In the Israeli settlement of Givat Zeev near Jerusalem, a podium collapsed during prayer in a synagogue, writes The Times of Israel. The collapse killed at least two people, police said. 54 people were hospitalized. Five of them are in critical condition, doctors said. Updated . The number of victims increased to 158 people.

Photos of cities affected by shelling For a week, the largest aggravation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been going on since 2014. On May 15 and 16, Khamas militants continued the missile shelling of Israel, and Israeli planes applied new air strikes in the gas sector. Blows, according to Israeli military reports , fell on the houses of the leaders of the militants.

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has moved to Finland the stage of the Biathlon World Cup, which was supposed to be held in Belarus in March 2022. This is reported on the IBU website. The decision to postpone was made by the Executive Committee in light of the current situation in Belarus, in order to provide the Organizing Committees, National Federations and their teams with confidence in terms of planning.

WhatsApp users began receiving messages that WhatsApp would become paid from May 15. To prevent this from happening, they were asked to forward this message to 10 contacts. RIA Novosti reports this. "This way we will see that you are an active user and your logo will turn blue and will remain free. <…> Otherwise, WhatsApp will activate the account," the message says.

"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: at once there are three albums - from the “Hummingbird”, “Komsomolsk” and St. Vincent, by which I want to remember 2021, as well as significant political statements from Ukraine and Great Britain.

On May 16, a meeting with the actors and creators of the film “Major Thunder: Plague Doctor” was scheduled at the Central Children's Store on Lubyanka. This is a superhero cinema based on the comics of the Russian publishing house of Bubble Comics. Its main character is a police officer from St. Petersburg Igor Thunder. According to the plot, he is trying to catch the killer in the mask of the plague doctor . The premiere of "Major Thunder" took place in St. Petersburg on March 26, 2021.

In the final, 30th round of the Russian Premier League, CSKA lost to Dynamo with a score of 2:3. It is reported by Sports.ru. As a result of the defeat, CSKA finished in sixth place in the RPL and did not qualify for European competition. This happened for the first time since the 2001/2002 season. According to the results of the 30th round of the RPL, Zenit and Spartak, who took first and second places in the standings, will play in the Champions League.

The press service of the head of the Komi Republic / TASS / Scanpix / Leta eliminating the spill of oil products in the Kolva River in Usinsk. May 14, 2021 On May 11, it became known about the leakage of oil from the pipeline of Lukoil on the Kolva River. As the Government of the Komi Republic stated , the leak of the leak is located in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, near the border of the city of Usinsk.

Alexander Miridonov / Kommersant detention during the action against the law on educational activities. May 16, 2021 In Moscow, a action against the law on state control over educational activities was held near the main building of Moscow State University. Due to restrictions on mass events, it was organized in the format of a meeting with the State Duma deputy from the Communist Party Valery Rashkin.

20% of respondents to a survey conducted by job search service SuperJob said they would be willing to get vaccinated against coronavirus if it became the only way to travel abroad. Another 18% of survey participants plan to get vaccinated in any case. 42% of respondents do not plan to get vaccinated under any circumstances. 20% found it difficult to answer. Men were more likely than women to say they were willing to get vaccinated for the sake of traveling abroad (21% versus 18%).

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. "This is not just a hacker, this is a political special operation." As managers and the presidential administration are related to breaking the site "Freedom Navalny!" We speak with the special correspondent of "Medusa" Lilia Yapparova and the editor of the Disagance department Denis Dmitriev about the hacking of the database of the site "Freedom Navalny!".

The price is “suitable”, but you have to let tourists Jeremie Richard / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Tourists look at the lava from the erupting volcano Fagradalospalsfjadl In Iceland, the land was put up for sale, where the famous erupting volcano Fagadalsfjadl is located. You can buy both the entire volcano and its part. The eruption of the Fagdalsfjadl volcano, which is located about 30 kilometers from the capital of the Roikyavik country on March 19.

Brazilian Charles Oliveira defeated American Michael Chandler at UFC 262 in the USA and became the new UFC lightweight champion. Oliveira knocked out Chandler early in the second round. Oliveira after Chandler fight The 31-year-old Oliveira has 31 wins and eight losses. 35-year-old Chandler suffered the sixth defeat of his career with 22 wins. Previously, the UFC lightweight title was held by Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov. He received it in April 2018 by defeating American Al Iaquinta.

After Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda announced their divorce in early May, Melinda received over $3 billion worth of shares. It is reported by Bloomberg. The shares of Melinda Gates were transferred by Cascade Investment, an investment company created by Bill Gates to manage his assets. Cascade Investment controls Gates' stakes in various companies totaling $52 billion.

On the night of May 16, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a rocket attack on the home of Hamas political bureau leader in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, the IDF said in a statement. According to the Israeli army, the house was used as a military base. The building was destroyed in the attack. There is no information about casualties. Haaretz reports that Sinwar was not in the house at the time of the attack.