REN TV and Zvezda TV channels quoted the leader of the Islamic State terrorist group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi more often than other popular Russian media - 10 and seven times, respectively. This is reported by Forbes with reference to the data of the Medialogy company, which has studied the publications of the most cited Russian media since 2015. The state-run RIA Novosti, RT and Rossiyskaya Gazeta quoted the militant leader five times each, while the TASS agency three times.

In Ingushetia, an attempt was made on the head of the regional center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for combating extremism (Center "E") Ibragim Eldzharkiev, Interfax reports citing a source. The official's car was opened fire from a machine gun from another car on the highway near the border of Ingushetia with Chechnya. According to the source, three policemen who were in the car with Eldzharkiev were injured as a result.

In Amursk, Khabarovsk Territory, police detained blogger Viktor Toroptsev, who was distributing a video from the funeral of crime boss Yuri Zarubin. This was reported by OVD-Info with reference to a local resident who wished to remain anonymous. The reason for the detention, according to the source, was that Toroptsev allegedly had invalid rights. The blogger is going to be kept at the police station until Monday; OVD-Info writes that he went on a hunger strike.

Chris Kleponis / Sipa / Scanpix / Leta On January 11, The New York Times, citing its sources, said that the FBI launched an investigation against US President Donald Trump after he fired the director of the James Komi bureau in May 2017. The purpose of the investigation was to find out whether Trump’s decisions are a threat to the US national security, whether he consciously acted in the interests of Russia or was unintentional under the influence of the Russian Federation.

In Paris, as a result of an explosion in a bakery on January 12, according to 18:10 Moscow time, two firefighters who arrived at the building due to an alleged gas leak, as well as a Spanish citizen, were killed. 47 people were injured, ten of them are in serious condition. Update. Initially, the material dealt with the death of four people, then two. The news was corrected as new data became available.

Digitalglobe / google A lawyer from Praetory moved to his parents' house. Soon, strangers and police began to come there In 2012, shortly after the death of his father, a 33-year-old resident of the administrative capital of South Africa Pretoria John, working as a lawyer (his story tells the material on the Gizmodo website; the surname of the man is not indicated in it), moved to Anna's mother’s house. A year later, strange people began to regularly appear on the threshold.

The police of the Amur Region began an official check after a woman died in a hospital in Belogorsk, who was mistakenly taken to the morgue alive. It is reported by TASS. According to the head physician of the hospital, the woman, born in 1956, was found without signs of life by her relatives. The policeman who arrived on the call, contrary to instructions, did not call an ambulance, independently declared the woman dead and sent her to the morgue.

The Russian Guild of Film Scholars and Film Critics named Anna's War by Alexey Fedorchenko the best film of 2018. The White Elephant award ceremony took place on January 11 at the Cinema House in Moscow. Actress Marta Kozlova, who was six years old at the time of filming Anna's War, was recognized as the best leading female performer. The film's cinematographer, Alisher Khamidkhodjaev, received the prize for best camera work.

The Russian orbiting telescope Spektr-R has stopped communicating, said on January 11. Yuri Kovalev, head of the Radioastron scientific program, According to him, on Thursday, scientists failed to receive a response from the satellite during a regular communication session, but "the satellite is definitely alive." “I hope our colleagues from the NPO named after Lavochkin will be able to restore contact with the satellite,” he told Gazeta.ru.

American fans adore hockey player Artemy Panarin, who plays for the Ohio Columbus Blue Jackets team. This is not surprising - he was called the best rookie in the NHL. Plus, it is he who holds the Columbus record for the number of points and assists scored in one season. When it became known that Panarin could go to competitors in the Tampa Bay Lightning, his fans decided to do everything to keep him in Ohio. They tried to attract the attention of the hockey player through billboards.

Since December 22, 2018, the work of the US government was partially blocked. The reason was the unwillingness of the Congress to allocate budget funds for the construction of the wall on the border with Mexico. To convince the parliament, President Donald Trump first turned to the nation from the oval office, calling illegal migration of one of the main threats to the United States.

FBI / EPA / Scanpix / Leta On October 15, 2018, the police discovered the bodies of James and Denise Closs in their house near Barron - a city for three with a small thousand inhabitants in the American state of Wisconsin. The married couple was shot-and their daughter, 13-year-old Jamie Closs, disappeared. Within three months, the police were searched in the district, but could not establish the suspects; Where Jamie is located and is she alive, it was unknown.

In Paris, there was a strong explosion in a bakery located on Rue de Trevize in the city center. According to preliminary data, the explosion occurred due to a gas leak. According to rescuers, at least 36 people were injured, five of them are in critical condition. A total of 12 people were seriously injured. Le Figaro notes that the bakery was supposed to be closed on Saturday morning. Windows were blown out in houses nearby.

Elon Musk's space company SpaceX will lay off 10% of its employees. The organization employs about six thousand people; thus, cuts will affect about six hundred employees. The company explained the decision by the need to "be humble" in order to continue to serve customers, as well as "succeed in the creation of interplanetary ships and global satellite Internet." Elon Musk's other company, electric car maker Tesla, announced in June that it was cutting 9% of its workforce to cut costs.

Ultra -short reviews (140 characters!) On the main films of the week Every weekend at Medusa, ultra -short reviews come out - approximately 140 signs each - from the film critic of Anton Valley, which help to navigate in the box office. The main films of this week: the boxing drama "Creed 2" with Sylvester Stallone, the American Rome of the French comedy "1+1: Hollywood History" and the melodrama about the dog "Way Home".