US authorities have frozen the Afghan government's reserves held in US bank accounts, The Washington Post reports, citing sources. The decision was made by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen after consultations with the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the State Department. It happened on August 15, the day the Taliban captured Kabul. According to the IMF, the Afghan government's reserves stood at $9.4 billion in April 2021, about a third of the country's annual GDP.

Nine-year-old Alisa Teplyakova, who successfully passed the Unified State Examination, was unable to enter the psychology department of Moscow State University on a budget. Teplyakova's name is not on the list of applicants posted on the university's official website on August 17. They are final, since in 2021 admission to Moscow State University takes place without a second wave. Teplyakova passed the entrance exam in biology with 48 points out of 100.

Boston Dynamics reported that its two Atlas robots were unmistakably able to pass the obstacle strip on a special Parroku site built at the company's headquarters. During the test, robots ran along the rows of plywood panels, climbed and descended the stairs, and also jumped over the beam. The Parku session ended with a simultaneous somersault ago.

Two thirds (65.8%) of all murders of women in Russia from 2011 to 2019 were committed by their partners or relatives. Such data is contained in a study by the Consortium of Women's Non-Governmental Organizations. As part of the study, human rights activists examined publicly available verdicts on murder, murder in the heat of passion, and beating to death. The murders of more than 18.5 thousand women were analyzed - it turned out that 12.2 thousand of them were victims of partners or relatives.

The European Union will begin a dialogue with the Taliban to prevent humanitarian and migration crises, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell said following an emergency conference of EU foreign ministers. "The Taliban won the war, so we must talk to them," Borrell said, stressing that this is not about formally recognizing the movement as the legitimate authority in Afghanistan.

What does life look like in Afghanistan right now. What do we know about the leaders of the Taliban. The state enhances control over food prices Good evening, This message (material) was created and (or) widespread by a foreign media that performs the functions of a foreign agent, and (or) a Russian legal entity that performs the functions of a foreign agent This is the daily newsletter of "Medusa" about important news of the day.

Meduza sits down with the anonymous artist behind the queer art project ‘PASHA’ go_pasha_go In recent years, there has been a growing number of artistic ventures about the lives of LGBTQ+ people in Russia. One of them is the art project PASHA . Though he doesn’t reveal his real name or the details of his biography, the artist behind the project regularly publishes new works on Instagram under the handle @go_pasha_go. The account’s bio describes the author as an “Anonymous Artist.

The government in Afghanistan has fallen to the Taliban, a militant group that Russia officially considers a terrorist organization. However, the Russian Presidential envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said on Monday (August 16) that the Taliban could lose its terrorist status. The Russian diplomat claimed that this would first require the adoption of a corresponding United Nations Security Council resolution. “And from then on it’s a technical matter,” Kabulov said.

The Taliban have revealed how they will develop Afghanistan. A brief summary of their first press conference after coming to power Our country was and remains Muslim, but there is a huge difference between what it was 20 years ago and now. We will act differently than before. We do not seek revenge on anyone and have forgiven everyone. We do not want to have any external or internal enemies.

The justice of the peace of the judicial district of the Tagansky district of Moscow imposed fines on Google for a total of 14 million rubles. This was reported in the telegram channel of the Moscow courts. Penalties were issued under five protocols on non-removal of prohibited content. Previously, Google has repeatedly received fines for prohibited content. In particular, in May the company was fined six million rubles, in June another three and a half million rubles.

The Sprava channel has appeared on Telegram, which is declared as a “new author’s project” by Roman Protasevich, the former editor-in-chief of the Belarusian opposition telegram channel Nexta, who is under house arrest. This drew the attention of Mediazona. Belarus".

Vladislav Shatilo / RBC / TASS The Ambassador of Great Britain to Afghanistan Lauri Bristow was supposed to leave the country after seizing power by the Taliban , but remained to help the British and Afghans associated with the British authorities leave. On August 15, he personally issued visas to the Afghans at Kabula Airport, where the British Embassy moved, the British Daily Mail British tabloid said .

The Taliban demanded that the US complete the withdrawal of its military contingent from Afghanistan by September 11. A representative of the movement made this statement on Sky News. According to a Taliban spokesman, the movement intends to implement previously reached agreements and will refrain from attacks on American military personnel until that date. Even before the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, September 11 was cited as the deadline for the withdrawal of American troops.

Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh declared himself the legitimate head of state. In a tweet, Saleh recalled that, according to the Afghan Constitution, in the absence of the president, the vice president serves as acting head of state. Saleh stressed that he is currently in the country and is establishing contact with world leaders to secure their support. Saleh also called on Afghans to join the resistance against the Taliban.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. In the largest supermarket networks - unscheduled inspections. It seems that this is how the state enhances control over food prices. It will not end in anything good The Federal Antimonopoly Service is developing a bill regulating food prices, Forbes sources told on August 14. The FAS proposes to limit the margins of retail chains.