People's Artist of Russia, theater and film actress Alexandra Nazarova died on August 20 at the age of 79, according to the website of the Moscow Drama Theater. M. N. Ermolova. Read on vedomosti.ru “This is an irreparable loss not only for our theater, but for all Russian art,” the message notes. The theater administration promised to additionally inform about the date and place of farewell to the actress. Nazarova was born on July 17, 1940 in Leningrad.

The Meshchansky Court of Moscow began to consider the claim of Promsvyazbank demanding the termination of the marriage contract of one of the former owners of the bank, Alexei Ananyev, in order to recover 282 billion rubles from him. compensation. Information about this is posted on the official portal of the courts of general jurisdiction of Moscow.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced his resignation, reports Reuters . Making a corresponding statement in the Senate, he said that the work of the government he led was ending. Read on vedomosti.ru “Dear friends from the Five Star Movement (one of the two ruling political parties in Italy - Vedomosti), this ends the work of our government,” Conte clarified.

The search for enemies of Russia interfering in Russian elections is growing: in response to the Moscow protests, the State Duma, following a long-standing group in the Federation Council, announced the creation of its own special commission. The decision is logical, but hardly effective: the appearance of a commission can demonstrate the unity of parliament on a topic of principle for the Kremlin, but it cannot mobilize voters en masse.

The Moscow Arbitration Court upheld Megafon's claim against the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) in the case of bank SMS mailings. A FAS representative told Vedomosti about this and was confirmed by a representative of the operator. Read on vedomosti.ru Megafon brand) and T2 Mobile (Tele2 brand) filed lawsuits with the Moscow Arbitration Court, challenging FAS , VimpelCom ( Beeline decisions on SMS mailings for banks, in June. MTS filed a similar lawsuit in mid-July.

Criminal cases were opened against 13 Ingush police officers for failure to comply with an order (Article 286.1 of the Criminal Code: “ Intentional failure by an employee of an internal affairs body to comply with an order of a superior given in the prescribed manner” ) due to the refusal to disperse participants in a rally against the border agreement with Chechnya, reports MBKh media" with reference to the lawyer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Magomed Kuriev .

Municipal deputy, member of the council of the Moscow branch of the Party of Change, Elvira Vikhareva, and representative of the Psychology for Human Rights movement, Ivan Brushlinsky, submitted applications to the Moscow government to hold a rally on August 31. This was reported in the Telegram channel of former State Duma deputy Dmitry Gudkov. Read on vedomosti.ru Possible locations for holding protests in the applications indicated Academician Sakharov Avenue or Mira Avenue.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov revealed details of the meeting between the leaders of France and Russia on August 19.

Oleg Burov, a representative of the Honor to Serve Riga party, has become the new mayor of Riga, reports the local publication Delfi. Read on vedomosti.ru His candidacy was approved during a vote of the city parliament. 35 of the 48 deputies present voted for him. 12 deputies voted for Burov’s opponent, representative of the party “For the Development of Latvia” Viesturs Zeps. One ballot was declared invalid.

The Investigative Committee of Russia has completed the investigation of criminal cases against three participants in the uncoordinated protest - Danila Beglets, Kirill Zhukov and Evgeniy Kovalenko, the department said in a statement. They were charged with committing a crime under Part 1 of Art. 318 of the Criminal Code (use of violence against a representative of the authorities). Previously, they were also accused under Art.

The Russian Presidential Council for Human Rights (HRC) appealed to the Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev, the Director of the Russian Guard Viktor Zolotov and the Chairman of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin with a request to check the validity and legality of the use of special means and physical force against participants in the protests on July 27, 3 and 10 August in Moscow, according to the HRC website.

August 20, 2019, 16:58 / Opinions / Blog Fraud Disclaimer: How Fraudsters Get Your Money Why knowledge of the Russian language can be no less useful than cyber defense Dmitry Babin , Raiffeisenbank vice president for combating fraudulent transactions In an international KPMG study on banking risks, social engineering was included in the top 5 challenges facing banks.

August 20, 2019, 19:11 / Business A fungus destroying banana plantations in Asia has reached Latin America. The world's largest exporters are under threat Artur Arutyunov TASS A fungus that attacks the most popular banana variety on the planet, the Cavendish, has reached Latin America. The region accounts for two-thirds of global banana exports, reports the Financial Times (FT).

The amount of damage in the case of theft of funds from Yugra Bank increased from 7.5 billion to 200 billion rubles, reports Kommersant . According to the newspaper, in June a new criminal case of embezzlement was opened against the ex-owner of the bank Alexei Khotin, the ex-director of the bank's Moscow branch Nina Chernova and several other people, which was combined into one proceeding with the main one. Read on vedomosti.ru The amount of damages changed when Chernova was charged.

Tesla Corporation has offered residents of six US states to rent solar panels. In Arizona, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New Mexico, renting one module will cost from $50 per month, in California – from $65. The lease term can be any, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) wrote on Monday. Read on vedomosti.ru Tesla got into solar panels with its 2016 purchase of SolarCity. At first, the concern sold and leased modules for 10–20 years, but soon retrained for sales.