The head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bystrykin, plans to increase the staff of the department's investigators. He stated this to Rossiyskaya Gazeta. According to Bastrykin, this is due to the high workload on investigators.

Activists of the pro-Kremlin movement SERB destroyed the Boris Nemtsov memorial on the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge in Moscow, writes MBKh Media, citing activist Grigory Saxonov, who was on duty on the bridge. According to him, SERB activists led by movement leader Igor Beketov (Gosha Tarasevich) scattered wreaths and tore Nemtsov's portrait. In addition, they tore and took away the wreath, which was laid at the memorial by US national security adviser John Bolton.

Gangster James "Whitey" Bulger has been found dead in a West Virginia state prison, CNN reports citing the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The body of 89-year-old Bulger was found in a cell the day after being transferred from another prison. The FBI launched an investigation into the causes of his death (they have not yet been reported). According to The New York Times and CBS Boston , Bulger was killed.

Denmark has decided to recall its ambassador from Iran, the Danish broadcaster DR reports, citing Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen. Danish Prime Minister Lars Rasmussen, in turn, said that Copenhagen will turn to EU partners with a proposal to impose sanctions against Iran. These decisions were taken after the Danish Security and Intelligence Service reported that the Iranian intelligence services were preparing an assassination on the territory of the country.

Maxim Shemetov / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Promotion in Magas against the agreement between Chechnya and Ingushetia, October 5, 2018 On October 4, the Parliament of Ingushetia approved the agreement with Chechnya about how the border between the republics should run. After that, mass protests began in Ingushetia: the participants believe that the territories are divided unjustly and the authorities of the republic should not be inferior to the land of the land.

The government of the Russian Federation is finishing work on a resolution on sanctions against Ukraine. The sanctions list will include about 360 Ukrainian companies and more than 50 individuals. write about this Interfax , TASS and RIA Novosti , citing a source in the Cabinet of Ministers.

On October 24, Meduza reported how Maxima Telecom, a free Wi-Fi operator, collects data about passers-by and sells it to cafes and shops to send out targeted ads. Perhaps you have experienced this: you pass by a cafe, and then suddenly you see a banner on your phone about how delicious coffee is there. The fact is that every phone has a Wi-Fi chip that sends signals from time to time in search of a suitable access point. Each such signal contains a unique chip number - the MAC address.

Goodbye, magnetic charging Apple If you are too lazy to read a detailed review, here is its shortest retelling: MacBook Air is now with the Retina screen and without classic USB ports, Mac Mini just became more powerful (and darker), and in the iPad Pro we removed the “Home” button and a head of headphones; The Lightning port was replaced with USB-C. All devices will appear in retail on November 7th.

Soviet and Ukrainian animator, director and screenwriter David Cherkassky died in Kyiv. This was announced on Facebook by his friend Alexander Melamud. Cherkassky was 86 years old. a stroke in early September He suffered and, according to Melamud, has been in the hospital ever since. David Cherkassky made over 20 cartoons, the most famous of them are The Adventures of Captain Vrungel, Doctor Aibolit and Treasure Island.

In the north of Moscow, two teenagers tried to kill a homeless man, Yulia Ivanova, spokeswoman for the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee for the city, announced.

At the end of August, in the midst of discussions about cases for likes and reposts , Twitter user totuanec rethought the transcripts of popular prison tattoos. So “BEETLE” from “I wish you successful thefts” turned into “Life Stole Contact”, and “EVIL” (“Zek Likes to Relax”) - into “For Like Convicted”.

A court in Kazan arrested Dmitry Yegorov, an Open Russia activist, for seven days for an action with cardboard "gravestones" near the building of the State Council of Tatarstan. This is reported by the publication "Idel.Realii". Yegorov was detained by the police the day before. He was identified with the help of CCTV cameras, writes RBC. The court found Egorov guilty of organizing an illegal picket "using a collapsible structure." The activist refused to admit guilt.

The authorities of Tajikistan decided to replace the military ranks that remained from the Soviet era. For this, a special group of scientists, historians and military were created, who studied the ancient manuscripts of the Persian dynasties of the Achaemenids, Sassanids and Samanids.

Former nurse Niels Hegel pleaded guilty to killing 100 patients during a court hearing. The prosecutor's office accuses him of killing 36 people in a clinic in the city of Oldenburg and another 64 in the Delmenhorst clinic. The youngest of his victims was 34 years old, the oldest - 96 years old. According to the prosecution, Hegel killed patients because of vanity and a desire to show off to colleagues. Hegel is already serving a life sentence.

Seven Russian sailors of the Nord vessel have been exchanged for seven Ukrainian sailors, the press service of Tatyana Moskalkova, Commissioner for Human Rights under the President of the Russian Federation, has announced. Russian sailors are already in Crimea, the press service said, adding that they were exchanged for Ukrainians from the YaMK-0041 vessel. Nord captain Vladimir Gorbenko remains in Ukraine for the time being, but Russia intends to seek his return.