In the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, Sniper Special Forces killed a criminal who held hostages for several hours in a bus salon, G1 reports. According to him, the sniper opened fire on the attacker after he got out of the bus, holding in hostage more than 30 people for three and a half hours. The man died of being injured. Several ambulances drove up to the scene, TASS reports. However, the police specified that none of the hostages received injuries.

Eleven-time world canoe champion Laurence Vincent-Lapointe has been temporarily suspended from competition pending the outcome of a doping investigation. As the press service of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) reported, the athlete’s doping test, taken at the end of July out of competition, gave a positive result. Thus, the 27-year-old athlete will miss the World Canoe Rowing Championships starting on August 21 in Hungary.

"What trifles do not celebrate? Yesterday, the vests celebrated the day. And the serious, turning dates in the winding fate of the Motherland sometimes skip unnoticed!" - Notes a former politician on his Facebook page. “Take, for example, today. It seems nothing special: no victories or shocks. But this is only at first glance. But today is the third anniversary, how Olga Yuryevna Vasilieva has entered the post of Minister of Education! Culture and education!

The Swiss financier, a representative of the famous Rothschild clan Nathaniel Rothschild, became the new owner of Avia Invest, who took the Kisinev International Airport to the concession. As they say on the airport’s website , the air harbor made an “amazing impression” on Rothschild, he also praised her management and modernization in a short time.

The ship of the Spanish Navy will be accompanied by the ship of the non -governmental organization (NPO) Proactiva Open ARMS with migrants on board to Malorca (autonomous community of the Balearian Islands). This is stated in the press release of the Kingdom of Government, which is quoted on Tuesday., Which is quoted by TASS. "The ship of the Spanish Navy <...> is being prepared in the morning on the basis of the company to let the Italian island of Lampeduza," the Cabinet noted.

Russian forward Valery Nichushkin has signed an agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL) club Colorado Avalanche. According to the league's press service , the contract with the 24-year-old striker is valid for one year. According to TSN TV channel, Nichushkin will earn $850 thousand. “Valeri is a big, young wing who will add depth and competition to our roster in training camp,” Colorado general manager Joe Sakic said.

“According to the old joke, the whole Russian history is a cults: a cult is a clearance, then again a cult is a clearance and so to infinity,” a sociologist writes on his Facebook page. "Indeed, Russia is developing cyclically: after political frosts reach the apogei, the authorities go to the new people who begin reforms and proclaim publicity.

“Hurray! The prosecutor’s office canceled the decision on the initiation of a criminal case on the fact of the commission from abroad Frisium! This is the third criminal case on Friuzum for the year, which was closed thanks to the attention and support of the company,” the Deputy Director of the Children's House with a Lighthouse writes on Facebook . “But if the government does not offer a systematic solution, criminal cases against parents of sick children will be opened again and again.

In the Morshansky district of the Tambov region, Russian athlete Margarita Plavunova died suddenly. According to preliminary data, the girl became ill while jogging and fell into the grass. According to the regional portal OnlineTambov , the body of a 25-year-old athlete was discovered on the side of the road by local residents on the afternoon of August 19. Medical workers who arrived at the scene of the tragedy confirmed her death.

Three cases of the disease of the fever of the Western Nile are recorded in Serbia, TASS reports. As Dr. Milan Jovanovich Batut, the National Institute of Public Health, said on Tuesday, one death was also recorded. The victim of the disease was a 84-year-old woman suffering from chronic diseases. In 2018, 29 people died in Serbia from the fever of the Western Nile.

The company "Victoria" will transfer the right to a land plot with an area of ​​20 hectares, located at Amurskaya Street, the ownership of 1. According to the Vedomosti newspaper, with reference to the protocol of the Urban Planning and Earth Commission (GZK), this territory can be included in the renovation program and build 586 thousand square meters of real estate on it.

Huawei is "between life and death", and a powerful mobilization of employees is necessary for its salvation. This is stated in the appeal of the founder and head of Huawei, Jen Jenfay to the company's staff, Bloomberg reports. In his letter, Zhengfay recommended employees who are not sufficiently loaded with work, to form teams to jointly work on new projects. Those who do not succeed in this are threatened with cutting salaries every three months and dismissal.

In Moscow, the Investigative Committee searched a protest participant in July 27 Viktor Kirilenko. This was reported by the coordinator of legal assistance "OTD-info" Alla Frolova. The search was carried out as part of a criminal case of "riots." After that, Kirilenko was taken to the Investigative Committee for interrogation in the status of a witness. Lawyer Alexander Aldaev, who collaborates with the Agora international human rights group, went to the aid of Kirilenko.

The Volkswagen Polo sedan led the top 10 most popular new cars in the metropolitan market. This is evidenced by the data of Avtostat agency for the results of seven months of 2019. In total, 7533 Polo sedan was bought from January to July in Moscow, 43% more than last year. At the same time, sales of the Kia Rio model, which was the leader of the market in 2018, decreased by 36% and amounted to 5295 units. This indicator provided Kia Rio second in the list of the most popular cars.

For the first time, the United States tested a new cruise missile after leaving the agreement on the elimination of medium and smaller missiles (INFMD). As stated in the message on the website of the US Ministry of Defense, the winged missile was launched on Sunday, August 18, from the island of San Nicolas off the coast of California. It is reported that the shell was struck by the target at a distance of more than 500 kilometers.