The dismissal of journalists for an article that irritated the owner of a publication is always a bad sign for the entire journalistic profession, a demonstration of the defenselessness of journalists before the will of the owners and shareholders of the media. It reflects the current situation in which the business interests of the owners are more important to them than damage to the reputation of the publication and its development prospects.

When new residents in the Moscow region buy additional SIM cards from the only mobile operator in their entire household, because others do not accept them in this place, this is regarded as an inconvenience, but “in the order of things.” Similar problems for buyers of new business- or premium-class buildings in the capital cause bewilderment, especially since marketers of developers in recent years have been paying special attention to the intellectual content of buildings and placing emphasis

Rosalkogolregulirovanie proposed to introduce minimum retail prices (MRP) for beer, the Ministry of Finance is studying this issue, Interfax reports with reference to the director of the department of tax and customs policy of the ministry Alexey Sazonov. He noted that the parties have not yet reached a consensus on the feasibility of the MRC.

May 21, 2019, 01:16 / Business Miratorg will produce dairy products Now it is a leader in the production of pork and beef Ekaterina Burlakova Miratorg will launch production of bottled pasteurized milk under its own brand in September / Anton Novoderezhkin / TASS Miratorg will launch production of bottled pasteurized milk under its own brand in September, company vice-president Alexander Nikitin told Vedomosti.

“I want to kill David Benioff and Dan Weiss” - a T-shirt with this slogan would be a good match for the “I want to kill David Lynch” T-shirt that has been collecting dust in fans’ closets since the second season of Twin Peaks. More than a million viewers have signed a petition demanding that the eighth season of Game of Thrones be remade without even waiting for the final episode. But now the end is set, the story is over, and the last episode clearly explains what it was about.

US shoe retailers, including Nike and Adidas, have sent a letter to US President Donald Trump asking him not to raise tariffs on footwear imports from China. Read on vedomosti.ru “The proposed additional tariff of 25% would be disastrous for our consumers, our businesses and the American economy as a whole,” the document says. Rising import costs will lead to an increase in the final cost of goods, retailers said.

TV presenter and former Russian presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak will become the general producer of the Super TV channel, two sources in the Gazprom-Media holding told Vedomosti. Sobchak did not answer Vedomosti’s calls. She, along with other general producers, will be involved in the program content of the channel and take part in projects for the entertainment television segment of Gazprom-Media.

May 20, 2019, 12:05 / Updated May 20, 2019, 11:03 / Business Antipinsky Oil Refinery filed for bankruptcy Now applicants for the largest independent refinery in Russia will be able to buy the asset only during bankruptcy proceedings Vitaly Petlevoy On May 18, Russia's largest independent Antipinsky Refinery sent an application to the Tyumen Arbitration Court to declare it bankrupt, a representative of the plant said. This information was confirmed by a court representative.

American companies have begun to respond to the US government's decision to blacklist Huawei due to a threat to national security. Read on vedomosti.ru From now on, Google will supply only open source software to the Chinese manufacturer, Reuters reports. Huawei will be able to install Google's Android operating system on its smartphones, but users will not receive its updates. They will also not be able to use Google Maps, Gmail, etc. services.

The inauguration ceremony of the elected Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky took place in the building of the Verkhovna Rada. He took the oath on the text of the Bible and took office as head of state. Read on vedomosti.ru Zelensky came to parliament on foot from the nearby Mariinsky Park. Along the way, he greeted supporters, chatted with them and posed for photos. The ceremony began with a list of foreign guests, among whom there were no representatives of Russia.

May 20, 2019, 14:54 / Business Total and Eni suspended payments for oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline Vedomosti Total and Eni suspended payments to Russian companies for supplies of contaminated oil via the Druzhba pipeline in April, Reuters writes , citing sources. The French and Italian companies will not pay until they reach agreements with the Russian side on compensation, the sources said.

May 20, 2019, 15:04 / Business Moshkovich Agroholding doubled its revenue The main reason is the purchase by the Rusagro group of a competitor, the Solar Products holding Ekaterina Burlakova Rusagro is one of the largest Russian agricultural holdings, its controlling shareholder is the family of ex-senator Vadim Moshkovich / Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti The parent structure of the Rusagro group , Ros Agro Plc, reported an increase in revenue under IFRS in the first quarter of 2019 more than doubled

In Kyiv at 10 am (the time coincides with Moscow) the inauguration of Vladimir Zelensky as president began. According to the Constitution of Ukraine, it takes place in the building of the Verkhovna Rada. Read on vedomosti.ru Zelensky came to the Rada building through Mariinsky Park. On the way to parliament he was met by supporters. Zelensky high-fived some of them, hugged others and took selfies. The elected president of Ukraine also stopped for a few minutes to talk with those gathered.

Chinese telecommunications company Tencent, the exclusive content provider of the HBO channel in China, did not show the final episode of the series "Game of Thrones" due to the trade war between Beijing and Washington, The Wall Street Journal reports . The final episode of Game of Thrones was supposed to appear on the Tencent Video platform on the morning of May 20, but viewers only saw a message about problems with the transmission channel.

CIAN, a service for posting advertisements for the sale and purchase of real estate, sent out a letter to its users with recommendations on how to defend civil rights. The reason for the mailing was the situation in Yekaterinburg, where last week there were protests over the construction of a temple instead of a park in the city center. Read on vedomosti.ru In a letter with the heading “Bad” stories.