Olga Pokidysheva, deputy head of the pharmaceutical industry development department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the former head of this department, Olga Kolotilova, are accused of major fraud. It is reported by TASS. On the evening of May 20, the Basmanny Court of Moscow granted the request of the investigation to arrest the officials for two months.

Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded 12 cities with the title of "City of Labor Valor". The corresponding decree was published on the Kremlin website. The title was given to Barnaul, Kamensk-Uralsky, Kirov, Kolomna, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Penza, Rybinsk, Severodvinsk, Tyumen and Cheboksary. The Labor Valor Cities Act was passed in February 2020.

Meet Alexander Ionov, the self-described ‘human rights defender’ who demanded that Russia label Meduza a ‘foreign agent’ Evgeny Feldman Alexander Ionov at the conference “A Dialogue of Nations: the Right to Self-Determination and the Construction of a Multipolar World.” Moscow, September 25, 2016. After the Russian Justice Ministry added Meduza to its “foreign agent” list on April 23, we decided to challenge this designation in court.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire, The Times of Israel writes. Israel's security ministerial committee voted unanimously to end attacks on the Gaza Strip, The Jerusalem Post reports . A Hamas spokesman told Reuters the ceasefire would begin at 2 a.m. on May 21. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office, for its part, said the exact time of the ceasefire would be determined later. The ceasefire agreement was brokered by Egypt.

Google announced on its blog the opening of its own retail store in New York. The store will be located in Manhattan in the Chelsea area in the building of the New York headquarters of the company. Its opening is expected in summer 2021. The store will sell Pixel smartphones, Pixelbook laptops, Fitbit sports bracelets, Nest smart home devices, and other company products. The store will also include a pick-up point for online purchases and counters for advice on Google tech.

The Russian Federal Customs Service reported the seizure of 810 kilograms of heroin that was being transported from the Golden Crescent countries to Western Europe. As the agency notes, in cooperation with the FSB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and law enforcement agencies of Kyrgyzstan, it managed to stop the activities of an international criminal group, whose members were planning to send heroin in batches of 200 kilograms to the Netherlands.

Who is Alexander Ionov is a person, after whose complaint we were recognized as an “foreigner”. Vaccination from coronavirus in Moscow almost stopped. In Russia, they talk about labor camps again Good evening, This is the daily newsletter of "Medusa" about important news of the day. We start, as usual, with good news: we finally launch the Pyu Merch ! But not everything is so simple: we launch it with your help. Send us your most crazy ideas for collages that will become truly legendary.

You will like his exciting biography Evgeny Feldman Alexander Ionov at the conference “Dialogue of Tsalm. The right of peoples to self -determination and the construction of a multipolar world. ” Moscow, September 25, 2016 The Medusa, which on April 23, 2021, the Ministry of Justice of Russia introduced the “foreign agents” in the register of the media , disputes this decision in court.

An independent investigation initiated by the BBC found that journalist Martin Bashir used forged documents in 1995 to obtain an interview with Princess Diana. The investigation confirmed that Bashir showed Diana's brother Charles Spencer a fake bank statement, which showed that Diana's associates were paid to spy on her. This allowed the journalist to gain confidence in Spencer, after which he introduced him to Diana.

Angelina Jolie starred in a photo shoot for National Geographic magazine dedicated to World Bee Day. The skin of the actress was smeared with a special pheromone that attracts bees. Jolie had to freeze and stand still for almost 20 minutes while dozens of insects crawled over her. The actress was the only person on the set without a special protective suit.

How Komi is experiencing an environmental disaster after the breakthrough of the oil pipeline on the Kolve River. Joint reporting "7 × 7" and "Medusa" "Hems" on the shores of the colva in which they collect oil products In the north of Russia is another environmental disaster. On May 11, oil from the Lukoil pipeline fell into the Kolva River in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Six days later, she reached the village of Ust-Tsilm in the Komi Republic.

We need cool ideas - for collages that will become legendary Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov believes that in Russia there is no systematic persecution of independent media. Shtosh, no so no! We will treat what is happening as an excellent occasion to launch the long -awaited Meduza merchant - besides, this is another way to financially help our editorial office, with which you yourself know what happened after we were recognized as a “foreign agent”.

The Dozhd TV channel appealed to the Investigative Committee after a threat to producer Anna Fimina to “sew” her if she “poked around in the Caucasus”. Fimina took part in the creation of two stories dedicated to family relations in the Caucasus. The first of them talked about polygamy - it aired on the TV channel in mid-April. The second plot was planned to be devoted to the relationship of fathers and daughters.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. The head of the FSIN (not the first time) spoke out for the wider use of the labor of prisoners. What is reasonable in his words about the new “not gulag”, but what is extremely alarming? Director of the FSIN Alexander Kalashnikov proposed to create labor camps for convicts in Russia. These camps will not look like those that entered the Gulag system, the head of the department promised .

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed the opinion that other countries want to take away part of the territory from Russia, and stressed that the Russian Federation will respond harshly to anyone who tries to do this. The President's statement, which he made at a meeting of the Pobeda organizing committee, was quoted by Interfax.