In February 2016, 104 buildings on the busiest streets in Moscow were demolished / E. Razumny / Vedomosti At the end of December last year, a board appeared next to the auto parts store on Chasovaya Street with an announcement that this retail facility is located in the right-of-way of utility networks and, according to Moscow government decree No. 829, is an illegal construction. Prefectural officials asked to demolish it by January 23.

Turkish army's invasion of Syria changes the situation in this conflict for all major players / AP On Wednesday morning, units of the pro-Turkish Syrian opposition and special forces of the Turkish army, supported by Turkish armored vehicles, entered Syria from Turkey near the city of Jarablus. This city is located in the territory controlled by the Islamic State (IS, banned in Russia) in the eastern part of the section of the Turkish-Syrian border still controlled by this group.

Tickets to Zhukovsky are already on sale on the Belavia website / A. Gordeev / Vedomosti The first carrier of Zhukovsky Airport will be Belavia Airlines on September 12 – it will start flying from Minsk, Belavia itself and Ramport-Aero (the airport investor; 75% minus 1 share is owned by Lithuanian Avia Solutions Group, the blocking stake is owned by a structure of the state corporation Rostec) announced on Wednesday.

When relationships with superiors influence a person’s situation much more than relationships with people of equal status, issues of power become of key importance in his life. At the same time, understanding what power is is not so easy. Even in textbooks it is considered a controversial concept. Sociological research shows that in the Russian context, power is associated not with authority or persuasion, but with force. Power in Russia is recognized by those who have more power.

The director of the property management department of the Ministry of Culture Boris Mazo, accused of fraud, admitted his guilt in the "restorers' case". "My client admitted his guilt, release him under house arrest," said lawyer Alexei Kupriyanov during a hearing in the Moscow City Court. He also reported that Mazo made a deal with the investigation. The lawyer asked the court to consider the case behind closed doors.

August 25, 2016, 00:52 / Economics Tax authorities are going to actively check transactions with foreign structures It will not be possible to save on benefits if the income went offshore in transit Elizaveta Bazanova Tax officials invite businesses to open up / A. Gordeev / Vedomosti Companies are very afraid: they think that tax authorities will challenge all the reduced rates [under double taxation agreements],” PwC partner Natalya Kuznetsova describes the state of business.

“At current oil prices, the taxation system for the oil industry is precisely in favor of oil workers, and not in favor of the budget,” complained Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. And so the Ministry of Finance developed an additional package of tax exemptions in 2017, three federal officials and a participant in the discussions from the industry told Vedomosti.

The Ministry of Finance proposes to reconsider the use of the regional coefficient, which is currently taken into account when calculating the cost of compulsory motor liability insurance, TASS reported, citing the department’s press service. The coefficient “plays an increasingly smaller role in reflecting accident rates, so it seems possible to reconsider the approaches to its use and move away from such a detailed determination of its values ​​by cities and towns,” they say.

According to the latest data, at least 250 people have died as a result of the earthquake in central Italy, TASS reports, citing the ANSA agency. These data are provided in an updated report from the Italian Civil Defense Department. Earlier, the country's authorities reported 241 deaths. 365 people were injured and taken to hospitals. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Wednesday at approximately 3 a.m. local time, causing significant damage to small towns in the mountains of Italy.

Russia is specially organizing competitions for Paralympians due to the fact that the Russian team was not allowed to participate in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. At the same time, the prize money will remain identical to the Olympic prize money, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the state awards ceremony, R-Sport reports. "We will, of course, support you and will specially organize competitions where you can demonstrate your skills.

Cofco stocks up on grain / D. Abramov / Vedomosti China's state-owned Cofco has signed an agreement to buy a 49% stake in Dutch grain trader Nidera. The deal will take the company a significant step toward its goal of becoming one of the world's largest agricultural traders. Details of the deal have not been disclosed. Cofco acquired a controlling stake in Nidera two years ago.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia may fine Google again in 10 days, TASS reports, citing a statement from Elena Zaeva, head of the department for regulation of communications and information technology. Previously, the company was required to eliminate violations of antimonopoly legislation within eight days of the appeal court's decision in favor of the FAS.

The economic damage from the earthquake that occurred on August 24 in central Italy, according to preliminary estimates, has already exceeded $1 billion, and the insurance damage is $500 million, KAC experts calculated. According to Bloomberg, the losses in the reinsurance industry could be greater than those after the 2009 earthquake in Italy, when Generali lost 100 million euros, Axa - 41 million euros, Hannover Re - 11.2 million euros, Munich Re - 23 million euros.

August 25, 2016, 00:07 / Business FAS did not like the rise in gas exchange prices of market manipulation The agency is checking the actions of trading participants, suspecting Alen Makhneva Head of FAS Igor Artemyev / E. Razumny / Vedomosti The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) began checking Gazprom , Novatek and other participants in gas exchange trading to see if they were manipulating the market, Dmitry Makhonin, head of the FAS fuel and energy complex control department, told Vedomosti.

The Moscow Exchange is changing the methodology for calculating the MICEX and RTS indices and introducing a liquidity ratio for their calculation, its representative told Vedomosti. The Central Bank registered the document on August 23, it will come into force in December. Currently, the weight of a share in the MICEX index depends on the market capitalization of free float shares.