Main materials
Global demand for gold breaks records amid rising prices in 2024
Global interest in gold has reached a historic high this year. This is due to active purchases from central banks of various countries and increased investor attention.
Technologies
Nizhny Novgorod Molecular Genetic Laboratory was the first in the country to receive accreditation in the field of agriculture
For the first time in the country, the Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Examination at the Volga Research Medical University in Nizhny Novgorod has received the accreditation of the GOST ISO/IEC 17025-2019 quality standard.
Society
Popular
Russians took out car loans worth 1.15 trillion rubles in six months
Russian citizens continue to apply for bank loans to purchase vehicles.
Policy
Incidents
Novosibirsk businessman sentenced to forced labor for fraud
The man negotiated with people about the construction of baths and farm buildings, receive...
Economy
St. Petersburg Stock Exchange increases the range of securities for weekend trading
Starting on February 14, 2025, the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange will include 22 new Russi...
Sport
The head of a sports school was detained in Chelyabinsk for bribery
A criminal case was opened against the head of a sports school in Chelyabinsk.
Real estate
Russian Railways is ready to start construction of a high-speed highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Russian Railways said that they are ready to start construction of a high-speed highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
National projects of Russia
In Bashkiria, the head of a rural cooperative will be tried for fraud in the framework of a national project.
In Bashkortostan, the prosecutor's office has approved charges against the head of an agricultural cooperative.
New materials
Honda and Nissan confirm merger talks
If they are successfully completed, the combined company will be established in August 2026.
The European Union is preparing a new package of sanctions against Russia
According to Die Welt, the 16th package of restrictions will be adopted on February 24, 2025.
Russian stock indexes continued to grow amid the retention of the key rate
The government bond index returned to early September levels, and the Moscow Exchange index reached 2,700 points for the first time since November.
The Bely Gyrfalcon will join the family of Russian Railways high-speed trains
The train, which will run between Moscow and St. Petersburg on the High-speed highway, has received an official name.
Investments in the economy of the Krasnoyarsk Territory have reached a record amount
The governor of the region told which areas receive the most investments.
The cluster of innovative machine tool industry "ORE" is registered in the Samara region
5 enterprises from the region are already operating within the framework of the site.
The ex-mayor of Sredneuralsk was detained in the Sverdlovsk region.
The reason was the commission of a corruption crime.
The director of the Research Institute of Vaccines and Serums will be sent to a penal colony for attempting to receive a particularly large bribe.
The amount of the "remuneration" was supposed to be about 20 million rubles.
St. Petersburg doctors propose to perform high-tech operations to restore men's sexual abilities according to compulsory medical insurance
Currently, in Russia, according to the quota, it is possible to restore lost erectile function using a one-component prosthesis. For money, it's a more advanced three–component.
Russia has increased wine imports from Italy
The supply of the drink for the year reached 170 million euros.
The Senate of America could leave 3.5 million civil servants without salaries for the upcoming holidays
At the last moment, the Upper House of the US Congress adopted a draft government financing.
The Ministry of Defense was unable to recover 278 million rubles from Almaz Central Design Bureau
The claim for repayment of the penalty has not been satisfied.
A new ski resort, Mamison, will start operating in North Ossetia this winter
The project was built from scratch in a year.
Russian language courses for migrant children may be opened in Kazan
Today, 2,100 children from foreign families study in the capital of Tatarstan.
In Nizhny Novgorod, the company's accountant embezzled more than three million rubles
The investigation has been completed, and the case materials have been submitted to the court.
