Senators Andrei Klishas and Lyudmila Bokova, as well as deputy Andrei Lugovoi, introduced a bill to the State Duma regulating the operation of the Russian segment of the Internet in the event of a disconnection from the global network. The document is not yet available on the State Duma website. The bill provides for the creation of an infrastructure capable of ensuring the operation of Russian Internet resources if it is impossible to connect Russian telecom operators to foreign servers .

Sheriff Shekatt, a suspect in the Strasbourg shooting on December 12, was killed by police. French Minister of the Interior Christophe Castaner announced this at a press conference, reports . BFM TV According to him, three police officers saw a man similar to the one who was wanted and tried to detain him. He started shooting and was killed by return fire.

The President of the International Fencing Federation, Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov (10th place in the Russian Forbes ranking, his fortune is estimated at $12.5 billion) donated his collection of weapons to the Moscow Sports Museum . Interfax reports this. It includes dueling military weapons - 25 copies of sabers and swords from the 2nd century to the present.

Apple will update iPhone software for Chinese users to circumvent a preliminary ban on the sale of older models of its smartphones in China, Reuters reports , citing a company statement. The company clarified that the update will be aimed at addressing “minor functionality issues with two patents” that were considered in its legal dispute with American chipmaker Qualcomm in a Chinese court.

The Barcelona prosecutor's office has accused singer Shakira of tax fraud, reported the Spanish news agency Europa Press . According to the prosecutor's office, the singer failed to pay taxes amounting to more than 14.5 million euros to the regional budget. We are talking about non-payment of income tax and property tax for 2012, 2013 and 2014. The prosecutor's office believes that, despite frequent trips abroad, Shakira was a tax resident in Spain during this period and had to pay tax.

In the next two years, the global automotive market will experience a powerful breakthrough in the field of technological development, according to the German consulting company Roland Berger.

December 14, 2018, 20:54 / Business Belarus may not receive compensation for tax maneuver in Russia Minsk estimates losses at $300 million next year Galina Starinskaya Elizaveta Bazanova Minsk claims that Moscow refuses to discuss the issue of compensation for the tax maneuver / Valery Sharifulin / TASS Russia did not give Belarus any promises to pay compensation for changes in tax legislation in Russia, First Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Friday, December 14:

The Prosecutor General's Office examined the circumstances of Lev Ponomarev's arrest and found no violations, according to the department's statement. The 77-year-old human rights activist was arrested on December 5 for 25 days for repeated violation of the rules for holding mass events (Part 8 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code). Later, the Moscow City Court revised the sentence, reducing the arrest to 16 days.

A criminal case has been opened against the Vice-Governor of the Pskov Region, Alexander Kuznetsov, for receiving a bribe on an especially large scale (Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code), the Investigative Committee of Russia reported . Earlier it became known that a search was carried out in the official’s apartment, and he himself was detained by FSB officers.

When Lambo? (“When is Lambo?”) - this question appeared in Urban Dictionary, an online dictionary of English slang words and phrases, about a year ago.

Russia did not promise Belarus compensation for changes in tax legislation, said First Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. “We consider such changes, including the tax maneuver in the oil and gas industry, to be an internal matter of Russia,” he emphasized ( quoted by TASS). President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko previously said that the main topic of his negotiations with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on December 25 would be the tax maneuver.

The final decision on introducing a fee for disposable water cups on board Pobeda Airlines aircraft has not yet been made, the low-cost airline’s press service reported. Earlier, the media reported that the airline may start charging 5 rubles for cups. Water will remain free and can be poured into the dishes you bring with you. “The main philosophy of any low-cost airline is to reduce costs in order to offer the lowest prices for flights with high financial efficiency.

The US Senate adopted a resolution that found Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible for the murder of The Washington Post columnist Jamal Hashkogi, reports Associated Press. The document was adopted unanimously. In it, senators called on Saudi Arabia to bring to justice all those involved in the murder. In order for the resolution to be adopted, it must be approved by the second chamber of the American Congress - the House of Representatives, and also signed by President Donald Trump.

The leaders of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the Liberal Democratic Party Gennady Zyuganov and Vladimir Zhirinovsky asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to resume meetings with the leaders of parliamentary parties. The corresponding request was voiced at a reception in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Constitution, which was held on December 12 in the Kremlin, RBC writes , citing a source close to the presidential administration and Zyuganov himself.

Smart City, the developer of the Muver application, which collects orders from several aggregators at once, wrote a complaint to the FAS against Gett, writes with reference to the document. Kommersant According to Smart City, Gett prohibits drivers from operating Muver. The Gett Driver application, according to the complaint, required Muver to be removed from the phone, and otherwise it would display an error and refuse to work.