NASA has announced the successful launch of the unmanned spacecraft Cygnus into orbit, which is expected to deliver more than 2,300 kg (5,100 lb) of cargo to the ISS. The launch was carried out by Orbital ATK. Cygnus was launched into orbit by an Antares 230 launch vehicle equipped with Russian RD-181 engines. The ship has already successfully deployed its solar panels, NASA said. The docking and cargo delivery mission is scheduled to last six days.

October 18, 2016, 00:04 / Finance US banks made good money trading bonds in the third quarter Thanks to Brexit, Deutsche Bank and central banker Tatiana Bochkareva For good results, US banks should also thank their European competitors who are leaving this business / PIXABAY In the third quarter, Citigroup earned $3.47 billion (+35% year-on-year) from bond trading, JPMorgan – $4.33 billion (+48%), Bank of America (BofA) – $2.77 billion (+39%).

One CEO of the Russian Authors' Society has been arrested, another has been suspended from office by the court / Neil Hall / REUTERS The Khoroshevsky District Court has banned Maxim Dmitriev from acting as CEO of the Russian Authors' Society (RAO) until a verdict is issued on the lawsuit filed by Alexander Klevitsky, a member of the Authors' Council, according to two people familiar with RAO managers.

October 18, 2016, 17:26 / Finance Peresvet promises to soon lift restrictions on the issuance of funds on deposits Vedomosti Bank Peresvet promises to soon lift restrictions on issuing cash to individuals, told the press service of the credit institution TASS. The bank is in complete control of the situation, it has no problems with liquidity and Peresvet calls on all clients to calm down, a bank representative said.

The head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin, included the former official representative Vladimir Markin, who left the agency, in the Public Council, the committee’s press service reported. It notes that the head of the Investigative Committee thanked Markin for his service in the Investigative Committee and his great personal contribution to the development of the department.

In one of Brussels' supermarkets, Carrefour, an unknown man took 15 people hostage, Belgian media report. According to Soir, the attacker was armed with a knife and did not make any demands. According to VRT, the store is located in the Brussels commune of Foret. The man took hostages after a failed robbery attempt at the store. Reuters , citing RTBF, reported that the criminal had been detained. A helicopter was circling over the scene. The hostages' condition was not reported.

However, another source of the newspaper noted that despite the installation of the S-300 and S-400 systems, nothing much has changed. According to him, air safety remained about the same as the whole year before.

Valery Fedorov, who since 2016 has been deputy general director - director of the company's production system, became the executive director of Aeroexpress LLC. As told the company's press service TASS, this appointment should increase the efficiency of the structural divisions. Aeroexpress management believes that Fedorov “has many years of experience necessary to solve the assigned tasks.” The former executive director of the company was Alexey Sorokin.

Russia must be part of the solution to global problems, US President Barack Obama said at a press conference on Tuesday following talks with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. "We think that Russia is a big, important country. Its military is second only to ours. It should be part of the solution [to problems] on the world stage, not part of the problem," Obama said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to take part in the Normandy Four meeting in Berlin on October 19, a source in Moscow told Interfax. The agency has no official confirmation of this information. A statement from the German government confirmed that the leaders of Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia will meet in Berlin on Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Rosneft must apply to the Federal Antimonopoly Service in connection with the acquisition of a controlling stake in Bashneft, but there will definitely not be a refusal, since the deal was approved by the government, said the head of the FAS, Igor Artemyev. So far, according to him, Rosneft has not received a request, but the company will have to send it. “But we cannot refuse there, because the government has made a decision,” Artemyev said.

October 18, 2016, 18:12 / Business / News Innovation in Russian industry has been stagnating for 10 years – HSE undefined Vedomosti The share of Russian industrial enterprises developing and implementing technological innovations has not exceeded 9-10% of their total number for a whole decade. This indicates the stagnation of innovation activity in the country, according to a report by the Institute of Statistical Research and Economics of Knowledge at the Higher School of Economics (HSE).

October 18, 2016, 00:55 / Economics Budget expenditures for three quarters decreased in almost all areas For servicing the national debt - increased by more than a quarter Olga Kuvshinova Budget expenditures for the three quarters of 2016 decreased in almost all areas; servicing the national debt increased by more than a quarter, the Ministry of Finance reported / M.

October 18, 2016, 08:02 / Business Putin approved the construction of two Arctic vessels for seismic exploration for 15 billion rubles Vedomosti President Vladimir Putin put the resolution “I agree” on a letter from Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Khloponin, who oversees mining, which proposes commissioning at least two Arctic-class seismic exploration vessels by 2019. The Deputy Prime Minister estimated their cost at approximately 15 billion rubles, RBC reports .

On Monday, the annual meeting of the Foreign Investment Advisory Council (FIAC) was held, chaired by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. It includes heads of fifty international companies. Access to transport infrastructure, localization, VAT reimbursement, excise taxes, and certification of veterinary products were discussed, said EY managing partner Alexander Ivlev.