The road map of cooperation between Russia and China in the field of science and technology was signed by the presidents of the academies of science of the two countries Alexander Sergeev and Bai Chunli, July 19, TASS reports.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated her intention not to participate in the elections for the post of Chancellor of 2021 and noted that upon the expiration of her term of office she would have “another life” that she would like to live as well. 

The minimum and maximum levels of unemployment benefits in 2020 will remain at the current level - 1.5 thousand and eight thousand rubles, respectively. This follows from a government decree published on the portal of regulatory legal acts.

AliExpress Russia will develop e-commerce payment and logistics solutions in the country. This was stated by the head of AliExpress Russia Liu Wei. AliExpress joint venture includes the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Megafon, Mail.ru Group and Alibaba.

Petersburg houses will protect against "tourism on the roofs" with the help of security video surveillance systems and mortise locks, said the Acting Governor of the city Alexander Beglov.

The Prime Minister spoke about this at a meeting with Alexander Plutnik, Director General of “Dom.RF”, who said that about 7% of the housing stock in the country is rented.

Vakhtang Kipshidze, deputy chairman of the synodal department of the Moscow Patriarchate for church relations with society and the media, said that the introduction of electronic passports in Russia threatens to unrestrictedly collect information about citizens, the Moscow news agency reported.