In 2018, the famous Munich "Oktoberfest" takes place from September 22 to October 7. It opens with a solemn parade, the main participants of which are societies and clubs supporting the traditions of national Bavarian costumes, brass bands, as well as carts with beer barrels. Barrels are symbolically taken to the main place of action of the holiday. Up to ten thousand people in folk costumes from all regions of Bavaria pass through the city.

Russian diplomats did not go to representatives of the founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange or employees of Ecuador Embassy in London in order to organize his departure from the UK. This, according to TASS, said the Russian Foreign Ministry, commenting on the article of the British newspaper The Guardian, which refers to the alleged preparation of Assange's escape by the diplomats of the Russian Federation.

Governor of California Jerry Brown was the first head of the head in the United States to sign a bill to restrict the use of plastic straws in restaurants. This was reported by the Associated Press , noting that the law has been going into force since 2019. "Plastic helped our society to become more modern, but excessive passion for disposable products due to its convenience has terrible consequences," the agency quoted the governor as saying.

Two GRU agents detained in the spring in the Netherlands and then deported to Russia, apparently, were the same Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, who are suspected of involvement in the poisoning of the ex-special services of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia in Salisbury.

The law enforcement agencies of New York are preparing to repel attacks using poisonous substances in the territory of the metropolis, similar to the incident with the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia in British Salisbury. According to NBC , the head of the counter -terrorist unit of the city police department John Miller said at a briefing.

The captain of the Catalan “Barcelona” Lionel Messi was recognized as the best footballer of the first game week in the group stage of the Champions League, according to the official UEFA website . He won the fan vote on the UEFA website, ahead of Liverpool midfielder James Milner, Lyon forward Nabil Fekir and Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba.

Irina Norman, who suffers from epilepsy, suffering from epilepsy in Yekaterinburg, was released from custody. Previously, she was sentenced to 15 days of arrest for re -violation of the rally, after which more than 50 citizens, including the former mayor of Evgeny Roizman, asked officials to intervene.

“Mikhail Khodorkovsky made several important statements. They are addressed simultaneously by society, authorities and colleagues who are investigating the murder of journalists in the CAR,” writes Columonist “Daily Journal” , commenting on Khodorkovsky’s interview about the death of Orhan Jemal and his colleagues in the TsA. "Khodorkovsky moved in his relations with the Russian authorities to another phase. This is the open war phase.

China made a sharp performance of the United States because of the sanctions imposed on the eve of military cooperation with Russia, said the official representative of the country's Foreign Ministry Gen Shuan. His words are given by RIA Novosti . The diplomat noted that new sanctions undermine relations between Chinese and American armed forces and violate the basic principles of international relations.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel passed by the Prime Minister of Great Britain Teresa May at the European Union summit in Salzburg. It is reported by Daily Express . The incident occurred the day before, when Angel Merkel approached the group of politicians, among whom was a British prime minister. May smiled and leaned forward to the German chancellor, but she ignored her gesture and headed for Lithuania President Dal Grigauskaite.

Midfielder of the Swiss football club Zurich Benjamin Cololli amused the audience with his goal celebration in the away match of the first round of the UEFA Europa League group stage against AEK Larnaca. While celebrating a goal against the Cypriot team on their field, he fell into a hole. The episode occurred in the 61st minute when Cololli converted a penalty. Having scored the ball, the footballer hurried to the fan sector.

Russia began the modernization of Soviet heavy artillery from the Cold War, which was called the "god of war." According to National Interest with reference to the agency of foreign military studies of the US Army (FMSO), we are talking about 240 mm mortar 2C4 Tulip and the 203-mm GaUBICA 2C7 PION. Both weapons are able to shoot nuclear shells. After the Cold War, Russia sent most of this large -caliber artillery to warehouses, but now decided to adapt weapons for modern threats.

On Thursday, players of three Russian clubs held their starting matches at the group stage of the second most important European Cup - the UEFA Europa League . “Krasnodar” in the group j on the exit managed to beat the Turkish “Akhisar Beledespor” with a score of 1: 0. The only ball scored in the 26th minute Victor Classon. In the next round, the team on October 4 will accept the Spanish Seville on their field. Zenit from St.

Nikolay Travkin “While the eldest in St. Petersburg was telling Eurasian women about what a great friend Indira Gandhi, who was assassinated in 1984, was for the country of Russia, the youngest was also not dozing as usual, but was holding a Government meeting in Moscow,” writes the former politician on Facebook .

The police are looking for an unknown criminal who stole 14.6 million rubles from the cell of one of the banks in the center of Moscow. According to TASS in the press service of the capital's Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a 66-year-old pensioner contacted the police on September 20 on September 20.