China's Foreign Ministry on Saturday urgently summoned Canada's ambassador to Beijing to protest the detention of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, according to a statement on the department's website. The Chinese Foreign Ministry demanded the immediate release of the top manager and threatened Ottawa with “serious consequences” if this demand is not met.

The Moscow City Hall announced an increase in the cost of parking in Moscow from December 15, 2018. Vedomosti figured out how parking fees in the city will change. The most expensive streets New tariffs will come into effect starting next week. The most expensive tariff is 380 rubles. per hour of parking will be valid from 8.00 to 21.00 (at night it will drop to 200 rubles). The Department of Transport reported that this tariff will apply to the busiest streets in central Moscow.

The home stadium of St. Petersburg Zenit has been renamed Gazprom Arena, reported the press service of the football club . Previously, the stadium was called “St. Petersburg”. The new name will be displayed on the arena's exterior façade, staff uniforms, souvenirs and tickets. The new name “ will create the right association among all visitors to the stadium with the main social mission” of Gazprom, Zenit President Sergei Fursenko commented on the renaming of the arena.

At least six people were killed and dozens injured during a stampede at a rap concert in the city of Ancona, Italian newspaper La Repubblica reports . According to preliminary data, the stampede in the nightclub where the concert was taking place began due to someone spraying pepper spray. According to the publication, among the dead were five minors (two boys and three girls) and a woman who came to the concert with her daughter.

President Vladimir Putin called on members of the United Russia party not to allow rudeness and disdain for people, which brings the party “below the plinth.” He stated this during a speech at the plenary session of the 18th Party Congress. There are representatives of United Russia in all government bodies and spheres of activity, Putin noted.

President Vladimir Putin sent a telegram of condolences to the family and friends of human rights activist Lyudmila Alekseeva, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. The president “highly valued Alekseeva’s contribution to the development of civil society in Russia and extremely respected her principled position on many issues in the life of our country,” the press secretary added.

According to the latest data, 343 people were detained at the protest in Paris, 32 of them have already been arrested, BFM TV reports , citing local authorities. The TV channel notes that this figure is constantly changing upward. Protests in France have been going on for almost a month. The protesters, dubbed "yellow vests" because of their reflective clothing, initially demanded an end to fuel price increases, but their demands have gradually expanded.

December 08, 2018, 22:10 / Business / News Hundreds of Russian tourists cannot fly out of China undefined Vedomosti Hundreds of Russian tourists who went to Hainan Island on tour packages from the Pearl River tour operator cannot fly out of China, reports RBC , citing the Tour Pomosch association. A representative of Rostourism clarified to the publication that the reason was the shortage of aircraft from the Iraero airline, whose services the operator used.

December 08, 2018, 15:43 / Business Kudrin assessed the impact of the OPEC+ agreement on the Russian economy Vedomosti The OPEC+ agreement to reduce production will only temporarily stabilize oil prices, says Chairman of the Accounts Chamber Alexei Kudrin. At the same time, it slows down the development of private companies in Russia, imposing restrictions on their work, and this, in turn, reduces the country’s economic growth rate, he added.

The head of Rosrybolovstvo, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Ilya Shestakov announced a halving of prices for red caviar. According to him, this is due to the record catch that was recorded this year. “The price of pink salmon caviar has halved, and this is thanks to the salmon catch that we received. In the entire history of observations, a record volume was caught - 675,000 tons, quotes ” Interfax Shestakov.

Taxi ordering service Uber Technologies Inc. has filed an application for preliminary registration of an initial public offering (IPO), The Wall Street Journal , Reuters and Bloomberg report, citing sources. The application was received by the US Securities and Exchange Commission this week, but the media sources did not specify when exactly. It is noted that Uber's IPO may take place in the first quarter of next year. Earlier this week, Uber's main rival in the U.S.

In Russia, the economic base for the future prosperity and greatness of the country has not yet been created, says Chairman of the Accounts Chamber Alexei Kudrin. He stated this while speaking on Saturday at the All-Russian Civil Forum. Discussing whether belonging to a strong country makes people happy, Kudrin attributed this phenomenon to the costs of the Soviet mentality. “Perhaps today we are still largely hostages of that culture, that mentality that has developed.

Russian border guards feared a provocative action on the part of Ukrainian naval ships, so after two Ukrainian artillery boats and a longboat crossed the Russian border on November 25, the Kerch Strait was closed to civilian ships. This was reported by the deputy head of the coast guard department of the FSB border department, Alexey Volsky.

Mexican Vanessa Ponce won the title of Miss World 2018 at the 68th international beauty pageant, the final of which took place on December 8 on Hainan Island. This was reported on the competition page on Twitter. The crown was presented to the representative of Mexico by last year's winner, Indian Manushi Chhillar. The second place was taken by the representative of Thailand, Nikolin Pichapa Limsnukan. Contestants from Belarus, Uganda and Jamaica also made it to the top five.

US President Donald Trump linked the “yellow vest” protests in France with the Paris Agreement to combat climate change. “People don't want to pay large sums of money, mostly to third world countries (where governance is questionable), to perhaps protect the environment. They chant "We need Trump!" Love France,” Trump tweeted . Protests by the so-called “yellow vest” movement have been ongoing in France for almost a month and are accompanied by mass arrests and clashes with the police.