Sheffield United Football Club received financial assistance from the family of Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, a lawyer for Saudi Arabian Prince Abdullah, who is battling for control of the club with businessman Kevin McCabe, has told a London court. The club received a £3.5m loan from a member of the bin Laden family, the lawyer said, in what the club called Operation Delta. McCabe was allegedly aware of the origin of the funds.

Sony and Microsoft have signed an agreement on a strategic partnership in the field of artificial intelligence and cloud gaming. In particular, the companies will share and develop the Microsoft Azure cloud platform for streaming content and gaming services. Microsoft and Sony are direct competitors in the video game industry. Microsoft designs and manufactures the Xbox game consoles, while Sony designs and manufactures the Playstation.

The Verkh-Isetsky District Court of Yekaterinburg sent under arrest eight participants in the protest against the construction of the Church of St. Catherine, which took place on May 15. The protesters received from 5 to 15 days under articles on petty hooliganism, appearance in public places in a state of intoxication, disobedience to police officers and repeated violation of the rules for holding a rally.

Most of the protesters against the construction of the Church of St. Catherine in the center of Yekaterinburg dispersed. According to Znak, 250-300 people remain in the square, who have moved away from the fence and sing songs. The police officers do not stop them.

The US Treasury Department added five people to the sanctions list under the Magnitsky Act , as well as the Terek special rapid response unit. Among the people included in the list are the former deputy commander of the Sever battalion, Ruslan Geremeyev, as well as the former head of Segezha Colony No. 7, Sergei Kossiev. During the investigation into the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov, his family's lawyers suggested that Geremeyev could have been the organizer of the crime.

The aptly named delivery service “Delivery Club” has launched a new outdoor advertising campaign in Moscow, papering streets, subway cars, and train stations with posters that show couriers smiling beneath descriptions of their other careers and personal lives. The ads have been a laughing stock on social media because the delivery people working for the service are apparently qualified for far more challenging jobs, while juggling sometimes significant personal burdens.

Senators Lyudmila Bokova, Alexander Bashkin, Elena Mizulina and Akhmat Salpagarov submitted to the State Duma a bill introducing age marking for video games, including online games. The document provides for the extension of the law “On the protection of children from information that is harmful to their health and development” to games. Update: The text of the bill is published on the website of the State Duma.

As nationalist Dmitry Demushkin left the colony - and unexpectedly for everyone became the head of the village of Barvikha. Report "Medusa" Evgeny Feldman for the "Medusa" organizer of "Russian marches" Dmitry Demushkin next to his house in Bratevo. Moscow, May 2019 In May 2019, nationalist Dmitry Demushkin, who had just left the colony, was appointed head of the administration of the village of Barvikha, Moscow Region.

What Yekaterinburg and its musicians are singing and saying about the fight against a new cathedral Days of protests against the planned construction of St. Catherine’s Cathedral have not only put the social tensions of Yekaterinburg on display; they have served as a reminder that the city is one of the most musical places in Russia.

Yekaterinburg Mayor Alexander Vysokinsky has suspended the construction of a cathedral in October Square Park, delivering a surprising, if temporary, victory for demonstrators who have protested the project for four consecutive days. Vysokinsky says construction work will not resume unless the project wins the approval of local residents in a sociological survey. Earlier in the day on May 16, Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly suggested that a survey be conducted in Yekaterinburg.

Mayor of Yekaterinburg Alexander Vysokinsky said that preparations for the construction of the Church of St. Catherine have been suspended. The head of the city stressed that the construction will not be resumed until the end of the survey of residents. The survey itself will be conducted on the website of the mayor's office and the streets of the city in the next three weeks. Vysokinsky also promised to hold a meeting with journalists and representatives of the protesters on May 18.

The former mayor of the city Yevgeny Roizman came to the action against the construction of the temple on the site of the square in the center of Yekaterinburg. The current head of Yekaterinburg Alexander Vysokinsky also appeared at the action.

Police arrest retired army major seven times in two weeks for protesting outside Russia's Presidential Administration Building On May 11, police arrested a retired soldier picketing outside the Presidential Administration Building. Vladimir Skubak, a former major who served in the Glukhov Rocket Division in Novosibirsk, demonstrated with a sign that read, "Putin cheated me. Hunger strike.” The website OVD-Info first reported the incident. On our place today, a military protester.

Russian food delivery service Delivery Club has launched outdoor advertising in Moscow. Posters with photos, names and brief descriptions of the couriers working for the company were placed on the streets, in subway cars and MCC stations. Examples: Andrei is a hereditary Cossack, the father of five daughters, a former career officer and Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. Paul came to Russia from Cameroon, loves football and Indian cinema.

Actress Larisa Luppian will become the artistic director of the Lensoviet Theater in St. Petersburg, Fontanka writes. The actress confirmed to the publication that she agreed to the proposal of the authorities of St.