The roof of a large Carrefour department store in the city of Legontiere in southeastern France partially collapsed on February 5. Nice Matin writes about this. The incident occurred around 17:30 local time (20:30 Moscow time). According to Le Parisien, the roof collapsed over an area of ​​200 square meters. As Nice Matin reports, citing unnamed sources, at least two people were injured as a result of the incident, and three more are being sought under the rubble.

London Underground employees began a strike on the evening of February 4 that will last 48 hours. The Guardian reports this. The strike was organized by the London Underground workers' unions Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) and Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA). The strike was organized by members of the railway union and was caused by the dismissal of several hundred subway employees after the abolition of ticket offices.

The head of the Moscow construction department, Andrei Bochkarev, said that the mayor’s office has decided to dismantle the barriers that separate oncoming traffic flows on Varshavskoye and Kashirskoye highways. “Work to dismantle the separation barriers will begin in the spring and continue throughout the year,” Interfax quotes the official as saying. Bochkarev explained that the movement of “special equipment, ambulances and emergency services” will be organized at the site of the fences.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov proposed studying the possibility of laying a metro in Ashgabat. With such a proposal, as Interfax reports , he turned to the Ukrainian company Interbudmontazh, which already has experience in Turkmenistan. Chairman of the board of the company V. Petruk, according to local TV, said that the issue of building the metro “will be studied in detail by leading specialists.” No time frame for the implementation of this project has been announced.

New York police have arrested three men and one woman as part of the investigation into the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. This was reported on the website of The New York Times newspaper with reference to a law enforcement representative. During a search in the house of those arrested, law enforcement agencies found 350 bags of heroin. How exactly the three men and woman are connected to the actor’s death is not specified.

The personal secretary of John Paul II published the pontiff's diaries, contrary to his will, writes The New York Times. The late Pope asked his closest adviser Stanisław Dziwisz to burn his personal notes. On Wednesday, February 5, a book with notes from the Pope went on sale in Poland. It is called “Jestem bardzo w rękach Bożych” (“I am entirely in the hands of the Lord”) and covers the personal notes of John Paul II from 1962 to 2003.

Let's part as friends What the largest companies do for their laid-off employees Photo: Matt Rourke/AP At the end of January, AvtoVAZ announced its intention to lay off 7.5 thousand employees, that is, approximately a ninth of its staff. Russian companies rarely resort to large-scale staff reductions, fearing negative social or even political consequences. Meanwhile, in developed countries, layoffs of many thousands have already become common practice.

A criminal who escaped from a Michigan prison about 37 years ago was caught in the United States, the Associated Press reports , citing police lieutenant Kevin Mayer. She lived in San Diego under an assumed name. Now 60-year-old Judy Lynn Hayman is being held in a San Diego prison, from where she is scheduled to be transferred to Michigan in the near future. When police arrived at her apartment in San Diego, Hayman showed them documents in the name of Jamie Lewis.

An explosion at a Chinese corn processing factory injured nine people. The Xinhua agency reported this on Wednesday, February 5, with reference to local authorities. The injured were taken to hospitals in Harbin and Daqing. Three of them are in critical condition. The incident occurred at a factory located in Heilongjiang province at about 9:40 am local time (05:40 Moscow time). Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the explosion.

Train traffic on the “orange” line of the Moscow Metro has been restored. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to an employee of the metropolitan subway information desk. He clarified that train service was restored at approximately 8:40 am. The failure affected trains that came from the north - from the Medvedkovo station towards the city center. It is not known what exactly caused the traffic stop. Earlier, representatives of the metro announced a technical failure.

Most of the norms from the scandalous Ukrainian laws, recently repealed by the Verkhovna Rada at the request of the opposition, remain in force. writes about this Kommersant-Ukraine . We are talking about amendments to legislation that were adopted on January 16 and, in particular, established criminal liability for threats to authorities on the Internet. As the publication notes, the preservation of these norms in legislation is evidenced by the information base of the Verkhovna Rada.

The Academy of Russian Television (ART) Foundation and the management of seven major Russian media holdings have agreed to use the TEFI figurine in a new television award. newspaper reports this with reference to the head of the Industrial Television Awards Committee, Pavel Korchagin The Kommersant . According to the publication, ART’s consent to use the TEFI brand in the new competition was received at the end of 2013.

The American Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences will honor Rockstar Games founders Dan Houser and Sam Houser. They will be inducted into the Academy's Hall of Fame along with Rockstar North President Leslie Benzies. Polygon reports this. The ceremony will take place on February 6 in Las Vegas during the 17th annual DICE Awards. The founders of Rockstar will be honored by Phil Harrison from Microsoft. Britons Dan and Sam Houser founded Rockstar Games in 1998.

Russian Ambassador to Libya Ivan Molotkov returned to Tripoli after the incident with an attack on the Russian diplomatic mission. As told RIA Novosti on February 5, the diplomat returned to the Libyan capital on February 1. the embassy In October 2013, the Russian embassy in Tripoli was shelled by a group of unknown assailants. A car parked outside the building was also set on fire. One of the attackers was killed.

The debt of state oil and gas companies to pipe manufacturers at the end of last year reached 50 billion rubles, and in November the arrears amounted to 15 billion rubles. writes about this Vedomosti with reference to sources in pipe and oil companies. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev instructed state representatives on the boards of directors of major corporations to vote on debt repayment.