Testing of a prototype of China's futuristic Batie bus was carried out without government approval and may be part of a financial scam, Chinese media reports, calling on authorities to investigate. On August 3, China tested a TEB-1 portal or overground bus, the design of which allows other vehicles to pass underneath it, the Xinhua news agency reported. The length of such a bus is 22 m, width - 7.8 m and height - 4.8 m. The capacity of the vehicle is up to 300 people.

Earlier on Tuesday, he said that restrictions on Turkish agricultural producers could be lifted before the end of 2016.

Energy Minister Alexander Novak announced that Russia and Turkey are going to agree on a draft intergovernmental agreement on the Turkish Stream gas pipeline in October 2016, Interfax reports. “We and our partners have already agreed to create a working group for the implementation of this project.

09 August 2016, 00:28 / Economics Russia and Türkiye will try to reconcile their economies Retailers are most interested in lifting sanctions against Turkey Elizaveta Bazanova Retailers are interested in restoring supplies of goods from Turkey / A. Gordeev / Vedomosti On Tuesday, the first meeting between the presidents of Russia and Turkey will take place since the political crisis (see also article on page 03).

Founder of "Dialogues" Nikolay Solodnikov / Nikolaev Sergey / Interpress / PhotoXPress The operational activities that the FSB Directorate for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region conducted in June 2016 in the Mayakovsky Library were connected with suspicion of fraud; the Open Library or Dialogues project was not discussed, as follows from the FSB Directorate’s response to a request from Legislative Assembly deputy Boris Vishnevsky.

Read also: Moscow reports attacks by Jabhat al-Nusra militants on Aleppo neighborhood UNICEF has joined the UN call for an immediate end to the fighting in Aleppo to restore the city's electricity and water supplies. According to the BBC, UNICEF Representative in Syria Hanaa Singer warns that the situation in the besieged areas of the city poses a serious risk to the children remaining there and demands that the water supply be restored immediately.

At one time, the British, like all of civilized Europe, practically did not notice the death of the actor and playwright from Stratford. He was buried modestly; he was not given a place in the poets' corner of Westminster Abbey, where Chaucer already lay and a place was being prepared for Ben Jonson; in the spring diplomatic correspondence of 1616 and letters from art connoisseurs of that time, there was no mention of his departure. His collected works were published only seven years later.

The first vice-president of the Russian Wrestling Federation (FSBR), Omar Murtuzaliev, decided to establish additional prize money for members of the women's wrestling team who can win medals at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The press service of the FSBI reports this. The Olympic champion will receive $100,000 from Murtuzaliev, who oversees women's wrestling, the silver medalist will receive $50,000, and the bronze medalist will receive $25,000.

Turkish Minister for EU Affairs Omer Celik said on a local TV channel that Turkey will unilaterally stop implementing the agreement with the EU on the migration issue if the EU authorities do not name a date for the abolition of visas for Turks, Interfax reports. According to him, the EU's demand that Turkey amend its anti-terrorism legislation will lead to an increased threat to the security of the EU itself.

09 August 2016, 00:44 / Business The Central Bank does not rule out an increase in potato prices by the end of the year The harvest is expected to be high, but the quality may suffer due to rain Ekaterina Burlakova Potatoes may become more expensive by winter / A. Gordeev / Vedomosti In 2016, potato production is expected to decline by 2.2% compared to 2015, when Russia harvested 33.6 million tons, the Bank of Russia Research and Forecasting Department reported in a July bulletin.

09 August 2016, 16:04 / Business / News Delta Air Lines offers $200 vouchers to affected passengers undefined Vedomosti Delta Air Lines has offered compensation to passengers whose flights were canceled or delayed for more than three hours due to a recent computer glitch. According to Market Watch, they are offered $200 vouchers, and the company can also refund them for tickets purchased but not used.

The Board of Directors of Sistema JSFC recommended that the extraordinary meeting of shareholders pay the first interim dividends in the history of Sistema JSFC for the six months of 2016 in the amount of 0.38 rubles. per share (RUB 7.6 per GDR), follows from the AFK message. In total, Sistema can pay shareholders 3.667 billion rubles. The shareholders meeting is scheduled for September 23.

The insurance companies Uralsib and VTB Insurance never joined the multilateral agreement on ensuring the availability of compulsory motor liability insurance services, which means they could decide to leave this market, the president of the All-Russian Union of Insurers (VUS) and the Russian Union of Auto Insurers suggested in an interview with TASS (RSA) Igor Yurgens.

09 August 2016, 00:55 / Business Rossiya Airlines will pay about 4.5 billion rubles for services at Pulkovo Airport by 2017 The agreement was concluded amid disputes about their future cooperation Maria Buravtseva Pulkovo and Rossiya for the first time disclosed the terms of the agreement / E. Kuzmina / Vedomosti AK Rossiya is the base company of Pulkovo Airport; in November 2011 it became a subsidiary of Aeroflot.

Turkish President Recep Erdogan, at a meeting with business representatives from Russia and Turkey, said that the implementation of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant construction project is currently “lame.” However, the Turkish leader believes that the situation can be corrected, TASS reports. "I think that if we take the appropriate steps, we can add speed to this work," Erdogan said. The volume of investment in this project is about $22 billion, he recalled.