Lenta.ruOnline Media OutletLost independenceMaterialsInfoFound 164 materialsBy relevanceOldest firstNewest firstBy relevanceLenta.ru·Sep 20, 2013Australian media regulator declares 'royal prank' illegalThe Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has ruled it unlawful for radio station 2Day FM to record and air a prank phone call that led to the suicide of a British nurse. This was reported by The Australian. The ACMA said 2Day FM broke the law by recording conversations with nurses without the consent of London's King Edward VII Hospital. The radio station now faces temporary or permanent revocation of its license.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionLenta.ru·Sep 20, 2013"Suffering Owl" in a Scottish garden turned out to be a sculptureEmployees of the Scottish branch of the Humane Society, who came to save the “suffering owl”, discovered that the bird they had been informed about earlier turned out to be an ordinary garden decoration, writes the Metro newspaper. Rescuers responded to a call from an anonymous Aberdeenshire resident who reported spotting an owl sitting motionless and believed that someone may have left the bird tied to a tree overnight.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionLenta.ru·Sep 20, 2013Gas "hands" found in Veronica's HairAstronomers working with data from the Chandra Observatory have photographed arms of hot gas in the galactic cluster Coma Berenices . An article describing intergalactic gas clouds was published in the journal Science briefly about them ; you can read on the observatory’s website. The gas in these clouds is heated to millions of degrees, so it was observed in the X-ray range.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionLenta.ru·Sep 20, 2013Google announced a new logo and navigation menuInternet search engine Google has announced an update to its home page. The changes will affect the search engine logo, as well as the navigation bar, which will be replaced by a new menu. A message about this appeared on September 19 on the official Google Search blog. As stated in the post, the black navigation bar between applications will disappear from the main page of the resource.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionLenta.ru·Sep 20, 2013Suspects of murder with a crossbow detained in MoscowTwo suspects have been detained in Moscow for a murder committed using a crossbow. This was reported on September 20 on the website of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. The arrest was made on the night of September 20. Investigators consider a 33-year-old woman to be the perpetrator of the crime, and a 41-year-old man to be the organizer. According to investigators, the man had a lot of debts, and he decided to liquidate one of the creditors.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionLenta.ru·Sep 20, 2013The best boxer in the world was forced to renounce his championship titleThe World Boxing Council (WBC) ordered American Floyd Mayweather, considered the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, to renounce one of his titles. This was reported by the online publication Boxingscene. Mayweather holds the titles of WBC world champion in weight up to 66.7 kilograms and in weight up to 69.9 kilograms. He won his first title in September 2012 by defeating Victor Ortiz, and his second title came on September 15 after defeating Saul Alvarez.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionLenta.ru·Sep 20, 2013In Thailand, the property of a monk steeped in luxury was confiscatedThe Thai authorities announced the confiscation of the assets of the country's famous Buddhist monk Wiraphon Sukphon (according to the Thai newspaper The Nation, his name is Wirapol Sukphol), who managed to secretly make a fortune through donations from believers, reports Agence France-Presse . Thailand's Anti-Money Laundering Authority reported the seizure of property worth 24 million baht (more than $770,000) in favor of the state.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionLenta.ru·Sep 20, 2013A criminal case has been opened regarding the beating of a driver on Derbenevskaya embankmentA criminal case was opened against the security guards of the VIP motorcade, who beat the driver on Derbenevskaya Embankment in Moscow, for assault with hooligan motives (clause “a” of Part 2 of Article 116 of the Criminal Code). This was reported on the website of the Moscow prosecutor's office.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionLenta.ru·Sep 20, 2013The Ukrainian opposition announced a truce with YanukovychThe Ukrainian opposition will for some time abandon confrontation with the authorities in order to sign an association agreement with the European Union. As reported by Interfax-Ukraine , this was stated by the head of the opposition faction “Batkivshchyna” Arseniy Yatsenyuk. “You and I, Viktor Fedorovich, now have a temporary truce,” he said, addressing head of state Viktor Yanukovych at the annual Yalta European Strategy forum.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionLenta.ru·Sep 20, 2013Uralsib was named the new shareholder of Russia's largest portOne of the structures of Uralsib Bank has become a new shareholder of the Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP). newspaper writes about this in its issue dated September 20 The Vedomosti , citing unnamed sources. This information has not been officially confirmed. According to the publication, the bank's structure acquired about five percent of NCSP shares for $117 million, which were sold on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on September 11.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionLenta.ru·Sep 20, 2013Ukrainian chess player lost the match for the championship titleChinese chess player Hou Yifan has regained the title of world champion. This was reported by the official website of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). On September 20, Hou Yifan in the seventh game of the match for the championship title, which took place in Chinese Taizhou, was stronger than Anna Ushenina from Ukraine. Having won, the Chinese woman scored the required 5.5 points according to the regulations, which ensured her final success.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionLenta.ru·Sep 20, 2013"Telephone terrorists" attacked Georgian schoolsStudents and staff of three Tbilisi secondary schools were evacuated on September 20 due to anonymous reports of alleged bombs planted there. Trend reports this. We are talking about schools numbered 21, 24 and 53. The buildings are currently cordoned off by the police, they are being examined by sappers and dog handlers. The police found that at least two cases of mining of educational institutions were reported by minors (they called the operational assistance control center at 112).Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionLenta.ru·Sep 20, 2013Pupils of a rebellious Moscow school were sent to KhimkiStudents from school number 740, which closed in the Molzhaninovsky district of Moscow, will begin their studies at school number 19 in the city of Khimki on September 23. According to the Interfax agency , this was stated by the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Moscow Region Government, Lidia Antonova. According to her, the capital’s Department of Education approached the regional administration with a request to provide places for students.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionLenta.ru·Sep 20, 2013Poor Russians will have their rental prices reduced by three timesThe State Duma considered in the first reading a bill on non-commercial rental housing. According to Rossiyskaya Gazeta, if it is adopted, those in need will be able to rent an apartment at a price two to three times lower than the market price. The program will be implemented in 80 major cities of Russia. It is planned to attract investors to the construction of houses through the free provision of land, tax breaks, free communications or preferential loans.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionLenta.ru·Sep 20, 2013Syria transferred data on its chemical weapons to The HagueThe Syrian government on September 20 sent data on its chemical weapons to The Hague, where the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is based, an international structure designed to monitor compliance with the relevant convention signed by 190 countries, reports Reuters . What exactly is contained in these documents has not yet been reported, however, from the words of the organization’s representative it follows that not all information has been transmitted yet.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionPrevious123...11NextShow more