Sberbank collects biometrics from hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren. The Bell found dissatisfied parents and figured out the legal side Sberbank actively collects biometrics not only in adults, but also in children. Since 2015, his project “Hands” has been launched in Russian schools - and although the law has not been provided for by the law of biometric data from minors, palms have already been collected from hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren throughout the country.

Space logistics specialist Momentus Space, founded by Russian entrepreneur Mikhail Kokorich, is listed on the Nasdaq with a $1.2 billion valuation, said . the company The placement will take place according to the "fast" scheme with the absorption of a special technical company (SPAC). Such a scheme, for example, was used by Virgin Atlantic last year. Momentus partner will be Stable Road Acquisition Corp. The listing should take place in early 2021.

France and Germany will act as a united front and offer the EU sanctions against Russia in connection with the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, writes Reuters. These sanctions will not be sectoral, but the speed of their adoption promises to be unprecedented. According to the agency, the draft sanctions will be submitted on the eve of the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on October 12. They will affect individuals, including employees of the GRU.

The rules of the game in the industry of international transportation in the pandemic may change: airlines begin to test the system of digital health certificates of passengers. They must guarantee a negative analysis of the passenger for coronavirus. According to Financial Times, mass tests of digital pass, certifying that passengers of airlines are not infected with coronavirus, begin this week. This should help restore international air traffic after almost nine months of restrictions.

The head of Rusnano Anatoly Chubais announced that he was infected with coronavirus. The top manager of the state corporation said that he went to self-isolation-he has a slight temperature and cough-but retains performance. Chubais (he is 65 years old) spoke about his infection on the Facebook page.

The federal highway R-22 "Kaspiy" was blocked due to explosions in a former military unit in the Ryazan region, reports TASS . Il-76 fire planes were sent to extinguish the fires that had arisen, and the population was being evacuated. According to the source of the publication, unused shells still continue to explode at the training ground, with a frequency of about once every 10 seconds.

The Turkish lira fell to a historical low (after the denomination in 2005) against the dollar due to growing geopolitical risks. According to the data at 15.25 Moscow time, the dollar was given 7.8837 lira, by 16.00 Moscow time the rate had slightly improved to 7.86. The Turkish lira fell more than 1% against the dollar on Wednesday, which means a loss of almost a quarter (24%) of the dollar equivalent since the beginning of the year.

Democrats in the US Congress released a report on the antitrust investigation against big tech companies, which lasted 16 months. The main conclusion is that Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple are abusing their monopoly position, they need to be severely curtailed. What did they find Facebook is a monopoly in the online advertising sector and in the social media market. Mark Zuckerberg's purchase of Instagram in 2012 causes particular claims.

Sberbank actively collects biometrics not only in adults, but also in children. Since 2015, his project “Hands” has been launched in Russian schools - and although the law has not been provided for by the law of biometric data from minors, palms have already been collected from hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren throughout the country. The Bell found dissatisfied parents and figured out the legal side of the issue.

In the first hours of trading in Sovcomflot shares on the Moscow Exchange, the company's quotes collapsed by 10%. The fall reached almost 13%, but then slowed down. As of 10.37 am Moscow time, just half an hour after the opening of trading, Sovcomflot shares fell 12.8% of the placement price. At 11.30 Moscow time the fall slowed down, but still exceeded 10%, at 14.30 the quotes remained below the offering price at the level of 100 rubles per security.

On Wednesday, October 7, the winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry were announced - the award was received by Jennifer Doudna (USA) and Emanuel Charpentier (France) for creating a method of precise genome editing, without which modern genetic engineering is unimaginable. This method is so useful and in demand that less than 10 years have passed from the publication of the discovery to the award of the Nobel Prize for it.

The European Union is preparing to impose sanctions against Russia, but the Kremlin may not be impressed, writes Bloomberg. The EU may follow the path of restrictions on entry and freezing of assets of individual Russians, but sanctions, according to the publication, will most likely not be imposed against Nord Stream 2. While countermeasures against Russia are "almost inevitable," all EU action could be asset freezes and travel bans on some Russian officials, Bloomberg sources say.

The police raided the office of one of the largest funeral operators in Moscow, Ritual-Service, owned by businessman Oleg Shelyagov. Previously, the company appeared in Ivan Golunov's investigation into the funeral business, with which the journalist initially associated his persecution.

Four out of five Russians consider unfair a single income tax rate of 13% for rich and poor, according to a survey by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM). Only 16% of respondents called the fair situation. 1000 respondents took part in the survey. The share of those who consider it unfair that “the rich and the poor pay the same percentage of their income as taxes” was 79% in September this year, having increased by 1% since August 2018, and by 5% since March 2017.

In September, Sberbank's clients withdrew $441.8 million from their deposits. This is more than in the crisis April ($298.2 million), but less than in March ($1.39 billion), writes RBC . Funds of individuals in foreign currency in September decreased by $377.2 million, or by 1.2%, BKF bank analyst Maxim Osadchiy calculated.