It was decided to close the program of Yulia Menshova “Alone with Everyone”, which has been airing on Channel One since 2013. This was reported by the TV presenter herself and the press service of the channel. “I did not want this program to become a routine and reduce its quality. In this regard, together with the management of the channel, we decided to close the project, ” Menshova wrote on Instagram. According to Menshova, she does not leave Channel One.

Russia’s Communications Ministry has published draft amendments that would introduce new restrictions on the ownership of Russia’s Internet exchange points , prohibiting domestic ISPs from connecting to exchange points that belong to other states, foreign citizens, or foreign companies and organizations, the news website TJournal reported on Wednesday. The law would also limit foreign ownership in any company that owns an exchange point to 20 percent.

Former Rosneft Vice President Oleg Feoktistov, the alleged initiator of the criminal case against Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukaev, has not received a new FSB position, which he allegedly expected after leaving the oil company. This is reported by The Bell, citing sources close to the security services and Rosneft.

The Russian Ministry of Communications has published a new version of amendments to the Law “On Communications” regulating control over Internet infrastructure and Internet traffic in Russia. The document was posted on the portal of draft regulatory legal acts on August 15. The previous version of the bill was published in November 2016.

US President Donald Trump announced that he is closing both expert councils with the participation of leading American entrepreneurs, which were established under him last winter. Instead of pressuring the businessmen on the industry council and the strategy and policy forum, I'm closing both councils. Thanks to all! The decision came after several businessmen left the boards amid Trump's controversial response to events in Charlottesville.

Memory of the actress and director On August 16, the actress and director Vera Glagoleva died in Germany. She was 61 years old. According to the source of MK , close to the family, the actress had an oncological disease. Glagoleva did not have an acting education, but in the cinema hit by accident: she agreed to play along with the actor during the filming of Rodion Nakhapeutov’s film “On the End of the World ...” in 1974.

Update: American neo-Nazi website lasts less than a day on new .RU domain thanks to Russia's Internet censor The American neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer has found a new home on the .ru domain, after being booted from GoDaddy and Google’s hosting services. The website’s new address was paid for and registered with the Russian company RU-CENTER on August 15 for a one-year period. The website’s registration data does not identify the owner.

On August 16, the Lebanese Parliament repealed Article 522 of the Criminal Code, which exempted rapists who married their victims from punishment. The repeal of the law was preceded by a public campaign that lasted several years. for the abolition of Article 522 In December 2016, the Parliamentary Committee on Justice spoke out . At the same time, as out with reference to local activists, the law continues to apply in cases where a man seduced a girl aged 15-18, promising to marry her.

Audio version of Ilya Zhegulev's report Once upon a time, on the island of Fire in Novozero, Vologda, there was a monastery known throughout Russia, where tsars and aristocrats came. After the revolution of 1917, the monastery was turned into a prison, and in the 1990s, the so-called Vologda Pyatak became the first colony in Russia for life-sentenced prisoners.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. We will live while there will be a prison Once on the island of Fiery in the Vologda New Zer there was a monastery known throughout Russia, where kings and aristocrats came. After the 1917 revolution, the monastery was turned into prison, and in the 1990s the so-called “Vologda Pyatak” became the first colony in Russia for life convicts.

August 16. Vera Glagoleva died Main The actress Vera Glagoleva died. She was 61 years old. Vera Glagoleva died in Germany from oncological disease . Valentin Mastyukov / TASS Alexei Ulyukaev began to judge for a bribe . At the meeting, the former Minister of Economic Development directly accused the head of Rosneft Igor Sechin of provocation.

The video blogger rethinking the introductory screensaver of “duck stories”, turning it into a cartoon screech about the life of a simple Russian. In the song, the main character will not achieve anything, and he needs to accept his sad fate. The video shows the acceleration of rallies, a lie on television and voting for a bill on updating the duck mansion (instead of raising salaries to teachers). The screensaver ends very sadly: the duck finds out that it remains to live only day.

George R. R. Martin, the American writer responsible for the epic fantasy novels that inspired the television show “Game of Thrones,” has arrived in Russia for Petersburg Fantasy Assembly, which kicks off on August 18.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he ordered to check the information from the New York Times article about North Korea's possible purchase of rocket engine technology from Ukrainian enterprises. The President must be informed of the results of the check within three days.

The A24 studio published a trailer for the psychological drama "The Murder of the Holy Deer." A24 The Killing of A Sacred Deer | Official Trailer HD | A24 The film will tell about the cardiac surgeon Stephen (Colin Farrell) and the mysterious teenager Martin, with whom the surgeon spends all his free time, despite his family. In addition to Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keogan and Alisia Silverstone starred in the picture. Director - Yorgos Lantimos ("Lobster").