The number of those who died from the Typhoon “Sowelor” that had fallen in the province of China increased to 26 people. According to the Xinhua agency, seven more people are missing. Direct economic losses from the blows of the elements amounted to more than 9.7 billion yuan (about $ 1.5 billion). Over the last days, seven people have died in Fujiang Province, three were missing. In the province of Zhejiang, four people died and four more are listed as missing.

For the fifth time, the Spanish "Barcelona" became the owner of the UEFA Super Cup, having beaten another Spanish club "Seville". The meeting at the Boris Paychadze stadium in Tbilisi ended in extra time with a score of 5: 4. The goal of Evgenia Konoplyanka allowed Seville to translate the match in extra time, along which Bars led into three goals.

Matvey Ganapolsky “Of course, for Vladimir Putin, the death of the Kursk was a terrible test. Therefore, when Larry King asked him what happened to the submarine, and he answered: “It drowned,” I at first did not run into the general crowd of condemners. Yes, the answer was, to put it mildly, unusual for our ears - dry and ruthless, but with Larry King it’s all like that. He asks questions for no more than seven seconds - this is his rule, but short answers are also required from guests.

The heavyweight from Vladivostok Ivan Savkin, who previously set the world record, alone moving the locomotive from the place, was now able to drag the legendary T-34 tank on the ground. Savkin moved the gun that weighs more than 26 tons, six meters, reports the Primorye channel. First, the tank was adjusted to the place, then the record holder secured special cables on himself and, holding on to the stairs, began to move the car.

The Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Vitaly Mutko said that the Russian women's national team in volleyball was given the task of winning a ticket to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

The former footballer of the Moscow Spartak Dmitry Parfenov became the head coach of the club of the Football National League (FNL) Tosno region from the Leningrad Region, according to the official website of the team. Another former player of the red and white - Yuri Kovtun was appointed to the post of senior coach Tosno. Contracts with both specialists are designed for two years. Earlier, Parfenov since 2013 served as the head coach of the Ivanovo "Textiler".

The Chinese startup ZUK, founded by Lenovo, announced his first smartphone - ZUK Z1. The device embodies the same idea as the “killers of the flagships” from Xiaomi and OnePlus companies: offer a smartphone with top characteristics at a low price, says CNews .

The suspect in the resonant murder of eight people Oleg Belov, who received a gunshot wound during the detention, was discharged from the hospital in Nizhny Novgorod on Wednesday and transferred to one of the investigative insulators of the city. "Oleg Belov’s condition is evaluated as stable.

The police of Yakutsk detained several participants in the brawl, in which one person received serious injuries. The victim was shot down by the Mercedes car, and one of the eyewitnesses removed the accident on the video camera. Currently, the alleged culprit of a foreign car is detained.

The Council of the Federation of the Russian Federation is unhappy with the work of the Commissioner for the Rights of the Child Pavel Astakhov. The Deputy Chairman of the Constitutional Committee of the Federation Council Konstantin Dobrynin even turned to the General Prosecutor's Office with a request to influence Astakhov, who, according to him, "shows disrespect." In addition, his activity is opaque, the senator claims.

Russian Alexander Razumov, who is accused of recruiting citizens of the Russian Federation of an extremist organization "Right Sector", prohibited in Russia by a decision of the Supreme Court, did not plead guilty. The alleged recruiter stated his innocence in the courtroom after the announcement of the indictment. On Wednesday, August 12, the first meeting in the case of Razumov was held, RIA Novosti reports.

President of Chada Idris children said on Tuesday, August 11 that the Boko Haram terrorist group received a new leader, BBC reports. Debi did not specify what happened to the previous leader, Abubakar Shekau, but called the name of the new - a certain Mahamat Daud, whom nothing had previously known.

The Consolidated indicator of the Emerging Markets stock markets decreased on August 12 to the minimum level from 2011 from fears that the devaluation of the yuan of the Chinese Central Bank may mean worsening problems in the PRC economy, Bloomberg reports. The Emerging Markets currency indicator, calculated by Bloomberg, fell to a record level. The MSCI Emering Markets index dropped by a trading of 1.4% to 865.81 points. His fall from the peak reached in September last year amounted to 22%.

US Secretary of State John Kerry outlined the possible consequences of refusing a deal with Iran under the country's nuclear program. According to him, this may undermine the position of the dollar as a world currency, as well as deprive the United States of the support of allies in the Ukrainian issue. Diplomats agreed on a deal with Iran July 14, and until September 17, Congress has to be approved or rejected.

Throughout Russia, on August 12, they recall the tragic death in the waters of the Barents Sea of ​​the Kursk nuclear submarine missile cruiser. 15 years have passed since the death of Russian submariners. In many cities today they honor the memory of the dead. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said that data on the death of submarines could be declassified until 2030.