Tattoo model Rick Genest, known as Zombie Boy, did not commit suicide, but died in an accident. It is reported by BBC News with reference to the coroner's report. Most likely, the report says, Genest fell from the balcony of the fourth floor by accident, going out there to smoke: the cameras installed in the house recorded him when he went out to the balcony with a cigarette, and Genest's relatives said that he liked to smoke while sitting on the railing.

Police officers came to the Moscow headquarters of the "Other Russia" and began mass detentions of people who were there. A weekly meeting of activists was held at the headquarters at that time. It was attended by, among others, Maria Alyokhina and activist of the "Decommunization" movement Olga Savchenko. A total of 34 people were detained . The reasons for the arrest have not yet been reported.

Asteroid Hygiea, located 3.1 astronomical units from the Sun, is spherical and can therefore be classified as a dwarf planet, according to a study by European astronomers published in Nature Astronomy. A spherical shape is one of four mandatory conditions for an object in the solar system to be considered a dwarf planet. In a new study, astronomers examined images taken by the VLT telescope - for the first time in history, Hygiea was photographed in high resolution and its shape determined.

Vova Zhabrikov / URA.RU / TASS On October 21, journalist and political scientist Fyodor Krasheninnikov found out that he was facing administrative charges for insulting the government . For what appears to be the first time in the history of Russia’s 2019 law against offensive anti-government statements published online, the charges against Krasheninnikov stemmed from a post on the social site Telegram. Telegram is officially banned in the Russian Federation, but it is widely used nonetheless.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was briefed on the case of businessman Valery Izrailit, during which FSB officers confiscated a declaration on capital amnesty . This was reported by Vedomosti, citing a statement by Dmitry Peskov. An unnamed federal official also told the publication that “the situation was discussed at the highest level,” after which it was decided that something like this should not happen again and that businesses should receive appropriate guarantees.

Obsidian Entertainment On October 25, the Obsidian, created by the American studio Obsidian, was released on October 25 on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. First of all, Obsidian is known for its deep variable RPG: Fallout: New Vegas, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2, Pillars of Eternity and other hits. Medusa journalist Maxim Ivanov played on The Outer Worlds and now tells what the new RPG studio turned out, which is called the “Cosmic Fallout”.

Apple has announced the new AirPods Pro wireless headphones. They go on sale October 30th. Unlike previous AirPods, the new model is earplugs. Included with them will be three soft nozzles of different sizes. The new model will also feature active noise cancellation for the first time – a built-in microphone will pick up external noise, after which the headphones will compensate for them with a reverse sound wave. According to Apple, the headphones will work without recharging for 4.5 hours.

He scolded the European Union and was nominated to the presidency of Russia In the UK, at the age of 76, Vladimir Bukovsky died - a former Soviet dissident, publicist, fighter against punitive psychiatry and failed candidate of Russian president. In 1976, he was allowed to leave the USSR - after he spent five years in prisons. Then he settled in the UK, where he was known, among other things, as a sharp critic of the European Union.

In the south of France in the city of Bayonne, an 84-year-old man opened fire on the parishioners of a mosque. The perpetrator first drove his car into the fence of the mosque, then threw a canister of gasoline towards the building and fired at least four shots. Two people were seriously injured. The man fled the scene, but a few hours later he was detained by police at his home, about 100 kilometers from Bayonne.

Half a century ago, Korney Chukovsky died. We have chosen 10 of his books - for children and adults According to the reports of the Russian Book Chamber, Korney Chukovsky - the most replicated children's author in the country (1,574,000 copies of his books were published in 2018). Chukovsky himself was jealous of his adult books for children during his lifetime and was upset that the “crocodile” author would be engraved on the monument.

During the USSR's August Putsch, a photographer shot an iconic image of five protesters. 28 years later, he's discovered that one of them is Nobel Prize-winning economist Esther Duflo. Dmitry Borko started his week by posting a bit of history on Facebook: The Russian photojournalist had discovered the story behind one of his own photographs, a shot he took on August 19, 1991.

The Historical Museum has canceled the next "Amateur Readings" dedicated to the theme of the latest issue of the magazine "Amateur" - the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. This was told by the editor-in-chief of "Echo of Moscow" and the founder of the magazine Alexei Venediktov. The announcement of the readings, scheduled for October 30, was removed from the museum's website, it is available in the cache .

The Investigative Committee of Russia’s Khabarovsk region has opened a criminal case to investigate whether a local man named Viktor Marinchenko was driven to suicide. Just before his death, Marinchenko recorded a video in which he said he decided to kill himself after police officers threatened to fabricate criminal charges against him. Marinchenko’s son told the outlet DVhab.ru that his father was a witness in a criminal case against one of his friends.

The story of the leader of the Islamic State of Abu Bakra al-Baghdadi Reuters / Scanpix / Leta the leader of the Islamic State of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a speech in Mosul in Iraq in 2014 The leader of the Islamic State terrorist group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died at the age of 48, exploding the “suicide borrower” during a special operation of the American military, held in Syria on the night of October 27.

Update: The Russian ambassador to Bulgaria was summoned to the Foreign Ministry and demanded that the diplomat suspected of espionage leave the country, Focus reports . According to the Foreign Ministry, the Russian is already outside Bulgaria. The Bulgarian prosecutor's office announced that one of the employees of the Russian embassy was engaged in espionage activities.