The Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill goes on Saturday to the Transfiguration-Preobrazhensky Solovetsky Stavropigial Monastery. On August 19, on the day of the Transfiguration of the Lord, the throne holiday of the monastery, the Primate of the Church will lead the Divine Liturgy in the main Preobrazhensky Cathedral of the monastery.

The investigation at Kolyma opened a criminal case against a 38-year-old resident of Magadan, suspected of sexual violence against his six-year-old niece, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Investigative Department of the SK in the Magadan region.

The Russian national team at the World Athletics Championship in Moscow won the final in the women's relay 4x400 m. Gold was won by Julia Gushchina, Tatyana Firova, Ksenia Ryzhova, Antonina Krivoshaka. The Russians ran a distance in 3 minutes. and 19.20 sec. Silver winners were the representatives of the United States, bronze went to athletes from the UK. Another gold of Russia was brought by Svetlana School in a height jump competition. She submitted to the bar at 2.03 meters.

At the airport of the French city of Nice, the former Minister of Defense of Georgia Irakli Okashvili beat the former deputy of the Georgian Parliament Merab Samadashvili. According to the assumption of the Georgian media, Zaashvili took revenge on his battered guard. According to Interfax , the French police detained Okabashvili for several hours and let go after the interrogation.

The Pope Francis donated 100 thousand euros to the poorest regions of Argentina, Rosbalt reports with reference to the official commander of the Vatican embassy in this country. By tradition, every second Sunday of September in all Argentina parishes, funds are raised for the poorest regions of the country. "The first donation this year came from the Holy Father," the communique says.

On Saturday, at the Central Stadium in Yekaterinburg, a match of the 5th round of the Russian football Premier League between the local Ural and Amkar took place. The teams could not score their heads and parted in the world - 0: 0. The earned point allowed the Perm to reach 8th place with 6 points, and the Ural team was located two positions below with 5 points. Also on Saturday there will be meetings between Zenit and Anji, as well as Terek and Lokomotiv.

The runner from Uganda Stephen Kipperch became the winner of the marathon at the World Athletics Championship in Moscow. The triumph of the London Olympiad went on a distance in 2 hours 9 minutes and 51 seconds. The second time was shown by the Ethiop of Lesis Desis (2: 10.12), another athlete from Uganda Tades Tola was the third (2: 10.22). The only representative of Russia in the race Alexei Sokolov took 24th place (2: 17,12). In a woman’s running, 5000 m took gold Defar from Ethiopia.

The passenger ship "Polesie" was encountered with a barge in the Omsk region, reports the Ministry of Emergencies in the region. There is a rescue operation. As a result of the emergency that occurred on the Irtysh River near the village of New Village, at least four people were killed. "Polesie" - a ship on the underwater wings, can accelerate to a speed of 65 km/h. Apparently, the clash occurred at high speed: it is reported that out of 28 victims ten are in serious condition.

Former head coach of the Russian national team Vyacheslav Bykov believes that Ilya Kovalchuk, who returned to the KHL, can benefit from the end of the overseas career. According to a 53-year-old specialist, the forward can add to SKA, including due to a larger site than the NHL. “I am sure that Ilya carefully considered everything,” RIA Novosti quotes Bykova. “It seems to me that the locout became the decisive moment when he played in SKA, looked at the Continental League from the inside. In St.

In Khabarovsk, it began to flow at home due to a record flood. Experts warn: this is only the beginning ; by Monday, a historical record of water level will be set. At an emergency selector meeting, President Vladimir Putin ordered people to save people, not "iron" , local officials asked money from the budget to eliminate the consequences.

The Moscow City Court, on the basis of the anti-pirate law, on the statement of the NTV-Profit and New Disc Tray, limited access to 11 films and series, RIA Novosti reports. Thus, the court ordered the creation of technical conditions that ensure the placement, distribution and other use of the films: “Thief”, “Two Moon, Three Sun”, “Mom”, “Russian Riot”, “Fan”, “Bourgeois Birthday” (15 episodes), “Devigating it is easy”, “Keys from death”, “steep turns”, “pregnant”, “pregnant exercises”.

Eight Pastafarians were detained in Moscow for an unauthorized action: before being detained during the conflict with the Orthodox activists, they managed to smear them with Ketchup.

For the first time, researchers of the Tokyo University managed to restore cartilage and bone fabrics in the damaged joint joint, using artificial multifunctional stem cells of non-and-embryonic origin (IPS cells), ITAR-TASS reports with reference to local media. The authors of the experiment hope that their achievement will help in the development of methods of treating osteoarthrosis of the knee joint - a disease common among the elderly.

Egypt police detained more than a thousand Islamists who participated in protest on Friday, AFP reports with reference to the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Islamic opposition of Egypt declared Friday the "Wellaw" and called on its supporters to reach the "march of millions" in protest against the actions of the military who headed for the force of the Front. The police warned that it would be strictly suppressing illegal actions, the bill of victims again went to dozens.

The number of vapor cream victims in the Philippines is growing: the ship collided with a dry load and sank near the city of Sebu, two kilometers from the shore. According to the latest data from the authorities, at least 26 people died and more than 200 were missing. On board the Thomas Aquinas ferry there were 752 passengers and 118 crew members. With the help of coast guard, other ships, as well as local fishermen, more than 570 people have so far been able to save.