ventilator. Recovery is likely to be long, German doctors write.

There is no doubt that the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a substance from the Novichok group, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today. Navalny was the victim of an attempted poisoning, Merkel said at a press conference. "Someone tried to silence him, and on behalf of the German federal government, I strongly condemn this crime." "Undoubtedly" Navalny was poisoned by "Novichok".

Dating service for women Bumble, sold last year by Andrey Andreev to the investment company Blackstone Group, has scheduled an IPO for early 2021, writes Bloomberg. The company's IPO value is estimated at $6-8 billion, much more than Andreev received for control of his dating empire. Last year, Blackstone valued the entire MagicLab (Bumble plus Badoo) at $3 billion, while Andreev's stake was valued at no less than $2.2 billion.

The ruble fell sharply against the dollar and the euro after reports that politician Alexei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok. In a few minutes, both the dollar and the euro rose by a ruble on the Moscow Exchange. At 17.10 Moscow time, the dollar cost 75.13 rubles, having risen in price by 1.55 rubles. to the close of previous trading. The euro added 1.2 rubles, rising to 88.86 rubles. Russian indices also accelerated the fall.

Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Novichok group, said the German authorities today. The country will discuss an "appropriate response" with the EU and NATO. The result was obtained in the toxicological special laboratory of the Bundeswehr, the materials to which were sent by the Charité clinic, where Navalny is being treated.

Since September 7, Greece opens the boundaries for Russians - to visit the country, tourists need to have a negative Coronavirus and hotel reservation test. Greece opened the boundaries for Russians the third in the European Union. Greece will open borders for Russian citizens from September 7 to 21, then the decision can be revised depending on the epidemiological situation. Restrictions on the number of tourists from Russia will be very tough - up to 500 per week.

Eric Yuan, founder of Zoom video conferencing service, added $6 billion to his fortune in 24 hours after the company reported a quadruple in revenue for the second, quarantine quarter of 2020. On this news, Zoom shares jumped 40%, reports Bloomberg. In the second quarter, Zoom's revenue was $663.5 million, up 355% from the same period in 2019. The company's shares have risen in price by more than 40%. Their growth allowed Yuan, who owns a 22% stake in Zoom, to get rich by $6 billion.

The founder of Pandadoc, Mikita Mikado, was one of the first famous Belarusian technological entrepreneurs who openly opposed the authorities of Alexander Lukashenko. On September 2, security officials came to the Minsk Office Pandadoc.

American Netflix and Russia's National Media Group (NMG) have signed a partnership agreement, reports Vedomosti , citing a statement from the companies. One of the country's largest media holdings has become a video service operator in Russia. Netflix is ​​the largest video service in the world, with nearly 200 million paying subscribers, most of whom live outside the US. In Russia, Netflix launched five years ago in the English version.