In Rio de Janeiro Monday, the Olympics is gaining momentum and “Polit.ru” carefully monitors everything that happens at the games and around them. You can read a brief overview of the first day of the competition here . The second day was no less rich in records and dramatic interchanges. A clear favorite of awards appeared in the medal standings - this is the US national team, in the piggy bank of which is already 12 medals.

On Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Erdogan should meet in St. Petersburg with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Before the visit, Erdogan noted that Türkiye is thinking about the resumption of negotiations on the project “Turkish Stream”. The English -language press discusses this as a sign of rapprochement between Russia and Turkey in the context of cooling relations between Turkey and the West.

Maria Blokhina The structure of funds of funds to budgets of different levels over the past months has undergone strong changes. So, according to Interfax, for the first half of 2016, the volume of revenues to the budget of the capital from the income tax paid by labor migrants amounted to 6.8 billion rubles. This indicator is 2.3 times higher than income income tax, which are registered in Moscow.

When scientists learned what the temperature is on the surface of Venus, they were extremely disappointed. Previously, it was assumed that the climate of Venus is not so different from the earthly, which means that animals and plants can exist on this planet. But it turned out that due to the strong greenhouse effect on Venus, it was too hot even for the presence of liquid water there. According to the latest data, the average surface temperature of Venus is about 477 ° C.

The American swing of Lilly King criticized the gesture of Julia Efimova, reports Sports Illustrated . The Russian athlete was initially not allowed to the Olympic Games in Rio, but at the last moment this decision was changed . Efimova and King competed in the semifinals at a distance of 100 m Brasses. After the Russian woman won the America's first semifinal swim, she raised one finger. King answered her, shaking her finger.

In the Voronezh region on the Kursk -Saratov highway, an accident occurred with the participation of the bus in which German citizens were traveling, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Voronezh head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The headquarters website clarifies that one of the participants in the accident-a 33-year-old resident of the Polorinsky district of the Voronezh region-was driving from the side of Saratov in the direction of Kursk behind the wheel of the VAZ-21099.

Anton Bykov American swimmer Michael Felps wikipedia.org In Rio de Janeiro Monday, the Olympics is gaining momentum and “Polit.ru” carefully monitors everything that happens at the games and around them. You can read a brief overview of the first day of the competition here . The second day was no less rich in records and dramatic interchanges. A clear favorite of awards appeared in the medal standings - this is the US national team, in the piggy bank of which is already 12 medals.

Delta Airlines said that the reason for the problems in the computer system was allegedly disconnecting electricity at its headquarters in Atlanta. How long the consequences of the accident will be eliminated is still unknown. Earlier, the media reported that due to problems in the system, the company's flights around the world were canceled. It is known that aircraft in the air have no problems with the system.

The leader of the Russian swimming team, Julia Efimova, took second place according to the results of two semi -finals, TASS reports. She overcame the distance of 100 meters with a brass for 1: 05.72. The first place was taken by the American Lilly King (1: 05.70). Recall that in March 2016, Efimova’s samples found traces of Meldonia. The 2013 tests also gave a positive result.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine summons the country's President Petro Poroshenko for questioning in the case of crimes against Euromaidan activists in January-February 2014. Then dozens of people were killed by sniper fire. writes about this Ukrainian News with reference to a source in the Prosecutor General’s Office. “The interrogation will take place in August, a more specific date is unknown,” the message says.

The head coach of the Makhachkalinsky Anji, in the past, the mentor and president of the Moscow FC Lokomotiv Yuri Semin said that he was ready to return to the railway workers if he received such an offer, TASS reports. Earlier today it became known that the head coach of Lokomotiv, Igor Cherevchenko, resigned due to the disastrous match of Lokomotiv with Tomu. The leadership of the club, according to the media, persuades the coach to stay.

Two -time Olympic champion in height jumping Elena Isinbaeva and the world champion in 110 meters with barriers Sergey Shubenkov filed an appeal to the Swiss federal court in Lausanne regarding their removal from participation in the Olympics. This was reported by TASS with reference to the official representative of the court.

The Japanese emperor Akihito made a speech in which there was a distinct hint of his desire to renounce the throne. The English -speaking media are discussing prospects. Akihito, explains the BBC , did not say about the intention to renounce directly. A direct statement could be interpreted as an attempt to intervene in politics, and Japanese emperors are forbidden to make political statements.

The head of the Portuguese of Portugal Tiago Brando Rodriguez was robbed on Rio de Janeiro Street, the robber was caught in hot pursuit, the Spanish edition of ABC reports . The minister was in the capital of Brazil as part of the Portuguese delegation, which came to the Olympic Games. The robber went to the official on the street and, showing a knife, demanded to give a wallet and a cell phone, which Rodriguez did.

The son of a member of the House of Representatives from Kansas Scott Schwaba Kyileb Thomas died in the Kansas-City water park. It is reported by Kansas City Star . The boy rode on the highest water slide in the world in the Schlitterban water park. The height of the attraction is equal to the height of the 17-story building. Kyilebu Shvabu was ten years old. Currently, the details of the incident are not disclosed.