In February 2021, 24,369 people with coronavirus died in Russia, a third less than in January, reported Rosstat . The total number of deaths from COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the agency, has exceeded 225 thousand people. In total, in February 2021, according to Rosstat, 172,672 people died, which is 20.6% more than last year. Coronavirus infection became the main cause of death in 14,171 patients, that is, in 8% of all deaths per month.

Presidents of the United States and Ukraine Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on the phone for the first time. In Kyiv, the conversation was called "terrific." Among the topics raised was the pulling of Russian troops to the border with Ukraine. The conversation lasted about 50 minutes, Andriy Yermak, head of the office of the President of Ukraine, told Interfax.

In Washington, an unidentified man rammed a car around the fence around the Capitol, two police officers were injured, said police . The driver was arrested and taken to the hospital along with the police. Police blocked the Capitol building due to reports of shooting nearby, reports Associated Press. Entry and exit from the Congress building is prohibited, people were advised to stay away from doors and windows.

The Bank of Russia is thinking about protecting consumers from ill-considered and emotional purchases in financial ecosystems under the influence of aggressive advertising, writes Interfax , citing a statement by Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Sergei Shvetsov. While the regulator is studying the possibility of introducing appropriate mechanisms.

Mikhail Zelman is one of the most successful Russian restaurateurs abroad. In 2012, he sold a share in the Holding Holding (Goodman restaurants, Filimonov and Yankel and Kolbasoff) and left to live in London. There was founded by the Global Craftsmen Group holding, which today includes about 20 Burger & Lobster, Goodman and Zelman Meats in eight countries of the world.

In the first quarter of 2021, Tesla produced 180,338 and delivered 184,800 electric vehicles, the company said in a report. The results exceeded analysts' expectations. For the first quarter of 2020, Tesla produced 102,672 vehicles and delivered 88,400. Thus, production increased by more than two-thirds (76%), and deliveries - by 109%. Almost all deliveries were made to the Tesla Model 3 sedans and the Tesla Model Y crossover, which the company produced earlier this year.

The Sberbank structure bought 58% of Interactive Video Technologies LLC, which develops the Movika video service, RBC reports citing data from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. The bank plans to increase its share to 80% in the near future and integrate the service into its ecosystem. The owner of the share in the Movika service was a subsidiary of Sberbank LLC Digital Assets.

In the United States, a third more jobs were added in March than experts predicted, unemployment fell to 6%. The numbers show a strong recovery in the world's largest economy and will influence markets. According to the US Department of Labor, in March the country added 916,000 jobs against 468,000 in February, the unemployment rate fell from 6.2% to 6%. Economists polled by Bloomberg predicted an increase of 660,000.

The Bank of Russia presented a consultative report "Ecosystems: Approaches to Regulation", where it proposed to discuss measures to limit the role of individual participants, as well as support growing, but not dominant, national players. about the initiative The first deputy chairman of the Central Bank Sergey Shvetsov spoke .

The Tagansky District Court fined Twitter 8.9 million rubles under three Roskomnadzor protocols due to the company's refusal to remove posts calling for minors to participate in unsanctioned rallies, the press service of the told RBC. court Twitter received three fines of 3.2 million rubles, 3.3 million rubles and 2.4 million rubles.

Timi Studios, a Chinese game studio owned by Tencent, is approaching $10 billion in 2020 revenue, told two people familiar with the matter Reuters. This means that the developer of such hits as Honor of Kings and Call of Duty Mobile has turned out to be the world leader in the mobile gaming market. This success provides a solid foundation for her ambitious plans.

The court in California did not consider the lawsuit filed by Alexander Mamut's structure Lynwood Investments against Nginx and its founders. The court found all Lynwood's claims unfounded, writes . Kommersant The lawsuit was filed by Lynwood Investments against the owner of Nginx, the American F5 Networks, Nginx itself, its co-founders Igor Sysoev and Maxim Konovalov, as well as those who invested in Runa Capital and E.Ventures.

Until the end of 2021, a shortage of cheap (up to 40 thousand rubles) laptops may remain in Russia - due to a lack of components, manufacturers fulfill only about 60% of network orders for the supply of devices, writes RBC . More than a year ago, laptop manufacturers experienced a shortage of processors due to Intel's difficult transition from 14 nm to 10 nm technology, said Irina Kukina, director of business development for Lenovo personal systems in Russia.

The second largest shareholder of Norilsk Nickel, UC Rusal (27.8%), criticized Vladimir Potanin's Interros proposal to minimize the dividends of the metallurgical company, reports . RBC At the end of March, Interros advocated the payment of dividends from free cash flow, rather than EBITDA, and in the amount of 50-75% of this indicator, explaining this by the need for large investments by the company in development and the environment.

Product prices began to give predictable results - retail networks today complained about the threat of sugar deficiency. According to their version, the plants from the 20th of March stopped supplying retail to wait for subsidies from the government promised from April 1. Manufacturers say that they ship no less than last year, but complain that the procedure for issuing subsidies has not yet been approved, while obviously complicates their work and does not compensate for the losses.