Australian scientists discovered off the west coast of sea snakes, which were supposed to die out 15 years ago. Nobody had seen stupid and scaly marine snakes for a long time - since they disappeared from the only famous habitat in the Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea. It turned out that they simply moved to the south: the habitat of the snakes shifted to Reef Ningala and the Shark Bay. Researchers at the University of James Cook wrote about the opening.

The index of the current situation in the economy, calculated by Alfa -Banku based on a survey of owners and leaders of 1405 small business companies in the 64 largest cities of the country, in the second half of the year, from -69 points to -78 points decreased.

“Before our eyes, a bright regional opposition politician is becoming a federal one. He is principled, irreconcilable, popular and unsullied, his name at the head of the party can bring it a significant number of new supporters. Under these conditions of the task, what follows appears as if by itself: first, an anonymous post on social networks - Schlosberg is Browder’s agent, Kolomoisky’s business partner and a consultant to the State Department.

The police of the Krasnokamensky of the Trans -Baikal Territory detained the parents of a young child who received a fatal head injury. According to preliminary data, the baby was killed by his adoptive mother. The woman pushed the boy, angry that he was wet. The dead boy turned only two years old. In addition to him, there are five more minor children in the family, the official website of the regional Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.

Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow found the defendant of the case of riots on Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012 Ivan Nepomnyans . He was accused of participating in the riots and the use of violence against a policeman. The court considered the guilt of the defendant fully established. He was sentenced to 2.5 years in a general regime colony, reports TASS. Nepomnya was taken into custody in the courtroom, the agency notes.

The number of tour operators in the output tourism segment decreased by 70%this year. According to TASS, the Executive Director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze told Tuesdays about this, as reported at Tuesday. According to the analytical service of the ATOR, this year the demand for out -of -day tourism was reduced, which led to a reduction in the number of tour operators in this segment.

The United States authorities have expanded sanctions against Russian companies. The service of Yandex - Yandex.Money fell under restrictive measures. Its main stake package belongs to the Sberbank previously under the sanctions. In addition, Sberbank bought the “Golden Promotion” of Yandex for 1 euro in 2009. This action gives the bank the right to block transactions with large stakes in the search engine.

78-year-old American actor Bill Cosby intends to hold women who accused him of sexual crimes of many years ago, Reuters reports. In particular, on Monday, the artist filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles, accusing the model Beverly Johnson of slander. Recall that last year more than 50 women announced that they were raped by comedian Bill Cosby, who before that pumped victims with potent drugs. Some of these crimes were committed back in the 1970s, and the statute of limitations expired.

The decision made by the European Union to extend for another six months - until July 31, 2016 - sanctions against Russia, which were announced the day before , entered into force. The document on Tuesday was published in the official journal of the European Union . As reported, the EU Council agreed on the extension of anti -Russian sanctions.

In Moscow, a criminal case was opened against a minor resident of the capital in connection with suspicions of his participation in the activities of the Islamic State Terrorist group banned in the Russian Federation . About this "Interfax" on Tuesday was reported by a source in law enforcement agencies.

The manager of the German race carrier Michael Schumacher Sabina denied messages about improving the health status of the seven-time world champion in the Formula-1 Class of Machines two years after the tragic incident in Meribel. “Unfortunately, in the light of recent messages in the press, it is necessary to clarify the situation: allegations of improving Michael's health are not true.

The Indian Indian Indian Audit Agency Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) published a report that refers to the poor condition of Russian-made Su-30MKI aircraft in service of the Indian Air Force, writes Defensenews . In combat readiness are from 55 to 60% of vehicles at a rate of 75%.

The average price of supply in the primary market of elite suburban real estate in the Moscow region decreased by 13% per year - to 3.23 thousand dollars per square meter, RIA Novosti writes with reference to realtors. According to them, the average cost of the household in 2015 amounted to 1.71 million against 1.75 million in 2014. Nevertheless, the average area of ​​households sold over the year increased by 13% and now is 528 square meters.

The Magadan Office of the FSIN launched a campaign to promote souvenir products made by the new year prisoners. Miniatures from tusks of mammoths and walruses are offered not only to purchase, but also to make individual orders. "The symbol of 2016 on the eastern calendar is a monkey. Masters manually cut out figures from mammoth and walrus tusks ( photo ).

An employee of one of the cemeteries in Israel was discovered by an ancient item that was at a dead end of scientists. Archaeologists could not determine the purpose of the mysterious find and turned to the Israelis through a social network with a request for help. One of their users helped scientists A few months ago, a cemetery worker found a hidden object of an unusual shape located on its territory, writes Newsru Israel .