On Sunday, September 16, Russia’s Primorsky Krai held a runoff gubernatorial election. With 95 percent of voting precincts reporting, Communist Party candidate Andrey Ishchenko was leading the race with 51.6 percent of the vote against Andrey Tarasenko, the incumbent from United Russia, who had just 45.8 percent. Afterwards, however, the gap started closing abruptly (as demonstrated by the chart below).

Vitaly Ankov / Sputnik / Scanpix / Leta In the Primorsky Territory, the second round of governor's elections was held. In the first round, the acting governor Andrei Tarasenko (United Russia) scored more votes - 46.56% against 26.63% of his opponent, an Communist Party candidate Andrei Ishchenko. But in the second round, Ishchenko convincingly won - until the morning (according to Primorsky time), when after processing the last protocols he suddenly lagged behind the United Russia.

On the evening of September 16, two visitors to the Italian cafe Prezzo in Salisbury became ill. According to The Independent, citing an eyewitness, they have the same symptoms of poisoning as Sergei and Yulia Skripal. According to unofficial data, two poisoned people are Russians. The police cordoned off the block next to Prezzo. As the newspaper notes, the cafe is located just a few hundred meters from Zizzi, where the Skripals became ill. Zizzi is now closed.

See for yourself Vitaly Ankov / Sputnik / Scanpix / Leta On September 16, the second round of governor's elections took place in Primorye. They were confidently leaded by the Communist Party candidate Andrei Ishchenko - after processing 95%of the protocols from polling stations, he gained 51.6%, and his rival from United Russia Andrei Tarasenko - 45.8%.

United Russia candidate for governor of Primorye Andrei Tarasenko wins the second round of elections after processing 99.03% of the protocols. He gains 49.02%, his opponent - candidate from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Andrei Ishchenko - 48.56%. After processing 95% of the protocols, Ishchenko won by a large margin - 51.6% versus 45.8%. Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov has already congratulated Ishchenko on his victory in the elections.

The candidate from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Andrey Ishchenko wins the election of the head of the Primorsky Territory. After counting 95% of the protocols, he gains 51.6% of the votes. His rival, Acting Governor Andrei Tarasenko, receives 45.8% of the vote. On a single voting day on September 9, elections were held for the heads of 22 regions, of which four - in Primorye, the Khabarovsk Territory, Khakassia and the Vladimir Region, required a second round.

Philip Fong / AFP / Scanpix / Leta building in Hong Kong, injured from typhoon. September 16, 2018 While the Hurricane Florence fell on the east coast of the United States, the most powerful Typhoon Manghut came to the countries of Southeast Asia. As of the evening of September 16, he reached mainland China - 2.5 million people were evacuated from Guangdun province, schools were closed, and trains were canceled.

Forward Cristiano Ronaldo scored for the first time in an official match for Juventus. The Portuguese scored a double in his fourth game for the Turin club, which played at home against Sassuolo in Serie A. Ronaldo scored both goals early in the second half. Juventus won 2-1 and continued to lead Serie A with four wins in four games. Ronaldo moved to Juventus before the start of the 2017/2018 season.

The death toll from Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines has risen to 64, according to the Associated Press. Another 45 people are listed as missing. On the morning of September 16, the typhoon reached mainland China. Nearly 2.5 million people were evacuated in Guangdong province. Nearly all flights from Hong Kong Airport have been cancelled. In addition, high-speed rail traffic was suspended and classes were canceled in schools.

Forward Los Angeles Galaxy Zlatan Ibragimovich scored the 500th goal in his career. He did this in the mast against Toronto-and not somehow, but in one touch from a turn. Major League Soccer 500th Ibragimovich Gol By that time, his team lost 0: 3, but in the end lost 3: 5. After the match, a football player who generally likes to twist his love for himself, published a photo on his twitter.

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British law enforcement agencies are looking for two people who may have assisted Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, suspected of poisoning Sergei Skripal and his daughter. According to a Mirror source, one of them is a doctor who was supposed to make sure that Petrov and Boshirov themselves were not exposed to Novichok, and the second was the curator of the operation who worked at the embassy.

Andrew Schwartz/Sipa Naomi Osaka with a championship cup after winning the US Open tournament, September 8, 2018 On September 8, the young Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka entered the court of the US Open Championship against the legend of world tennis Serena Williams. For Osaka, this was the first final of this level, and it turned out to be especially complicated: Williams quarreled with the judge, and after the loss, accused him of gender discrimination.

On September 2, the National Museum of Brazil burned in Rio de Janeiro. The fire destroyed 20 million exhibits-for example, the oldest human skeleton from South America ever found in South America, the petrified remains of the dinosaur and the Pompei fresco, which survived the eruption of Vesuvius. Medusa remembered what other objects of cultural heritage have suffered or died over the past 10 years.

RSC Energia's internal audit, conducted in connection with an air leak at the Soyuz docked to the ISS, did not find systemic problems in production, but revealed a "low level of competence of individual employees." It is reported by "Interfax" with reference to a source at the enterprise. The source admitted that low competence "indirectly could lead to shortcomings" in the construction of a particular spacecraft. According to him, various administrative measures were applied to the employees.