Representatives of ex-State Duma deputy Dmitry Gudkov filed a lawsuit in the Moscow City Court due to the refusal of the district election commission to register the politician as a candidate for Moscow City Duma deputy. This was reported on Gudkov’s Facebook page. Read on vedomosti.ru “As promised, we filed a lawsuit with the Moscow City Court for failure to register Dmitry in the elections.

August 16, 2019, 16:50 / Auto / News Interfax: AvtoVAZ recalled 11,000 Lada Granta cars undefined Vedomosti AvtoVAZ . has recalled more than 11,000 Lada Granta vehicles to replace turn signals that may crack Interfax reports this with reference to representatives of three official Lada dealers who received the corresponding order. on the Rosstandart website yet. There is no corresponding message One of the agency’s interlocutors said that the order to recall the cars was dated August 13.

Roshydromet specialists suggested that the jump in gamma radiation power in the city of Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Region, on August 8 after an explosion at a military training ground was associated with the passage of a cloud of radioactive inert gases. This is stated in the materials published on the service’s website. Read on vedomosti.ru The report notes that the meteorological situation that developed that day in the Arkhangelsk region contributed to the rapid dissipation of the cloud.

August 16, 2019, 00:55 / Finance Billionaire William Ackman acquires stake in Berkshire Hathaway Activist investor tries to follow the example of Warren Buffett Alexey Nevelsky Berkshire Hathaway is largely known for its leader, Warren Buffett (pictured), who is the chairman of the board of directors and chief executive of the company / Nati Harnik / AP Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square Capital bought 0.25% of Berkshire's Class B shares, becoming one of the 50 largest investors in Buffett's

The M. M. Gromov Flight Research Institute, which runs the airfield used by the Zhukovsky airport, has repeatedly complained to the prosecutor's office about birds around the runway. First Deputy General Director of the Ramport Aero airport management company Evgeny Solodilin spoke about this, TASS reports .

Unknown persons hijacked the Danish cargo ship Marmalayta off the coast of Cameroon, with three Russians on board, reported the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs . According to the department, the incident occurred on August 15 near the Cameroonian port of Douala. Read on vedomosti.ru The ship that was attacked by pirates belongs to the Danish company Ultrabulk and was flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, the Foreign Ministry clarified.

The Moscow City Court sentenced Ukrainian businessman, director of the Ukrainian metallurgical corporation “Industrial Union of Donbass” Oleg Mkrtchan to nine years in prison, finding him guilty of fraud of 1 billion rubles, reports Interfax . Mkrtchan did not admit guilt. Read on vedomosti.ru He was also sentenced to a fine of 900,000 rubles. The case was heard behind closed doors, so only the introductory and operative parts of the verdict were announced.

Russia and France will resume security contacts, interrupted after the outbreak of the Ukrainian events in 2014. The parties agreed to hold a Security Cooperation Council on September 9 in Moscow, in which the foreign and defense ministers of the two countries will participate. Assistant to Russian President Vladimir Putin Yuri Ushakov told reporters about this on Friday on the eve of Putin’s official visit to France.

The Higher School of Economics (HSE) has launched an internal investigation into literature teacher at the HSE Lyceum Alexander Kuznetsov, whom former students accused of molestation, reports . Interfax Read on vedomosti.ru “There have been no claims of this kind over the years of its work,” the university’s press service noted, promising to find out whether the accusations voiced in the media and social networks have any basis.

The Presidents of Russia and France Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron have repeatedly spoken about Baring Vostok partner, Frenchman Philippe Delpal, who was arrested along with the founder of the fund, Michael Calvey, and until recently was kept in a pre-trial detention center, and on August 15 was released by the court under house arrest. Putin’s assistant Yuri Ushakov spoke about this when announcing the official visit of the Russian President to France.

Industry data in July turned out to be worse than economists' expectations - it grew by 2.8% compared to July 2018. Analysts surveyed by Interfax predicted an increase in industrial production of 3.4% after June growth of 3.3% (compared to the same period last year ). In July of this year there were one more working days than in July 2018, while in June the situation was the opposite - one less working day this year.

The Federal Customs Service (FCS) commented on the detention in the Moscow branch of Russian Post of a mother who ordered medicines abroad for a child with epilepsy. The department's commentary states that she was detained on August 12 when she came to receive a parcel containing the psychotropic drug Frisium, which is not registered in Russia.

The FSB has begun an investigation into contractors of the Moscow United Energy Company (MOEK, part of Gazprom Energoholding), RBC writes , citing two sources close to the security services and Gazprom. According to the publication, in mid-July, the K Department of the Economic Security Service requested information on contracts concluded between MOEK subsidiary TSK Novaya Moskva and firms that performed various works.

Trump's immigration initiatives are constantly challenged by his opponents and go through the courts / Reuters Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson led a coalition of 13 states Wednesday in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration. They are challenging a new rule that was introduced two days earlier that makes it harder to get a green card. Starting in October, immigrants who qualify for Medicaid, food stamps, and housing subsidies may be denied a green card.

Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov sold a 51% stake in the American basketball club Brooklyn Nets to team co-owner and Alibaba co-founder Joseph Tsai. This was reported on the website of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Thus, Tsai will become the sole owner of the club. Read on vedomosti.ru In addition to the club, Tsai will also buy the Barclays Center, the home arena of the Brooklyn Nets, owned by Prokhorov, according to the report. The transaction amount is not disclosed.