Arbitration courts will become more high-tech, more accessible and more expensive Arbitration courts are preparing to become more accessible. In a little less than a month - from November 1 - amendments to the Arbitration Procedural Code (APC) of the Russian Federation, introduced into it by Law No. 228-FZ adopted in July, will come into force.

SounDrama Studio performed an anti-war performance at the Factory Vladimir Pankov staged Yuri Klavdiev’s play “I am a machine gunner” in his SounDrama studio. For those who do not need to explain all the names in this phrase, this is intriguing news.

The English club Manchester City is full of ambitious plans Chelsea's main competitor in the fight for the English title may not be Manchester United, but its neighbor Manchester City. This season, the “townspeople” were able to inflict the only defeat on the champions, while outplaying the Londoners tactically. City's squad is more than strong, and coach Roberto Mancini's qualifications are quite high.

American propaganda chief asks for money to fight Russia Chairman of the American Broadcasting Board of Governors Walter Isaacson (pictured) recently called Russia, Iran, Venezuela and China “enemies” of the United States. The order in which countries were listed was exactly this: Russia was mentioned in first place, which does not fit well with the “reset” policy proclaimed by the Barack Obama administration.

The government expects sharp GDP growth with increased taxes Businessmen should be prepared for an increase in tax burden over the next three years. According to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, increasing taxes is an inevitable way to reduce the budget deficit if expenses are not significantly reduced.

The capital's authorities are hastily revising the architectural projects of Yuri Luzhkov Acting Mayor of Moscow Vladimir Resin, whom no one seriously considered as a real successor to Yuri Luzhkov just a week ago, is increasingly establishing himself in his new position. Yesterday, Mr. Resin held the first meeting of the public urban planning council under the mayor of Moscow after the resignation of Mr.

Pakistani Taliban militants yesterday attacked a convoy of NATO fuel tankers near the Pakistani city of Quetta, the capital of the southwestern province of Balochistan. When the cars stopped in the hotel parking lot, a group of armed men opened fire on them. Western news agencies reported that one person was killed and about 20 fuel tankers were burned. "We take responsibility for the attack and destruction of NATO tankers," Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq said.

Russia intends to revive its naval base in Vietnam Russia intends to regain its position in the World Ocean. Both politicians and the military have stated this more than once in recent years. But only now has the first step been taken towards restoring Russia's former naval power. The High Command of the Navy yesterday publicly spoke out in favor of resuscitating the Cam Ranh military base in Vietnam. Officially, this geographical point was called a logistics point (LMTS) in the Soviet years.

The Kremlin allowed Nikolai Merkushkin to become head of the republic for the fifth time Today, the President of Mordovia Nikolai Merkushkin will be reappointed at a specially convened session of the State Assembly of the republic. His candidacy for empowerment of the head of the region was submitted to the regional legislative assembly by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. There is no doubt about the positive outcome of the vote.

The Central Election Commission checked the readiness of election commissions for elections The final “reconciliation of clocks” before the single voting day on October 10 was carried out yesterday by the Central Election Commission. The heads of the regional commissions where large-scale expressions of will are taking place were given the latest valuable instructions and parting words via video link.

Georgia is preparing the ground for a boycott of the Sochi Olympics The Georgian authorities are launching a campaign designed to raise doubts among the world community about the possibility of holding the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. According to Vremya Novostei, the emphasis will be on both political issues and the environmental component. During October, hearings will be held in the Georgian parliament at which tactics and strategies for action on the anti-Olympic front will be determined.

The birthday of the President of Tajikistan is marred by the death of elite officers Yesterday, the Tajik authorities reported losses in the country's armed forces. The press service of the National Guard informed about the crash of the Mi-8 helicopter. This happened for technical reasons on the morning of October 6 in Rasht during landing.

Will Vladimir Resin be able to replace Yuri Luzhkov not only in United Russia? Expectations of a radical change of power in the capital's mayor's office may not come true. At least in the near future. Yesterday, Vladimir Resin, who is acting as mayor temporarily, acquired a United Russia party card. The question that many are now asking is whether this will help him get rid of the interim prefix. Mr.

The organizers of the production of counterfeit metro tickets were sentenced The other day, the verdict of the Kuntsevsky District Court of Moscow in the case of a group of swindlers who launched the mass production and sale of counterfeit tickets for travel on the capital’s metro came into legal force. They operated for several years, and it is not even known how many fakes they sold during this time.

In the 15 years that have passed since the adoption of the law “On Production Sharing Agreements” in Russia, not a single such document has appeared.