A test tube that was used to test US President Ronald Reagan's blood after the 1981 assassination attempt is being auctioned off in the UK by PFC Auctions. The lot is posted on the auction website. The lot description states that the test tube contains dried traces of the president's blood. There is currently a bid of £6.27k for this item. Also up for sale along with the test tube is the official form that was used to record the tests.

The US Coast Guard discovered several dozen bags of marijuana weighing more than four tons in the Pacific Ocean off the Californian coast, Reuters reported on Monday, May 21. A signal about suspicious bags floating 19 kilometers off the coast was received on Sunday, Coast Guard officials said. In the specified area, 180 waterproof bags were found containing almost four tons of marijuana.

Leap Motion has introduced The Leap sensor (English: “jump”, “jump”), which allows you to control your computer with gestures. The device will cost $69.99, according to a press release on the MarketWatch website. The Leap is a flat box about the size of a flash drive and connects to your computer via a USB cable. It should be placed in front of the monitor or in front of the laptop keyboard.

In the Azerbaijani city of Sumgait, 11 people were detained suspected of distributing materials of a radical nature, which condemn the holding of the international song contest "Eurovision 2012" in the republic. APA reports this with reference to sources in law enforcement agencies. According to the agency, one of the detainees, Ali Aliyev, is the owner of the local Islam store.

22.05.2012, 10:01:24 version Print | PDA/PDA FOR ADVERTISING RIGHTS How to always stay in touch Sberbank spoke about payment methods for mobile communications The days when mobile phones were an amazing innovation are long gone, as are black-and-white TVs. Nowadays, a mobile phone is an essential multifunctional means of communication, without which none of the modern inhabitants can imagine themselves.

Party Joint Stock Company Andrei Bogdanov predicted a bright future for his DPR The Democratic Party of Russia, which has already been registered by the Ministry of Justice, intends to take part in the elections this fall. Party leader Andrei Bogdanov told Lenta.ru why the DPR, which gained 0.13 percent in the State Duma elections in 2007, is returning to the political arena.

The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, announced on May 22 that an agreement in principle had been reached with Iran on conducting inspections at that country's nuclear facilities, Haaretz writes. The head of the IAEA made a corresponding statement upon his return from Tehran, where he had a series of negotiations with the Iranian leadership.

The Mexican Navy has received the last of four CN-235-300 patrol aircraft produced by the European concern EADS. reports Jane's . A contract for the supply of four aircraft to Mexico worth $157.6 million was signed in October 2010. The first CN-235 was delivered in November 2011, the second in February , and the third in March 2012. According to Jane's, all three aircraft are currently in Spain and will be sent to Mexico in late May or early June.

The US Supreme Court has denied survivor benefits to the children of Florida resident Karen Capato, The Los Angeles Times writes. The reason for the refusal was the state law, according to which only those children whose father was alive at the time of conception can receive such benefits. However, in this case, Capato became pregnant artificially after the death of her husband. Robert Capato, having learned that he had cancer, deposited samples of his sperm in the appropriate bank.

Analysts from the retail real estate portal Molly.Ru have compiled a rating of the best luxury shopping centers (TCs) in Moscow. According to experts, the capital market currently accounts for more than half of such properties throughout Russia. The first place in the list was taken by the Vremena Goda shopping center. Experts note that the Vremena Goda shopping complex on Kutuzovsky Prospekt, since its opening in 2007, remains the most iconic center for the trade of luxury goods in Moscow.

Igor Sechin , who previously held in the government of Vladimir Putin the post of Deputy Prime Minister and oversaw the fuel and energy complex, will take the post of Chairman of the Board of Rosneft . This was stated by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev , RIA Novosti reports . Interfax clarifies that, in accordance with the charter, the functions of the chairman of the board of Rosneft are performed by the president of the company.

Tajik journalists complained to President Emomali Rahmon about the recent increase in attacks on media workers, writers and representatives of national minorities.

about hacked accounts in the game Diablo III have appeared on the Internet Complaints . As gamers write, unknown attackers gained access to their accounts and stole all their gold, as well as the items they found. Eurogamer writes that was one of its editors, Christian Donlan, also among the victims of hackers. According to the correspondence that was conducted from his hacked account, it was owned for some time by a certain Anna, who claimed that she “bought” it.

Ukrainians have compiled a rating of the best national dishes that are worthy of representing national cuisine. According to the results of voting conducted on the website of the corresponding competition taste-ukraine.com, lard with garlic took first place in the list. More than 6.7 thousand people cast their votes for him. Homemade sausage took second place in the national menu, compiled on the basis of recipes submitted to the competition by the residents of Ukraine themselves.

22.05.2012, 19:03:53 version Print | PDA/PDA Yang Jui. CCTV footage People with snake heads TV presenter accused of xenophobia for calls to expel foreigners from Beijing The coming summer in Beijing will be marked by the fight against foreigners - the city authorities launched a corresponding campaign back in mid-May. This decision did not have time to provoke sharp criticism - rather, the reaction was bewilderment.