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June 20. Russia reached the 1/8 finals of the World Cup. For the first time in history!

The main news

One day in a pre-trial detention centeris equated to one and a half in a penal colony and two days in a colony-settlement. The Duma has adopted the corresponding bill today in the second - mainly - reading. The document, the need for the adoption of which was justified by strict conditions of detention in the investigative insulators, was entered into the State Duma ten years ago, and the first reading was held in 2015.

United Russia will offer to introduce guarantees for employment for people over 50 years old. Against the backdrop of plans to raise the retirement age, the party intends to develop mechanisms that prevent people to dismiss people older than 50, or if the dismissal occurs so that, for example, they can undergo retraining. There are no specific sentences yet.

Canada legalizes the use of marijuana . The amendments, approved by the Senate of the country yesterday, will enter into force after two to three months, after the state authorities amended regional legislation. Canada became the second country in the world where marijuana is legalized without any restrictions - after Uruguay, which did this in 2013.

World Cup

Yesterday, the Russian team won Egypt, and today - thanks to the victory of Uruguay over Saudi Arabia, it officially reached the 1/8 finals (for the first time in recent history!). After yesterday’s match, the fans massively went out into the streets - the last time such natural festivities were ten years ago, when the team got to the semifinals of the European Championship.

As part of Russians, the best player in the match - the second time in a row - Denis Cheryshev was recognized. The striker has already scored three goals in two matches of the World Cup - only one less than the whole season in the Spanish Villarreal. Just a week ago, no one believed in a 27-year-old player who had before, who had had a zero head for the national team, and he started the championship on the bench. Now he is the main hope of the team .

Other interesting events continue to take place on the World Cup and around it.

• Leonid Slutsky will no longer comment on the World Cup matches on Channel One. Many decided that it was because of a joke about Alexei Navalny, but in fact it was not so .
• The fans of Senegal and Japan turned out to be the most responsible at the World Cup: before celebrating the victories of their teams (both teams won their first matches with a score of 2: 1), theyremoved garbage at stadiums.
• The Portuguese national team, which may be an opponent of the Russian national team in the 1/8 finals, won her second match with Morocco with a minimum score thanks to the Grand of Cristiano Ronaldo .

Donald Trump Trading War

The European Union today announced an increase in duties on American goods - for example, whiskey, orange juice, cranberries and jeans were included in the list. New measures will affect the import of American goods totaling $ 2.8 billion. Russia, which announced new anti -American duties yesterday, today estimated their cost of $ 93 million.

All this is the answer to the actions of Donald Trump, who in the spring began to raise duties on steel and aluminum to protect American manufacturers. Trump does not hesitate to introduce restrictions even for traditional partners of America, such as Canada and Mexico. Many in the United States do not like it, but the trade war against all is exactly what Trump promised during his election campaign.

Other materials "Medusa"

• The bill on raising the retirement age has amendments that tighten for doctors, teachers and artists of theaters and “theatrical and entertainment organizations” the rules for the release of an early pension. How will it work and why is it necessary?
• The World Health Organization recognizes asbestos dangerous to health - all its types are attributed to the first group of carcinogens. But in Russia it is still mined and used in construction. And mining companies are trying in all ways to popularize the material .
• The FSB declassified the case of the founder of Spartak Nikolai Starostin and his three brothers, who in 1943 were sentenced to ten years of camps for anti -Soviet agitation. It turns out that the brothers who became legends of Russian footballtried to accuse of preparing terrorist attacks against Joseph Stalin at the May Day parade in 1937.
• Tomorrow, the film “8 friends of Ocean” is released in Russian rental. At the request of Medusa, journalist Zhanna Jeanne met with the director and actresses - and discussed with them the situation of women in the cinema , relations with George Clooney and costumes for the film.

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