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Liam Payne, the former lead singer of British pop group One Direction, was found dead in a Buenos Aires hotel. Payne, 31, fell 13 meters from the third floor of the hotel.
Singer Shaman (Yaroslav Dronov) commented in a press release on the registration of the brand "I am Russian" for the production and sale of alcoholic beverages and a number of other products, including shampoos, bath foam, sex toys. He confirmed the filing of an application for trademark registration. According to Mr. Dronov, in this way he plans to control the release of products with the names of his songs.
A state of emergency has been declared in Kalmykia due to soil drought. Regional representative Batu Khasikov said the measure was necessary and would help minimize the risk to farmers.
Bryansk Region Governor Alexander Bogomaz reported that on October 16, in the Sevsky District, emergency rescue services defused a Ukrainian army air strike with a capacity of 100 kg in TNT equivalent. The neutralization operation involved employees of the Russian Guard, the local Ministry of Emergency Situations, and the Bryansk military group. Several streets in the area were evacuated.
Minister of Education and Science Valery Falkov stated that many changes will occur in the admission process to universities from 2026. In particular, a mandatory unified national exam on the future professional profile of teachers will be introduced for the education sector, where subject teachers are trained.
Online learning schools Netologiya and Foxford have become the property of Sber. Kommersant's sources in the industry estimated the value of the deal at approximately 4-6 billion rubles.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Raytheon, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation, the U.S. Defense Department's largest contractor, will pay more than $950 million in fines for fraud and corruption. U.S. authorities accused Raytheon of inflating prices for government contracts, double-billing the Pentagon, and illegally exporting weapons overseas.
The long-term rise in butter prices and their high cost of production are reducing consumer demand, with producers reluctant to offer discounts at retail. These products were in fact the only significant dairy category to see a decline in retail sales during the year. In addition to the market price rising by a quarter per year, consumption may be curbing the population’s desire to eat fewer baked and fried foods. Read more
From January to September, government purchases of Russian software and operating systems grew by more than 30%, reaching RUB 2.3 billion. Since this figure prohibits the use of foreign software in critical infrastructure and the public sector from January 2025, market participants believe and expect further growth in demand for IT solutions by the end of the year.