More than 40% of US inhabitants believe that Jesus Christ will return to Earth by 2050. This is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted in April of this year by the research center "People and the Press" together with the magazine Smithsonian Magazine . As the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph notes, the Americans are quite optimistic regarding the future.

In the city of Krasnozavodsk near Moscow, a technological outbreak of gunpowder occurred at the chemical plant. As a result, two employees of the enterprise were injured. Both were hospitalized in the hospital, Interfax reports with reference to a source in law enforcement. Initially, it was reported that an explosion was recorded at the plant, but then information was received that it was a flash of gunpowder. The incident occurred at 12:05 Moscow time.

The Pakistani authorities freed the US citizen without charges, who was going to find and destroy the leader of Al-Qaeda’s terrorist organization, Usamo Ben Laden. This was reported by AP with reference to a relative of the American. According to Pakistan Police, 52-year-old worker from California Gary Brooks Folkner on June 3 arrived in the Pakistani village of Bamburat, located southwest of the district center of Chitral, in the north of the country.

The special representative of the Russian President for International Cultural Cooperation Mikhail Shvydka became the gentleman of the Order "For Merit to the Federal Republic of Germany." On June 28, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany Ambassador to Russia Ulrich Brandenburg will hand him a large officer cross. According to the German Online website, in this way the federal republic noted the contribution of the Schwydky to the development of bilateral cooperation.

One of the most enviable bachelors in the world, 52-year-old Prince of Monaco Albert two announced an engagement with the Olympic swimming champion from South Africa of 32-year-old Charlene Wittstok, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the French media. The relationship between Albert II and Charlene Witts began four years ago, and the monarch spoke about the prospect of marriage in the spring of 2008.

The operational group to combat self -construction under the mayor of the city of Moscow decided to demolish the 22 illegally built floors of the “house in the Mosfilmovskaya” in the west of the city, which is located in the construction process, RIA Novosti reports with reference to a source in the city administration. "Yesterday, a meeting of the operational group to combat self -construction was held.

An emergency in the Ryazan region at a military training ground located on the territory of the Kolomensky Higher Artillery Command School in the village of Seltsi, Rybnovsky District. As the media first reported, on Wednesday morning ammunition was detonated there. As a result, two KamAZ cars were exploded, loaded with shells.

Visitors of the Cannes Lions festival of advertising festival entertains the Share Happy machine, which distributes ice cream in exchange for a quality smile. The new machine was created by the Unilever company Sapient, which produces machine guns for the sale of food and drinks, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the All Things Digital publication. Any passerby can approach the machine, smile into the camera, after which his photo will be taken.

Audi is working on the creation of the next generation of Audi RS3 sports car, however, this is not news for a long time, Western automobile publications write. Their attention is now focused on another - to the mysterious vertically assigned to the rear spoiler, which was photographed the other day at the German test training ground. Journalists immediately suggested: RS3 will receive an active anti -wing for the first time.

Italian carbines and police officers held a large -scale special operation against the Kalabrian Mafia of Ndranget. At the same time, over forty people were arrested, as well as confiscated the property of the mafiosi per 100 million euros. Police raids swept not only through the territory of the southern province of Calabria, which is a stronghold of the NDranget, but also in the north of the country. The arrests took place in Calabria, Lombardy, Friuli-Venice-Julia and Emilia-Romanier.

A group of former and existing police officers who were unlawful monitoring private individuals by order were exposed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. 16 "werewolves in uniform" were caught back in February, but the department chose to keep silent about this case.

Forbes magazine presented a list of daughters of billionaires who, not content with the role of the richest heirs, have already made a name in the world of business or public life. The publication decided to show, writes RIA Novosti that not all young representatives of the richest houses migrated to the category of “secular lionesses”, appearing in scandalous materials of the tabloids, as the most striking example of the “papenkin daughters” - Paris Hilton.

The volumes of transit supplies of gas to Lithuania and the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation through the territory of Belarus, as of 17:00 Moscow time, were reduced by 40%, said the general director of the company for transportation and supply of gas Lietuvos Dujos, Viktoras Valyantukyavichus, reports Finmarket . According to him, until 13:00 Moscow time there were no deviations from the supply rate, but after this time the "anomalies" began and gas volumes began to decline.

Last year, Russian intelligence agencies conducted espionage activities “wide, intensively and aggressive” in the Czech Republic, according to the report for 2009 of the Czech Security and Information (Bezpečnostní Informmační Služba, Bis). Section 1.3 of the report "Counterintelligence Activities" is completely dedicated to the special services of the Russian Federation.

The construction in Madrid of the first “real” Church of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate may begin next year, the priest Andrei Kordochkin, the rector of the Christmas of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Spanish capital, said on Wednesday of RIA Novosti . The arrival of the Nativity of Christ the Russian Orthodox Church in Madrid, related to the Korsun diocese of the Moscow Patriarchate, is now the only arrival of the Russian Church in this largest city in Spain.