On August 31, the Government Commission on Road Safety supported the use of reduced road signs in Russia. This was announced by the participant of the meeting, the head of the Moscow Department of Transport Maxim Liksutov. “The decision from the experiment to enter the permanent legal use of reduced format road signs was supported. Appropriate changes to the standards will be adopted by the end of the year, ”Interfax quotes him.

US President Donald Trump will donate $1 million from personal funds to help with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Harvey, which caused flooding in Texas. This was stated by White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Trump is asking reporters to help determine which organization to send the money to, Sanders said. Trump has been criticized in the past for giving far less of his income to charity than other multibillionaires.

On August 31, President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko held a meeting with the participation of the creators of the Belarusian electric car, which recommended the developers to use the Tesla machine created by Ilona Mask as a sample. Lukashenko said that he tested the “last model” , and shared his impressions. “He starts like a spaceship, and even more powerful. In two and a half seconds - 100 kilometers.

In Volgograd, the court placed under house arrest the head of the local headquarters in support of Alexei Navalny, Alexei Volkov, who is being accused in the case of desecration of the Motherland memorial with the help of a collage. He announced this on his Twitter. According to Volkov, he must serve house arrest at the place of registration, that is, in St. Petersburg. The investigator petitioned for the arrest of the activist due to violation of his travel ban.

Director Alexei Uchitel, after an attempt to set fire to his Lendok studio, distributed an open letter in which he asked the heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB to respond to threats against him and ensure the safety of the audience of his film Matilda, which will be released in October. The text of the letter was published by journalist Anton Krasovsky.

We explain with photographers Alexey Fokin Smartphones not only dramatically changed the method of communication, but also how we relate to the photograph. In fact, now the camera is in the pocket of everyone. Even a separate type of photography appeared - mobilography. Yes, modern phones can be shot well, but cameras do it better. Medusa, together with Fujifilm , spoke with photographers who actively use Instagram and found out what even new smartphone models are still inferior to cameras.

Is it necessary to cut rams? Why do everyone pray on the street and such a crowd? Alexander Utkin / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Muslims on morning prayer on the holiday of Kurban-Bayram. Moscow, September 12, 2016 This material was written in 2017 Kurban-Bayram is the main and most noticeable Muslim holiday for third-party people. The Kurban-Bayram often limits movement, on the streets many people make rituals incomprehensible from Islam, and the media endlessly show stories about unfortunate rams.

American officials have ordered Moscow to close its consulate general in San Francisco, “in the spirit of parity involved by the Russians.” According to a statement issued by the U.S. State Department, Moscow is also being forced to close a chancery annex in Washington, D.C., and a consular annex in New York City. Russia has until Saturday, September 2, to vacate these facilities.

Apple Corporation sent out invitations to journalists for an event where new iPhone models are supposed to be shown. The presentation will take place at the Steve Jobs Theater, which was built next to Apple's new headquarters in Cupertino. Apple itself does not disclose in advance what the event is about. The invitation only says: "See you on our territory." However, in September, the corporation usually introduces new iPhone models.

August 31. Putin recalls the Spanish dispatcher, Bastrykin hides alter ego ✍️ Main Vladimir Putin told Oliver Stone about the Spanish descent dispatcher, who followed the Boeing shot down . This became known from the passage of a book with conversations of the Russian president and American director. In an interview, Putin also talks about the fact that the Buka missile hit the Boeing into the tail. Both statements are not true.

The US authorities demanded to close the Russian consulate in San Francisco. This was announced by the US State Department. Now both countries will have three consulates each (Russia has in New York, Houston and Seattle). Until September 2, one diplomatic facility in Washington and New York will also be closed. "Interfax" writes that we are talking about buildings where trade missions are located.

Violet is the color of the prince, everyone knows this. In 1984, the musician starred in the film “Purple Rain” (“purple rain”); It was also called his album with the soundtrack to the film. Some Prince tools were painted in purple; In August 2017, the Pantone Institute named the shade of purple in honor of the musician. NFL Prince PerForms "Purple Rain" During download | Super Bowl Xli Halftime Show | NFL But it turned out that the musician's favorite color was orange!

Swimmer Arkady Vyatchanin, who became a two-time Olympic medalist in the Russian team, received the right to compete for the United States. In 2013, the athlete had a conflict with the Russian Swimming Federation. The head coach of the national team Anatoly Zhuravlev called the training plan provided by Vyatchanin "a mockery". Later, a problem arose with participation in the Russian Cup, through which members of the team are selected for the World Cup.

In St. Petersburg, the general director of the Petroinvest company, Ruslan Khamkhokov, one of the contractors for the construction of the Kresty-2 pre-trial detention center, was detained. Khamkhokov is suspected of giving a bribe in the amount of 350 million rubles to Sergey Moiseenko, deputy head of the Federal Penitentiary Service for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.

In you live in Poland or the Baltic states, you can look forward to thousands of Russian and Belarusian troops amassing near the border next month, when the two countries mount their “Zapad 2017” joint military exercises. The fighting scenario pits Russian and Belarusian troops against a coalition of fictional Western countries called Veishnoria, Vesbaria, and Lubenia that seeks to destabilize Belarus.