The consumer price index in Cyprus fell by 0.2% in August compared to the same month in 2016, according to Cystat . This marks the second month in a row of deflation in the country, with the annual rate in July being 0.7%. This was largely due to the fact that a fall in agricultural prices in August offset the rise in electricity and fuel prices. At the same time, Cyprus's GDP grew by 3.5% year-on-year in the second quarter and by 0.9% compared to the previous quarter, according to Eurostat .

September 07, 2017, 17:32 / Business / News The law on income tax in the oil industry may be adopted in 2017 undefined Vedomosti The law on added income tax (ATT) in the oil industry may be adopted in 2017. This was announced by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich. “The bill has been agreed upon by the departments; there are certain issues that we agreed to resolve by the second reading.

On Thursday, September 7, a memorial plaque was installed on the wall of the house in Moscow where Boris Nemtsov lived. Politician Ilya Yashin wrote about this on Facebook . "Everything was done in accordance with the law: the municipal deputy Sergei Markov, who lives in this house, organized a vote of the residents of this house, the majority of whom supported this decision. Finally, more than two years after the murder of Boris Nemtsov, a memorial plaque has been installed in Moscow.

The press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov named two main conditions for the deployment of UN peacekeepers in the conflict zone in southeastern Ukraine. "Any peacekeepers can be deployed at the point of contact between the conflicting parties with the consent of these conflicting parties," Peskov said, emphasizing that Russia is not a participant in the military actions and a party to the conflict.

Former Minister of Economic Development Accused of $2 Million Bribe, Which, According to Investigation, He Received at Rosneft Office / M. Stulov / Vedomosti Today, the Moskvoretsky Court questioned Ilya Makarov, the driver of former Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev, who is accused of taking a $2 million bribe. The driver testified that Ulyukaev himself put the briefcase in the car after leaving the Rosneft office.

From a technical point of view, viruses perform operations necessary for mining currencies on the video cards of ordinary users, which is why they sometimes cannot understand why the computer works so slowly / Evgeny Razumny / Vedomosti Kaspersky Lab has discovered two large networks of computers infected with cryptocurrency miner viruses.

The Lada Granta model remains the most popular among buyers / Andrey Makhonin / Vedomosti In August, 26,211 Lada cars were sold in Russia, which is 25.4% more than in August last year, according to a report from AvtoVAZ. Over the first eight months of 2017, 192,944 cars were sold on the Russian market, an increase of 15.5%. Russian sales of Lada cars have been growing monthly since July 2016, and the growth recorded in August is the largest in this period.

Investigators have established that the car of Ekho Moskvy radio station observer Yulia Latynina was deliberately set on fire. The journalist reported this on air at Ekho , emphasizing that this means an attempt on her and her relatives. "This is not just setting a car on fire. This is an attempted murder. Obviously, the people who did this took the risk that at that moment someone would be in the car - either me, or my parents, or all of us together," Latynina emphasized.

The law states that a victory in the referendum by those in favor of breaking with Spain would mean an immediate declaration of independence by the Catalan parliament. If they fail, new regional elections will be held in the autonomous region.

A representative of the Moscow Department of Cultural Heritage told TASS that the memorial plaque installed to Nemtsov on the house on Malaya Ordynka, where the politician lived, will be dismantled. The plaque was installed without the consent of the city authorities, therefore, its installation is illegal. Individuals and legal entities may be held administratively liable.

Former Minister of Economy Alexei Ulyukaev commented in the Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow on the statements of Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin with a quote from the Aeneid. "Fear the Greeks and those who bring gifts. Fear the Greeks who bring Kolbays," he said when asked by journalists to comment on Sechin's statement on the criminal case. The ex-minister also noted that he is limited in his comments on Sechin's statements. "I am limited in my statements, he is not," he complained.

Chairman of the Moscow City Electoral Commission Valentin Gorbunov said at a meeting of the commission that Muscovites will be informed about the need to come to the elections of deputies of municipal councils on September 10 using SMS messages, Interfax reports.

Transneft may increase dividends Transneft's interim dividends for the first half of 2017 were quite large, but if the government decides to increase dividends to 50% of net profit under IFRS, the company will do so, said company president Nikolai Tokarev. Transneft intends to pay out 27.6 billion rubles for the first half of the year, or 24% of profit under IFRS. In 2016, Transneft paid out 30.6 billion rubles.

SpaceX has launched Boeing's secret X-37 spacecraft for the first time, the company said in a tweet . The ship was launched on September 7 on a Falcon 9 medium-heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral. While the purpose of the Boeing X-37's flight is unknown, it is believed that the ship may be needed to practice destroying space satellites.

One serviceman was killed and five were injured during routine firing at a training ground in the Leningrad Region, the headquarters of the Western Military District (ZVO) reported. “As a result of the explosion, one serviceman was killed and five were injured,” the Western Military District press service said in a statement received by Interfax-AVN. All injured servicemen were promptly taken to medical facilities and are receiving qualified assistance.