In Magnitogorsk today they buried those who died in the tragedy that occurred on December 31, when the entrance collapsed in the house at 164 Karl Marx Avenue. 39 people died. The Ministry of Emergency Situations on January 3 stopped the search, saying that there was no one else under the rubble. According to the mayor's office of Magnitogorsk, people have already transferred 20 million rubles to the fund for helping the victims.

US citizen Paul Whelan, who was detained in Moscow at the end of December, was charged with espionage by investigators. Interfax reports this with reference to a source. Lawyer Vladimir Zherebenkov refused to comment on the charges against his client, citing a subscription to non-disclosure of investigation data. FSB officers detained Whelan in Moscow at the end of December on suspicion of espionage. On December 29, the Lefortovo Court of Moscow authorized his arrest until February 28.

The Trump administration is considering former Democratic Senator and Reagan-era Secretary of the Navy Jim Webb as a nominee for the post of Secretary of Defense. Times writes about this The New York , noting that Webb opposed the war in Iraq, which is similar to the views of Trump, who is withdrawing troops from Syria. Webb, now 72, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1968 and served in Vietnam. He was wounded twice and was awarded the Navy Cross, a prestigious award.

Forensic investigators and experts from the Investigative Committee of Russia have completed an inspection of parts of the rubble seized from the site of the collapse of the entrance of a residential building on Karl Marx Street in Magnitogorsk. “Traces of explosives or their components were not found on the seized fragments,” the Investigative Committee said in a statement . At the same time, it is noted that investigators continue to work out all versions of the explosion.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations states that there is no one else under the rubble of the house on Karl Marx Avenue, 164. Tomorrow is the funeral, meanwhile the city is full of rumors. The main version so far remains the same: an explosion of household gas. However, the version remains that it was a terrorist act. Moreover, the next day after the explosion, a minibus exploded, in which three people died.

The Chinese National Space Administration successfully planted a platform with the Chan-4 lunoper, this is the first apparatus that made a soft landing on the back of the moon, it has already sent the first photo. According to N+1 , the Chane-4 landing platform with the lunoper was launched to the moon on December 7 from the Sichan cosmodrome. The tasks of the platform and the lunar can include photographing the surface of the Earth's satellite, as well as the study of soil.

The US House of Representatives, where Democrats are now in the majority, has approved bills to fund, through September 30, 2019, a number of government agencies, as well as to provide funds for border security. This is reported by RBC with reference to Reuters .