The Moscow authorities did not make a decision to refuse to erect a monument to Prince Vladimir on the Sparrow Hills. This was stated by the press secretary of the mayor Gulnara Penkova. Earlier on July 1, the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper, citing State Duma deputy, former First Deputy Mayor of Moscow Vladimir Resin, reported that the city authorities had made a final decision not to erect a monument to Prince Vladimir on the Sparrow Hills and were looking for other sites for it.

The Pentagon presented a national military strategy for 2015, taking into account, among other things, Russia's "military actions". The 17-page document posted on the website of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in particular, refers to the need to counter the "revisionist states", which include Russia. The Russian Federation, according to the military strategy, is ready to use force to achieve its goals.

Chairman of the Union of Theater Workers (STD) Alexander Kalyagin refused to participate in public hearings on the prospects for the development of the Golden Mask Prize, organized by the Ministry of Culture. Kalyagin wrote about this in a letter addressed to the Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, published on the STD website. Kalyagin, in particular, recalled that the Union of Theater Workers is the sole founder of the Golden Mask.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) deported Oleksandra Cherepnina, a journalist from the Russian Channel One, from the country, banning her from entering for three years.

The Russian government is preparing to revise the guarantees for providing Russians with higher education, writes RBC. The proposal for a “balanced reduction from 2017” of the target enrollment figures for state-funded universities is contained in the draft “Guidelines for Budget Policy for 2016 and the Planning Period for 2017–2018,” which was generally approved by the government at the end of June.

Lyudmila Bogatenkova, chairman of the Committee of Soldiers' Mothers and Servicemen of the "Mother of Prikumye", was amnestied. This decision was made by the Budyonnovsky City Court, which considered the case of Bogatenkova, who was accused of fraud. The public prosecutor asked to sentence Bogatenkov to 2 years and 6 months probation.

Londoner Tom Feeney started raising money to pay Greece's debt to the IMF on the IndieGoGo crowdfunding platform. Feeney proposes to raise 1.6 billion euros, which Greece had to pay no later than June 30, but could not agree with European creditors. In three days, the proposal of the Englishman has collected at the time of writing the news 936 thousand euros from more than 50 thousand donors. There are six days left until the end of the fundraiser.

The teacher of the University of Tafts (USA) Chris Gregg constructed the superstructure over the usual printing machine, which allows you to print text without human intervention. The superstructure is 48 inexpensive solenoids fixed on the board and connected to the ARDUINO UNO microcontroller. The microcontroller, in turn, connects to the computer. As a result, it turns out that solenoids are mechanically pressed on the desired key at the right time.

The All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company warned all employees of the Directorate of Sports Programs about their dismissal by October 1 due to the liquidation of the Directorate. This was tweeted by several commentators of the Russia 2 TV channel. KHL TV journalist Nikita Koroteev said that the sports site Sportbox.ru will also be closed. Koroteev noted that 460 people work in the directorate of sports programs.

The British court in the proceedings between two pharmaceutical companies defined the "unit". ConvaTec has a patent on a wound healing drug that can contain 1 to 25 percent silver in ionic form . Another company, Smith & Nephew, developed a drug with a silver content of 0.77 percent, that is, its invention did not infringe the competitor's patent. The trial court held that Smith & Nephew was free to market its drug. However, the Court of Appeal denied this.

Frame: Lagrangiallala / YouTube The famous Japanese photographer Mitsuaki Ivago, specializing in the wild, was engaged in filming the television series about street cats (can there be better work?). In the process of preparing the series, he visited the island of Okinava. There Iwago noticed a street kitten: the animal decided to make friends with a motionless operator and first climbed to his knees, and then on his head. Lagrangalala Curiosity Never Killed the Cat ...?

Why Rusnano invests in Western pharmacological developments Photo: Donat Sorokin / TASS / Corbis / Vida Press In Russia, they continue to discuss Kagocel - a popular antiviral agent that appeared thanks to Rusnano (read more about this in the Medusa cards ). Another company founded by the state corporation - Novasedika - is engaged in portfolio investments in the Western Pharmaceutical Market, and is also going to produce its own drugs using nanotechnology.

The social network Facebook has changed the logo for the first time since 2005. As explained on the social network, they decided to change the emblem in order to demonstrate their friendliness and accessibility. Animation: Brand New The new logo was made by designer Eric Olson. He developed the Klavika font, which was typed the former logo of the social network. Facebook has changed only the “long” logo, where the word is completely written.

From July 1, 2015, the ban on filming during excursions was lifted at the residence of the President of the United States. This was stated by First Lady Michelle Obama on her Twitter. In a video posted on a social network, she tears up a sign that meant a ban. An official statement from the White House said that some restrictions on filming will continue.

The "Army of Islam", which unites a number of radical groups in Syria, has distributed a video of the execution of 18 people. According to her, the dead were militants of the Islamic State terrorist organization. In the video, the Army of Islam militants are dressed in the orange overalls of prisoners - usually worn by hostages who are killed by ISIS terrorists. The victims are dressed in black and chained. They were put on their knees and killed with shots to the head.