Norwegian fjords miraculously escaped environmental disaster On Friday evening, the Cyprus-flagged tanker M/S Server sank off the coast of Western Norway. During a storm, for an unknown reason, the ship hit the reefs and split in half. All 25 crew members were taken to land using helicopters. Although the stern of the tanker sank, the bow of the Server remained afloat and was towed into relatively calm waters. According to official authorities, 290 tons of petroleum products got into the water.

The Public Chamber asks to recognize the services of guest workers On the eve of the entry into force of a government decree , according to which today the number of foreigners engaged in trading in markets should be reduced to 40%, the Public Chamber decided to play it safe and once again warn the authorities about the consequences of this innovation.

New participants in the DLO program change points where free medicines are provided The holidays are over, and with them the period of calm on the Russian pharmaceutical market. After the New Year, some beneficiaries receiving expensive drugs under the supplementary drug coverage program (DLO) were unable to find them in pharmacies. And the reason is not at all the lack of medicines in warehouses; on the contrary, in most “problem” regions, the stock of goods almost doubles the needs.

The suspect in organizing the murder of Andrei Kozlov appeared in court The Basmanny Court of Moscow today will continue to consider the submission of the Prosecutor General's Office on the arrest of the former chairman of the board of VIP Bank Alexei Frenkel , suspected of organizing an assassination attempt on the first deputy head of the Central Bank Andrei Kozlov . He was detained in Moscow on Thursday, and the next day the investigation issued a request to take him into custody.

The Duma allowed to seize property for non-payment of alimony The phrase “well, then I’ll sue you”, put forward as the last argument in a dispute, can soon become a really compelling argument. State Duma deputies last Friday approved in the first reading the presidential package of bills on increasing the efficiency of the work of bailiffs . If the new rules come into force, court decisions have a chance to be executed much faster than today.