The departure of a plane flying from Moscow to Simferopol is delayed at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport due to the death of a passenger. This was reported in the first half of the day on Thursday, February 25, by Interfax, citing its own source in law enforcement agencies. The news agency writes that the 56-year-old man felt unwell when boarding the plane bound for Simferopol (Crimea). He died despite prompt medical assistance, an Interfax source said.

The British pound is getting cheaper in anticipation of the June referendum / E. Razumny / Vedomosti On Wednesday, the pound fell to $1.3879, the lowest since March 2009 and the lowest level since the mid-1980s. The pound also fell to the euro yesterday, to 79.08 pence per euro, the lowest since December 2014. The market is thus preparing for the referendum (to be held on June 23), which will decide on the UK's possible exit from the EU.

Former YUKOS shareholders are trying to seize Russian property in six countries, Russian Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov told journalists. According to him, they have appealed to national courts there with a demand to enforce the Hague arbitration decision. "In all these cases, there is a protracted opposition struggle, including attempts to collect all sorts of assets," Prime quotes the minister as saying.

The great-granddaughter of the legendary John D. Rockefeller came out in print with harsh criticism of Exxon Mobil, one of the fragments of the former empire of the founder of Standard Oil.

February 25, 2016, 09:54 / Finance The Central Bank revoked licenses from three insurance companies Vedomosti The Central Bank of Russia has revoked insurance licenses from insurance companies Agros, Invest-Garant and the Capital Insurance and Reinsurance Center, the regulator said in a statement.

The draft law "On Amendments to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation in terms of creating a transparent mechanism for remuneration of managers, their deputies, and chief accountants of individual organizations" was approved at a government meeting. This was announced by the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Russia, Maxim Topilin, at the "government hour" in the State Duma.

The accident occurred at the Severnaya mine of the Vorkutaugol company (owned by the Severstal company ), the miners are being evacuated, the Komi Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. At 14.31 local time, a rock burst occurred in the longwall of the 412-z seam of the Moshchny mine of the Severnaya mine of Vorkutaugol JSC. There were 110 people in the mine at the time of the accident, the report said.

Taiwan's Foxconn to Receive 65.9% of Sharp / D. Abramov / Vedomosti Japanese corporation Sharp has announced that it has accepted a takeover offer from Taiwan's Foxconn (formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry), the BBC reports . This was previously reported by Japanese and international media, citing informed sources. The official statement was made after a two-day meeting of Sharp's board of directors, where the terms of the deal were discussed.

Blockchain technology became famous thanks to the virtual currency Bitcoin / Chris Ratcliffe / Bloomberg Two sources familiar with Acronis' partners told Vedomosti that the Russian developer of backup systems Acronis is going to implement blockchain technology in its products. They claim that Acronis already has a product ready. One of Vedomosti's sources knows about the pilot project for this product.

The State Duma is preparing another package of amendments to the electoral legislation and introducing restrictions on the use of campaign cubes / A.

The Bank of Russia is ready to consider bankers' proposals to ease requirements for foreign exchange earnings for exporters. This was reported by Alexey Lobanov, Deputy Director of the Bank of Russia's Department of Banking Regulation. "We held a meeting with banks on Saturday. The banks were interested in preparing proposals on how they could exercise control over the volume of foreign exchange earnings of their borrowers [exporters]. We will consider them [these proposals]," Lobanov noted.

New forms of the compulsory motor insurance policy of MTPL, which will be introduced on July 1, 2016, will be checked visually by traffic police officers, old-style forms will be checked using the database of the Russian Union of Motor Insurers, Interfax reports with reference to a statement by RSA Executive Director Evgeny Ufimtsev. “The policies printed on the new forms will meet the requirements of visual control when checking policies by traffic police officers.

February 25, 2016, 11:40 / Economy / News Deputy Prime Minister Kozak explained the resignation of the Governor of Transbaikalia and the reprimand of the Governor of Karelia undefined Vedomosti The resignation of the Governor of the Trans-Baikal Territory, Konstantin Ilkovsky, and the reprimand of the head of Karelia, Alexander Khudilainen, are due to the fact that these regions spent budget funds inefficiently. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak to TASS.

February 25, 2016, 11:54 / Politics / News The court sentenced the ex-CEO of Premier Estate to prison in the Bank of Moscow case undefined Vedomosti The Meshchansky Court of Moscow on Thursday, February 25, sentenced the former general director of the Premier Estate company Svetlana Timonina to five years in a general regime colony for complicity in the case of embezzlement of funds from the Bank of Moscow.

Shareholders of the Russian airline S7 are exploring the possibility of entering into the capital of one of the Bulgarian airlines for flights from Moscow to Europe via Ukraine, TASS reports citing a statement by S7 co-owner Natalia Fileva. “Yes, we also send to Bulgaria (documents for registration or acquisition of a local air carrier - ed.)... Ukraine has been closed, and it is impossible to fly to Bulgaria, since this is how we fly (bypass - ed.)," she explained .