Investigators called the preliminary reason for the death of three miners as a result of an emergency at the Ziminka mine in the Kemerovo region. The 50-year-old assistant to the head of the site Sergey Komarov died of carbon monoxide poisoning, and the mining treatment plant 51-year-old Vladimir Belyavtsev and mining treatment plant 31-year-old Danil Cossral died as a result of multiple fractures, the site of the regional SU SKR reports.

The former deputy head of the Butyrka pre-trial detention center Dmitry Kratov, who was accused of negligence, who entailed the death of the lawyer of the Hermitage Capital, Sergei Magnitsky, believes that the cause of the death of the prisoner was “strong psycho-emotional stress”, rather than acute pancreatitis or other disease, According to the lieutenant colonel, Magnitsky died of dilatation cardiomyopathy - acute heart failure with edema of the light and brain.

The double hypercar, designed to continue the case of the legendary model of the 1990s - McLaren F1, will be shown for the first time a limited number of persons on August 19 at the Elegance Competition in Pebble Beach, California. The car is still known under the code name P12, but the British will probably choose the final name differently. A source in the company said that specialists in McLaren have already completely completed two copies of the new item.

Ford announced the recall of 484.6 thousand Escape cars with a 3.0-liter V6 V6 engine of 2001-2004. Abroad, this model is known as Maverick. The cause of the recall was the Western gas pedal, due to which there is a risk of uncontrolled acceleration of the car.

Two priests prepared for dialogue with visitors in different languages ​​will begin to be on duty in the Vatican museums in August, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Vatican radio. “They will be at the tables in two places in the direction of the tour, and everyone will be able to approach them to talk, consult and get spiritual support,” said Bishop Giazeppe Giac, General Governor Governor of Grani Giac.

The bailiffs arrest the accounts and property of the oligarch businessman Boris Berezovsky, who remained in London in Russia, in order to return more than 3.3 billion rubles absent by Aeroflot and the Government of the Samara region. This amount also includes interest for illegal, according to the court, the use of the money of plaintiffs, was told by Izvestia in the Office of the Federal Bailiff Service in Moscow.

The Ministry of Resorts and Tourism of the Stavropol Territory wants to introduce a resort fee for vacationers in the Caucasian mineral waters - 3% of the cost of the ticket, said the head of the Ministry of Resorts and Tourism of the Stavropol Territory Valentin Chentsova. How vacationers will pay tax until it has been established. As Kommersant explained in the ministry, the fee will apply to all tourists, including those who have stopped in the private sector.

The British challenged the Chinese - the opening of the Olympic Games in London should overshadow everything, even the launch ceremony in Beijing, previously recognized the best in history. No matter how the director did not ask for a surprise, after the general rehearsal, the script of the opening ceremony ceased to be a secret.

The Arbitration Court of the Tyumen region partially satisfied the lawsuit of the Ministry of Defense and the Holding of the Holding Andrei Prokhorov on July 27, obliging the British company to pay 100.4 billion rubles, RIA Novosti reports. In the lawsuit against BP Russian Investment Limited (BPRI) and BP PLC, a requirement of losses of 288 billion rubles was stated.

On the outskirts of Nizhny Novgorod for 50 years, people have been living in a construction hut, which, according to the residents, was built for the duration of the laying of the railway bridge. In more than half a century, Barak has turned into a real shack with holes in the walls and a woven foundation. But no one is in a hurry to relocate residents.

In Yekaterinburg, the teacher of the visual studio was charged with 34 episodes of sexual violence against young children. The 43-year-old teacher from February to March 2011, working at an art school in Yekaterinburg, committed six episodes of violence. And from September 2011 to February 2012, an attacker, already working as a teacher of a fine studio, committed 28 more similar crimes. According to the investigation, five girls aged 9 to 13 years became victims of the actions of the accused.

Film director Dmitry Meskhiev leaves the post of chairman of the St. Petersburg Culture Committee, which he headed since December 2011, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the director himself. “I will switch to another job. Therefore, there are no pitfalls behind this event. After I was offered a new job, I am leaving this post by mutual, amicable agreement with the city’s leadership,” Meskhiev told the agency. However, he did not clarify the new place of his work.

The case of the "Colorado shooter" of James Holmes, who shot 12 people at the premiere of the new Batman film, received an unexpected turn. It was decided to classify the information on it by making the investigation and the trial less transparent to the public, the Los Angeles Times reported. The corresponding decision was made by the chief judge of the district Arapaho William Sylvester.

In the pre -Olympic Sochi, infrastructure problems are growing: local energy has announced the transition to a special mode of operation. Kubanenergo, which is part of the IDC Holding, asked citizens to reduce energy consumption, not to include electrical appliances such as air conditioners, teapots, irons and washing machines. And if you turn on, then not during the day, but at night - due to catastrophic - over 80% of infrastructure wear.

The American “Queen of pop music” Madonna will come to Moscow as part of the world round in support of the new MDNA album and will perform on August 7 at the Olympic SK, whose scene will be raised by the 11-year-old son of the singer-Rocco, RIA Novosti reported with reference to the organizers.