An 8-kilogram cast-iron medal “For Drunkenness,” made at the end of the 19th century, will be put up for auction in Moscow, RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday, November 5. The medal was cast for the anniversary of the St. Petersburg Trusteeship of People's Sobriety. The base cost of such an award, according to information from the website of the Znak auction house, which organizes the auction, is 45 thousand rubles.

A follower of radical Islam was detained in the Moscow region, suspected of recruiting girls into the ranks of the extremist organization AT-Takfir Wal-Hijra. agency reported this on November 5 The Interfax . The detainee is 31 years old, he was born in Ukraine and has Russian citizenship. The arrest was made at the exit from the house in Balashikha. The man had about three grams of amphetamine with him, and a Makarov pistol in a car parked near the house.

An investment fund managed by Vanguard Group has become the world's largest in terms of assets, surpassing the PIMCO fund. The Wall Street Journal reported this in its November 4 issue. The Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund had assets of $287.7 billion as of Oct. 31, while PIMCO only has $247.9 billion under management. PIMCO maintained its leadership until June 2013, but was then knocked out of the top position.

A group of researchers from the United States has proven that genes influence the rate of brain aging. Neurophysiologists and geneticists analyzed data from 1,129 people from different families aged from 18 to 83 years and compared belonging to a particular family with the results of neuropsychiatric testing, as well as with tomographic images of the brain.

A Royal Air Maroc plane on a flight from Casablanca caught fire at Montreal airport. As a result of the incident, five people were taken to hospitals, reports Agence France-Presse . According to the Canadian portal Canoë, a total of seven people were injured, but two refused hospitalization. Some of them were injured while descending the evacuation ladders, others were poisoned by carbon monoxide.

British intelligence services are wiretapping German politicians in Germany. The Independent writes about this on November 5, citing secret documents provided by Edward Snowden. According to the publication, special devices have been installed on the roof of the British Embassy in Berlin, with the help of which conversations of politicians and journalists are wiretapped.

The census in Bosnia and Herzegovina showed a population decline of 13 percent since 1991, when the country was still part of Yugoslavia. This was reported by Agence France-Presse with reference to a statement by the head of the statistical office, Zdenko Milinović, made on November 5. According to preliminary data, the country's population is currently about 3.8 million people living in 1.16 million households. The ethnic composition of the population is still unknown.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko criticized the organizers of the “Silver Galosh” - an award “for the most dubious achievements” - for which he was nominated this year. “Belarusian Partisan” writes about this, citing a source in the administration of the head of state.

Although why “would like to” at all? In general, I support Spartak, I would not say that the successes of CSKA worry me more than the successes of Man City. But still, the army team is nice, if they play well, why not be happy for them.

Fyodor Bondarchuk's film "Stalingrad" collected $8.3 million in its first weekend in China. This was reported by the Twitch website. Currently, the film is shown in 7.1 thousand cinemas in China (there are 12 thousand in total in the country). According to Twitch, on the weekend of October 31 to November 3, “Stalingrad” overtook “Wolverine: The Immortal” ($6.6 million) and “Vacation Monsters” ($5.7 million) at the box office.

Gennady, here is your towel. The American public fell in love with the boxer from Kazakhstan. Gennady Golovkin. Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images/Fotobank Boxer Gennady Golovkin from Kazakhstan on November 3 once again defended the WBA (World Boxing Association) world champion title in the weight category up to 72.6 kilograms. Golovkin defeated American Curtis Stevens by technical knockout in the eighth round.

The new rector of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, Nikolai Tsiskaridze, signed a contract with its former artistic director Altynai Asylmuratova. She will remain at the institution as vice-rector. As Tsiskaridze himself explained, all vice-rectors automatically resigned with his appointment, and Asylmuratova was the first one he hired. According to him, the teachers asked him to leave the former artistic director at the academy.

A gunman opened fire at the Westfield Garden State Plaza shopping center in the American city of Paramus, New Jersey, CNN reported on Monday, November 4. According to eyewitnesses, at around 21:30 local time, at least seven shots were heard in the shopping center building. Special police units arrived at the scene. Witnesses said there were at least 20 police cars in the parking lot near Westfield Garden State Plaza. The shopping center is cordoned off.

In the city of Yaremche, Ivano-Frankivsk region, one of the most important tourist centers in Western Ukraine, mobile communications have been restored after a five-day absence. reports this Interfax with reference to data from the operators MTS and Kyivstar. On November 4, local authorities resumed operation of two base stations of these operators, which are located in the city. An extraordinary session of the City Council was convened especially for this purpose.

In Miami, Florida, a group of nudists completed a massive nude swim that is claiming a place in the Guinness Book of Records. The Miami Herald writes about this. The event took place on Holover Beach, which for the past 23 years, in addition to supporters of swimming in clothes specially designed for this, has also hosted supporters of swimming without it. 805 people took part in the attempt to set the record.