Yevgeny Grigoriev, a representative of United Russia, was elected the new mayor of Yakutsk. Based on the results of processing 96.72% of the protocols, Grigoriev receives 44.09% of the votes. His main competitor, Vitaly Obedin, nominated by A Just Russia, is gaining 39.87%. Grigoriev has already been congratulated by the head of Yakutia, Aisen Nikolaev, and the former mayor, Sardana Avksentiev.

Russian driver of the Haas team Nikita Mazepin retired from the race in his debut race in Formula 1. On the very first lap of the race in the fourth turn, Mazepin, who started from 18th position, flew off the track due to his own mistake. The reigning world champion, British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the race. Second place went to Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and third place to Hamilton's Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas.

Suez Canal Authority / EPA / Scanpix / Leta In the Suez Canal, the fifth day in a row continues attempts to remove the ship Ever Given from the shallow . According to the head of the Office of the Suez Channel of Usama Rabi, two operations are alternately carried out: at first, excavators that scoop the soil work for 12 hours, then tugboats that try to move the ship work for 12 hours. Such a division is necessary due to the fact that tugboats due to tides and tuks cannot always work.

The Northern Fleet established a special award for the wives of submarine crew members. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the fleet. The Merited Submariner's Wife medal will be awarded to the spouses of military submariners who have been married for at least 10 years. In addition, it can also be awarded to the widow of a soldier.

We have to make new memes - with Godzilla and SpaceX missiles On the morning of March 23, 2021, a giant container line " Ever Given", owned by Evergreen Marine, sat aground through the Suez Canal, connecting the Red and Mediterranean Seas.

Updated . Krasnodar airport confirmed that the plane landed safely. A passenger plane en route from Sheremetyevo to Krasnodar is preparing for an emergency landing at the Krasnodar airport. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the airport. As reported, during the flight on board the Boeing 737 of Aeroflot airlines, a malfunction of the flaps occurred. The airport noted that emergency response services were sent to the landing site.

"Medusa" chose 10 best songs and clips of the week Every week, Medusa employees listen to new songs, watch new clips, and then briefly talk about the best or at least the most noticeable of them. In this issue: beautiful dancing from Jungle, wild dancing from Black Midi and crazy dances from Solvychegodsk. Subscribe to our updated playlists in Apple Music , Yandex.Musiki and Spotify , as well as listen to Medusa podokast about music “Creative plans” .

The Sunday Times investigation - about the indecent archaism of the House of Lords Aaron Chown / AP / Scanpix / Leta The Upper House of the British Parliament, the House of Lords is one of the world's largest legislative bodies: more members only in the All -University Assembly of People's Representatives. Every tenth lord is sitting there only because the king and the title granted his distant ancestor.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that he will resign from his post in April. According to Pashinyan, he will resign "not to leave, but to hold early parliamentary elections." In the period leading up to the elections, Pashinyan will remain acting head of government. Elections are scheduled for June 20. The political crisis in Armenia has continued since the defeat in the war in Nagorno-Karabakh.

More than two dozen Russian doctors in an open letter demanded immediate medical assistance for politician Alexei Navalny, who is imprisoned in a colony in Pokrov. The text of the letter leads The Insider. The authors of the letter expressed the opinion that the pain that Navalny complains about could be a complication after his Novichok poisoning or a newly developed disease against the background of an incomplete rehabilitation period.

The author of the meme with cats “Natasha, get up, we dropped everything there” Daria Borodulina decided to register the trademark of the same name. This is what Open Media writes about. Borodulina filed the corresponding application on March 22. Once registered, she will be able to use the trademark for stationery, apparel, sporting goods, promotional and educational activities, and pet supplies.

Members of the Public Monitoring Commission (POC) of the Vladimir Region visited politician Alexei Navalny on March 27 after they learned of his complaints of pain in his back and leg. “During the conversation, we found out that his leg hurts and he asked for assistance in getting Diclofenac injections to relieve pain. However, he continues to walk on his own. No other wishes were expressed,” said POC Chairman Vyacheslav Kulikov.

The village of Nikel in the Murmansk region was completely left without heat, as well as cold and hot water due to an accident in a workshop owned by Norilsk Nickel. As reported by the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, a 10-meter overpass collapsed on the territory of the workshop, through which a pipeline passed, supplying the village with water.

The Naked Pravda - about who “transnational repressions” are directed to at In February 2021, the human rights organization Freedom House introduced a report on “transnational repressions” - systematic violence, which emigrants from different countries from their authorities are subjected to. A separate part of the report is devoted to how Russia (and, in particular, the leadership of Chechnya) pursues its citizens abroad.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. The creators of Epivaccorons are confident in its effectiveness, but cannot convincingly prove it. We will ever find out if this vaccine works? Special Corps of Medusa Svetlana Reuters and scientific editor Alexander Ershov in the Podcast “Text of the Week” talk about the Russian vaccine from the Coronavirus “Epivaccoron”.