At the Schuler auction in Zurich, the painting "Portrait of a Young Man" was sold for a thousand times more than the estimate . This was reported by Blick. The estimated price of the painting, which was exhibited as a work by an unknown artist, was 5,000-7,000 Swiss francs before the auction began. Two buyers fought for it, and one of them ended up buying it for 7.4 million francs.

‘Meduza’ reports from Tulun, the city hardest hit by unprecedented flooding in the Irkutsk region Kirill Shipitsin / Sputnik / Scanpix / LETA Flooded homes and a degraded street in Tulun. July 1, 2019 At least 18 people have died due to flooding in Russia’s Irkutsk region, and 17 more have been reported missing.

In the US state of Kentucky, a fire broke out at the warehouse of the manufacturer of alcoholic beverages Jim Beam. As a result of the incident, 45,000 barrels of whiskey were destroyed. The fire started on the night of July 3 and lasted more than eight hours, now firefighters are finishing pouring the last burning areas. Its cause, according to preliminary data, could be lightning.

Boeing will donate $100 million to help families of those killed in two 737 MAX crashes . The money will be distributed over several years and will be transferred not directly to the families, but to non-profit organizations. It can be used for education and to cover the daily expenses of families whose relatives died in plane crashes. Families of those killed in the 737 MAX crashes have filed more than 100 lawsuits against Boeing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared mass floods in the Irkutsk region to be a federal emergency. Putin ordered his government to deploy troops to the region and allocate money from the federal budget to repair flooded homes. The current flood is the most severe ever recorded in the Irkutsk region. It has claimed 20 lives so far, and eight more residents of the region are missing. Almost 2,000 people have requested medical care.

The court fined journalist Elizaveta Nesterova 20 thousand rubles for participating in an unauthorized rally in support of Ivan Golunov, which took place in Moscow on June 12. Nesterova was one of the original initiators of the action. She was found guilty of obstructing pedestrians (part 6.1 of article 20.2 of the Administrative Code).

On the island of Stromboli, located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the coast of Sicily, a strong volcanic eruption began. As a result of the eruption that began, one tourist died, who was at that time on an excursion at the mouth of the volcano, and another tourist was injured. Additional fire brigades arrived on Stromboli and began extinguishing forest fires caused by lava erupted from the volcano.

We asked Russian military experts to explain the Barents Sea submarine fire Lev Fedoseyev / TASS / Scanpix / LETA A Russian Northern Fleet submarine base in Gadzhiyevo. On the evening of July 1, a fire broke out on a deep-sea vessel operating near the Russian naval base at Severomorsk. Fourteen submarine sailors were killed by the resulting fumes. News of the fire became public only a full day later, and Russia’s Defense Ministry let another day pass before identifying those killed.

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the flood in the Irkutsk region a federal emergency. Putin instructed the government to allocate money from the federal budget for the repair of damaged houses, as well as to involve the armed forces in the liquidation of the emergency. 20 people became victims of the flood in the Irkutsk region, eight more are missing. Nearly 2,000 people sought medical help.

The Russian Defense Ministry has published the names of the submarine officers who died in a fire on a deep-sea vessel in the Barents Sea: Denis Dolonsky, Captain First Rank, Hero of Russia Nikolai Filin, Captain First Rank, Hero of Russia Vladimir Abankin, Captain First Rank Andrey Voskresensky, Captain First Rank Konstantin Ivanov, Captain First Rank Denis Oparin, Captain First Rank Konstantin Somov, Captain First Rank Alexander Avdonin, Captain Second Rank Sergey Danilchenko, Captain Second

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has officially announced the names of submarine officers who died in a fire on a deep-sea submersible in the Barents Sea.

Readers "Medusa" talk about their earliest memories We asked the Medusa readers to tell about our first children's memories. We were sent several hundred stories - about a quiet hour in kindergarten, warm rabbits and tights with the heroes of the Chip and Dale. We selected the 20 best of them. For the convenience of reading history, they are slightly edited. Anatoly Semeykhin / TASS Julia I am about two, I enthusiastically stick color pencils in my father's video machine. Everyone got into!

The Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook messenger services failed. According to the Downdetector service , complaints about the work of Facebook and Instagram appeared after 15:00 Moscow time, about the work of instant messengers - within the next two hours. People all over the world are complaining about failures. Instagram users did not have a friends feed, pictures did not load on Facebook, both messengers had problems sending messages. All four services are owned by Facebook.

Lev Fedoseev / TASS / Scanpix / Leta Nuclear Submarine BS-136 Orenburg on one of the bases of the Northern Fleet The Ministry of Defense published the names and titles of 14 dead submariners . Among them are seven captains of the 1st rank, three captains of the 2nd rank, two captains of the 3rd rank, the captain-lieutenant and lieutenant colonel. Two of the dead are the heroes of Russia.

The Ministry of Defense has named the ranks of all submariners who died in a fire on a submarine in the Barents Sea. Among the dead are seven captains of the 1st rank (including two Heroes of Russia), three captains of the 2nd rank, two captains of the 3rd rank, a lieutenant commander and a lieutenant colonel of the medical service. The department promised to publish a list of the names of the dead at a later date.