August 13, 2018, 11:36 pm / Politics Experts did not appreciate the new VKontakte policy They believe that privacy rules will not save users from criminal cases Anastasia Kornya Ekaterina Bryzgalova No amount of privacy will protect you from criminal cases, experts fear / Evgeniy Razumny / Vedomosti Within a month, the largest Russian social network, VKontakte, will change its privacy rules and introduce the ability to make a profile completely private, leaving access only to your friends.

The founders of Tinder filed a lawsuit against the service owner InterActiveCorp (IAC) and its subsidiary Match Group, CNBC and the Financial Times report . The lawsuit was filed in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan. The plaintiffs want to recover $2 billion from the defendants. According to them, the company defrauded Tinder employees of at least billions of dollars by manipulating financial information and undervaluing the service.

August 14, 2018, 16:03 / Business / News Russia has issued all permits for the construction of Nord Stream 2 undefined Vedomosti The project company Nord Stream 2 AG, operator of the Nord Stream 2 export gas pipeline, has received all permits for the construction of the Russian section of the gas pipeline. The company's press service reports this.

August 14, 2018, 21:09 / Finance Exclusively by subscription Rosgosstrakh filed a lawsuit against the former general director The new owner believes that Dmitry Markarov caused damage to the company worth 241 million rubles Danis Yumabaev Rosgosstrakh filed a lawsuit against former general director Dmitry Markarov / Vladimir Pesnya / RIA Novosti , controlled by the Central Bank, On August 14, Rosgosstrakh filed a lawsuit against the company’s former general director Dmitry Markarov for damages

Endless Spring of the Duma – 2 Political scientist Ekaterina Shulman sums up the results of the record-breaking spring session Endless spring of the Duma Political scientist Ekaterina Shulman sums up the results of the record-breaking spring session Duma in search of itself at the expense of others Political scientist Ekaterina Shulman on the role of parliament in anti-sanctions politics Awakening the sleeping parliament Political scientist Ekaterina Shulman on the results of the first session

In Moscow, a “March of Mothers”, not coordinated with the authorities, is planned for Wednesday in support of those arrested in the case of the “New Greatness” movement. Its participants, 18-year-old Anna Pavlikova and 19-year-old Maria Dubovik, are involved in a criminal case initiated under Art. 282.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Organization of an extremist community”), they were placed in a pre-trial detention center in March 2018.

30.06.2015 The euro/dollar exchange rate may show the biggest increase in four years Advertising Advertising

AvtoVAZ has begun serial production of the updated Lada Granta family, the automaker announced on August 14. The main difference from the previous generation is the X-shaped design of the front part of the body, like the best-selling Lada model - Vesta. True, the company did not make X-shaped stamping of the doors. Read on vedomosti.ru In addition, the number of bodies in the Granta family will increase: now it is a sedan and a liftback, a hatchback and a station wagon will be added to them.

The Ministry of Transport proposed to include the project to create a high-speed railway (HSR) Krasnodar - Makhachkala in the plan for the development and modernization of transport infrastructure for 2019–2024 . Transport Minister Evgeniy Dietrich told reporters about this.

August 14, 2018, 21:35 / Business / Interview Exclusively by subscription “The aircraft industry must be in good shape.

Coca-Cola has become a minority shareholder in sports drink maker BodyArmor. about this . writes The Wall Street Journal The transaction amount is not disclosed. BodyArmor will generate about $400 million in revenue this year—based on this and other deals in the beverage industry, the deal could be valued at $1 billion to $2 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Coca-Cola could soon begin producing BodyArmor and also buy out the company entirely.

on the website of the US Congress The senators' bill on new sanctions against Russia has been published . The document was announced at the end of July by senators from the Republican and Democratic parties Lindsey Graham and Bob Menendez. According to the bill, the US President must immediately respond to attempts by Russian authorities to interfere in the American elections and publicly call on the Russian government to return Crimea to Ukraine.

August 14, 2018, 20:29 / Economics Could Türkiye be the harbinger of a crisis? The government's mistakes will become more expensive amid tightening monetary policy of central banks Roger Blitz Jonathan Whatley Could Türkiye be the harbinger of a crisis? / Photo Burhan Ozbilici / AP The relatively small size of the Turkish economy - about 1% of global GDP - could limit the impact of the lira's depreciation.

Spanish driver Fernando Alonso has decided that he will leave Formula 1 at the end of the current season. He is quoted by the press service of the McLaren team, for which he competed. “After 17 wonderful years in this amazing sport, it’s time for me to change and move on. I have enjoyed every minute of these incredible seasons and I can’t thank enough the people who contributed to make them so special,” Alonso said. According to him, he made a firm decision to leave several months ago.

British authorities are treating the incident near the Houses of Parliament in London as a terrorist attack, as a result of which several pedestrians and cyclists were injured. This was stated on Twitter by the London Police. The investigation into the incident has been transferred to the London Police Counter Terrorism Command. On the morning of August 14, the driver of a silver Ford Fiesta crashed into barriers near the Houses of Parliament in London, reported Scotland Yard .