The Buker Committee, which at the beginning of the week, caused the concern of the British authors the initiative to expand the most prestigious British Buker Prize for US citizens , went even further, announcing the Global Prize. Now the prize will be awarded to the authors of works written in English and published in the UK, regardless of their citizenship, according to the Prize website . "We choose the freedom of English in all its diversity, strength, viability and splendor anywhere.

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, who arrived in Khanty-Mansiysk on the eve with a public visit , made the rank of the great consecration of the Cathedral of the New Proceedings of the Resurrection of Christ on Thursday. The celebration took place on the day of the celebration of memories of the miracle of Archangel Michael in Khoneh, the official website of the Moscow Patriarchate reports.

People magazine published on Wednesday its annual TOP -10 most stylish women in the world, which was headed by the American actress Kerry Washington - star of the film "Django Unchained, 2012). “I prefer to find a balance in clothes. That is, I try to dress both as a nun and not as a participant in a bathing costume contest. I need to find a middle ground,” the journal as an actress quotes, who was awarded the highest ranking - Dressed Woman.

The Australian rugbit of Anthony Watts, who previously played for the Sydney Rustez club from the National Rugby League (NRL), received an eight -match disqualification for the opponent’s bite for the penis. The incident occurred on September 1 during the game of his club "Tagan Sihox" with Baylembil Jets ( video ). Watts himself denied these accusations, saying that he was framed. “I had a cap, so I didn’t even have the opportunity to do this.

As part of the implementation of the "chemical disarmament" of Syria, which Moscow proposed, Russia is ready to send the necessary specialists to the Arab Republic. They could prepare the operation on this issue, ITAR-TASS reports with reference to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu, who performed on September 19 as part of the next session of the Valdai International Discussion Club.

In Buryatia, the number of victims of a large accident with the participation of a minibus and KamAZ truck, which took place a day earlier in the Tunkinsky district of the republic, increased to seven. On Wednesday evening, on September 18, a bus passenger died in the district center of Kyren, the press service of the Siberian Regional Center of the Ministry of Emergencies said.

The deputies from the All -Russian Popular Front are ready next week to introduce a bill to return to the "winter time", this was announced by the first deputy chairman of the State Duma committee on industry Vladimir Gutenev. According to him, the corresponding draft law is already being prepared, ITAR-TASS reports. “I had no doubt that representatives of the opposition parliamentary parties sooner or later the idea of ​​returning to temporary adjustments would be tried to voice as their own.

Semyon Simonov “Yesterday, together with lawyer Alexander Popkov, I made my way to the detained citizens of Russia, Moldova, Uzbekistan and other countries. The head of the police department did not meet with us, despite the fact that the district duty officer and the secretary of the head of the city police department assured us that Toloknov would invite us to an appointment. For After 4 hours of waiting he did not show up.

The confrontation between Russian border guards with activists on the Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise ship in the Arctic turned into the seizure of the ship with armed representatives of the authorities. The entire crew of the ship with activists who arrived in the northern sea waters to protest at the Prirazlomnaya platform against oil production is captured and retained on the helicopter deck, and the connection with the Arctic Sunrise is completely lost, according to the Greenpeace website .

The United States temporarily distracted from serious news. The attention of local media and residents is riveted to the wonderful story of the Boston homeless Glen James. The tramp gave the Americans a reason for the positive, and at the same time taught the honesty lesson, proving that this quality can actually even benefit.

In the UK, law enforcement officers are investigating cases of illegal female circumcision - a ban on such operations has been operating in the country since 1985. The reason for the trial was the messages of the London clinic of St. George, who, over the past for almost 30 years, saved one and a half thousand Muslim girls who have gone through a ritual procedure for almost 30 years, The Daily Mail reports.

The tropical storm "Manuel", located near the Mexican Pacific coast, intensified and turned into a real hurricane on Thursday night, reports CNN Mexico with reference to the data of the National Center for Hurrican Studies in the United States. The atmospheric phenomenon is classified in the United States as a storm and receives its own name if the wind speed in its epicenter reaches 17.5 m/s. At a wind speed of 33 m/s or more, a storm becomes a hurricane.

The largest Russian car manufacturer "AvtoVAZ" has begun serial production of the most affordable version of the new generation of Lada Kalina. The car, which has just risen on the conveyor of the Togliatti plant, will cost 324 thousand rubles. When the car appears in the salons, it is still unclear. The most affordable of Kalin, which have already been on sale, is the set of the norm, it costs from 341 thousand.

Work on the settlement of the Syrian conflict continues to occupy leading international military and diplomatic minds. So, the NATO Secretary General explained why he supported a military blow from the very beginning and for what reason he welcomes the efforts of Russia and the United States on the chemical disarmament of Syria. Meanwhile, it turned out that Washington was already looking forward to the end of the Civil War in Syria and was preparing to judge Bashar al -Assad for his war crimes.

In a number of cities of Greece, large anti -fascist demonstrations were held, some of which turned into clashes with the police. The cause of street actions was the murder of a local antiphashist Pavlos Fissas. On suspicion of a crime, a 45-year-old man who confessed the murder was detained. According to the police, he is a supporter of the ultra -right wing of the Khrisi Avga party (Golden Dawn), whose members have repeatedly declared their commitment to neo -fascism.