Pioneer of the Russian DIY sector Igor Sosin died at the age of 53, RBC reported . According to the publication, the death occurred while traveling in Zanzibar, presumably from a heart attack. In the spring, the businessman suffered from coronavirus and was in Kommunarka with double pneumonia. According to the Baza Telegram channel, Sosin was in divorce proceedings with his wife Inna and was having a hard time with this situation.

The State Duma in December adopted a series of laws for censorship and fight against the opposition Tomorrow, the State Duma completes his work in 2020 and hurries to stamp the repressive bills accumulated over the autumn session. In the first three days of this week, the Duma approved the laws that give the state new opportunities for censorship and the fight against the opposition - primarily on the Internet. We briefly tell us by what new laws we will live in the new year.

Rosselkhoznadzor softens restrictions on the import of tomatoes from Azerbaijan, introduced on December 10. The fact that the Russian service allows the supply of tomatoes from 12 enterprises of Azerbaijan was announced on the evening of December 23 by the deputy head of Rosselkhoznadzor Anton Karmazin.

Messenger Telegram after the last update launched collective voice communication in group chats. You can listen and join conversations at any time. It's not your usual group call, the company notes: "Participants don't have to agree on a time, voice chat is always open to them." It can also serve as a virtual office. Voice chats are available in any groups and are conducted independently of the correspondence and simultaneously with it.

For three days, deputies have harvested new repressive laws, mainly on the Internet. We briefly tell you what to prepare for in the new year. About individuals-foreigners All Russians who receive funds from abroad for political activities will be recognized as foreign agents. They will not be able to occupy state debts, and the media will be required to make markings when they mention them. The law also applies to public associations that are not registered as a legal entity.

Due to spontaneous transport blockade associated with restrictions due to a new strain of coronavirus, UK residents are at risk of being left without fresh vegetables and fruits until the New Year. The problem is breaking supply chains. According to Bloomberg, the replenishment of stocks of fruits and vegetables in the coming days in the UK will depend on trucks stuck in the port of Dover (the port and terminal of the Eurotunnel in England.

The court sentenced oppositionist Yulia Galyamina to two years probation. Galyamina was found guilty under the "Dadin" article - repeated violation of the established procedure for organizing or holding a rally. The article under which Galyamina was charged (Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) provides for up to 5 years in prison.

Anatoly Chubais, the president's special envoy for relations with international organizations, called on ex-head of Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky to apologize for the words, which he considers a charge of bribery. They refer to one of the defining moments of the Boris Yeltsin era - the meeting of businessmen with the president before the 1996 elections. We are talking about which came out the day before Khodorkovsky's three-hour interview with journalist Dmitry Gordon, .

Vladimir Putin supported the idea of ​​making December 31 a day off - he recommended that regional governors issue appropriate decrees. Vladimir Putin President of Russia Rest is not work. We have a lot of holidays for the New Year, one more, one less, probably, will not decrease from us.

Starting next year, Telegram will start monetizing, its founder Pavel Durov announced on Wednesday. “For most of the history of the messenger,” he paid for its expenses from his own savings, but the failure of the TON project cost Durov a lot. At the same time, Telegram costs “hundreds of millions of dollars a year” to maintain. We explain which functions and for whom can become paid.

The digital ruble is able to become a competitor to the SWIFT system, according to the Central Bank, writes RBC. The regulator is already discussing the idea of ​​such a currency.

Berlin's Charité published an article entitled "Novichok nerve agent poisoning" in the world's leading medical journal, The Lancet. It outlines all the symptoms and the course of the patient's recovery and concludes that a favorable outcome was determined by his good physical condition and correct and quick first aid.

Gazprom Media bought the service of short vertical videos "I'm a Good Guy", positioning itself as a "platform of challenges", developed with the support of the Innopraktika Foundation of Katerina Tikhonova. The service claims to be the Russian analogue of TikTok. about this in an interview with Kommersant spoke Alexander Zharov, CEO of the holding, .

Tesla founder Elon Musk said that in the past he offered Apple CEO Tim Cook to buy an electric car maker, but he showed no interest. According to the businessman, the company then cost ten times cheaper than now. Now Tesla's capitalization exceeds $600 billion. With the offer to sell, Musk turned to Cook when Tesla was going through hard times.

Sber bought another 29% stake in the online cash register manufacturer Evotor and increased its stake to a controlling stake - 69%. The company was valued for the transaction at more than 7 billion rubles. the change in the company's ownership structure Andrey Romanenko, CEO and shareholder of Evotor, announced on his Facebook page. According to him, Sberbank bought out 29% of Evotor from Atol (a developer of automation in trade) for 2.1 billion rubles.