Robin Williams. Photo: Robinwilliams.com Hollywood actor Robin Williams was found dead in his own house in the city of Tiberon in the north of California. It is reported by Reuters. According to police, the actor died on Monday at about 11:20 local time (22:20 Moscow time). The alleged cause of death is called asphyxia. According to the main version, Williams committed suicide. Nevertheless, the final cause of death will be established by the forensic expertise appointed on Tuesday.

Dmitry Medvedev. PART "Peter.TV" Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev instructed to prepare changes to the existing state development program of agriculture. The document is published on the website of the Government of Russia. Vice-prime minister Arkady Dvorkovich, as well as agricultural ministers Nikolai Fedorov, economic development, Alexei Ulyukaev and Finance, Anton Siluanov, was instructed to oversee the preparation of changes.

65 years ago, on August 12, 1949, international conventions for the protection of war victims were signed in Geneva: 1) on improving the lot of the wounded and sick in active armies; 2) on improving the lot of the wounded, sick and shipwrecked members of the armed forces at sea; 3) on the treatment of prisoners of war; 4) on the protection of the civilian population in time of war.

60 years ago, on August 12, 1954, Francois Hollande, President of France since 2012 and the first secretary of the French Socialist Party in 1997-2008, was born. It is interesting that Hollande did not want to take the army because of his myopia, but he insisted to take him, since he considered the military service to be important for a political career. He also became the most unpopular president of France according to the results of the first 100 days of government.

A car with a miletic. Photo: Yu. Timofeev In the State Duma, a law is being prepared on banning government agencies to buy cars whose brands have been developed in countries that have introduced sanctions against Russia. This was reported by Izvestia. The author of the project is the deputy chairman of the committee on constitutional legislation and state building communist Vadim Solovyov.

The building of the Central Customs Administration of the FCS. Photo: Rosteck.ru Fua-grab, Pasto, Hamon and Pastees will fall into the list of goods prohibited from the EU, USA, Canada, Australia and Norway, Gazeta.ru reports with reference to the representative of the Federal Customs Service Larisa Ledovsky. "Foie -grade falls under the code of the TN FEA TS 0207, Pereutto and Hamon - under code 0210, paste - for code 1601 00," Ledovsky explained.

Valery Chaly. Photo: President.gov.ua Russian equipment will not enter Ukrainian territory under the guise of a humanitarian convoy. This was stated by First Deputy Head of the President of Ukraine Valery Chaly at a briefing, reports League. NOT. Delivery of humanitarian aid should undergo a standard procedure, he emphasized . Help will be delivered to the border, and customs clearance will be carried out in the transit zone. Next, coordination will be carried out by a red cross.

Lublin cemetery in Moscow. Photo: cemeters.ru The Ministry of Construction is preparing a bill proving the possibility of opening commercial cemeteries in Russia. This was reported by "Kommersant" with reference to a certain source close to the leadership of the department. “Now the possibility of the existence of cemeteries of three formats is discussed - municipal, commercial and religious,” the interlocutor of the publication said.

Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Photo: rada.gov.ua The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in the first reading the law on sanctions against Russia, Ukrainian Pravda reports. Deputies 243 votes supported the bill prepared by the government. The Verkhovna Rada also supported the inclusion of a bill on the agenda, which will prohibit all current and former deputies take part in the elections. 338 deputies voted for the corresponding decision.

Alexander Podrabinek. Courtesy Photo Russia stood on the war path. No spells such as “this is impossible”, “why is it necessary”, “they will not dare” or “What are they completely crazy?” They do not cancel the obvious fact that in solving international problems the Kremlin is really relied only on military force. And these are not the problems when there is no other way out and the country should stand under the gun in order to protect its freedom and independence.

Antonio Ferreira. Photo from personal twitter The Brazilian football player Antonio Ferreira, who was a defender in Terek, turned to the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov with a request to help in obtaining Russian citizenship. He reported this in an interview with Eurosport. “Before the game we had a team dinner,” said the football player. “Kadyrov said:“ I will help, no problem.

Fragment of the Valio advertising poster In the St. Petersburg office of the Finnish concern Valio, a search is being held. It is reported by Fontanka.ru. In the morning, investigators and operatives, accompanied by armed special forces, came to the office on Primorsky Prospekt. Currently, the actions of the company's staff are limited. Investigative actions are carried out on the second floor of the office.

Labyrinth logo The court in absentia arrested the leaders of the travel agency Labyrinth and Ideal Tour Sergey Azarskov and Mikhail Shamanov, the press service of the SKR reports . He was charged in absentia of committing a crime under part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code (fraud committed by an organized group or on an especially large scale). Shamanov and Azarskov are put on an international wanted list.

Dunya Miyatovich. Photo: osce.org The representative of the OSCE on media freedom issues Dunya Miyatovich demanded that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine cancel restrictive measures regarding freedom of speech in the law on sanctions against Russia. This was reported on the organization’s website. According to Miyatovich, such measures are a clear violation of international standards.

Military "KAMAZ" repainted for the delivery of "humanitarian aid". Photo from VK page Sasha Popova Sending by Russia "humanitarian aid" to Ukraine without the consent of the Kyiv authorities will entail new sanctions against Moscow. According to the White House website, this was said during a telephone conversation by US President Barack Obama and the Prime Minister of Italy Mateo Renzi.