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Will the New Year holidays be canceled
The State Duma is again discussing cutting the too long New Year holidays, which, according to deputies, cost the country too much and knock employees out of their work…
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The number of driving hours in driving schools will increase
From January 1, 2009, driving schools will increase mandatory driving hours to 50, and this has already sparked heated debate. The traffic police see the change as…
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All alcohol in Russia will be under control
Russia is creating a federal alcohol control service to stabilize the market and bring order to the industry. It will set rules, minimum prices, and vodka retail price…
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A large batch of hashish was seized in Irkutsk by narcotics control officers
In Irkutsk, a Tuva resident had a batch of hashish worth nearly two million rubles seized at the moment of sale. The drug was carefully packed in a sports bag, 300…
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We celebrate Titmouse Day
Today, according to the folk calendar, Zinovy the titmouse day is celebrated. On this day winter birds fly to the cities, and people make feeders and feed the birds. In…
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Gasoline is getting cheaper
In Irkutsk, gasoline got cheaper. AI 92 fell by 50 kopecks to 26 rubles 40 kopecks per liter, and 80 octane fell by 20 kopecks. AI 95 and AI 98 stayed the same.
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Conservation of production at BCBK
1377 employees of the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill will soon be laid off, says the management company Continental Management. The reason was the mills switch to a closed…
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Are mass layoffs waiting for us at work
The global financial crisis has already begun changing the labor market. Layoffs have started in Moscow, and 28 percent of Russians expect them in the next 2 to 3…
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Snowfall is disrupting the work of Irkutsk airport
Heavy snowfall today disrupted Irkutsk airport operations, several flights were delayed, and planes from Moscow and Novosibirsk had to be received in other cities. After…