The International Monetary Fund predicts that inflation in Venezuela will reach one million percent by the end of 2018. The IMF forecast emphasizes that the country is in a "deep economic and social crisis." The fall in GDP, according to the fund's analysts, will be about 18% by the end of the year.

Swimmer Ryan Lochte has been suspended for 14 months for an anti-doping rule violation. The reason for the disqualification of the athlete was a violation of the conditions for the use of permitted medications: athletes can inject no more than 100 milliliters intravenously within 12 hours, and Lochte exceeded this limit. He pleaded guilty and cooperated with the investigation. The disqualification is counted from May 24, 2018. Ryan Lochte, 33, is a six-time Olympic swimming champion.

The Russian Orthodox Church has spoken out against lifting the ban on beer consumption at stadiums, commenting on a corresponding proposal by Tatarstan leader Rustam Minnikhanov. The church representative expressed the view that the free sale of alcohol should be extremely limited. In Russia, beer sales are prohibited at football matches, but this restriction was lifted during the World Cup.

In the treason case related to the transfer of data on hypersonic weapons to the West, another suspect has appeared, a source familiar with the situation told Interfax. similar information A TASS source shared . “In addition to Viktor Kudryavtsev, there may be at least one other detainee in the case. According to preliminary information, a preventive measure in the form of detention was chosen for him,” the source said.

Russia’s Federal Security Service is investigating the leak of classified information about the development of hypersonic weapons. Viktor Kudryavtsev — a 74-year-old scientist working at the Central Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering, also known as TsNIIMash (a subsidiary of the Russian space agency Roscosmos) — has been arrested on treason charges.

Prisoner Yevgeny Makarov, who was tortured in Yaroslavl IK No. 1, himself provoked the staff of the colony, said Anatoly Rudy, First Deputy Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service. According to him, Makarov had 136 violations and he "constantly called the administration into conflict." “This situation, from my point of view, was provoked by certain forces, he was periodically prompted to behave defiantly towards employees.

July 23. Regional authorities will monitor posts of dissatisfied people on social networks (to help them!) News The Kremlin demanded that regional authorities monitor posts of dissatisfied residents on social networks (in order to quickly respond to problems, and not what you might think). Mesut Ozil left the German national team (because you can’t play poorly at the World Cup if you took a photo with Erdogan before).

The relatives of one of the guards who appears in footage of inmate Evgeny Makarov being tortured at a prison in Yaroslavl are reportedly pressing charges against the newspaper Novaya Gazeta and the human rights organization “Public Verdict.” According to the lawsuit, their relative “was allegedly training at the prison facility, and though he was actually present at the ‘educational work’ class when they tortured Makarov, he didn’t participate in the event.” On June 20, the newspaper Novaya

Actor Sasha Baron Cohen as part of his satirical show "Who is America?" He showed a member of the House of Representatives of the state of Georgia, Republican Jason Spencer three fictional lessons in combating terrorism. The lessons turned out to be mocking: Spencer had to behave obscene on camera and run with his pants down.

Mesut Ozil left the German national team. Two months before, he took a picture with Erdogan Luis Acosta / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Mesut Ozil after the defeat of the German national team from South Korea and departure from the World Cup, June 27, 2018 The midfielder of the German national team and the London Arsenal, Mesut, announced the departure from the national team. So he reacted to the scandal that began in mid -May.

The second trailer for the fantastic militant “Alita: Battle Angel”, the film adaptation of the Battle Angel manga from the Japanese artist Yukito Kisiro came out. The film was shot by Robert Rodriguez (“City of Sins”) and produced by James Cameron (Titanic). 20th Century Fox Russia Russian -speaking trailer "Alita" According to the plot, 300 years after the Great War, the hero of Christophe Valtz (“inglorious bastards”) finds and represents a woman-Korog, whom she calls Alita.

The three best Russian defenders ended their careers. They all played in CSKA Sergey Fadeichev / TASS / Vida Press A week before the start of the new Russian Football Championship, CSKA defenders Alexei and Vasily Berezutsky announced their career. In early July, that another CSKA defender, Sergei Ignashevich, said that he would no longer play football at a professional level.

The lawyer who outed the torture of a prisoner flees Russia, fearing for her family Irina Biryukova’s personal Facebook page On June 20, the newspaper Novaya Gazeta published a 10-minute video showing guards at a prison in Yaroslavl brutally torturing an inmate named Evgeny Makarov. The journalists got the footage from Makarov’s lawyer, Irina Biryukova. Three days later, the media discovered that she had fled the country, after learning of threats against her.

Sergey Vedyashkin / Moscow News Agency Mikhail Balakin in the Moscow City Court after the announcement of the decision on its registration, July 23, 2018 The builder Mikhail Balakin was going to go to the mayors of Moscow.

On July 21, at the San Diego Comic Comic-Con exhibition, actor Andrew Lincoln announced his departure from the “walking dead”. For eight years he played the protagonist of the series - a former policeman named Rick Graims. The ninth season will be the last for the character. Lincoln said goodbye to the audience, wished the crew of luck and said that he was proud of the ninth season of the show.