Two people who were being treated after being poisoned by the alcohol-containing liquid "Boyaryshnik" with methanol died in a hospital in the Irkutsk region during the New Year holidays, Interfax reports , citing the press secretary of the regional Ministry of Health, Tatyana Shkurskaya. "The total number of victims of the poisoning to date is 78 people," she noted. No new victims of poisoning were admitted to hospitals in Irkutsk during the holidays from December 31 to January 8.

State Duma lawyers criticize the bill on online cinemas / Z. Milyavskaya / Vedomosti The State Duma Legal Department has seriously criticized the bill on regulating online cinemas (audiovisual services in the document's terminology), introduced to the State Duma in December by deputies Andrei Lugovoi and Shamsail Saraliev. According to lawyers, the draft requires significant revision: in its current form, the application of the proposed regulations is impossible.

Since 2014, the number of mobile phone users in Crimea has grown by more than 30% / E. Razumny / Vedomosti In addition, in 2016, state-owned Krym-Telecom (in the Republic of Crimea) and Sevtelecom (in Sevastopol) began operating on the peninsula, as well as KTK-Telecom under the Volna Mobile brand (on the K-Telecom network). VimpelCom is generally recording an increase in the number of customers choosing to travel within Russia, says the operator's representative Anna Aybasheva.

Read also: St. Petersburg authorities show permit for commissioning of Zenit Arena Read also: Stadium completion in St. Petersburg delayed by three months Read also: St. Petersburg governor explains why FC Zenit will get stadium for a ruble On December 29, the St. Petersburg Construction Committee signed a contract with OAO Metrostroy without a tender for the completion of the stadium on Krestovsky Island worth 2 billion rubles.

US President Barack Obama does not believe he underestimated Russian President Vladimir Putin, but he did underestimate the power of disinformation and hacking to undermine America’s open society and democratic practices, he said in his latest interview with ABC News, parts of which aired on January 6 and in full on January 8.

"I don't expect her to seek this or any other office. I think she's thinking about how to help children and families, which is what she's done her whole life," Tenden told CNN. The network has portrayed Tenden as a Clinton confidant not only during the campaign but now.

Morgan Stanley and UBS may increase stakes in China's banking sector 09 January 10:29 Vedomosti {{fb}} {{vk}} {{twitter}} Morgan Stanley and UBS intend to increase stakes in investment banking joint ventures in China, The Wall Street Journal writes , citing sources. According to the publication, Morgan Stanley plans to increase its stake from 33.3 to 49%, UBS - from 24.99 to 49%.

January 09, 2017, 08:41 / Business / News Moscow has decided to reduce oil supplies to Belarus - Kommersant undefined Vedomosti Due to the lack of a solution to the gas dispute, Russia decided to reduce oil supplies to Belarus to 4 million tons in the first quarter of 2017, writes Kommersant , citing informed sources. Initially, according to the schedule, Moscow was supposed to supply Minsk with 4.5 million tons of oil per quarter.

January 09, 2017, 00:38 / Economics Exclusively by subscription China's foreign exchange reserves fall to six-year lows Despite the measures of the Central Bank of China, pressure on the yuan remains Elizaveta Bazanova China's foreign exchange reserves fall to six-year low / Eugene Hoshiko / AP China's foreign exchange reserves continued to decline in December, although at a slower rate than in previous months.

The Electronic Monitoring System for Controlled Persons (EMPS) began operating in 2011 / Elena Nagornykh / TASS The Ministry of Justice reported that it is preparing amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) that provide for the mandatory use of technical means of monitoring persons under house arrest. Currently, the law provides for only the possibility, but not the obligation, of using so-called electronic bracelets on defendants.

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The Basmanny Court of Moscow has received a petition from investigators to extend the house arrest of former Russian Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev, who is accused of receiving a $2 million bribe. "The Basmanny Court received a petition from the investigative bodies to extend the house arrest of A.V. Ulyukaev for a period of three months, i.e. until April 15. The hearing of this petition is scheduled for January 10," said Basmanny Court press secretary Yunona Tsareva.

"The MMD "East and West" group of companies of Mikhail Kusnirovich has made an offer to minority shareholders of PAO "GUM Trading House" to buy out their remaining 2.4% of shares. The buyout price will be 28 rubles per share, GUM said in a statement. Currently, the East and West Group owns 97.57% of GUM shares. The price announced as part of the squeeze out is equal to the price of the voluntary offer (it was set in September, at that time the East and West Group owned 87.4% of GUM shares).

08 January 2017, 23:23 / Finance Interest on microloans from January cannot exceed the amount of debt more than three times The Central Bank warned about limiting rates for microfinance organizations Anna Eremina Interest on microloans from January cannot exceed the amount of debt by more than three times - the Central Bank warned about limiting the rate for microfinance organizations / M.

USM Holdings has entered into a five-year sponsorship deal with Liverpool Football Club (FC) Everton. Under the terms of the contract, Everton FC's training base will change its name to USM Finch Farm, Everton said in a statement. USM Holdings will also receive marketing rights, including advertising at the club's Goodison Park stadium on match days, the statement said. A USM representative declined to comment; the information was confirmed by a person close to the company.