The session of the International Olympic Committee supported the decision of the IOC Executive Committee to admit Russians to the Olympics in Brazil. On Tuesday, at its 139th session, the IOC discussed the situation with Russia's admission to the Olympics in Brazil due to doping problems.

In the Tuninsky District of Buryatia, the Nilova Pustyn hydrotherapy center was seized on Tuesday morning, Interfax reported , citing the district prosecutor's office. The regional Ministry of Internal Affairs then reported that the institution had resumed operations and the conflict had been resolved. Around 6 a.m., the police learned that about 10 people had barricaded themselves in one of the buildings of the hospital and that vacationers and staff could not get in.

The US administration believes that if the reports of toxic gas containers being dropped in Syria are confirmed, it will be a serious problem. "We have already familiarized ourselves with these reports, but I cannot say how credible they are. We and our partners on the ground are carefully studying them. If this turns out to be true, then this is very serious," US State Department spokesman John Kirby said at a briefing on Tuesday.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) granted the request to merge the Moscow Uniastrum Bank with the Blagoveshchensk Vostochny Bank, reports Interfax . As a result, Boc Russia (Holdings) Limited of Artem Avetisyan, which controls Uniastrum Bank, will receive the right to dispose of 40.01% of the voting shares of Vostochny Bank.

According to NNSA Director Frank Klotz, the bomb's upgrade will extend its service life by at least another 20 years. The new B61 is the 12th modification of the B61 bomb, which was developed in 1963. The upgraded munition will replace the previous versions, the B61-3, B61-4, B61-7, and B61-10.

In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised pregnant women not to travel to Miami and the surrounding area after 14 cases of Zika virus infection through mosquito bites were confirmed in Florida. After traveling to the state, they are advised not to become pregnant for eight weeks. Pregnant women who live in Florida or who have been in Miami since July 15 are advised to get tested.

The organizers of the rally against the new package of anti-terrorism laws and for internet freedom have accepted the proposal of the Moscow authorities to move the location of the August 9 rally to Sokolniki Park, oppositionist Leonid Volkov reported. The city authorities did not approve the previous application for this event due to the organizers' failure to complete the necessary procedures related to document preparation. The organizers then re-submitted their application for the rally.

August 02, 2016, 12:15 / Business / News Air France CEO: A week of strike cost the company as much as one plane undefined Vedomosti A week-long strike by Air France flight attendants resulted in approximately 90 million euros in losses for the carrier, the company's president and general director, Frédéric Gage, told France Info. According to Le Figaro, he called this amount significant, comparing it with the price of a long-haul aircraft.

Hackers could use drones to carry out cyberattacks using WiFi, Bluetooth and other wireless connections, such as those used for contactless payment card transactions, cybersecurity experts warned at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. This will allow hackers to intercept information in private buildings in the same way as if it were happening in a public place, say a cafe.

During trading on the Moscow Exchange, the euro exchange rate exceeded 75 rubles for the first time since June, and the dollar exceeded 67 rubles. By 10.54 Moscow time, the American currency increased by 11 kopecks. up to 67.01 rubles, European - by 42 kopecks. up to 75.06 rub. The ruble turned downward due to a new wave of falling oil prices, Interfax-CEA experts note. Brent crude futures fell 0.29% to $42.02 a barrel. Read also: Brent is trading at $42.21 per barrel

Real estate “We must be free of all debt by the end of the year.” Sergei Zhukov about the conditions for the construction of Olympic facilities and why Mosmetrostroy was almost liquidated 08/02/2016 Bela Lyauv General Director of Mosmetrostroy Sergey Zhukov Photo: M. Stulov / Vedomosti Mosmetrostroy, the country's largest subway construction contractor, was on the verge of liquidation just a couple of years ago.

The Central Election Commission excluded one of the leaders of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Sergei Obukhov, from the federal list, but returned him to the elections in a single-mandate constituency / D.

01 August 2016, 23:05 / Business Deliveries of cars for the St. Petersburg metro may be delayed The company explains this with new technical solutions Dmitry Gorshenin Nadezhda Zaitseva New cars will arrive later than planned / E. Egorov / Vedomosti OJSC Oktyabrsky Electric Car Repair Plant (OEVRZ, part of CJSC Transmashholding ) is delaying the delivery of the first train for the red line of the metro, said a representative of the State Unitary Enterprise Petersburg Metro.

02 August 2016, 00:41 / Politics Two months before the elections, the LDPR overtook the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in ratings - Levada Center But the start of an active campaign on the ground can change the situation Elena Mukhametshina Two months before the election of the new State Duma, the LDPR overtook the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in ratings, Levada Center found out / M.

The Ministry of Transport and the state-owned company Avtodor propose to build 15,000 km of toll high-speed roads in the Central region of Russia, Siberia and the Urals by 2030. According to Kommersant, this follows from the final version of the "Strategy for the Development of the High-Speed ​​Road Network in Russia until 2030", which the government must approve by the end of this year.