The end of the most confusing territorial dispute: The Washington Post Photo: Suvra Kanti Das / AFP / Scanpix On August 1, an agreement between India and Bangladesh on the exchange of enclaves - small territories of one state, from all sides surrounded by the boundaries of another, entered into force. 162 such territories fall under the law - already from this we can conclude how confusing all this time was the border between India and Bangladesh.

The Richard Mille watch, in which the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov appeared at his own wedding, was presented to him by his wife, figure skater Tatyana Navka. Previously, bloggers paid attention to watches, estimating their cost in the range of 9 to 38 million rubles.

Interview of Alexandrov and Erofeev from the Kyiv pre -trial detention center: "New Gazeta" Shot: 112 Ukraine / YouTube At the end of July, Gazeta.ru said that Russian citizens Alexander Alexandrov and Evgeny Erofeev, detained in May in the war zone in the east of Ukraine, were exchanged for Ukrainian security forces. Soon this information was officially refuted: Erofeev and Aleksandrov remain in the Kiev pre -trial detention center.

A problematic issue for Russian Railways is the chronic lack of funds for the implementation of programs. This was announced on the air of the Russia 24 channel by the head of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin. At the same time, according to Yakunin, the lack of funds is not a reflection of the lack of attention from the authorities. The appointment of Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich as the head of the company's board of directors indicates just the opposite.

Oppositionist Alexei Navalny spoke in his blog about the wristwatch of the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov. The clock is captured in pictures from the wedding of Peskov and figure skater Tatyana Navka. According to Navalny and his colleagues from the Anti-Corruption Foundation, the model of the watch on Peskov's hand is Richard Mille RM 52-01, released in a limited number of 30 pieces.

A Mi-28N helicopter crashed at the Dubrovichi training ground in the Ryazan region. The car began to roll and fell during the performance of aerobatic elements as part of the Berkuty aerobatic team . The helicopter caught fire on impact with the ground. Ruptly TVRussia: Aerobatic pilot killed after Aviadarts 2015 crash The Ministry of Defense confirmed that one of the pilots died, the second successfully ejected and was taken to the hospital.

Found on the coast of Reunion Island, a wing fragment was part of a Boeing 777 aircraft, Malaysian Transport Minister Liou Tiong Lai said on August 2. According to him, this is confirmed both by the data of the French and American authorities, and by information provided by Boeing. "We are aware that the wing fragment has been officially recognized as part of a Boeing 777 aircraft," the Transportation Secretary said.

Lion researcher Brent Stapelkamp, ​​who studies lions at a reserve in western Zimbabwe, has denied reports of the death of a lion named Jericho. On the evening of August 1, the media reported that Jericho had died at the hands of poachers. According to Stapelkamp, ​​when he saw reports of Jericho's death, he immediately checked the data from the lion's collar on the computer. The signal indicated that Jericho was alive. “Last geolocation data from the collar was received at 8:06 p.m.

Andrei Krekov, a lawyer from Arkhangelsk, who was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for biting a policeman, went on a hunger strike in a pre-trial detention center. According to Krekov's relatives, doctors examined him twice during the five days of his hunger strike. The local Public Monitoring Commission has not yet intervened in the situation, in connection with which the prisoner turned to Moscow human rights activists for help.

On the coast of Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean, a fragment similar to the door of a passenger liner was found. Sky News reports this with reference to its own sources. Earlier, fragments of the wing and fuselage of the aircraft, as well as bottles with inscriptions in Malay, were found in Reunion. Presumably, the found fragments are the wreckage of the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 that disappeared in March 2014. A fragment of the fuselage was sent for examination to France.

Fragment of the book Physics Kip Thorne - scientific consultant "Interstellar" Illustration: Publishing House "Mann, Ivanov and Ferber" In mid -August, the Publishing House of Mann, Ivanov and Ferber publishes the book “Interstellar. Science behind the scenes ” American physicist-theoretic Kip Torne, who advised director Christopher Nolan during the filming of science fiction.

Political Action Committees (formally independent organizations that raise funding for US presidential campaigns) have reported on the funds raised for the 2016 presidential race. In total, the committees managed to raise over $258 million. The largest amount - $ 102 million - was raised by a committee supporting Republican Jeb Bush. In second place is a committee that raises funds in support of Ted Cruz, also representing the Republican Party ($38 million).

About 300 people took part in a protest march demanding recognition of women's right to appear topless in public places. The demonstration took place in the Canadian city of Waterloo after local police demanded that three cyclists who took off their T-shirts in hot weather cover their chests. The demonstrators noted that Watrel's laws allow women to walk around the city without a top.

The Right Sector fighters who participated in the events in Mukachevo are in a safe place, the organization does not disclose information about their whereabouts. This statement was made on the air of the 112 Ukraine TV channel by the press secretary of the 13th battalion of the Right Sector Oleksiy Byk.