The mask regime and other restrictions due to the coronavirus may operate in Moscow for several more months. This was announced on the TV channel "Russia 1" by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. “Protective measures should not be forgotten, and we remind you that this must be done. Imagine when on a subway train half are wearing masks and half are not. <...> It should not be like this, either we fulfill them all, or we need to cancel everything, all restrictions.

Vladimir Zhirinovsky explains how his party backs an ousted governor elected by the people of Khabarovsk in voting he opposes Mladen Antonov / AFP / Scanpix / LETA With the arrest of Khabarovsk Governor Sergey Furgal and the appointment of Mikhail Degtyarev in his place, the two politicians’ political party — LDPR — suddenly finds itself at the center of Russian politics.

The ammonium nitrate that was confiscated from the Russian vessel Rhosus and exploded yesterday in the port of Beirut was intended for an industrial explosives plant in Mozambique. This follows from the cargo documents that the former captain of the vessel, Boris Prokoshev, provided to Mediazona. He provided the publication with a copy of the bill of lading signed in Georgia on September 23, 2013 by the then captain of the Rosus, Vyacheslav Abakumov.

An online hearing in the case of 17-year-old Graham Clark, accused of hacking celebrity Twitter accounts, was interrupted by pranksters. This was reported by the American edition of Tampa Bay. Hearings were held on August 5 on the video conferencing service Zoom. They considered the issue of reducing the bail for Clark, the amount of which was set at 750 thousand dollars.

In Moscow, the trial of Mikhail Efremov began - the actor does not admit his guilt in an accident, as a result of which a person died. Report "Medusa" Gabriel Grigorov / TASS / Scanpix / Leta On August 5, the Presnensky District Court began consideration on the merits of the case of Mikhail Efremov. The actor is accused of the fact that in early June he sat drunk and had an accident on a garden ring in Moscow, which died 57-year-old courier Sergei Zakharov.

Journalists reveal Russia’s own ‘college admissions scandal’ Every year, high school students in Russia take the Unified State Exam — a standardized test used in college admissions. According to a new joint investigation published by the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, there’s one group of students whose scores are irrelevant to getting into top universities.

On August 2, the Twitter account @network_rus published a photo of a young woman riding the Moscow subway with a “Delivery Club” bag on her back and two small children in her arms (the tweet has since been deleted, but you can still see it in the cache ). Social media users quickly identified the woman in the picture as 19-year-old Lada Koroleva — a woman who first drew attention in March 2019, when a different photo of her was uploaded to the Russian social networking site VKontakte.

The host of the Kamchatka State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company Alexandra Novikova resigned from the TV channel of her own free will. She told Open Media about this herself. According to Novikova, the reason for her dismissal was that in July she organized a small rally in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in support of the protesters in Khabarovsk . "I was fired of my own accord the next day after I gathered people in the square.

Witnesses of the explosion in Beirut told Medusa how they survived the disaster and what is happening in the country now Hussein Malla / AP / Scanpix / Leta On August 4, two explosions occurred in Beirut - the capital of Lebanon - in the port area of ​​the port, and the second was much more powerful. Presumably, he detonated the cargo of ammonia nitrate, stored in one of the port warehouses. Governor of Beirut Marvan Abbud calls the consequences of the explosion of a national catastrophe.

The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation sent a proposal to the Netherlands to revise the current tax agreement. It is reported by TASS. The Russian government has proposed raising the tax rate on dividend payments from Russia to the Netherlands from the current 5% to 15%. Previously, similar letters were sent to Malta, Cyprus and Luxembourg. Why is revision needed? Now in Russia, when receiving dividends, a tax is paid at a rate of 13-15%.

The explosion in Beirut killed 135 people, injured about five thousand people. In addition, dozens of people are missing. This was announced by the Lebanese Ministry of Health, reports the local channel MTV. were officially reported . A few hours ago , 113 dead and about 4,000 injured

In the second quarter of 2020, when Russia's borders were closed due to the pandemic, half a million foreigners entered the country, RBC reports, citing statistics from the FSB Border Service. In April-June 2020, more than 509 thousand foreigners arrived in Russia. Two-thirds of them were citizens of five countries: Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan and the Philippines. Compared to April-June 2019, the number of those arriving in Russia decreased by 17 times.

And all that mmm ... bronze Samsung on August 5 introduced new mobile devices - first of all, the Fabblet (that is, a large phone) Galaxy Note 20 and the Galaxy Z Fold 2 phone with a folding screen. All new products will be available in a new, "bronze" color. Some of them support 5G, but in Russia only 4G versions will be officially sold-because we also do not have 5G yet .

Every 15 seconds a covid patient dies in the world. Which countries you can fly to and what awaits you there. Volunteers 'feel good' after Russian vaccine Good evening, This is Meduza's mailing list about the coronavirus during the pandemic. It comes out on weekdays instead of Evening Medusa. If this letter was sent to you by someone you know and you have not yet subscribed to the mailing list, subscribe here . If you are reading this on the site, please share the link on social media.

After Kyiv skateboarder Svetlana Yurchenko did her first kickflip, she let out a joyful scream. The video of her celebrations went viral, quickly making its way across skateboarding-themed accounts on Instagram. It was even shared by legendary American skateboarder Tony Hawk. Hawk wrote that because of quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic, a lot of people are pursuing new hobbies and interests, including skateboarding. And there’s nothing quite like the excitement of landing a new trick.