Mixed martial arts fighter Alexander Emelianenko signed a contract to play in the league of the Chechen club Akhmat, reports Interfax. The representative of the fighter Jeff Monson said that he was in talks about the fight with Emelianenko. In November 2016, Emelianenko was released from the colony. He was imprisoned for harassing a woman who cleaned his apartment. Alexander Emelianenko spent 30 fights, of which he won 23. He last fought three years ago.

US President Donald Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on February 11 and shook his hand for 17 seconds. Vice studied how Trump usually greets people. Very daring. Donald Trump gets a grip There's no escaping Donald Trump's handshake. Published by VICE News February 11, 2017

Belarusian biathlete Darya Domracheva and her Norwegian husband Ole Einar Björndalen won medals at the World Championships on the same day. Darya Domracheva took second place in the pursuit race, Bjoerndalen was ahead of Russian Anton Shipulin and took bronze in the same discipline. The Norwegian wrote that he was "more than pleased with the bronze." Domracheva congratulated her husband on Instagram.

In the Republic of Altai, a helicopter fell into Lake Teletskoye. There were five people on board. The pilot did not warn the controllers about this flight. According to an Interfax source, "a group of five vacationers decided to fly over the lake, but something went wrong on takeoff and the helicopter crashed into the water." Visibility is poor in the area of ​​the helicopter crash.

The government commission has approved a bill that will prohibit banks from transferring money to casinos and bookmakers that do not operate under Russian law. RBC journalists got acquainted with the draft law. The list of organizations that are prohibited from transferring money will be maintained by the Tax Service. When the law comes into force, Russians will not be able to transfer money to bookmakers registered outside of Russia.

At least 18 oppositionists who took part in a protest against the arrest of activist Mark Galperin were detained on Vasilievsky Spusk in Moscow. As protest participant Yuri Gorsky said, one of the activists took out a poster, after which “three dozen” police officers ran up to them and began detaining people. According to Yuriy Gorsky, the police detained 30-50 activists. OVD-Info reports 18 detainees. Mark Galperin was arrested on February 9 for 10 days for disobeying the police.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier is elected President of Germany. Most of the deputies of the Bundestag and representatives of 16 regions of the country voted for him. Steinmeier was formerly Minister of Foreign Affairs. He retired in January 2017. The election of Steinmeier strengthens the position of the Social Democratic Party, of which he is a member.

State Duma deputy Vitaly Milonov stated that “the ancestors of [deputies of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly] Boris Lazarevich Vishnevsky and Maxim Lvovich Reznik boiled Christians in cauldrons and gave them to wild animals to be torn apart.” Despite this, Christians survived, Milonov noted. Milonov made his statement after the religious procession near St. Isaac's Cathedral.

In St. Petersburg, protesters stood around St. Isaac's Cathedral. About 1,500 people are participating in a protest against the transfer of the cathedral under the control of the Russian Orthodox Church, Fontanka reports. The protesters demand the resignation of the city's governor, Georgy Poltavchenko, and chant "Museum, museum, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg!". They also led a round dance . On the morning of February 12, a religious procession was held around St. Isaac's Cathedral.

Six very strange dating services In early February, the Briton S. Simas released a personal acquaintance for dating: there is not a single man except Simov himself. At the same time, the application of the comedian Brendan Alper for dating on the basis of hatred started . Medusa talks about these and other strange services that will suit everyone (and no Tinder!). Shinder The British designer and writer S. Sima developed for himself the personal analogue of Tinder.

At the Tennis Federation Cup before the USA-Germany match, the old German anthem was played with the words "Germany above all." Team members and fans sang the anthem with the right words. As the athlete Andrea Petkovic stated, she even wanted to leave the court. “It was the embodiment of ignorance. I have never felt such disrespect in my life,” Petkovic said. The American Tennis Federation apologized to the German team.

Cool sites for children and their parents Photo: Page Tech.ru on Facebook To teach the child everything that you want, schools are often not enough. Some parents worry that children do not read. Others - that the school circle of computer science begins too late. Still others are looking for a Russian tutor to train before the exam.

The heroine Nicole Kidman - about the decision to take foster children In Russia on February 16, Garth Davis' film "The Lion" is released, which has six nominations for the Oscar-2017 at once (including the nomination for best film). "Lion" tells the story of a boy from the Indian slums, Saroo, who got lost at the age of five, but was able to find a new family in Australia. After 25 years, Saroo found his home with the help of Google Earth and met his mother.

Yale University has decided to rename one of its colleges, named after a racist. Calhoun College will be named after Grace Hopper, an American rear admiral who created the first compiler for a programming language. According to Yale President Peter Salovey, the decision to rename the college was not easy. "But John Calhoun's reputation as a racist and pro-slavery politician doesn't match Yale's values," he said. John Calhoun was Vice President of the United States from 1825 to 1832.

The legend of animation Michael Dyudok de Vit - about the cartoon "Red Turtle" nominated for Oscar Photo: "Cinema Prestige" On February 16, the Red Turtle is released on Russian screens - in all respects an unusual cartoon. This is a full-length debut of the 63-year-old Dutchman Michael Dudok de Vita, made by him in the world famous Japanese studio Ghibli. De Vit is the author of amazing poetic short films, the most famous of them is “Father and Daughter”, who received Oscars in 2001.