On November 15-16, the Russian Ministry of Justice sent letters to a number of media outlets about their possible recognition as foreign agents in Russia. In particular, in the near future, the following may be recognized as foreign agents: Voice of America, Kavkaz.Realii, Krym.Realii, Siberia.Realii, the regional project IdeLRealii, the Current Time TV channel, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), the Tatar-Bashkir service of Radio Liberty (Azatliq Radiosi), and the Faktograf project.

A trilateral summit of Russia, Turkey and Iran will be held in Sochi on November 22, where the Syrian crisis will be discussed. This was reported by the Daily Sabah newspaper, citing its sources. Hurriyet also reported this, citing CNN Turk and its sources in the Turkish presidential administration.

November 16, 2017, 23:21 / Auto In Moscow, turnstiles will be removed from large buses from January 1 undefined Vedomosti Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin promised that from next year turnstiles will be removed from large-capacity buses. According to him, in public transport, where entry is only possible through the front door turnstile, revenue from fares is approximately 25% higher.

The self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic is ready to discuss a prisoner exchange with Kiev, said LPR head Igor Plotnitsky during a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "We are ready to discuss and once again agree on the lists and number of prisoners for exchange. Now the answer is on the Ukrainian side," the Luhansk Information Center quotes Plotnitsky as saying. According to him, the Ukrainian side is blocking this topic at the negotiations in Minsk.

The Russian Supreme Court has reduced the sentence of Sochi resident Inga Tutisani, who in August 2009 sent an SMS message to an acquaintance in Georgia about the movement of Russian military equipment toward the Abkhaz border. Tutisani was convicted of treason. "After reviewing the defense's appeal, the Supreme Court changed the sentence, reducing Tutisani's sentence from six years in prison to four years and one month in a penal colony," the court told Interfax .

Busfor sends its clients not only to Russian cities, but also to the CIS and European countries / Busfor Venture fund InVenture Partners has completely sold its stake in the startup Busfor to the funds Elbrus Capital and Baring Vostok, reported InVenture Partners managing partner Anton Inshutin, Busfor co-founder Ilya Ekushevsky and a representative of Baring Vostok. The partners did not disclose the amounts and parameters of the deals.

The reformed Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) fulfilled all possible requirements of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), but the regulator still did not restore RUSADA’s rights. this to TASS stated Olympic champion Elena Isinbayev . From March 2017 to June, she headed the supervisory board of RUSADA. According to her, the Russian side was unable to fulfill two demands of the international organization, since it did not have the ability to fulfill them.

Rosneft Chief Executive Officer Igor Sechin on Thursday commented to journalists on the reasons for his failure to appear in the Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow in the case of ex-Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev, a Vedomosti correspondent reports. “With regard to my participation in court: I will strive to fully comply with the requirements of Russian legislation.

November 16, 2017, 00:54 / Business Exclusively by subscription Compensations for delayed foreign flights will increase Already next year, Russian airlines will operate in accordance with the Montreal Convention, like their international competitors Ivan Peschinsky The passenger will have the right to demand compensation for lost luggage / Andrey Gordeev / Vedomosti The State Duma has increased the responsibility of Russian air carriers on international flights.

November 16, 2017, 19:14 / Business RBC reported the suspension of accepting letters to Rosneft undefined Vedomosti suspended On November 10 , Rosneft the work of the correspondence reception department (“expedition”) in the company’s main building located on Sofiyskaya Embankment, reports RBC , citing sources.

November 16, 2017, 12:25 / Economy / News Kudrin spoke about the benefits of raising the retirement age for pensioners undefined Vedomosti Former Russian Finance Minister, head of the Center for Strategic Research, Alexei Kudrin, believes that the initiative to raise the retirement age has no alternative. According to him, the state no longer has enough money to index pensions and pay working pensioners.

November 16, 2017, 09:11 / Economy / News Medvedev ordered the creation of a fund for the removal of passengers from troubled airlines undefined Vedomosti Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev instructed the Ministry of Finance, together with Aeroflot, to work on creating a system for operational financing of expenses for the removal of passengers from airlines that have stopped their operations.

The Justice Ministry has sent out warnings despite the fact that the law on recognizing media outlets as foreign agents has not yet entered into force / Mikhail Pochuev / TASS The Justice Department has issued warnings about possible recognition of nine American media outlets as foreign agents, the department itself reported.

The power of doctors is determined by the fact that the lives and health of other people who entrust themselves to medicine depend on their decisions. Similarly with lawyers, it is not only special knowledge, but also the power to make judgments or represent the interests of organizations and people who trust them to protect their property, freedom, and in some cases, life.

Song of an Italian poet of the 19th century. Goffredo Mameli is officially recognized as the national anthem of Italy. The corresponding law was adopted by the country's constitutional affairs committee. The text is called “Brothers of Italy,” but in the law it was renamed “Song of the Italians,” writes ANSA . Mameli's song has been considered the anthem in Italy since 1946, but this has not been prescribed in any law, the agency explains.