04.11.2011, 17:16:32 version Print | PDA/PDA Participants in the experiment during a simulated stay on the surface of Mars. Photo ©AFP Almost astronauts A 520-day rehearsal for a flight to Mars has ended in Moscow. On Friday, November 4, 2011, a large-scale experiment to simulate the flight to Mars “Mars 500” was completed at the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

A serial thief has been arrested in Austria and is accused of committing around 850 thefts over the past four years. This was reported by Agence France-Presse with reference to the Linz police. the “King of Thieves,” showed particular interest The criminal, whom the media has already dubbed in women’s underwear. The 36-year-old handyman was detained in September when he tried to break into a bar in Linz, writes Kleine Zeitung.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed a decree that regulates relations between sales companies and electricity consumers. It, in particular, provides for the abolition of fines for shortages of electricity by consumers, RIA Novosti reports . Earlier, the Prime Minister instructed the Ministry of Economic Development, the Ministry of Energy and the Federal Tariff Service to provide a project that would limit the profitability of energy sales companies.

Special forces of the Israeli Navy detained two ships of the so-called “Freedom Flotilla”, which on Friday, November 4, tried to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip. According to Agence France-Presse , the Canadian ship Tahrir and the Irish yacht Saoirse with pro-Palestinian activists on board were stopped in international waters off the coast of Gaza.

At least 20 people became victims of clashes between the Syrian military and oppositionists on Thursday, November 3. In addition, authorities continued attacks on Homs and detained suspects in organizing and participating in anti-government protests, despite the adoption of a peace plan, BBC News reports. According to local residents, some areas of Homs came under tank fire. Particularly heavy bombing took place in the Baba Amr area.

A rock burst in a mine in central China has killed four miners and left 57 trapped underground. reported this on Friday The Associated Press , citing local media. A total of 75 people were working in the face of one of the mines in the city of Sanmenxia, ​​Henan Province, at the time of the incident, 14 of them managed to escape. It is not yet clear whether a rescue operation has begun. The mine is owned by one of the largest state-owned coal mining companies in the region.

Algerian Reda Taher Nasouf, who received refugee status in the UK, was refused entry into the country due to suspicions of terrorism. British authorities have sent a notice to all airlines that fly to the United Kingdom so that they do not allow Reda Nassouf to board their planes, The Daily Telegraph writes. The suspect, according to some sources, had already lived for some time in the UK as a refugee, but then returned to North Africa.

British band The xx have begun recording their second album. A message about this appeared on the blog , which was recently started by the musicians. In the near future, members of The xx plan to publish their favorite songs, pictures and other things that inspire them to write their own compositions on a new blog. The xx was formed in London in 2005. The band released their debut album "xx" in August 2009.

Almost astronauts A 520-day rehearsal for a flight to Mars has ended in Moscow On Friday, November 4, 2011, a large-scale experiment to simulate the flight to Mars “Mars 500” was completed at the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In a solemn ceremony (the European Space Agency even broadcast the ceremony live), the hatch of the test module was opened, and the six participants in the experiment officially returned to Earth.

personal physician, The hearing in the case of Michael Jackson's Conrad Murray, who is accused of manslaughter, has been completed. reported this on Friday The Associated Press . Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor ordered the jury to weigh the evidence and reach a verdict for Murray. The panel is expected to begin discussing the case on Friday morning local time. Murray's case was considered for about a month and a half.

Irish airline Ryanair has released another charity calendar with half-naked flight attendants. This is reported on the company's website . According to a press release, the Ryanair Girls 2012 calendar was the “sexiest” in the history of the company’s annual charity events. 13 Ryanair flight attendants posed for the calendar in swimsuits and lingerie. The calendar can be purchased on the company’s website for 14 euros.

A LOT Boeing 737 made an emergency landing at Warsaw Okecze Airport due to broken glass in the cockpit. The online publication Gazeta.Pl reported this on Thursday evening. The landing was successful, and none of the passengers or crew members were injured. According to the publication, the malfunction was fixed and the plane took off again to Brussels. This is the second incident in Okencha in a week - on Tuesday there a Boeing 767, whose landing gear failed, landed on the fuselage.

Shares of one of China's largest oil and gas companies Sinopec (China Petroleum and Chemical Corp.) rose 8.3 percent to HK$7.92 per share in Hong Kong trading. The increase in Sinopec quotes was the highest since the beginning of December 2008, Bloomberg notes. Another Chinese oil corporation, PetroChina, rose 3.9 percent, while Cnooc Ltd. - by 5.1 percent. At the same time, Hong Kong's main stock index, the Hang Seng, rose only 3.1 percent.

An A380 aircraft operated by the Australian airline Qantas, flying from Sydney to London, made an emergency landing in Dubai due to a broken engine, Reuters reported on Friday . According to the carrier's press service, there were 258 people on board, none of them were injured. The landing went well. Problems in one of the plane's four engines were related to the amount of oil, an airline spokeswoman explained to the agency, without disclosing details.

Russia will host the G20 summit in 2013, RIA Novosti reports , citing a statement by acting Finance Minister Anton Siluanov . It is not yet known exactly in which city the meeting will take place, but with a high probability this city will be Moscow. Russia's intention to host the G20 summit became known in June 2010. Then it was reported that, in addition to Russia, Turkey was vying to host the summit.