Firefighters are extinguishing a fire on the territory of Svetlana OJSC in the Vyborg district of St. Petersburg, reports the press service of the city department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The fire at 23 Engels Avenue was reported at about 13:00 on August 8. According to preliminary data, a production facility covering an area of ​​200 square meters is on fire in a two-story workshop building. m. The fire was assigned an increased complexity number of 1 bis.

Background 1K 1 min. ... On December 20, 1989, Operation Just Cause, a military operation to overthrow Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega involving special forces, Army aircraft and heavy equipment , killed 23 American military personnel, including four SEALs.

Sergey Yakovlev, editor-in-chief Even a non-superstitious person not prone to mysticism would find it difficult to deny that August is not complete without some kind of devilry: if not a default, then a catastrophe. Therefore, it is not surprising that the closer the promised end of summer is, the more terrible it is to read newspapers and watch TV. People who value their mental health try to take a vacation during this time and legally disconnect from the news flow.

The most Ukrainian writer Oksana Zabuzhko talks about her latest novel A magazine version of the new novel by Ukrainian writer Oksana Zabuzhko, “The Museum of Abandoned Secrets,” is being published in Russia. "Ogonyok" talked to...

The Russian currency continued to fall against the euro and the dollar. Analysts suggest that the ruble will continue to lose its position, as it is a typical commodity currency. But experts do not yet consider the situation critical. The official euro exchange rate on Tuesday jumped by 99 kopecks to almost 41 rubles. The national currency lost almost 20 kopecks against the dollar.

Western media responded to the Russian prime minister’s remark about America’s “parasitism” with another accusation... MAXIM KVASH America “lives beyond its means and shifts part of the burden of its problems onto the entire world economy, parasitizes the world economy and its monopoly dollar position,” Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told participants of the forum on Seliger. The answer was not long in coming and, in the best traditions of Soviet-American relations, turned out to be asymmetrical.

Pharmacology Patients taking antidepressants have almost twice the risk of developing depression again than those who do not take medication, scientists from McMaster University in Canada concluded. “Antidepressants affect the self-regulating system for the production of serotonin and other neurotransmitters,” explains research team leader Paul Andrews.

The match in Grozny was interrupted due to a power outage In the central match of the 19th round, championship leader CSKA lost to its main pursuer Zenit: the St. Petersburgers gained the upper hand thanks to an impeccable defensive game and two goals scored in the second half with an interval of one minute - 2:0. Dynamo's five-match winning streak ended in Krasnodar, where the Muscovites lost to Kuban 1:3.

The investment fund is going to launch an IPO. According to media reports, possible candidates for placement are Unistream Bank, Superstroy retailer and OSG Records Management. The fund has every chance of success, experts believe. The private equity fund Aurora Russia Limited plans to enter an IPO. According to RBC daily, three of the company's assets may become likely candidates for public offering: Unistream Bank, Superstroy retailer and OSG Records Management.

Dossier 985 2 minutes. ... How the famous series was born The most popular Polish film is based on the novel “And One Warrior in the Field” by the Soviet Ukrainian writer Yuri Dold-Mikhailik, written in 1956. The book tells how the Soviet intelligence officer Grigory Goncharenko infiltrates into the German rear under the guise of Heinrich von Goldring, the son of a German spy who spent his adolescence and youth in Soviet Russia.

According to Roman Tkach, a representative of the public movement “Coalition in Defense of Moscow”, on August 8, a former apartment building from the end of the 19th century was demolished on Bolshoi Kozikhinsky Lane. While trying to stop the demolition, 15 people were beaten. On the site of the apartment building, the developer of the Vector HOA plans to build a seven-story building with a two-level underground parking.

Only United Russia is ready for money The richest party is still United Russia. And so rich that she is the only one who is already financially ready for the Duma elections. The poorest were the Patriots of Russia. In “Right Cause,” on the contrary, the period of poverty ended. Russian parties completed the second quarter with such financial achievements, the reports of which were published by the Central Election Commission on its website.

At the intergovernmental commission between Russia and China, a decision was made to increase the frequency of flights to China by Russian airlines from 49 to 70 per week. This information was received from the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, Deputy Prime Minister of the regional government Alexander Kudryavtsev reports in his blog. “The applications will be considered by the Federal Air Transport Agency.

A gang from Dagestan has been eliminated in the Moscow region On Saturday night, the Moscow region police carried out an operation to detain Dagestan bandits who attacked a gas station in Khimki near Moscow. During the special operation, two attackers were shot dead and three more were detained. One of the criminals managed to escape, but he was not free for long - he was taken to the hospital, where he turned for help.

Today, August 8, Japanese automaker Honda announced a recall of about 2.5 million vehicles worldwide due to problems with transmission software. According to the report, Honda Motor Co Ltd will recall 2.49 million vehicles, including compact crossovers and minivans worldwide. The brand's popular sedan, the Accord model of 2005-2010, was also among the recalled models.