Russian law enforcement agencies should have a tough reaction to the act of Bloodhound Gang bassist Jared Hasselhoff, who wiped himself with a Russian flag while on tour in Ukraine, said State Duma deputy from United Russia Ilya Kostunov. His words on Saturday, August 3, are quoted by the official website of United Russia.

Lithuanian swimmer Ruta Meilutyte set a world record in the 50m breaststroke at the World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona. On Saturday evening, she broke the world record set by Russian Yulia Efimova in the morning (29.78 seconds), showing a time of 29.48 seconds, Interfax reports . The Russian qualified for the final, which will take place on Sunday, with the second time (29.88).

One hundred and thirty-two foreign citizens subject to deportation from Russia are being housed in a tent city for migrants created the day before in the east of Moscow. The press service of the capital police spoke about this on Saturday, RIA Novosti reports . Most of the foreigners are citizens of Vietnam, the Ministry of Internal Affairs noted.

The American stock indices Dow Jones and S&P reached a historical maximum following trading on Friday, August 2, reports Agence France-Presse . Thus, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was recorded at 15,658.36 points, adding 30.34 points during the trading session, and the S&P 500 broad market index reached 1,709.67 points, which is 2.8 points more than the previous day. .

Acting Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobyov promised to provide housing to Balashikha resident Ekaterina Rovenskaya, who, during a meeting of participants of the Seliger-2013 forum with the President of the Russian Federation, complained to Vladimir Putin about living conditions, RIA Novosti reports . Rovenskaya told the president that her house in Balashikha was in disrepair; they had promised to resettle it since 2000, but this has not happened yet.

I remember what didn’t happen to me How biologists managed to create false memories in mice A rat with an implanted fiber optic. Neurosurgery Journal Nobel laureate Susumu Tonegawa, during the July FEBS 2013 conference in St. Petersburg, spoke for the first time about an experiment in which mice managed to implant a false memory. A few days ago, details of the work appeared in Science . Lenta.ru looked into what is meant by false memory and how and where it was implanted.

Nobel laureate Susumu Tonegawa, during the July FEBS 2013 conference in St. Petersburg, spoke for the first time about an experiment in which mice managed to implant a false memory. A few days ago, details of the work appeared in Science . Lenta.ru looked into what is meant by false memory and how and where it was implanted. Let's imagine that you are a scout of the future and are going on a dangerous mission, where you have to get into the very lair of the enemy.

Since its inception in 2005, the cult of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has acquired hundreds of thousands of followers around the world. People who declare themselves Pastafarians do this for a variety of reasons: some just want to have fun, others oppose the new faith to traditional faiths, and still others regard such a step almost as a political statement. One way or another, the number of Pastafarians on the planet is growing every day.

New spirituality on Fridays Interview with the head of the Russian Pastafarian Church Photo: PressFoto Since its inception in 2005, the cult of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has acquired hundreds of thousands of followers around the world. People who declare themselves Pastafarians do this for a variety of reasons: some just want to have fun, others oppose the new faith to traditional faiths, and still others regard such a step almost as a political statement.

Investor John Henry has become the new owner of one of the oldest newspapers in the United States, The Boston Globe, according to the publication's website. Henry bought the newspaper from The New York Times for US$70 million. Along with the newspaper, the investor received the website of The Boston Globe and all companies affiliated with the publication, including the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and a 49 percent stake in the Metro Boston newspaper.

About three hundred bikers gathered on August 3 in Sergiev Posad for a memorial service for their comrade Leonid Frolov, who was killed in a fight in the city in the summer of 2012. reports this Interfax with reference to protest participant Arseniy Raisky. The bikers also attended a prayer service “for the glory of the Russian spirit and the triumph of justice” and laid flowers at the site of Frolov’s death near the shopping complex on Pogranichnaya Street.

Yulia Efimova won the qualifying swim in the 50-meter breaststroke at the World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, ​​setting a world record. reported this on Saturday Interfax . The Russian woman covered the distance in 29.78 seconds. The previous achievement – ​​29.80 seconds – had stood since 2009. Earlier at the World Championships, the breaststroke swimmer won gold in the 200 meters and silver in the 100 meters, setting Russian records in the process.

On the night from Friday to Saturday in Makhachkala after the Anzhi - Rostov football match, fans of the Makhachkala club attacked a bus with Rostov fans leaving. The windows of the bus were broken. The Rostovites were able to leave only at midnight, two hours after the end of the match, Interfax reports . The attack occurred at the exit from the suburban Laguna beach.

In the Afghan city of Jalalabad, suicide bombers detonated a car bomb near the Indian consulate building, reports Agence France-Presse . According to preliminary data, 8 people were killed, and more than 20 others received various injuries. A car bomb carrying three suicide bombers crashed into a fence near the consulate, and nearby shops were damaged as a result of the explosion. There is no information about injuries or deaths among Indian consulate employees.

The elected President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, was confirmed in this post by the decision of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reports Sky News . Rouhani's official inauguration ceremony was accompanied by the playing of the Iranian national anthem and the recitation of the Koran. The closed ceremony was attended by Iran's top officials, including Rouhani's predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who served two consecutive terms as the country's president and, by law, lost the right to be elected again.