A group of firefighters has left for the supposed crash site of the Progress cargo spacecraft in Tuva, RIA Novosti reports, citing a representative of the regional Emergencies Ministry. "To clarify the situation, interaction with all districts of the republic was immediately organized, an operational group of fire garrisons was sent. At the moment, the duty shift continues to monitor the situation, collecting information from eyewitnesses.

The State Duma has adopted in the first and final reading a bill to increase the “cost” of an electoral vote in parliamentary elections from 110 to 152 rubles. The bill was supported by all Duma factions: United Russia, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, and A Just Russia. The authors of the law note that the adopted changes will reduce the dependence of parties on private sponsors.

Single-entry tourist visas to Thailand will be issued free of charge from December 1, 2016 to February 28, 2017, the Thai Foreign Ministry website reported. "All applicants applying for a single-entry tourist visa to Thailand during the specified period will be exempted from the visa fee," the statement said. In addition, the cost of obtaining a visa on arrival to Thailand will be halved until February 28, 2017, to 1,000 baht ($28).

December 02, 2016, 00:14 / Business Russia explained how it will reduce oil production This is a voluntary matter, but all companies will reduce production by 2.7% Alina Fadeeva Every oil worker will tighten the tap / M. Stulov / Vedomosti Russia will reduce oil production by 300,000 barrels.

On December 1, the Russian Auction House (RAH) was supposed to hold an auction for the sale of the Novoarbatsky and Valdai shopping complexes on Novy Arbat, as follows from the lot documentation. According to a representative of the RAD, the auction did not take place due to a lack of applications. It was planned to sell six retail premises with a total area of ​​15,855 square meters. m according to the documentation.

The mini-missile crisis in Russian-Ukrainian relations fortunately did not lead to any incidents on December 1, the first day of shootings over the Black Sea that Ukraine began. These shootings are due to end on Friday. On November 30, Ukraine sent out an amended notification of the closure of its airspace, which no longer included Russia's territorial waters in Crimea (this fact caused the greatest indignation among the Russian authorities).

The State Duma prematurely terminated the parliamentary powers of one of the richest deputies, Alexander Skorobogatko (United Russia). Skorobogatko, together with Alexander Ponomarenko and businessman Arkady Rotenberg, own the company " TPS Real Estate". The company manages four shopping and entertainment centers (SEC) in Russia and Ukraine with a total area of ​​608,000 sq. m., two more SECs with a total area of ​​251,000 sq. m. will be completed in Moscow.

On Sunday, Italy will hold a referendum on amending the constitution, which has become a personal project of the country's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. The reforms, if approved, will affect the country's parliament and relations between the center and the regions.

Let us remind you that oil prices have been rising over the past two days on news of OPEC agreements. The organization will reduce production for the first time in eight years - by 1.2 million barrels of oil per day. Yesterday Brent traded above $54 per barrel.

President Vladimir Putin announced the upcoming tax reform on Thursday in his message to the Federal Assembly: proposals should be considered in 2017, adopted in 2018, put into effect in 2019 and fixed for a long time. The tax system must be stable for six years, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov later explained. That is, during the next presidential term.

02 December 2016, 13:39 / Finance The Central Bank disconnected Vologdabank from its payment system - RIA Novosti Vedomosti The Bank of Russia has disconnected Vologdabank from its Bank Electronic Express Payments (BESP) system, a source in banking circles told RIA Novosti. Credit organizations that the Central Bank disconnects from BESP are often deprived of their license.

December 02, 2016, 17:17 / Business / News Rosneft and Exxon will surrender licenses for blocks in the Gulf of Mexico due to lack of prospects undefined Vedomosti NK Rosneft and Exxon decided to hand over licenses for blocks in the Gulf of Mexico. “The project partners acquired 2D and 3D seismic data and assessed drilling prospects.

The US economy added 178,000 jobs in November, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.6% from 4.9% the previous month. This is the lowest figure since August 2007. Expected November labor market data "was the last hurdle to the December Fed hike and it has now been clearly cleared," Luke Bartholomew of Aberdeen Asset Management told the Financial Times. stop the Fed." Read also: Unemployment in the US has returned to pre-crisis levels

German Nico Rosberg from Mercedes has decided to end his participation in the Formula 1 World Championship, which he won for the first time in his career in 2016. He announced this on his Facebook page. "For 25 years in racing, I dreamed of becoming a Formula 1 champion. Through hard work, pain and sacrifice, I have achieved my goal. I have climbed the mountain and am at the peak. The strongest emotion I feel now is gratitude to all those who helped me to realize my dream," Rosberg wrote.

02 December 2016, 20:14 / Business Novak held meetings with the heads of Enagas, Gas Natural Fenosa and Repsol Vedomosti Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak held talks with the Secretary of State of the Spanish Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Technologies, Daniel Navia Simon. As the Russian ministry said in a statement, the meeting took place as part of a working trip of the Russian Minister of Energy to Madrid.