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Two people died in a fire near Novosibirsk: investigators began checking
Investigators are investigating the causes of the fire in the Vengerovsky district of the Novosibirsk region, which claimed the lives of two local residents. The fire in a private house happened on the morning of January 28.
Technologies
Samara Medical University has produced more than 1,000 endoprostheses as part of its own production
Specialists from SamSMU have produced at least 1,000 endoprostheses since the launch of their own line.
Society
Popular
The happiness index of Russians in October was 79%
According to the VTsIOM survey, in October 2024, 48% of respondents noted a moderate l...
Policy
Incidents
In Nizhny Novgorod, a child's phone started smoking right in class
According to the official Telegram channel of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia,...
Economy
Raiffeisen incurs losses due to the reduction of business in Russia
Raiffeisen Bank International AG faced a net quarterly deficit for the first time in nine ...
Sport
In 2025, more than 14 thousand competitions will be held in Russia.
Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Government, and Mikhail Degtyarev, Head...
Real estate
Voronezh SPA complex to receive additional money for water supply networks for 8 billion rubles
The Yaman Spa Resort tourist complex is being built in the Voronezh Region near the specially protected area of Krivoborye.
National projects of Russia
The Popular Front has begun collecting data on non-functioning medical equipment in hospitals in the Sverdlovsk region.
Public activists from the Popular Front intend to collect information about the use of budget money in the healthcare system of the Sverdlovsk region.
New materials
The Pskov region was visited by students from Belarus under the program "More than a trip"
The region took part in the project for the first time.
The price for two tickets to the ballet "The Nutcracker" reached 400 thousand rubles
On December 10, 2024, a pair of tickets for the New Year's ballet at the Bolshoi Theater could be bought for 400 thousand rubles.
More than 300 heads of Chelyabinsk enterprises took part in the Productivity Leaders project
In total, the new federal project will help to improve the skills of 20,000 managers.
VTB bought out a stake in Post Bank and became its sole owner
The transaction amount amounted to 36 billion rubles. Before that, the company owned almost half of the shares of Post Bank
A garbage sorting complex will be built in Tyva in 2026 for 3 billion rubles
The implementation of this project will help transform the waste management system in the republic.
Gold prices have exceeded the $2,700 per ounce mark
The price of a troy ounce of the precious metal has increased for the first time since November 25.
Coffee has risen in price on world markets at a record high. Stock prices have updated the maximum
Brazil and Vietnam, the largest coffee suppliers, are projected to produce even less coffee than previously expected.
The Accounting Chamber summed up the results of the implementation of the federal program "Sport is the norm of life"
The project aimed at involving the maximum number of Russians in systematic sports started in 2019.
TV channels will raise advertising prices in the new year
In 2025, most broadcasters will increase the cost of advertising time by 5-15%. The main reason is the high demand from advertisers.
The grocery delivery market has almost doubled in a year. Experts predict a further decline in indicators
For 9 months of 2024, the growth in delivery, according to analysts, amounted to 45.6%. Further volume increases are limited by a shortage of personnel.
Sberbank's net profit for the first 11 months of 2024 approached 1.5 trillion rubles
The number of individual clients has grown to almost 110 million people. The number of corporate clients amounted to 3.2 million companies.
47 thousand American visas were issued to Russians during the year. Almost 40% of applicants received refusals
7,000 fewer U.S. visas were issued to Russian citizens than in 2023. The failure rate remained at the level of 2023 - about 38%.
The government wants to limit the price ceiling for hotel accommodation
It is planned to develop coefficients of the marginal cost of housing for each region during periods of peak demand, for example during major forums.
Repin's "Portrait of a Persian Woman" is up for auction for 60 million rubles
On December 15, the Moscow Auction House will hold the final auction of the year, where paintings and graphics by Russian artists of the XIX century will be presented.
In Russia, a record volume of commercial real estate was introduced in 2024 - more than 6 million square meters
Most of the areas are storage facilities. Experts expect the growth trend to continue next year.
