CIA Director Mike Pompeo, nominated by the US President for the position of Secretary of State, secretly met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. This is reported by The Washington Post, citing two sources with information about Pompeo's secret trip to the DPRK during the Easter holidays. The purpose of the visit was to prepare for a personal meeting between US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, the newspaper notes.

In March, the Moscow metro launched a pilot facial recognition system that works using CCTV cameras, Kommersant reports, citing the press service of the capital’s subway. The press service did not specify at which stations the system is used, but noted that it is used in places “with high passenger traffic.” “Particular attention” is paid to stations located near the venues of matches during the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on special tariffs for non-refundable train tickets. A copy of the document is posted on the official legal information portal . Thanks to the ability to sell non-refundable tickets, the Federal Passenger Company (FPK) will be able to change fares downward. The law will come into force on January 1 next year.

April 18, 2018, 16:20 / Economics Russians' incomes increased for the second month in a row Vedomosti The growth of real incomes of the Russian population in March amounted to 4.1% in annual terms after 4.3% in February, Rosstat reports. The income that began in February was primarily provided by salaries in the public sector - government agencies increased salaries in order to comply with the May decrees of the president.

automaker The Volvo confirmed that the Volvo Information & Diagnostic for Aftersales (VIDA) information and diagnostic system, which provides vehicle diagnostics during maintenance, did not work on the afternoon of April 17 due to the blocking of servers by Roskomnadzor. Vedomosti was informed about this by the company's press service. The system's functionality has now been restored.

US Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Wess Mitchell believes that "Russian mercenaries" tried to attack the US-led coalition's positions in Syria. This is stated in a written statement prepared for hearings in the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The document was published on the White House website. According to Mitchell, Russia is increasing the risks of confrontation with the West by supporting the current Syrian leadership.

April 18, 2018, 17:53 / Business / News Russian Railways wants to borrow 89 billion rubles in 2018 for an investment program undefined Vedomosti This year, Russian Railways plans to attract about 89 billion rubles from the market for its investment program, said First Deputy General Director of Russian Railways Vadim Mikhailov. According to him, the main instruments under consideration are ruble bonds and loans. There are no plans to place Eurobonds at the moment, says Mikhailov.

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April 18, 2018, 15:30 / Finance / News A trader named Morgan Stanley left Morgan Stanley. undefined Vedomosti A trader who bears the same name, Morgan Stanley, has left Morgan Stanley. this Bloomberg reports , citing a source familiar with the situation. Stanley also has a middle name - Adam. He joined Morgan Stanley in 2012 after graduating from Boston College, according to a report by the Financial Services Industry Regulatory Authority. A bank representative declined to comment.

Yandex , which will allow the implementation of voice control based on the .iO electronic board is developing the Yandex Alice personal assistant in household appliances. This was reported by the Kommersant newspaper with reference to a company representative. Earlier, a newspaper source said that the Russian company would soon announce developments related to artificial intelligence and voice control. The interlocutor clarified that the Yandex .iO domain will be used for it.

PR manager Anastasia Novikova spent 2–3 hours one way traveling from home to work. She lived in Balashikha, near Moscow, and the office was located in the Oktyabrskoye Pole metro area. I had to leave the house no later than 7 am in order to avoid traffic jams on the way to the metro and arrive at work on time. Two months later, Novikova decided to quit, but the manager offered her a monthly increase of 20,000 rubles. to a salary of 100,000 rubles. and an additional day off on Friday.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin's order to temporarily ban Roscosmos and Rosatom from signing any legally binding documents with foreign entities whose countries have imposed or supported sanctions against Russia has been in effect since the beginning of last week. This was reported by Kommersant, citing a source in the government apparatus and top managers of one of the state corporations.

50% of IFRS profit Rosimushchestvo will insist on such dividends from state-owned companies, said its head Dmitry Pristanskov. All pre-annual board meetings must be held by mid-May, by which time companies must recommend the dividend payment rate, so it is too early to talk about a specific list of companies that would propose paying less than 50%, he said.

British media regulator Ofcom has launched seven investigations into Russian television channel RT over its coverage of the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury, England, the agency said in a statement . Since the Salisbury incident, the regulator has noted an increase in the number of RT stories that require review for breaches of Ofcom's broadcasting code, the report said.

Head of Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov / Sergey Porter / Vedomosti Roskomnadzor expects that in the matter of blocking the Telegram messenger in Russia for American companies Amazon and Google, "their business, not political motives, will be primary." This was stated by the head of Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper.