Modern politics increasingly resembles a struggle for truth. US President Donald Trump does not miss a single opportunity to accuse the media of promoting fake news. His critics respond that he himself is lying. The Washington Post recently wrote that "President Trump has made 4,229 false and misleading statements in 558 days." Adding hysteria to this debate is the role of Facebook and Google in spreading fake news.

The ruble strengthened at the beginning of trading on the Moscow Exchange on Thursday. The dollar exchange rate dropped below 67 rubles, the euro - below 76 rubles. At the close of trading on Wednesday, the dollar was worth 67.29 rubles, the euro – 76.35 rubles. On Thursday, at the opening of trading, the dollar fell to 66.55 rubles, the euro - to 75.88 rubles.

On Wednesday, Vladimir Putin complained at the youth and educational forum "Mashuk-2018" that social networks lack positivity, which, according to him, "is needed 100%". Comments on the president's statement and his artistic interpretations (positive and not so) have already spread across social networks. But questions remain about why the head of state lacks positivity and what he means by it.

American senators from the Republican and Democratic parties, Marco Rubio and Chris Coons, sent a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, in which they called for the use of organizational mechanisms for an objective investigation into the murder of Russian journalists in the Central African Republic (CAR). The text of the appeal was published on Koons' website.

August 16, 2018, 20:30 / Business Vekselberg and Chubais remove solar energy from sanctions Rusnano became the largest owner of Hevel, but Renova retained control over the company Elena Vavina Vekselberg and Chubais are removing solar energy from sanctions / Hevel Beluna Investments Ltd, part of the Renova Group of Companies owned by Viktor Vekselberg, on August 15 reduced its stake in the Hevel energy company from 51 to 46%, according to SPARK-Interfax data.

An economist from Kirov went broke on gambling and began preparing healthy breakfasts. The production of mixtures of oatmeal and buckwheat turned out to be more profitable than playing poker. Read on vedomosti.ru Alexander Nastin's path to entrepreneurship began with gambling. The 36-year-old economist from Kirov was fond of online poker for several years until it was banned in Russia in 2009. Nastin transferred his winnings to forex companies for trust management.

More than 300 American publications supported the action in connection with US President Donald Trump's ongoing attacks on the media. this reports Reuters . All of these publications, in agreement, published editorials expressing concern about Trump's behavior towards journalists. The idea of ​​the action was proposed by The Boston Globe newspaper.

Forbes presented a ranking of the highest paid actresses in the world, which included ten people. According to the publication, in total for the year they earned $186 million. This is 16% more than last year. The ranking was topped by Scarlett Johansson with an income of $40.5 million. She increased her wealth thanks to her role as Black Widow in Marvel's Avengers films.

The United States and China have made little progress toward resolving their trade conflict, agreeing to hold talks in late August. The Chinese delegation will travel to the United States at the invitation of the US Department of Commerce, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. Read on vedomosti.ru These talks will be the first in more than two months.

US President Donald Trump has revoked the directive on the use of cyber weapons against the country's opponents. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the situation. According to the publication's sources, Trump's decision means easing restrictions on cyber attacks. The publication does not specify whether new rules were approved to replace the canceled ones. The newspaper's sources refused to comment on this information, citing its secrecy.

August 16, 2018, 12:19 / Economics The Kremlin refused to compare the seizure of income from businesses with a progressive tax undefined Vedomosti The proposal by presidential aide Andrei Belousov to confiscate windfall profits from metallurgical and petrochemical companies cannot be considered an attempt at a veiled introduction of a progressive tax, press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Park Hotel Vitznau appeared on the shores of Lake Lucerne during the “golden age” of Swiss tourism, when in the second half of the 19th century. Wealthy travelers from England, Russia and the USA came to the country en masse, and luxury hotels began to be built to satisfy their demands. Hotelier Josef Anton Bohn chose the town of Vitznau at the foot of Mount Rigi for his new hotel.

August 16, 2018, 05:07 / Economics Ministries will evaluate the idea of ​​confiscating windfall profits from businesses by August 17 Vedomosti The general position of the government on the initiative of Presidential Aide Andrei Belousov on the seizure of more than 500 billion rubles from metallurgical and chemical companies. excess income will be generated by August 17. this TASS reports with reference to three sources in the industry.

Reposts and likes should not become grounds for criminal proceedings, Mail.ru Group is confident / Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti The Mail.ru Group corporation (which owns the social networks VKontakte and Odnoklassniki) announced on Wednesday that it had appealed to a number of federal authorities to stop the criminal prosecution of social network users.

The coordinator of the “Left Front” Sergei Udaltsov appealed the decision of the Meshchansky Court of Moscow in the case of a repeated violation when organizing a rally. On Tuesday, August 14, the court found Udaltsov guilty in this case and sentenced him to 30 days of administrative arrest. In court, Udaltsov did not admit guilt. He called the charges brought against him far-fetched. According to him, on July 28 no one made any claims against him.