For the first half of 2016, the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation spent more money on additional payments to low-income pensioners than was provided for the entire year. RBC writes about this with reference to the data of the operational report of the Accounts Chamber. For half a year, the Pension Fund spent 47.2 billion rubles on additional payments, and by August - 55.2 billion. In total, 43.9 billion rubles were allocated to the budget for 2016 for these purposes.

Sony has unveiled two new versions of the PlayStation 4 game console - the powerful PS4 Pro and a thinner version of the original PS4. The PS4 Pro will run games in 4K resolution, and the console's GPU power, according to the developers, will be more than double that of a regular PS4. All existing PS4 games will work on the new console. The PS4 Pro will go on sale November 10, 2016. The console will cost $399.99. Sony has also unveiled a thinner version of the original PS4.

Apple gets rid of the standard that has been used for more than 50 years Photo: Apple On Wednesday, September 7, Apple introduced new iPhone 7 phones in which there is no traditional headphone entrance. Apple is not the first phone manufacturer that refuses the standard that has been used for more than 50 years; However, earlier, only Lenovo and another Chinese android manufacturer - but not the market leaders were produced without entering headphones.

Apple introduced new models of her phone - iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. "Medusa" leads a live broadcast of the presentation of the company. The main difference from the previous devices is that in the new iPhones there is no 3.5-mm headphones. Now the headphones can be connected via Bluetooth or through the Lightning connector designed for charging. For “old” headphones, it will be possible to use an adapter that will be supplied with the iPhone 7. Stereodinics are also built into the phone.

On September 7, a Russian Su-27 fighter intercepted an American P-8 reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea. This was stated by representatives of the US Department of Defense. According to the agency, the fighter approached the P-8 at a distance of ten feet (about three meters). This maneuver was called "unsafe and unprofessional" by the department.

Photo: Alexander Shcherbak / TASS / Scanpix / Leta On September 1, the official representative of the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin presented his book “The Loud Crimes of the 21st Century in Russia”. Among other things, in the book, Markin tells how the murder of the journalist of Novaya Gazeta, Anna Politkovskaya, was investigated, and suggests that the customer of the crime was businessman Boris Berezovsky (a real customer has not yet been found).

The main negative scenarios for the Middle East: The Washington Post Photo: Bulent Kilic / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Turkish tank returns from the border Syrian city of Jaratlus to Turkey. September 1, 2016 The Islamic State terrorist organization in recent months has been defeated by defeat and has already lost control of a significant part of the territory of Syria and Iraq. Opponents of the Islamists are preparing for the offensive on their main cities - Rakka and Mosul.

The official representative of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Markin, called Novaya Gazeta author Nadezhda Prusenkova “an unknown and unnecessary journalist,” who accused him of using fragments of her article about Anna Politkovskaya in the book “The Most Loud Crimes of the 21st Century in Russia.” “What else can an unknown and unnecessary journalist become famous for, other than her swamp?” Markin commented on his Twitter on the news of Prusenkova’s accusations.

Apple presentation. Online On the evening of September 7, Apple held a presentation of new products. The corporation introduced the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus - waterproof and without a port for headphones. In addition, the presentation announced the new Apple Watch watch model and Apple Airpods wireless headphones. "Medusa" led a live broadcast of the event. September 7, 2016 21:59:50 PS SIA does not stop - now Chandelier sings September 7, 2016 21:58:33 Thanks to everyone who was with us.

What happens in Beslan after the action of mothers and attacks on journalists. Reporting Ilya Azar Photo: Anton Podgayko / TASS / Scanpix / Leta On September 1, 2016, Beslan’s mothers arranged a protest . This happened on the twelfth anniversary of the capture by terrorists of school No. 1 in the North Ossetian city.

The Levada Center website was unavailable on September 7 due to a hacker attack. This was stated to Interfax by the director of the organization Lev Gudkov. “We are trying to correct this situation, but so far we can’t do anything,” Gudkov was quoted as saying by the agency. At the time of writing the news (19:00 Moscow time), the levada.ru website was not opening. By 21:55 the site was back up and running.

Rapper Ptakha (real name David Nuriev) was charged under article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Inciting hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity”). This was first reported by the Life publication, citing a source. Soon the information was confirmed in the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. The reason for initiating a criminal case was his statements at a concert in the Moscow club "16 tons".

The Volvo car manufacturer released a video with a demonstration of the capabilities of an unmanned truck. To prove the safety of self -governing transport, the technical director of Volvo Group Torbjorn Holmstrom stood in the way of the truck and waited for him to stop. The car did not press the top manager of the corporation, but signaled him. Filming took place at a depth of 1.3 kilometers underground, in a mine in the north of Sweden.

The Syktyvkar court authorized the arrest of the head of the T Plus holding, Boris Vainzikher, and the managing director of the Renova group, Yevgeny Olkhovik, who are involved in a criminal case of giving bribes to the former leadership of the Komi Republic. Weinzikher and Olkhovik were taken into custody for two months. Evgeny Olkhovik and Boris Vainzikher were detained on September 5.

SK began checking the University of Kemerovo due to dedication to students Photo: Mikhail Pavlov / Photobank Lori On September 6, one of the groups on VKontakte published a photograph of half -naked freshmen of the historical faculty of Kemerovo State University. The picture was taken during the traditional initiation into students, which was held at a camp site near the village of Poyakovo.