**Stories:**

**Gazprombank buys Mega shopping centers:** 
- Gazprombank has acquired 14 mega shopping centers in Russia from Swedish company Ingka Centres, formerly known as IKEA Centres. 
- The deal includes 2.3 million square meters of retail space in Moscow, the Moscow region, the Leningrad region, Omsk, Ufa, Rostov, Nadon, Samara, Adygea, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk and Nizhny Novgorod. 
- The transaction amount has not been disclosed, but analysts estimate it to be between 2 and 3 billion US dollars.


**New Atom Scientific Pavilion opens in Moscow:** 
- The new Atom Scientific Pavilion, located at the VDNKh exhibition center in Moscow, offers visitors an interactive and immersive experience into the world of nuclear energy and technology. 
- The pavilion features exhibits on the history of nuclear energy, the science behind nuclear reactions, and the peaceful applications of nuclear technology. 
- Visitors can also learn about the role of nuclear energy in the future of energy production and the challenges and opportunities facing the nuclear industry.


**Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh remains tense:** 
- The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh remains tense following the recent escalation of violence between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces. 
- The region has been disputed between the two countries since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. 
- A Russian peacekeeping force has been deployed in the region since 2020, but has been unable to prevent the recent outbreak of violence.


**More than 3,000 projects supported by the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives:** 
- The Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives has announced the results of its special competition, with 303 projects worth more than 1.6 billion rubles receiving funding. 
- The winning projects cover a wide range of cultural areas, including music, theater, exhibitions, and more. 
- The fund aims to support creative initiatives and promote the development of Russian culture.


**International parliamentary conference of Russia and Latin America to be held in Moscow:** 
- The international parliamentary conference of Russia and Latin America will open in Moscow on September 29. 
- The conference will bring together parliamentarians, experts, and public figures from more than half of the countries in Latin America to discuss current issues on the international parliamentary agenda. 
- The conference aims to strengthen relations between Russia and Latin America and promote cooperation on a range of issues.


**New regions of Russia hold first elections after reunification:** 
- The new regions of Russia that were recently reunited with the country have held their first elections. 
- The elections were held in the Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics, as well as in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. 
- The elections were seen as a key step in the integration of the new regions into Russia.