The head of the traffic police department for the Kirov region, Alexander Plotnikov, was detained on January 22 in a criminal case on the illegal sale of KamAZ trucks, the regional department of the Investigative Committee reports. Plotnikov is suspected of fraud, abuse of power and participation in a criminal community.

On January 22, US senators approved the resumption of government work by a majority (81 to 18), Politico reports. The senators approved a resolution that extends funding for the work of state institutions until February 8. Democrats agreed to back it after Senate Republican leader MitchMcConnell vowed to return to discussing guarantees for illegal migrants. If Democrats and Republicans do not agree by February 8, the Senate will move to consider a separate bill on this issue, Politico reports.

Pour, horsemen and pensioners participate. Video The flash mob "Satiffaction" continues. Now, swimmers, horsemen, electricians, biathletes and pensioners presented their versions of dancing to Satiffaction Benny Benassion.

The Russian recruiting company HeadHunter plans to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) this spring and raise $200-300 million during it. This was reported by TASS with reference to a source in the financial market. The fact that HeadHunter plans to conduct an IPO this year was previously reported by Reuters, citing three sources. According to one of them, the company is considering listing in the US.

The FSB has warned large enterprises in the Nizhny Novgorod region of the need to suspend production during the World Cup, Kommersant reports. The publication refers to a letter dated January 16, which the head of one of the local chemical enterprises received from the FSB department. The letter says that the plant must stop production for the duration of the World Cup.

Muscovite Nikolai Evdokimov received the medal "For Courage in a Fire", the press service of the Main Directorate of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for Moscow reports. On January 17, Evdokimov organized the rescue of three children from a burning apartment. The fire broke out on the fourth floor of one of the high-rise buildings on Svobodny Prospekt. There were three children in the burning apartment; they were cut off from the exit by fire.

The Le Monde newspaper published one of 112 letters that French writer Simon de Bovoire addressed the documentary director Claude Lancman. De Bovoir all her life was the ally of the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartra, they were in an open marriage with him. From 1952 to 1959, de Bovoir and Lancman had a novel, they lived together. In 2018, the adoptive daughter de Bovoir decided to publish the correspondence of her mother, but not the letter of Lancman.

Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko met with House member Suleiman Kerimov when he arrived in Moscow with the permission of the French authorities, who are accusing him of tax evasion. The press service of the Federation Council said that Kerimov is going to cooperate with the French investigation and does not intend to hide. Where Kerimov is currently located is unknown.

In mid-January, residents of the Indian village of Fazilper Badley discovered a strange frozen ball in a field. It fell from the sky and weighed just over 10 kilograms. According to the BBC, some residents thought that the ball was an alien object, others were sure that a meteorite had fallen on the village. According to a local government official, many residents of Fazilpur Badley have taken the wreckage of the balloon and are storing it in freezers.

The striker of Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo defeated the face during the game of the Championship of Spain with the Deportivo. But for some reason everyone has fun. The defender of the “deportivo” Fabian Cher tried to prevent Ronaldo from scoring a goal and hit him in the face. Realist football player nevertheless sent the ball against the opponent, but because of the injury he had to leave the field.

The mother of Dmitry Demidov, a resident of St. Petersburg, who was killed in a police station in 2015, demanded 1.5 million rubles in compensation from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is reported by RBC with reference to the case file. The woman claims that she was not apologized for the death of her son through the fault of the operative. After the death of her son, her health deteriorated and she had to quit her job.

Penelope Cruz and Ricky Martin in the new “American History of Crimes” telling about the designer killer FX / "Amediathek" The American FX and the Russian “Amediatex” was published by the Murder of Gianni Versace-the second season of the Anthology “American History of Crimes”. The first issue - about the trial of the actor and player in American football about Jay Simpson, accused of the murder of his ex -wife - in 2016 won nine Emmy awards and two Golden Globes.

Laurent Cipriani / AP / Scanpix / Leta In France, 91-year-old Paul Bokuz, the famous cook, who is considered the founder of “New French cuisine”, died . He was the first to decide that it was necessary to cook easier, and serving dishes is more elegant. He was called the chef of the century, the French Minister of Internal Affairs Gerard Collon, after the death of Bokyuz, said that he "was the whole of France." Paul Bokuz died in his room over the restaurant L`Auberge du Pont de Collonges.

Update. On January 23, the information that Viktor Ahn was not included in the list of invitees to the Olympics was officially confirmed. A member of the Russian short track team Viktor Ahn was not allowed to participate in the Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Sport-Express reports, citing its own source. According to the publication, this decision was made by the Commission of the International Olympic Committee on the admission of Russian athletes to the Olympic Games.

And she also owns her own cosmodrome Rocket Lab USA Starting the “Still Test” missile from the Cosmodrome in New Zealand On the second attempt, the New Zealand space startup Rocket Lab launched a new Electron launch vehicle, which brought three small satellites into the orbit of the Earth. The launch of the rocket, which is called “still test”, took place on January 21, and Rocket Lab became the first private space company that owns its own spaceport.