Memory of Helmut Kolya Rainer Unkel / Imago / Scanpix / Leta On June 16, Helmut Kohl died in his house in Ludwigskhafen at the 88th year of his life. He died in the same city, in which he was born, in the villa, in which he lived since 1971 - as if there were no shocks in his life, no high posts, and his country did not experience wars and disasters, section and associations.

The family of Ramazan Dzhalaldinov, a resident of the Chechen village of Kenkhi, who, in his own words, left the republic because of threats, on June 14 published a video message to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to facilitate the return of the man home. The appeal was timed to coincide with the "straight line" held by Putin on June 15 and published on Dzhalaldinov's VKontakte page. “We appeal to you because you are a patriot of the world and a leader of the nation.

ULLSTEIN BILD / GETTY IMAGES In Germany, the former Chancellor of Germany Helmut Kol died. He was 87 years old. Kohl for 25 years headed the largest political party of the Christian Democratic Union, and for 16 years he served the post of Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is called a key figure in the process of unification of Eastern and West Germany. Kohl also did a lot to end the Cold War and the creation of the European Union.

Tolga Akmen / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Two days after the fire in the Grenfell Tower high -rise building, the police established at least 30 people in the west of London, more than 70 were missing - and there is practically no hope of finding them alive. Prime Minister Teresa May announced that a special commission will be investigated by investigation of the fire; According to one of the preliminary versions, poor -quality isolation in the building led to such serious consequences.

Spoiler: No Sergey Gritz / AP / Scanpix / Leta The TV presenter "Rain" Anna Mongite spoke about the incident with the nanny of her children, a citizen of Georgia. She was not released in Spain and fined two thousand rubles - according to Mongite, under the pretext of the absence of an “visiting visa”. The news of "visiting visas" for foreigners appeared in many Russian media. "Medusa" explains what it really is about.

Earlier this month, Facebook added a special “rainbow flag” reaction to celebrate Pride Month. To access the Pride reaction, users just need to click “like” on the network’s LGBTQ community page, and the reaction option then appears for any Facebook post. LGBTQ@Facebook “We believe in building a platform that supports all communities.

The publication about the culture of "Colt" posted on June 1 an interview with Tommaso Debenedetti, an Italian prankster who, on behalf of the French Minister of Culture, announced the death of Svetlana Aleksievich. On June 16, The Colta published material "We are very ashamed (actually not)" , in which she said that in fact the interview was fictitious. Hidden in the text was a link to a Twitter account that said the interview was fake. But readers didn't notice.

In Germany, the former Chancellor of Germany Helmut Kol died. This was reported by newspapers Bild and Süddeutsche Zeitung . Kolya was 87 years old. According to Bild, he died at home. Information about the death of the politician was confirmed by the Christian Democratic Union, which was headed by 25 years. Daniel Roland / AFP / Scanpix / Leta According to Der Spiegel, the problems of Helmouth Kolya with health have been known for a long time.

Grigory Berezkin, the owner of the ESN group, one of Russia's largest holding companies, has reportedly purchased the RBC media company from Mikhail Prokhorov, three sources close to RBC ’s management told the television station Dozhd on Friday. The deal has not yet been confirmed officially. Berezkin told Dozhd that a formal agreement could be imminent, while representatives of ESN group and Prokhorov’s Onexim Group refused to comment on the rumors.

Roskomnadzor suspected the Chelyabinsk website Lentachel.ru of violating the law on the media due to the absence of an indication in one of the news that the Ukrainian "Right Sector" was recognized as an extremist organization and banned in Russia. This is reported by the Roskomsvoboda project.

Committee on Prevention of torture convicted Maxim Markin in IK-3 On June 7, Medusa published the story of the convicted person from IK-3 in Novotroitsk (Orenburg region) Maxim Markin on how other prisoners-from the knowledge of the colony administration-forced him to engage in telephone fraud.

Sthanlee Mirador / Sipa / Scanpix / Leta several thousand residents of Los Angeles came to the city’s city hall in the evening of the city hall to honor the memory of Adam West, an actor who played Batman in the 1960s television series. On the city hall building in memory of the actor, BET-signal caught fire: a floodlight beam painted a superhero symbol on the wall. Adam West died on June 9, he was 88 years old.

Retraction: This story, originally reported by Moskovsky Komsomolets , contains inaccurate information. Meduza sincerely apologizes for the mistake. For our in-depth review of Russia's policies on visas and exiting the country, click here . Russian officials have quietly introduced exit visas for certain foreigners with Russian residency status and work permits.

For several months now, there has been a meme on social networks about a cat who would be happy to do some business, but cannot - because he has paws. Cats aren't the only ones using the paw excuse. But there was one hero: a cat who helps to screw in a light bulb, even though he has paws. And let's also praise the guinea pig, whose paws are also not a hindrance.

The Moscow City Court reduced the period of arrest of Alexei Navalny from 30 to 25 days. The court considered the oppositionist's complaint against the decision of the Simonovsky court, which arrested him on June 12 for repeated violation of the rules for holding rallies. The court took into account the arguments of the defense that Navalny needed treatment due to a burn to his eye and that he was supporting two minor children. The court did not find grounds for annulment of the arrest.