The developer of nuclear charges, one of the creators of Russia's modern missile and nuclear shield, Academician Yevgeny Avrorin, died on Tuesday at the age of 86, the state corporation Rosatom told RIA Novosti.

Five representatives from North and South Korea have gathered in the village of Panmujeon, located in the border demilitarized zone, to discuss possible participation of the DPRK in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. As the head of the South Korean delegation, Unification Minister Cho Myong-kyun, said before the talks, not only sports will be discussed, but also “improving inter-Korean relations,” Reuters reports .

Varvara Grankova Politics is a dirty business. But office politics are inevitable. As Aristotle noted, “Man is by nature a political being.” Whether you participate in it or not, the politics within your company have a profound impact on what happens to you, your projects, and your team, so it’s hard to remain indifferent to them.

The board of directors of Uralmashplant prematurely terminated the powers of the company’s general director Andrey Kuznetsov. This is stated in the company's press release. Sergey Smolin has been appointed as the new CEO. A contract was concluded with him from December 30, 2017 to December 29, 2018. Smolin worked at the Uraltransmash plant for more than 30 years.

January 09, 2018, 15:37 / Business / News The Dutch court left the Stolichnaya and Moskovskaya vodka brands to Russia undefined Vedomosti The Court of Appeal of the Netherlands confirmed the right of Russia, represented by the federal enterprise Soyuzplodoimport, to use the Stolichnaya and Moskovskaya vodka brands, depriving Luxembourg Spirits International (SI) of businessman Yuri Shefler of this right. The decision applies only to the territory of the Benelux countries, clarifies Reuters .

09 January 2018, 22:05 / Politics Two Russian billionaires and several top managers bought Maltese citizenship undefined Vedomosti The list of naturalized citizens of Malta who received passports in 2016 contained the names of dozens of Russian businessmen, including the founder and co-owner of Yandex Arkady Volozh and members of his family, reported RBC .

US President Donald Trump plans to run for a second term in 2020. This was stated by White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley, answering journalists' questions during a briefing.

Polish President Andrzej Duda has replaced nine ministers. The personnel changes in the government took place at the suggestion of Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. The ceremonial swearing-in of the new cabinet members took place in the presidential palace on Tuesday, the Polish news agency RAR reports. Jacek Czaputowicz, a 61-year-old professor of social sciences, has been appointed Poland's foreign minister.

British designer Nathan Jenden has been appointed the new creative director of Diane Von Furstenberg. He will also hold the position of vice president. This is stated in the official announcement of the company. Jenden will oversee all aspects of the brand, from creating collections to marketing, creating advertising campaigns and global communications in social networks. Jenden will present his first collection at New York Fashion Week in February.

January 09, 2018, 19:22 / Auto / News GM promised to be the first in the world to make electric vehicles profitable undefined Vedomosti The automobile concern General Motors (GM) will make the production of electric vehicles profitable by 2021, GM CEO Mary Barra promised investors. She did not specify how this is supposed to be achieved, notes Reuters .

US President Donald Trump plans to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, CNBC reports, citing a statement from White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders. Trump will represent the interests of American business at the forum. He intends to "advance his policies to strengthen American enterprises, industry and the interests of American workers." The Davos forum will be held from January 23 to 26. Last year, Trump refused to attend the forum.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has become the richest person in history, according to Bloomberg's online ranking. As of January 8, his fortune reached $105.1 billion. In 2017, Amazon's capitalization grew by almost 57%, and since the beginning of the new 2018 - by another 6.6%, the agency notes. By the end of the 2017 Christmas season, the company was able to capture 89% of the US online sales market (by consumer spending, among the largest retailers).

Habit is a terrible thing: it is not enough to declare the presidential election campaign that has started clean and transparent; it is also necessary to make a considerable effort so that those who are accustomed to conducting it in the old way will start working in a new way, having assessed the new costs of the old administrative itch – and there are still problems with this.

January 09, 2018, 00:37 / Business Andrey Melnichenko is ready to buy an energy company from Mikhail Abyzov After the deal, Russia will have a new largest coal consumer Ivan Peschinsky Andrey Melnichenko (pictured) may buy an energy company from Mikhail Abyzov / Alexander Shcherbak / TASS Melnichenko, who ranks ninth in Russia's richest people according to Forbes with a fortune of $13.2 billion, may expand his energy business.

"North Korea's weapons are only for the United States of America and are not [aimed at] our brothers, China or Russia." Ri Songwon, Chairman of the DPRK Committee for the Peaceful Unification of the Korean Peninsula “I must say that Kim Jong-un’s initiative [to hold talks with South Korea] received planetary support <...> even Trump was happy.” Gennady Zyuganov, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation