Can she be considered alive? And does this mean that the “secret of life” has been solved? J. Craig Venter Institute JCVI-syn3.0 cells are living cells with the smallest possible genome that Craig Venter's group managed to obtain from a parasitic mycoplasma in 2016 Biologists from the University of Minnesota created an artificial cell from chemically pure components, which turned out to be capable of feeding, growing and even (for some time) dividing on its own.

Moscow police detained and beat a streamer who waved to a paddy wagon. Streamer Vitaly (nickname ya__dalbaeb, 120 subscribers), on July 3, live broadcast a walk with friends around China Town on the Twitch platform. Two minutes after the start of the stream, they write “Caution, News,” he approached a group of people who warned him that he should not go further down the street because “they’re about to take him away.” During the dialogue, a paddy wagon drove by, to which Vitaly waved.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that the “special military operation” ( SVO ) has turned into a “real war.” The Western countries that supported Ukraine are to blame for this, he said. “There is a war going on, this is a real war. Do you know why the war? Because it all started as a special military operation.

The cable car running over the Volga has stopped in the Nizhny Novgorod region. There were 16 people in the cabins that stopped at a height, including four children, the regional directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. Rescuers organized the evacuation of the cable car passengers. Judging by the video distributed by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, people were descending from cabins stuck at a height along a cable.

Gazprom entered into a contract with the Ministry of Defense to create mobile fire groups to patrol and protect gas supply facilities. Echo found information about the agreement in the company’s internal documents. The contract is supposed to be concluded not for military service, but for stay in the mobilization reserve, which allows you to combine participation in mobile fire groups with your main job.

Türkiye deported Russian woman Ariadna Litvinova, who was wanted on charges of “discrediting” the army for anti-war inscriptions. According to the telegram channel “Prison Lawyer,” Litvinova was sent to Russia on July 4. There has been no contact with her since then. Representatives of the “Prison Lawyer” told the publication “That’s So” that Litvinova was probably detained upon arrival at Vnukovo airport and was being taken to St.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said that Ukraine refused to suspend hostilities in Konstantinovka to transfer the bodies of dead Ukrainian servicemen. “During the study of this issue through the special services, the Ukrainian side abandoned this proposal,” the Russian military department announced.

1593rd day. “The Crimean switch is in the Off position.” The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked power substations in Crimea. Evpatoria was left without electricity and water Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. We publish your letters every day because we are sure that we need to continue talking about the war. Share with us your thoughts about the war. What feelings are you experiencing?

Mojtaba Khamenei did not appear at the farewell ceremony for his father, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed early in the war, Reuters reports. The farewell ceremony for Ali Khamenei, who was replaced as Supreme Leader of Iran by Mojtaba, has been going on in Tehran for two days. Khamenei's three other sons, Mostafa, Masoud and Maysam, visited her.

Look how it was Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images Washington, July 4, 2026 In the United States, July 4 marked the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. Festive events - air shows, parades, aerobatic team performances and, of course, fireworks - took place throughout the country. In some cases, celebrations were scaled back due to extreme heat across large parts of the United States.

What's at the World Cup? Super short Ulrik Pedersen / NurPhoto / Getty Images Kylian Mbappe during the match between the national teams of France and Paraguay at the stadium in Philadelphia, July 4, 2026 Who played with whom ? France won with a minimal score against Paraguay, which had previously knocked Germany out of the tournament; Kylian Mbappe scored the only goal from the penalty spot. Morocco easily beat Canada 3:0. The Moroccans and the French will meet each other in the quarter finals.

The head of the Grayvoronsky district of the Belgorod region, Dmitry Pankov, was injured in a drone attack. Pankov, the regional operational headquarters reported, received a shrapnel wound to the thigh “as a result of the detonation of a UAV” in the village of Golovchino. Doctors assess the victim's condition as moderately severe. The head of the district is hospitalized in the regional clinical hospital.

Russian emigrants go to parties, fall in love - and don’t say a word about bank cards! Fulcro The Ivan Vyrypaev Teal House Foundation and the independent theater Fulcro released “Salute” in Warsaw, a project that its creator Daria Shamina calls a “performance-DJ set.” The cast is Vadik Korolev from OQJAV and Viktor Ryzhakov’s student Vanda Konisevich, with Anastasia Naassan behind the DJ console.

In June 2026, Russia increased gasoline imports from Belarus to a historical maximum. From June 1 to June 25, Vedomosti writes with reference to data from the Price Index Center (PIC), 141 thousand tons of fuel were imported into Russia from Belarus, which is 2.4 times higher than the volume of deliveries for the entire May. In June 2025, the volume of gasoline imports from Belarus was only 1,000 tons.

A referendum to abolish Prime Minister Robert Fico's lifetime benefits following his resignation failed due to low turnout. Voter turnout after processing results from 99.5% of polling stations was 16.1%, reports the Associated Press. In order for the referendum to be recognized as valid, at least 50% of the country's residents included in the voter lists had to take part in it.