The presidential administration has concerns about the results of the September elections of governors and legislative assemblies in connection with pension reform, three people close to the administration told Vedomosti. But governors will try to mitigate the risks by offering various benefits to the population, says one of the interlocutors.

The death toll as a result of rainfall in Japan has reached 134 people, 10 people are missing, and the fate of another 78 people is still unknown, reports . Nikkei news agency The highest death toll was recorded in Hiroshima prefecture on the western island of Honshu and in Okayama and Ehime prefectures on Shikoku island. Heavy rainfall hit Japan in the middle of last week due to Typhoon Prapirun. This led to river floods, floods and landslides.

Economics / World Economy The article was published in No. 4605 dated July 10, 2018 under the title: Information International More than 100 countries will join the automatic exchange of tax information 80% of them are ready to share it with Russia July 10 01:17 Anna Holyavko / Vedomosti Listen to this material Loading. Please wait Pause Continue listening Share this article with your friends! This material is available only to paid subscribers of Vedomosti.

Gazprom Media has postponed the launch of the TNT Premier online cinema from April to the end of summer or even autumn, two employees of this holding and an employee of a large Internet company told Vedomosti. According to them, Gazprom Media explains the later launch dates by the desire to diverge in dates from the World Cup.

For the first time Putin's rating did not coincide with that of Mother Russia. Mother Russia went up, and the father of the nation went down The World Cup, which, like a big wave, was supposed to lift all the boats of patriotism, including the red-bannered yacht "Putin", led to a discouraging result. Patriotism has become disconnected from the motherboard. That is, from the state. And our state is the president. Patriotism is on its own, Putin is on his own.

The policy differences center on Trump's relations with third countries, especially Russia and China / Evan Vucci / AP Setting off on a European tour, US President Donald Trump tweeted: “First meeting – NATO Summit. The US spends more than any other country on NATO defense. This is unfair to the American taxpayer.” The NATO summit will be held on July 11-12 in Brussels.

Rescuers brought to the surface all the children and their coach who were trapped in a cave in the Thai province of Chiang Rai. . reports Associated Press A group of 12 schoolchildren aged 11 to 16 and their 25-year-old football coach have been trapped in the Khao Luang cave in Thailand since June 23. They were separated from the exit by a flooded part of the cave several kilometers long, so they could only get to the surface by swimming through tunnels filled with water.

July 10, 2018, 01:15 / Economics The government has agreed on new terms for special contracts with businesses Investors may be disappointed Olga Adamchuk Elizaveta Bazanova Philip Sterkin First Deputy Prime Minister Anton Siluanov and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak have different views on ways to attract investment / Alexander Astafiev / TASS Officials were unable to agree on exactly how to change the mechanism of special investment contracts (SIC) for several months.

US President Donald Trump was skeptical about the advice of White House officials to refuse calls to Russian leader Vladimir Putin in March 2018. recalled The New York Times this on the eve of the Russian-American summit in Helsinki on July 16. Those who gave such advice are “stupid people,” Trump told Putin by phone after congratulating the Russian president on his election victory, contrary to the recommendations of White House officials.

July 10, 2018, 19:00 / Finance / News The government decided to reduce the threshold for VAT refund claims by 5 billion rubles undefined Vedomosti The government introduced amendments to the Tax Code (TC) to the State Duma, reducing from 7 billion rubles. up to 2 billion rubles the threshold of taxes paid for three years, giving the right to a declarative procedure for VAT refund.

The unflattering statements of American Senator John Kennedy, who visited Russia, about the Russian authorities are “difficult to understand,” especially without knowing the context, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday. “We do not wear rose-colored glasses and are well aware of the extent to which the American political establishment is, firstly, captive of stereotypes and secondly, under terrible Russophobic pressure,” the Kremlin representative added.

In the west of Azerbaijan, two policemen were killed trying to suppress unrest in the city of Ganja, where an armed attack on the head of the city had previously taken place. This is stated in a statement from the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs. “During an unauthorized rally, the deputy head of the main police department of the city of Ganja, Ilgar Balakishiev, and the deputy head of the Nizamn district police, Samad Abbasov, were killed as a result of blows with stabbing objects.

American Tesla significantly increased prices in China after Beijing introduced retaliatory duties on imports of goods from the United States, including electric cars, reports Electrek . The cost of the Model S sedan and Model X crossover increased over the weekend by 150,000-250,000 yuan ($22,600-37,600) depending on the configuration. The price increase is significant, the publication notes. From July 1, China reduced duties on imports of cars from other countries from 25 to 15%.

Colleagues of Andrei Bursin, the head of the fire extinguishing operation in the Kemerovo Zimnyaya Vishnya shopping center, put pressure on the victims, the head of the investigation team, Rustam Gabdulin, said at a court hearing where the petition for the arrest of the firefighter is being considered.

VTB has restored the operation of its mobile application and online banking. Vedomosti was informed about this by the bank’s press service. Problems with access to bank services were observed due to problems with a partner of the credit institution. “The systems have been restored to functionality. We sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience caused,” the press service said. It was previously reported that the VTB mobile application does not work correctly.