Citizens of Ukraine Yuriy Soloshenko and Gennady Afanasyev, convicted in the Russian Federation, were transferred to Moscow, whose extradition Kyiv had previously requested. This was reported by Interfax with reference to a member of the Public Monitoring Commission of Moscow Zoya Svetova. According to her, both prisoners are in the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center. “No one knows what they are doing there. The official version is that they arrived there in accordance with Art.

Hyperloop One conducted the first public tests of accelerated engines for the Hyperloop transport system, invented by the entrepreneur Ilon Mask. The tests took place in the desert in Nevada, where the company built a small highway. Geekgestalt Hyperloop One Propulsion Test Hyperloop high -speed trains, according to the idea, will be moved in special pipes with low pressure at a speed of up to 1200 kilometers per hour.

In France, the court lifted the seizure of the shares of the Euronews television company owned by VGTRK, imposed at the suit of the former shareholders of the Yukos oil company. It is reported by RBC with reference to Group Menatep Limited (GML), representing the plaintiffs.

The Italian Chamber of Deputies has adopted a bill on civil unions, allowing same-sex couples to register relationships. 372 deputies spoke in support of the bill, 51 were against it, and 99 abstained. The vote was preceded by a vote of confidence submitted by the government to parliament along with the bill - by rejecting the initiative, the chamber would automatically dismiss the government. 369 deputies voted for confidence in the government, 193 voted against.

Russian serviceman Anton Erygin died in Syria, Interfax reports with reference to a representative of the Russian military base Khmeimim. Yerygin was wounded as a result of shelling by militants in the province of Homs, where he was escorting the cars of the Russian center for reconciliation of the warring parties. “The wounded soldier was promptly taken to the hospital, where Russian military doctors fought for Anton’s life for two days, but they failed to save him,” the agency’s source said.

The Latvian Foreign Ministry summoned Russian Ambassador Alexander Veshnyakov to give an explanation due to statements in the local media. Delfi reports this with reference to department representative Raimonds Jansons. According to the publication, we are talking about Veshnyakov’s interview with the Vesti Segodnya newspaper, published on May 11.

In Makhachkala, law enforcement officers detained the official representative of the Salafi mosque on the street of the Hungarian fighters Muhammad Magomedov, the "Caucasian Knot" reports, citing eyewitnesses of the incident. Mosque employees told the publication that a gun was planted on Magomedov before his arrest. “Armed men in masks and OMON officers took part in the detention,” said the source of the “Caucasian Knot”.

Weapons of the new doom: Gallery On Friday, May 13, DOOM will be released - the continuation of the legendary series of shooters about a special forces fighting with hellish creatures. Medusa, thanks to SoftKlab, publishing a game in Russia, has already shown the monsters that the player would have to face. Now it is time to study the weapon that will help destroy monsters (comments on artists are attached to the pictures).

The Russian sports commentator Viktor Gusev commented on one of the key events of the series “Game of Thrones” - the battle of Chernovodnaya, in which royal troops, thanks to the cunning of Tyrion Lannister, defeated the applicant for the throne of Stannis Baratheon. Viktor Gusev noted a good pass of Tyrion Lannister and an excellent serving of the then head of the royal guard of Bronn. "Fire! Fire, not a game!

Russia will join the international system of automatic exchange of tax information in 2018. The signing of the relevant agreement will take place on May 12 at the forum of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Beijing, Interfax reports with reference to the head of the Federal Tax Service (FTS) Mikhail Mishustin.

Earlier this month, at the “Rusborg” medieval fair in Lipetsk, a participant managed to knock from the sky a quadrocopter micro-drone. He did it with a spear. The drone was flying over the fair, with the organizers' permission, filming the festivities. Gennady Tolcheev Rusborg 2016: Spear takes down a drone The attack on the drone ended well, thankfully, with the spear-thrower reimbursing the drone's owner for the cost of his damaged machine.

A Wisconsin resident named Jose hasn't seen his dog Kaos since 2014, but by a stroke of luck he was able to meet her again. At the end of April 2016, Jose received a letter that he needed to update information on the chip implanted in Kaos. Jose was discouraged - he tried to understand where his pet could be. Luckily, that evening, the phone rang: he was informed that his dog had been found on the street and was now at the shelter (Jose's phone number was attached to Kaos' ID number).

Rosselkhoznadzor (Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance) has banned the import of salads and lettuce from Turkey. The prohibition takes effect next Monday, on May 16. Russian officials say they are instituting the ban after finding parasites on Turkish produce. The ban also applies to Turkish goods imported through third countries. In April, Rosselkhoznadzor placed temporary restrictions on the import of Turkish eggplant.

The account of the North-Western branch of Megafon accidentally congratulated Adolf Hitler on his birthday, calling him his subscriber. The post appeared on April 20, on the birthday of the Fuhrer. The post of Megaphone was noticed only on May 11. At the time of writing, the congratulation to Hitler was still accessible. Congratulations were published on a page that is used to communicate with MegaFon subscribers on VKontakte and to congratulate them on birthdays.

The car program, which will be made for Amazon by former Top Gear presenters, is called The Grand Tour. This was announced by one of the leading Jeremy Clarkson. According to Clarkson, there will be 12 episodes of the program, one of them for Christmas. Filming of 11 episodes will take place in different cities, where a special tent will be installed for this. Amazon plans to raffle off tickets for filming the show. The first issue will be released in autumn 2016.