The chair of the State Duma Committee for the Protection of the Family, Nina Ostanina, criticized the Orenburg Region authorities for "inappropriate spending" on organizing the performance of the singer Shaman on Orenburg City Day. The regional government responded that the concert could not be cancelled, since Shaman had already received 16 million rubles for it.

I hoped for the Paralympics, but did not get there because of politics. Now I am leading a blog about motherhood without embellishment Natalia Mamlina is 33 years old, at 16 she took gold at the youth world athletics championship and set herself a goal - to get to the Olympics. At the age of 19, she received disability, and after restoration she began to engage in swimming in order to perform at the Paralympics. But this goal could not be achieved due to the removal of all Russian athletes.

The "Quiet Harbor" project, which promises free housing in Europe to Russian deserters, is running an active advertising campaign on Telegram. The "Agency" drew attention to this. Well-known anti-war human rights activists called its appearance "alarming." Among other things, advertising for Tikhaya Gavan appeared in two large independent Telegram channels with an audience of about a million subscribers, the publication writes, without specifying which channels exactly.

Tambov Region Governor Maxim Egorov promised to fire the director of the regional government's motor pool Andrei Selionov for "inappropriate behavior, albeit in connection with a personal holiday." The director of the state budgetary institution "Autobaza" found himself at the center of a scandal due to a video and photos from his birthday celebration.

The body of 29-year-old Russian citizen Zaliya Shamigulova, who went missing several days ago, has been found on the island of Mauritius. This was reported by the local newspaper L'Express, citing police officers from the cities of Flic-en-Flac and Vacoas. Shamigulova went missing on August 18, RBC reported, citing the press service of the Russian embassy in Mauritius. Two days later, the missing woman's friend Elena Guseva contacted diplomats.

Pipelines are a legitimate target for Ukraine in its war against Russia, Czech President Petr Pavel said in an interview with Novinky. The interviewer asked the president to comment on Ukraine and the Ukrainian leadership's involvement in the blowing up of Nord Stream's branches in the Baltic Sea two years ago.

A six-year-old boy who got lost and spent five days in a dense forest has been found alive in Vietnam, the BBC reports . According to the publication, the incident occurred in Yen Bai Province in the northwest of the country. On August 17, a boy named Dang Tien Lam was playing in a stream with nine of his brothers and sisters, and then got separated from the group and got lost in the mountains.

A 37-year-old Iranian man suffering from psychosis swallowed metal objects for more than three months and was admitted to a hospital in the city of Ahvaz complaining of acute abdominal pain and constant vomiting, the Daily Mail reports . It is noted that doctors performed an operation and removed almost three kilograms of inedible objects from the patient's stomach, including screws, nuts, keys and even stones. In total, doctors counted 452 swallowed objects.

More than 20 Russian companies have complained to the authorities about a shortage of polymethylene phenyl isocyanates (MDI), a raw material used in the automotive and construction industries, as well as in the production of household appliances. They wrote about this in a letter to Industry Minister Anton Alikhanov, RBK reports , having obtained the document.

The Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case into the death of a man who became ill after an IV drip "to boost his immunity" given to him by a cosmetologist he knew. The Kazan resident died several months ago, but the Investigative Committee reported the case on August 21, following publications "in social media and the media." On August 21, the Shot Telegram channel published a story recorded from the words of the wife of the deceased, 30-year-old Vitaly Regin.

Vladimir Putin exerted an almost "hypnotic" influence on former US President Donald Trump, playing on his "ego and insecurities," writes Herbert McMaster, Trump's former national security adviser and retired US Army lieutenant general, in his book. The Guardian cites quotes from his memoirs.

A new middle class is likely to be forming in Russia, consisting of veterans of the war in Ukraine and workers in industries whose services have seen a sharp increase in demand due to sanctions, according to an article by the Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting (CMASF) titled “Population Welfare: Uneven Growth.” According to analysts, these two categories of citizens are now "leading in salary".

The FBI has launched an investigation into possible interference in the American elections, within the framework of which it plans to conduct searches of US citizens who cooperate with Russian state television channels, The New York Times writes , citing its own sources. The FBI has previously conducted searches at the homes of former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter and former US President Donald Trump's adviser Dimitri Simes.

A railway ferry with 30 fuel tanks was attacked in the waters of the port of Kavkaz near the Kerch Strait. A fire broke out on the vessel, which emergency services tried to fight. However, they were unable to save the ferry, it sank, Kommersant reported , citing the operational headquarters. The attack occurred at around 4:30 p.m., with eyewitnesses reporting several explosions. The ferry was moored to the port's quay wall at the time of the attack, the task force reported.

Does it really interfere with the success of companies or a matter of poor management? Former CEO Google said that the company is losing a technological race due to the fact that it allows employees to work on a remote. He was immediately criticized on social networks. The Trade Union of Google employees in response stated that the case is in regular reductions and management of management.