The jury wanted fresh blood. Julia Ducornau's film unexpectedly won the Palme d'Or. Larisa Malyukova - with the results of the Cannes Film Festival Julia Ducorneau is a Cannes triumphant. Photo: EPA The Closing Ceremony of the 74th Cannes Film Festival in the main hall of the Lumière Festival Palace took place without officialdom, as they say in such cases: in a warm, friendly atmosphere. The intonation was set by jury chairman Spike Lee.

Frame from the movie "Titan" The film "Titan" of the French film director Julia Dukorno received the main prize of the 74th Cannes Film Festival-a gold palm branch. The laureates of the festival were announced by the head of the jury Spike Lee. At the same time, he accidentally declared the winner in the main nomination before the rest, probably not overcoming the language barrier with the rest of the participants in the ceremony on the stage.

Guest of the podcast "The Present Past" - Nikita Khlebnikov The provocative thought of a political scientist prompted the presenter to record this episode of the podcast. Like this: “After 25 years of stagnation, generational conflict will be more important than political. This may sound extremely strange, but I propose to make the age of the candidate the only criterion for an alternative vote.

Petersburg "Zenith" beat Moscow "Locomotive" with a score of 3:0 in Kaliningrad and became the six-time winner of the Russian Football Super Cup. For the St. Petersburg club, goals were scored by Daler Kuzyaev (27), Serdar Azmun (57) and Alexander Erokhin (83). The captain of the Russian national team and Zenit striker Artem Dzyuba did not get into the starting lineup of this match, but left in the 60th minute. In matches for the Russian Super Cup, the reigning champion and Cup winner meet.

* Rescuers in Germany continue to eliminate the consequences of the largest flood in the modern history of the country . The death toll rose to 141 , including four firefighters. About 1300 people were missing, many were injured. Emergency services are looking for victims' bodies in basements and car wrecks after the water level dropped. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited the flooded areas near the Rhine.

As a result of large-scale flooding in West Germany, more than 140 people died, according to Der Spiegel, citing the police. In the Arveler district of Rhineland-Palatinate, 98 deaths are confirmed, in North Rhine-Westphalia - 43. Among the dead in Westphalia are at least four rescuers. One of them was found unconscious during the rescue operation and later died in the hospital.

Two candidates named Boris Vishnevsky have applied to be included on the ballots in the second constituency in the elections to the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, according to data from the election commission. In this convocation, Boris Lazarevich Vishnevsky, a deputy from Yabloko and a Novaya Gazeta columnist, is already sitting in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg.

On July 16, the law on the state language, signed by Peter Poroshenko, finally entered into force in Ukraine. We tell you what he is Photo: Zuma / TASS It should be reminded to readers of the “new” story from the very beginning - without emotions. I note: each stage of the introduction of this law into life is accompanied by a rise in the temperature of public discussions within the country. Then the sharpness subsides.

The head of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, Ella Pamfilova, said that the passive electoral right of politician Andrei Pivovarov, who is in a pre-trial detention center, will be observed, he is registered with the CEC as a candidate for the parliamentary elections in September 2021. Pamfilova's words are quoted by the RIA Novosti agency.

Why the republic was closed to full location Photo: Vlad Dokshin / "New Gazeta" A full location has been introduced in Tyu. The government’s decree says that this decision was made in connection with the “critical state of the healthcare system that works at the limit of its capabilities” in the context of the spread of coronaviral infection. Residents are allowed to leave the house only to a grocery store, hospital, pharmacy, for urgent matters and in case of official necessity.

Volunteer of the Viasna human rights center, citizen of the Russian Federation Yevgenia Babayeva has been released from a temporary detention facility in Minsk, human rights activists report . She spent 72 hours in detention. Babaeva was released on bail. She became a suspect in a criminal case, the details of which are unknown. Belarusian human rights activists Andrei Poluda and Alena Laptenok were also released.

A special police unit was formed to investigate racist insults against the players of the England national team after losing to Euro 2020 The artist AKSE P19 restored graffiti with the image of the player Marcus Rashford, on which an offensive inscription appeared after the defeat of the team in the Euro 2020 finals. Photo: AP / TASS On July 11–12, in one day, 897 serious offenses were registered in the UK, 264 arrests were carried out, 19 police officers were injured.

Two thousand people in Yekaterinburg went to the procession in memory of the execution of the royal family. The authorities forbade him because of Covid, and then-"did not notice" The royal procession on July 17 in Yekaterinburg. Photo: Donat Sorokin / TASS On the night of July 17, a massive procession of the Orthodox took place on the streets of Yekaterinburg.

The daughter of the Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan, Najibullah Alikhil, was kidnapped and tortured by unidentified persons, Reuters writes , citing a statement by the Afghan government. According to the Afghan Foreign Ministry, Silsila Alihil was returning home in Islamabad when the perpetrators seized her and after several hours "subjected to severe torture." “After being released from the captivity of the kidnappers, Mrs.

Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree according to which the Belarusian state-owned oil company Belorusneft is no longer subordinate to the Belneftekhim concern, which is under US sanctions. The corresponding document was published on the national legal portal of the country. He amends the 2006 decree on the creation of Belorusneft.