Russia has tried to import-substitute everything from tomatoes to turbines for power plants, and now it is the turn of infant formula. But this import substitution is fraught with problems for citizens. Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Gordeyev instructed the Ministry of Agriculture, with the participation of Russian manufacturers, to work out the issue of limiting the import of infant formula.

November 21, 2019, 20:04 / Business The largest contractor of Gazprom was bought from Rotenberg by an unknown company undefined Vedomosti The buyer of Gazprom's largest contractor, the Stroygazmontazh company , was the non-public joint stock company Stroyinvestholding, registered several months before the deal, according to data from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (USRLE). Interfax was the first to draw attention to this.

The Ministry of Health has postponed the entry into force of the order on the new procedure for medical examination of drivers, Deputy Minister of Health Oleg Salagai reported on his Telegram channel. He explained that the decision was made due to the concerns of drivers. Salagai added that the department will further study methods for conducting such inspections, including pricing for them in the regions.

The Ministry of Health has chosen a new date for the entry into force of the rules for medical examination of drivers when obtaining and renewing their licenses. The medical examination procedure, criticized by President Vladimir Putin, will come into effect in July 2020, the department's order says .

November 21, 2019, 15:33 / Career MTS replaced two vice presidents: HR and digital technologies undefined Vedomosti PJSC MTS appointed Tatyana Chernysheva as vice president for personnel management, and Dmitry Khalin as vice president for cloud and digital solutions, the operator’s press service reports. Both candidates were approved by the board of directors as members of the MTS board. Their predecessors Maria Golyandrina and Valery Shorzhin will no longer work in the company.

November 21, 2019, 05:02 / Business The owner of Louis Vuitton increased his offer to buy Tiffany undefined Vedomosti French group Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) has increased its offer to buy luxury jewelry brand Tiffany & Co from $120 to $130 per share, the Financial Times and Reuters reported , citing sources. Under these conditions, the transaction value could reach almost $16 billion.

November 21, 2019, 15:17 / Politics The State Duma adopted a law on the pre-installation of Russian software undefined Vedomosti The State Duma adopted in the third and final reading a bill obliging the installation of Russian software on all gadgets sold in the country. It is due to take effect on July 1, 2020.

November 21, 2019, 03:54 / Technology Google will tighten rules for political advertising undefined Vedomosti Google will limit targeting options for political ads on its services. When placing it, advertisers will be able to determine the target audience using only three parameters - gender, age and place of residence, accurate to the postal code. They will also be allowed to use contextual targeting - showing their ads to people who are interested in similar topics.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would ask Russia to return equipment and weapons from Ukrainian ships detained in the Kerch Strait, UNIAN reports . Russia handed over the ships to Ukraine on November 18. After inspecting the returned ships, Zelensky promised to launch an investigation to clarify all the details. He also added that repairs to these ships would be carried out in parallel.

November 21, 2019, 00:55 / Economics Comprehensive plan could be supplemented by trillion-dollar projects 400 projects worth 6.5 trillion rubles took part in the selection Olga Adamchuk Bank of the Lena River / Svetlana Pavlova / TASS The government's analytical center, which evaluates projects for inclusion in a comprehensive plan for the development and modernization of infrastructure, proposes to include projects worth 1 trillion rubles in it, TASS reports.

JEON HEON KYUN / EPA / TASS On Sunday, November 24, Hong Kong will hold elections in 18 city districts. They will effectively become a referendum on support for the pro-democracy movement, writes the Financial Times (FT). A record 4.13 million voters have registered to participate in the vote. This is 12% more than in the previous elections in 2015. 452 out of 479 members of district councils will be elected.

November 21, 2019, 16:18 / Technologies Russian software is recognized as a clone of foreign software Its developer is preparing to challenge the decision in all regulatory authorities Kristina Zhukova Screenshot of a screen with AlterOffice / “Almi Partner” software The office software AlterOffice of the Almi Partner company was excluded from the register of domestic software, as follows from published materials on the website of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications.

November 21, 2019, 16:40 / Business / Photo Photo. First day of operation of the Moscow Central Diameters: failures, crush, passenger Putin All problems that have arisen are being resolved, says the operating company Vedomosti Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti On Thursday, November 21, the first two routes of the Moscow Central Diameters (MCD) - the so-called “ground metro” - began operating.

Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) has filed a lawsuit against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's Tverskoy District Court. The foundation is asking that the president be found guilty of evading his constitutional duties to protect the rights of citizens. According to the foundation, these rights are being violated by the Investigative Committee (IC) during its investigation into the laundering of a large sum of money through the FBK.

The independent athletics disciplinary body Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has temporarily suspended the President of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) Dmitry Shlyakhtin, as well as the Executive Director Alexander Parkin. This is stated in a statement by the AIU. The reason is their refusal to cooperate with the anti-doping investigation against Russian high jumper Daniil Lysenko.