The bad weather that hit Moscow on July 21 has now reached St. Petersburg. On July 22, such a hailstorm passed through the city that it formed snowdrifts on the streets, and the hailstones could be molded into (almost) real snowballs!

Members of the US Congress have agreed on a bill to increase sanctions against Russia and Iran, said Democrat Steny Hoyer, a member of the House of Representatives. he said The bill has been agreed between Republicans and Democrats in both houses, . His hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, July 25. One of the main innovations proposed by the bill is a ban on the US president from easing sanctions or significantly changing US policy towards Russia without the approval of Congress.

Fans who came to the Zenit-Rubin match, which was held at the St. Petersburg (Krestovsky) stadium, noticed that water was flowing from the roof to the stands. Most likely, these are the consequences of the rain that was falling in St. Petersburg. Another similar video was filmed by Sport-Express. The meeting itself between Rubin and Zenit ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of Zenit. The roof was closed due to rainy weather to ensure maximum comfort for the spectators. Sport Express St.

Actor John Heard has died. He was 72 years old. The actor's body was found in a hotel room in Palo Alto, where he was recovering from surgery. There is no information on the cause of death. John Heard is best known for his role as the father in the Home Alone films. In total, according to the filmography on the IMDb website, Hurd has played about a hundred roles in films and several dozen on television, including in the TV series The Sopranos and The Breakout.

Sergey Savostyanov / TASS / Scanpix / Leta fans of Linkin Park on July 22 gathered near the US Embassy in Moscow for a rally of the vocalist of the Chester Bennington group, who committed suicide on July 20. A similar action took place with the US Consulate General in St. Petersburg.

Detained near Lugansk, Russian Viktor Ageev met in a pre-trial detention center in Starobelsk, Ukraine, with his mother Svetlana Ageeva. This is reported by Novaya Gazeta with reference to its special correspondent Pavel Kanygin, who accompanied the woman to Ukraine. “At first, my mother saw her son with journalists, colleagues from foreign publications are here with me, and now Svetlana Ageeva is talking to Viktor in private,” he said.

In Budapest, the congress of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) voted to rename synchronized swimming to "artistic swimming". It is reported by "R-Sport". According to the sports site insidethegames, in the federation's charter, the phrase synchronized swimming was replaced by artistic swimming. The purpose of the renaming is to increase the popularity of the sport. The initiative was taken by the International Olympic Committee.

On the evening of July 21, the 360 ​​TV channel published an article about the decision of the German concern Siemens to limit cooperation with Russian government agencies due to the supply of gas turbines to Crimea in circumvention of sanctions. The article is titled: “Siemens froze cooperation with Russia.

Shawn Thew / EPA / Scanpix / Leta The White House spokeswoman Sean Spicer on July 21 announced the resignation, his place was already taken by Sarah Khakabi Sanders. Spicer worked in his position for only six months, but managed to get into a huge number of unpleasant stories - he quarreled with reporters, incorrectly pronounced the names of world leaders, said that Hitler did not use chemical weapons.

Minneapolis Police Chief Jeanne Harteau has resigned in connection with the recent murder of an unarmed Australian woman, Justine Daymond (Ruschik). Mayor Betsy Hodges asked for Harto's resignation. “I have lost faith in the ability of the chief of police to continue to guide us, and it is clear from many conversations with the residents of the city that she has lost their trust,” Hodges said.

Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP / Scanpix / Leta On the night of July 21, an earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea. The epicenter of magnitude 6.7 was 10 kilometers from the Turkish city of Bodrum and 16 kilometers from the Greek island of Kos. As a result of the earthquake, two people were killed, about two hundred were injured. The earthquake also damaged the medieval fortress, the churches and the mosque on the spit.

On July 20, the son of Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada blew himself up in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand. It is reported by Reuters with reference to the representative of the movement. 23-year-old Abdur Rahman drove a car with explosives into a military base in the city of Girishk. How many people were injured in the attack, Reuters did not specify. An Afghan official said the authorities were investigating the incident and could not yet confirm Rahman's death.

Search by Kompromat, one day with Mikhail Prokhorov and (unsuccessful) joke about barrier In mid-June, the host of The Late Show Stephen Colbert visited Moscow and St. Petersburg. "Medusa" has already talked about the first impressions of the comedian from a trip to Russia, and now I have collected all the episodes dedicated to the journey of Kolber. In the first issue, Kolber said that he liked everything: “The Russians were incredibly friendly.

Linkin Park has canceled their One More Light tour following the death of lead singer Chester Bennington on July 20. This was announced by the promotion company Live Nation. Linkin Park One More Light North American tour cancelled. You can get compensation at ticket sales points. We think of all those involved. The North American leg of the tour was scheduled to begin on July 27 in Mansfield; the band planned to play nearly 30 shows in the US and Canada.

The story of the owner of Nissan Leaf The Russian government made changes to the rules of the road: for the first time, the terms “electric car” and “hybrid car” appeared in them, as well as road signs denoting charging stations for them. The documents say that changes in the rules are needed in order to regulate their passage, as well as to provide electric cars to preferences as environmentally friendly vehicles.