In the north-east of Taiwan, a high-speed passenger train came off the rails, which was traveling from Taibay to Taydun. As a result of the crash, five wagons turned upside down. At least 22 people were killed, more than 170 were injured. Subscribe to our YouTube

In the Dmitrovsky district of the Moscow region, a minibus and a bus collided on the A-108 highway, Interfax reports with reference to the press service of the Moscow Region police. The accident killed four people and injured ten more. According to an informed source, the collision was lateral, the bus and minibus were traveling in the same direction. All the victims were on the bus.

In New York City, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was cursed at the Catland Witchcraft Store. The ceremony was attended by 60 people. They recited spells over rag dolls with photographs of Kavanaugh, US President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The store owner said the cursing was both a religious ritual and a political protest. Kavanaugh was approved by the Senate on October 6, with 50 votes in favor and 48 against.

"Medusa" chose 10 best songs and clips of the week Every week, Medusa employees listen to new songs, watch new clips - and take the best. In this issue: The National is buried a cat, Lil Pip comes to life again, Thomas Mraz dance, Sonic Death arrange a rock-roller disco-and the How to Dress Well group performs a very tender song about fat. Subscribe to our updated playlists in Apple Music and Yandex.Musik !

Barcelona striker Lionel Messi broke his arm during the Spanish Championship match against Sevilla. At the 18th minute of the match, Messi, who by that time had scored a goal and made an assist, fell unsuccessfully after a collision with Franco Vazquez, after which he was replaced. The examination revealed that Messi had a fracture of the radius of his right hand. Messi's recovery is expected to take three weeks.

Anna Ivantsova for Medusa Borovsk On October 17, it became known that in Borovsk they began to demolish historical development: in a few days three wooden houses were demolished. By the end of the year, they planned to demolish another 14 buildings - it was assumed that new ones would be built in their place, which would “externally correspond”. Locals and activists from other cities were able to achieve a decision to suspend demolition - including with the help of journalists .

A fire broke out at the Electrozinc plant in Vladikavkaz. Its area was 4.5 thousand square meters. The fire, which started at 3:16 am Sunday, was contained 10 hours later. The work of the entire plant was suspended. One firefighter was killed while putting out the fire and two others were injured. Several residents of Vladikavkaz complained of suffocation.

Jonathan Ernst / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Donald Trump appears to the supporters in Nevada Trump threatened to leave the RSMD agreement. The US president, at a meeting with his supporters in Nevada, accused Russia of “for many years” violated this agreement, and also criticized Barack Obama, saying that Washington had to break the contract earlier.

Fragment of the book of Atula Havande "We are all mortal" Artem Geodakyan / TASS / Vida Press In October, at Corpus, with the support of the Evolution Foundation, the book of the American Endocrinologist surgeon and journalist Atula Havande “We are all mortal” was published. The author tells how the attitude to old age and death continues to change and continues to change in modern culture.

Kunonical Law Specialist Monk Diodorus (Larionov) - on the conflict of the Russian Orthodox Church and Constantinople Maxim Malinovsky / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeev), the head of the department of external church relations of the Russian Orthodox Church, announces the breakdown of the Eucharistic communication with the Patriarchate of Constantinople. October 15, 2018, Minsk.

The regional edition of the Vesti Krym program on the Rossiya 1 TV channel showed a video from surveillance cameras at a college in Kerch, filmed during the attack by Vladislav Roslyakov. The footage shows Roslyakov entering the college wearing a T-shirt with the words "Hate" written on it, then walking through the corridors and shooting at people. The video was initially published on the official YouTube channels Vesti Krym and Rossiya 24, but was subsequently removed.

Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo became the first footballer in history to score 400 goals in the top leagues in Europe. Ronaldo scored his 400th goal in the match of the ninth round of the Italian Serie A, in which Juventus played Genoa. The match ended with a score of 1:1. This goal was the fifth for the Portuguese in the Italian championship. Before this, he scored 311 goals in Spain for Real and 84 goals in England for Manchester United. In total, Ronaldo played 497 matches in three leagues.

The Saudi Arabian authorities have created a “troll factory” in Riyadh, whose employees are distributing information needed by the authorities on social networks, The New York Times writes. Government-hired workers work on Twitter, as well as WhatsApp and Telegram, where they post comments in public chats. The messages touch on topics such as the war in Yemen and women's rights in Saudi Arabia. Among other things, factory workers have criticized journalist Jamal Khashoggi .

What are people's name for free procedures - and convince hundreds of thousands of rubles to spend Amy shamblen / unsplash On September 17, Medusa published an investigation by Ivan Golunov about medical centers, who offer everyone who wants to undergo a free examination on a “federal” or “city” program - and then impose expensive services on credit.

US President Donald Trump announced that the United States will withdraw from the INF (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty . Trump accused Russia of violating the treaty "for years" and criticized his predecessor, Barack Obama, for not withdrawing from the agreement. In recent years, the United States has repeatedly accused Russia of violating the INF Treaty.