Photo: Anatoly Maltsev / EPA / Leta The decision of the authorities of St. Petersburg to convey the Isaacievsky cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church caused discontent among many residents of the city, including the Orthodox. On January 13, first, near the cathedral, and then in the square opposite, a crowd of protesters gathered against the decision of the St. Petersburg governor Georgy Poltavchenko.

The ISS has a two-armed Dextre manipulator , which is controlled remotely and allows you to perform actions overboard, facilitating the work of crew members. Dextra has two movable "arms" three and a half meters long. And with these “hands”, the robot can depict the ¯_(ツ)_/¯ emoticon (also known as “pozhimalkin”). Dextra's photo was posted by Alex Apyan, ISS Operations Specialist.

Father is suspected of beating a child Photo: Nikolai Galkin / TASS Deputy Head of the Department of Labor and Social Protection of the population of Moscow Tatyana Barsukova The Moscow guardianship authorities took 10 foster children from a large family - out of 16. Bruises were found on the body of one of the children - in the Department of Labor and Social Protection, they decided that the father was beating the child.

In May 2016, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, talking with Crimean pensioners, said: “There is simply no money now. Find the money - we will index [pensions]. You keep here, you are all good, good mood and health. ” Alim Aydamak Medvedev Crimean pensioners: There is no money, but you hold on! The phrase “There is no money, but you hold on” immediately became viral, since this is an example of a universal answer that any official can give for any reason.

Sky Arts has taken off the air an episode of the comedy series Urban Myths, which tells the absurd story of the escape of Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando from New York after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The trailer for the episode has been removed from the Sky Arts YouTube channel. The TV channel said that the decision was made taking into account the views of members of the family of Michael Jackson.

The commander of Russian mercenaries in Syria, Dmitry Utkin, known by the call sign Wagner, has been awarded four Orders of Courage. The awards are visible in a photo of Utkin with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The St. Petersburg publication Fontanka drew attention to the orders, which had previously published several articles about Wagner. A photo of Wagner and Vladimir Putin appeared on January 13 in the Soldier of Fortune community on the VKontakte social network.

The official representative of the Rosselkhoznadzor, Alexei Alekseenko, announced the massive falsification of food products in Russia. “A quarter of all food products, of all kinds, are being adulterated steadily, with the exception of one thing - food eggs are adulterated only in China, we don’t,” Alekseenko said, speaking at the Gaidar Forum in Moscow. According to Alekseenko, the market is undergoing a process of reverse selection: conscientious producers lose to unscrupulous ones.

Photo: Jonathan Brady / Pa Wire / Scanpix / Leta The WhatsApp messenger is used by a billion people. The service website states : no one will read your messages except the addressee. As a researcher from the University of California in Berkeley Tobias Belter found out, this is not so. Attackers or special services can access correspondence, despite encryption. "Medusa" tells how it is possible. WhatsApp introduced through message encryption in April 2016.

An action was held in St. Petersburg against the transfer of St. Isaac's Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church. According to the publication "Fontanka", about 200 people gathered near the cathedral. The action was held in the format of a meeting with deputies. Deputies of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Maxim Reznik, Boris Vishnevsky and Alexei Kovalev addressed the audience. Journalist Arseniy Vesnin published a photo of police vans.

Photo: Dmitry Korotaev / Kommersant The National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine banned the broadcasting of the Rain television channel in the country. The official reason is the “non -recognition of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine” by the channel journalists, as well as the broadcast of Russian advertising.

On the night of January 13, snowfall began in London. The meteorological agency warned the townspeople about the snow storm, and Khitrovo Airport canceled 80 flights. Some Londoners, accustomed to the snowless winter, began to worry about the weather, while others-to ironize about such a reaction to ordinary snowfall. And they even came up with a hashtag #snowmageeddon. Twit: "Preparation for the snowy Armageddon." In the picture: "I just saw a snowflake" “The British reaction to the snow.

Head of Tatarstan’s Zelenodolsk district Alexander Tygin has issued an order for his department to take care of minors taken from parents with utility debts. A copy of such an order was published edition of newspaper Evening Kazan. The document was issued on December 12, 2016. The executive committee of the Zelenodolsk district stated that these children are sent to shelters when the heat and lighting is turned off in debtors’ houses at night.

Photo: Ronald Wittek / EPA / Leta The Japanese company Nintendo finally spoke in detail about its new Switch console. The prefix, which is both home and mobile gaming platforms, will go on sale on March 3 and will cost $ 300. Switch is unlike any of the existing consoles; Together with the announcement of the Nintendo console, she also showed several new games that will be released on it. Medusa tells what Nintendo Switch is and what to expect from it.

The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) received 133 different objects in 2016, the Federal Property Management Agency said in response to a request from the Dozhd TV channel. The Russian Orthodox Church, the document says, accounted for 90 percent of all applications for the transfer of objects that religious organizations submitted to the Federal Property Management Agency during the year.

Winter Moscow was removed from the Ostankino Tower. And it's great The photographer Dmitry Chistoprudov removed Moscow when very low clouds fell into the city. He claims that such weather conditions are only a few times a year. Chistoprudov removed the city and individual attractions-including the Moscow City Business Center and the High School of Moscow State University-from the observation deck of the Ostankino TV tower.