Three residents of Nice were awarded the city's medal for their heroic deeds during the terrorist attack on the Promenade des Anglais. This is reported by Interfax. The head of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Christian Estrosi, noted the courage of the recipients, thanks to which "probably hundreds of lives were saved." So, 31-year-old crane operator Alexander rushed to the door of the truck in which the terrorist Mohammed Bulel was traveling.

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) whistleblower Yulia Stepanova is asking the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reconsider the decision to ban her from the 2016 Olympics. It is reported by Reuters. Earlier, the IOC decided not to allow Stepanova to the Olympics due to the fact that in 2013 the athlete was convicted of doping.

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called the statements of Democrat Hillary Clinton's headquarters about the involvement of Russian hackers in hacking the email of the Democratic Party a "joke". He wrote about this on his Twitter. “New joke: Russia leaked nightmarish emails from the Democratic National Committee that shouldn’t have been written. And it was arranged because Putin likes me, ”Trump wrote.

The head of the Yandex.News service, Tatyana Isayeva, decided to leave her post because of the new law on aggregators. She announced this on her personal Facebook page. Isaeva will stop working for the Russian search engine from August 1. She wrote in her post that due to the “endless links in the chain” (closing and changing editorial offices in the media) and the new law on news aggregators, the work ceases to be interesting. The new head of Yandex. News” will be Sergei Rubakov.

The victory of civil society in Orel: activists delayed the installation of the first monument to Ivan the Terrible in Russia and achieved a survey of residents about whether they want to see in the city the monument to one of the most cruel rulers of Russia Photo: TASS The initiator of the installation of the Monument to Grozny was the Foundation of Slavic Writing and Culture and its representative Mikhail Sokolovsky. Governor Vadim Parakogo's idea supported.

Russian Minister of Sports Vitaly Mutko wrote a letter to the head of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Sebastian Coe with a request to allow "clean" Russian athletes to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. It is reported by R-Sport.

The Moscow Garrison Court sentenced ex-FSB officers Igor Korobitsin and Maxim Tsukanov to six and five years in prison, respectively, in the case of extorting $800,000 from Igor Chuyan, head of the Federal Alcohol Market Regulation Service. It is reported by TASS. According to investigators, Korobitsin and Tsukanov extorted money from the head of Rosalkogolregulirovanie for resolving conflict situations with law enforcement agencies, which allegedly had claims against the department.

The terrorist group "Islamic State", banned in Russia, claimed responsibility for the explosion in Ansbach, Germany. This is reported by the agency controlled by the organization Amak. According to the agency, the perpetrator of the explosion in Germany was one of the "soldiers" of the Islamists. In addition, the BBC, citing the Minister of the Interior of Bavaria, reports that the man who blew himself up swore allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State.

Food prices in Russia increased by 3.3% in the first half of 2016. It is reported by Interfax with reference to the data of the Federal State Statistics Service. At the same time, in the European Union, food prices rose by only 0.4%. In Russia, vegetables, sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and sweets rose in price most of all - 1.7% and 1.2%, respectively. On average, in the EU countries, prices for vegetables fell by 2.5%, for sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and sweets - did not change.

The online publication Mediazona published a transcript of an audio recording made on the voice recorder of the phone of activist Jan Katelevsky, who was detained for filming in an allegedly unauthorized place. The phone was in the bag with the activist’s belongings. He warned in advance that he was recording, but the police apparently did not take this into account.

The Ministry of Transport of Russia submitted proposals to the government on opening charter flights with Turkey. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the head of the department Maxim Sokolov. “The documents have been submitted by the Ministry of Transport to the government of the Russian Federation, and a comprehensive study of this issue is underway at the government site,” the minister said.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service has prepared a draft resolution, which involves the introduction of administrative responsibility for governors for rising housing and communal services tariffs. It is reported by "Gazeta.Ru" with reference to the available in the editors.

Retail gasoline prices in Russia have increased by 3-4% since the beginning of the year, which is lower than the growth rate of consumer prices over the same period, Energy Minister Alexander Novak said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We also continue exchange trading in oil products, and we provide about 20% of trade. Thanks to this, by the way, we actually keep prices at gas stations, ” Interfax quotes Novak.

The Russian Olympic Committee has set up an anti-doping commission, Interfax reports citing committee director Alexander Zhukov. It was headed by the honorary president of the ROC Vitaly Smirnov. What the commission will be called is unclear, because perhaps the name "will be even more detailed," Zhukov said. The composition of the committee will be announced soon. Smirnov added that the organization is counting on the help of specialists, as well as the help of the press.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for his support during the military coup attempt. He stated this on the air of the Haberturk TV channel. “Russia gave us unconditional support during the military coup attempt. We thank President Vladimir Putin and all Russian officials for this support,” Cavusoglu said.