The US Senate has acquitted former President Donald Trump in impeachment trials. Fifty-seven senators voted in favor of impeachment—all 50 Democrats and seven Republicans—with the 67 votes needed. The House of Representatives impeached Trump for inciting an insurrection for storming the Capitol . 232 members of the House voted in favor, including ten Republicans, while 197 congressmen voted against. Trump's term as president expired on January 20, making him the first president in U.S.

One hundred employees of the Higher School of Economics wrote a letter to the university's rector Yaroslav Kuzminov calling for the restoration of the contract of lecturer Anna Vellikok, who was fired after she was arrested for retweeting about the rally, the student publication HSE Press reports. “We believe that Anna’s political beliefs influenced the decision of the HSE administration to terminate the employee’s contract,” the authors of the letter stated.

Alexander Miridonov / Kommersant Moscow, February 13, 2021 In Moscow, three quarters of the monthly rainfall fell a little more than a day . The snowfall, which began on the night of February 12, continued with small breaks all on Friday, on the night of Saturday and the whole Saturday day. For Friday, 9 millimeters of precipitation fell, the next night - another 15 millimeters.

A strong earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan's Fukushima prefecture. The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.1. Its epicenter was about 90 kilometers from the coast, and its focus was 60 kilometers below sea level. On a seven-point scale adopted in Japan, the intensity of the earthquake was estimated at 6.5 points. No tsunami threat has been declared. About 20 people were injured in the incident.

Novaya Gazeta will publish an open letter in response to the article by Konstantin Bogomolov. This was reported by the editor of the publication's politics department, Kirill Martynov. The text of the letter consists of only two words: “Okay, boomer.” It will be published in the issue that will be published on February 15th. The names of several dozen people who were the first to sign it are published under the letter.

The prosecutor's office launched an investigation after the statement of the founder of the Baza publication, Nikita Mogutin, that his dog was injured during an Aeroflot flight. This was reported by TASS on February 13, citing a law enforcement source. Mogutin wrote about the incident on his Telegram channel on February 9.

Galina Yuzefovich talked to the writer Leonardo Cendamo / Getty images In 2019, the Polish writer Olga Tokarchuk received the Nobel Prize in literature - for a "writer's imagination, which with encyclopedic passion shows violation of borders as a way of life." Its most famous novel in the world is “runners”; In 2021, in Russian, her historical novel “The Book of Jacob, or a big journey through seven borders, five languages ​​and three large religions, not counting the small” about the Jewish

The defense of politician Alexei Navalny appealed to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe with a complaint about Russia's failure to comply with the decision of the ECtHR in the Yves Rocher case. This was reported to Interfax by lawyer Olga Mikhailova. What are we talking about?

Your browser does not support the audio element. Arms control treaties aren’t for friends: The difficult diplomacy of today’s U.S.-Russian negotiations Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden recently had their first presidential phone call — a conversation that paved the way for a renewal of the New START Treaty (the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty reached in April 2010 between presidents Obama and Medvedev).

On the territory of the dormitory of the Bryansk State University on February 14, it was forbidden to use flashlights. Baza writes about it. According to the publication, the corresponding order was issued by the head of the hostel. On February 14, all types of lighting devices were banned - lanterns, searchlights and phone flashlights. The management of the hostel threatens to bring all violators to justice.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. Putin had big plans for 2021, but Navalny came and ruined everything. What will the Kremlin do so that the Russians forget about protest and opposition?

Valery Sharifulolin / TASS / Scanpix / Leta In Moscow on Friday night, February 12, heavy snowfall began, which lasted all day and on the night of Saturday. During this time, 24 millimeters of precipitation fell in the city - 60% of the February norm. By the evening of Friday, the city stood in multi -kilometer traffic jams, which did not end even at night, and in the morning increased again. According to meteorologists, snowfall will end only on Sunday in the evening, February 14.

In the city of Shchelkovo in the Moscow region, during snow removal, the inflatable roof of a tennis court located in a fitness club in a shopping center sank. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the region. As a result of the incident, no one was injured. “People were simply taken out of there, so it’s okay,” the department told Rise.

The Chinese authorities refused to provide the World Health Organization experts with initial data on the first cases of coronavirus. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal, citing WHO experts who traveled to China to clarify the circumstances of the virus. According to experts, the Chinese side rejected requests for data on the 174 first cases of the disease recorded in Wuhan in December 2019.

The administration of US President Joe Biden intends to achieve the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison. This was announced by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. “Definitely this is our goal and our intention,” Psaki said in response to the question whether the prison will be closed before the end of Biden’s term. The administration has already launched a formal process to review the need for a prison.