Valentina Nikolaevna Kuznetsova - philologist -classic, master of theology, biblicalist - is known primarily as a translator of the New Testament. Her translation of "joyful news" , published by the Russian Biblical Society, has a reputation for alternative synodal. Kuznetsova resolutely departs from the Russian tradition of the archaisic and “respectful” translation of biblical texts.

The militants of the Islamic State terrorist organization, banned in Russia, conducted an execution of at least 300 employees of the Iraqi Higher Electoral Commission in a military camp in the city of Mosul. It reports about it EFE agency with reference to representatives of the country's armed forces. According to the representative of the Armed Forces of the province of Nineveh, Mahmud al-Savarich, at least 50 women were executed.

The number of subscribers of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Twitter reached 4 million. He reported this in his microblog. 4 million readers. Thanks for your interest! pic.twitter.com/ecjz4uupkh - Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedEvrussia) August 9, 2015 It is worth noting that Medvedev has accounts on the social network Facebook and Instagram, and also regularly updates his video blog. Medvedev registered a page on Twitter five years ago during his visit to Twitter, Silicon Valley.

The People’s Bank of China allowed the ruble to go along with the Yuan in the Chinese city of Suifynhe, which borders with Russia. This was reported by the Sinhua agency. The city authorities are sure that this measure will help the development of tourism and economic cooperation between states.

On the territory of the alienation zone in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a new focus of fire of the forest was revealed. This was reported by the press service of the State Emergencies Ministry of Ukraine. The service noted that the situation is controlled.

In January, we talked about the beginning of the field clinical tests of a number of vaccines against the virus causing Ebola fever. Recently, the results obtained during these tests were announced. And the results inspire optimism. It is separately noteworthy that, thanks to the special testing methodology, they were able to conduct them in record time.

Relatives of the dead passengers of the Airbus A320 aircraft, who broke up in the Alps on March 24, will sue the Germanwings airline, Bild Am Sonntag reports . According to lawyer Elmar Himulla, representing the interests of 39 families, the lawsuit is preparing in the United States. Its main goal is to establish how the pilot Andreas loves, who was in a state of depression and underwent treatment with a psychiatrist, could be allowed to drive a vehicle.

Maxim Russo Yann Libessart/EPA In January, we talked about the beginning of the field clinical tests of a number of vaccines against the virus causing Ebola fever. Recently, the results obtained during these tests were announced. And the results inspire optimism. It is separately noteworthy that, thanks to the special testing methodology, they were able to conduct them in record time.

Four Armenian citizens were among those killed in the collision between a seaplane and a helicopter over the Istra reservoir, Novosti-Armenia reports with reference to the republican department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. “Armenian rescuers published the names of the dead compatriots: Eric (8 years old) and Ophelia (10 years old) Gelchyan and Larisa (25 years old) and Paruyr (26 years old) Manukyan,” the message says.

All Russian national basketball teams are allowed to participate in official competitions. reports this TASS . “After serious negotiations, FIBA ​​decided that our national teams will be allowed to participate in all competitions held under the auspices of FIBA. So the sports part will not be affected in any way,” said Deputy Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Pavel Kolobkov. Earlier, he took part in a meeting of the FIBA ​​central bureau in Tokyo.

The number of victims of the helicopter collision and hydraulic planes over the Istra reservoir in the Moscow Region increased to three, a source in the Ministry of Emergencies told RIA Novosti . “The bodies of a man and a child born in 2007 were discovered,” the source said. Earlier, two dead were reported , including a 10-year-old girl. The source said that the deceased girl was seven years old. Also, the Ministry of Emergencies reported that a girl who had a helicopter had died.

The chief physician of the first city hospital in Moscow, Alexei Light, said that in the state of People's Artist of the USSR Lev Durov there was a positive dynamics. His words are given by RIA Novosti . There is a small positive dynamics, it breathes better. The condition was relatively stabilized, it is still extremely serious, but stably extremely serious, ”the light explained. Recall that two days earlier, Durov was urgently hospitalized in the first city hospital after losing consciousness.

In Mordovia, on the site from the Ruzaevka station to the Penza Park station, the Kuibyshev Railway Restored the traffic, this was reported on the Russian Railways website. “At 1:30 Moscow time, restoration work on the section of the Kuibyshev Railway is completed,” the company said. Recall, on the eve of the four cars of the Yekaterinburg -Adler train left the rails. As a result of the incident, two people received bruises, and psychological assistance was provided to two.

In the city of Houston, Texas, an unknown armed man fired in a private house. He shot eight people, including five children, KHOU local television channel reports citing the police. At about 7:00 Moscow time, the police received a message about shooting next to the Houston veterans memorial. When law enforcement officers arrived at the place, the shooter surrendered without resistance. Then the police examined the house where the bodies of the dead were found.

On August 9, 1930, journalist Alexander Bovin was born. Personal business Alexander Evgenievich Bovin (1930-2004) was born in Leningrad in the family of a soldier. The family often moved, because the father was constantly transferred from one city to another. Until 1936, the Bowny family lived in a children's village (now Tsarskoye Selo). After the father was sent to serve in Dnepropetrovsk, then to the Far East, and at the beginning of 1947 - to Gorky.