Literally a few hours after the cessation of the heat in Spain in the north-eastern part of the country, a cyclone passed, which was accompanied by thunderstorms, squall rains, tornadoes and floods. The temperature literally for several hours fell on average by 10 degrees. Due to the rampant of the elements in the autonomous areas of Catalonia, Aragon and Valencia, mass disconnects of electricity occurred, many highways were cut, trains were stopped on a number of railways, RIA Novosti reports.

In Mexico, the head of the "drug cartel of the millennium" Armando Valencia, known as Huanito, was arrested. This was announced at a press conference in the Mexican capital by the country's national defense Minister Ricardo Clemente Vega. According to the investigation, the Valencia group supplied up to a third of the drugs consumed there, including cocaine, heroin and marijuana. It is believed that the Huanito group imported about 20 tons of drugs monthly in various ways.

Everyone is familiar with the "lightning". Surely each of us has at least one "lightning" on clothes or on a bag. It is easy to use, although it happens that it sees at the most inopportune moment. Without it, we can no longer imagine our daily life. However, few people know that on Tuesday (August 19), our little "toothy assistant" marks 110 years, reports DPA. Invented "Lightning" American engineer Whitecomb Leonard Jadson, who in 1893 registered a patent for a new invention.

The Finnish pilot Tommy Myakinen, who is the only one who won the World Cup in a row, announced his departure from sports at the end of this season. At a press conference dedicated to this event, the Finnish racer said that it was time for him to stop. “I had a long career. I think that I have already achieved everything that is possible. Therefore, I am leaving,” said the 39 -year -old pilot. According to Myakinen, he will continue the career of the racer, but will perform in more fun starts.

In St. Petersburg last Sunday, an explosive device was discovered, Interfax reports. A metal box filled 1.5 kg of TNT was discovered at the Smolensk cemetery of the city, the Vasileostrovsky district reported in the RUVD. Arriving at the place of calling one of the employees of the cemetery, employees of the RUVD established that three detonators and a radio receiver were attached to the box.

The Georgian energy system, which for several hours on Monday was completely paralyzed as a result of the accident at the LEP-500 Imeret, gradually restores balance. By 15:00 local time, the power engineers managed to eliminate artificial damage to the power lines, after which the phased supply of electricity began both in the capital of Georgia and the regions.

The construction of a new section of the so-called "security wall" between Israel and the territory of the western bank of the Jordan River was postponed due to disagreements between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the country's defense minister Shaul Mofaz. According to the Ha'aretz newspaper, Sharon insists on changing the wall construction plan so that it causes the “smallest worries” to the Palestinians.

On Monday, in Dnepropetrovsk, after a major overhaul, a special community was opened, which includes, in particular, three business cameras for prisoners. The content in these cells will cost prisoners in 116 hryvnias per day (about $ 22). As the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Yuri Smirnov noted, it is cheaper than living in a double room in a three -star hotel in Dnepropetrovsk. The funds received from this innovation will go to the maintenance of prisoners, Interfax reports.

On Monday, the traditional Spartak Cup tournament began in Moscow, which is held for the tenth time. On the first day, three meetings took place, the central of which was the fight between Spartak and CSKA. Moscow clubs dispersed the world - 2: 2. The match "Spartak" and CSKA was also interested in the fact that the newly -minted Nhlovets Nikolai Zherdev, who last week, concluded a contract with the Columbus Blue Jacks, took part in it.

The previously unknown song by the king of rock and roll Elvis Presley will appear in the new collection of Elvis 2nd To None almost 40 years after it was recorded. The I'M A Roustabout composition was recorded by the singer specifically for Roustabout. Then the song was not used, and the original record was kept all this time in the collection of Vinfield Scott, who composed I'M A Roustabout with Otis Blackwell.

A postal envelope with suspicious white powder was found on Monday in a mail entering the State Department of the United States in the name of Secretary of State Colin Powell. This was reported by representatives of the American Foreign Ministry. Precautions were immediately taken: one corridor was closed on the second floor where the service was located, and ventilation and a centralized air conditioner in the entire building were temporarily disabled.

The Pope John Paul II called on the Europeans not to forget about the "democratic ideals and human rights", as well as to recall the values, including Christian, on the basis of which united Europe was created, ITAR-TASS reports.

The main temple of all the Catholics of the world is the Cathedral of St. Peter, which after sunset is usually highlighted by spotlights, the day before suddenly plunged into the darkness, ITAR -TASS reports. Powerful Jupiters aimed at the dome and the majestic facade of the basilica went out. Only the colonnade, covering the area on both sides, remained illuminated. The official Vatican has not yet commented on what happened. Links on the topic

Siamese twins from South Korea were discharged from the Raffles hospital in Singapore, where a successful operation to disconnect them in July. The 4-month-old girls of the RA RA RA RA RA RA Hi Hy were born together with each other in the lower back. Now they feel good and will soon go to their homeland, ITAR-TASS reports.

In the stables of the Tyumen hippodrome, an amazing and joyful event occurred. A year ago, the director of the hippodrome, Georgy Shilokhvostov, bought in the Ulyanovsk region an old and sick horse - the famous Russian trotter named Sorrento, which was once considered the fastest horse of Russia. For several months, the best veterinarians of Tyumen nursed Sorrento, who is over 20 years old, REGNUM reports.