Fragment of the book of David Robert Grains about a pair of tasks for statistics with outrageously unexpected answers Everett Collection / Shutterstock This year, with the support of the Trajectory Foundation, the book “The Unreasonable Monkey: why we believe in misinformation, conspiracy theory and propaganda” David Robert Grimes are published.

At least 40 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a series of explosions outside a school in Kabul, Reuters reported, citing Afghan officials. The Associated Press writes that mostly schoolgirls between the ages of 11 and 15 were killed. The Afghan Interior Ministry said at least 52 people were injured. There are many schoolgirls among the wounded. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called the incident a terrorist attack and blamed the Taliban for it.

Singer Manizha, representing Russia at Eurovision 2021, has made minor changes to the song "Russian Woman" written for the contest. She announced this at a press conference broadcast by the YouTube channel Wiwibloggs. “I changed the song a little when I recorded it before the release,” the singer said, answering a question from a journalist who noticed that the chorus had changed in the new version of the song.

The Dorogomilovsky District Court of Moscow sent Pussy Riot member Veronika Nikulshina under administrative arrest for five days. This is reported by Open Media, referring to her lawyer Mansur Gilmanov. Nikulshina was detained on the morning of May 7 near her house. The Ministry of Internal Affairs drew up an administrative report on disobedience to the police against her.

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has called on the leadership of the EU countries to expel at least one Russian diplomat each in solidarity with the Czech authorities in the case of the explosions in the village of Vrbětice . Babiš told journalists this at an informal summit of EU presidents and prime ministers in Portugal, České noviny writes. We must always understand that when one [EU] member state is attacked, it is in fact an attack on all.

As one tweet of the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, can bring cryptocurrency and stocks of companies into space (even those with which it is in no way connected) John Raoux / Ap / Scanpix / Leta In recent years, the creator of Tesla and SpaceX, in recent years, is definitely enjoying his colossal influence on Twitter, where he has more than 53 million subscribers.

Maxim Shemetov / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Under Rzhev in the Tver region, near the village of Khoroshevo, on the night of May 8, an impressive light show was held with the participation of thousands of quadrocopter, which were built into figures dedicated to Victory Day. The performance was organized by activists of the Russian movement of schoolchildren.

The US presidential administration has acknowledged that US government employees have suffered from "Havana syndrome" on US soil. “We don’t know the cause of these incidents at this time, which are limited in nature and the vast majority of them have been reported overseas,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said at a briefing, responding to a question about officials in Washington experiencing “Havana syndrome.” Psaki said she did not have more detailed information about the incidents.

The Moscow police detained four people who were trying to enter the roadway of the Zvenigorodskoye highway when military equipment was moving along it for a rehearsal of the Victory Day parade. This is reported by TASS, citing an unnamed source in law enforcement agencies. The police detained two young people aged 16 and 19, as well as a 17-year-old girl. All three are residents of Moscow. A 21-year-old resident of Vladimir was also detained. The agency does not give their names.

Vans co-founder Paul Van Doren has died at the age of 90. The company announced his death on May 7 on his Instagram. Paul was not just an entrepreneur, he was an innovator. The Van Doren Rubber Company was the culmination of a lifetime of experimentation and hard work in the shoe industry. Paul's bold experiments in design, distribution and marketing, as well as his ability to work with numbers and efficiency, have turned the family shoe business into a globally recognized brand.

Christophe ENA / AP / Scanpix / Leta On February 24, 2021, the international human rights organization Amnesty International has deprived Alexei Navalny's status of a prisoner of conscience, who once again appropriated him shortly before - and a couple of months later returned him back. During this time, the organization has a new leader.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. They say that Russia is now managing the Security Council. This is true? What does it affect? Does he still obey Putin? The inclusion of Medusa in the list of foreign agents, according to one version , is associated with the position of the Russian Security Council. At a recent meeting of Vladimir Putin with constant members of the Security Council, according to the source of Medusa, the “blockade” of foreign media was discussed.

The US Department of Justice during the presidency of Donald Trump requested data on telephone conversations of three journalists from The Washington Post who wrote about Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. This is stated in the statement of the newspaper, published on May 7.

Your browser does not support the audio element. ‘Foreign agents’ in Russia and the United States As you may have learned from the crowdfunding banners now adorning this website, the Russian authorities designated Meduza as a “foreign agent” on April 23. Our new status in Russia has chased away advertisers and deprived us of revenue, endangering Meduza ’s continued existence. That’s the sad truth of our situation right now, but what does it mean to be a “foreign agent” in Russia?

The helicopter drone "Ingeniyti" made the fifth flight in the sparse atmosphere of Mars and first flew to a new place on the surface of the planet, reports NASA. The flight passed on May 7. It began at 15:26 In the North American east (22:26 Moscow time) and lasted 108 seconds. Ingenuiti flew 129 meters south, climbed a record height of 10 meters and took color photos before landing. The previous four flights of the drone completed at the start site.