Archaeologists suggest that when studying the ships of the famous pirate Samuel Bellamy, known for the nickname of Black Sam, who had sank in 1717, they managed to find the remains of Bellamy himself. To verify this, scientists will equalize DNA allocated from bone with samples obtained from the now living relative Bellamy.

About 200 trucks cannot go to Ukraine through the checkpoint of Nekhoteevka of the Belgorod Region. This is stated in the message of the Belgorod Customs, which is quoted by Interfax . The queue of trucks accumulated due to snow drifts, writes Bel.ru. According to customs, the Ukrainian side significantly reduced the passage of transport in connection with the blizzard and the poor condition of the roads.

Two people who died during the shooting at the University of Michigan were the parents of the 19-year-old shooter James Eric Davis Jr., ABC 7 reports with reference to the police. The victims were police officer James Eric Davis Sr. and his wife Diva Davis. Shooting on the territory of the University campus occurred on March 2. Parents came to the hostel to take their son home for the holidays. He shot them from his father’s weapons and disappeared from the scene of the crime.

Vladimir Putin at a rally in Luzhniki Photo: Grigory Sysoev, Ria.ru The current president of Russia spoke at a rally in the Luzhniki in front of his supporters. In addition to Vladimir Putin, the audience saw pop stars, politicians and hockey players who won the recent Olympics. The entrance to the event, as his poster reported , was free. Anyone could come and “express their support” to the candidate. A similar concert in Luzhniki was held before the past elections, in 2012.

Maxim Russo Pirate ship in the battle Wikimedia Commons Archaeologists suggest that when studying the ships of the famous pirate Samuel Bellamy, known for the nickname of Black Sam, who had sank in 1717, they managed to find the remains of Bellamy himself. To verify this, scientists will equalize DNA allocated from bone with samples obtained from the now living relative Bellamy.

The Russian Embassy in Uruguay commented on reports that Argentine cocaine could be supplied through the diplomatic mission in the Russian Federation. “References to a trace between Kokaine's Affairs in Argentina and the Russian embassy in Uruguay are the real fictions that denigrate the results of successful cooperation between Russia and the countries of Latin America,” RIA Novosti said in the Embassy’s press service.

Anna Sakoyan Election campaign in Italy English-language media continue to discuss the pre-election situation in Italy, where parliamentary elections are due to take place on March 4. Some commentators remain focused on the fact that there will be no clear winners in this election, raising the possibility of difficulties in forming the next government. Other writers have noted that the issue of immigration is of extraordinary importance as we approach this election.

Presidential candidate, TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak invited her competitors in the elections to Grigory Yavlinsky and Boris Titov to form an opposition coal. Sobchak believes to lead this coalition, who will make more votes. “Yavlinsky and Titov participate in these elections - it would be a good proposal inside these elections to make primaries for liberal candidates. Let's do it in this way: let the strongest win.

In the city of Strunino, the Aleksandrovsky district of the Vladimir region, a private house burned, in which a large family lived, reports Zebra-TV . The fire occurred at the address: 34 Street of the Renaissance on Saturday night. Four children died in the fire - the weather is from 2 to 5 years. According to the publication, adults could not pull them out of the second floor of a flaming house. The seven -year -old girl, mother of children and her roommate managed to escape.

The International Council of Football Associations (IFAB) officially approved the use of video replacements during matches. This was reported on the website IFAB. From now on, judges will be able to use the VAR system (Video Assistant Referee - “Judicial Video Hall”) to resolve controversial issues - whether the goal was clogged, whether to assign a penalty, whether it is required to remove the player for the rude game and who exactly violated the rules.

In the Polish city of Lidzbark-Warminsky, by decision of deputies of the city council, a monument of gratitude to the Red Army, erected in 1949, was dismantled. Dismantling, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, occurred on February 20. “With indignation, they learned about the next act of state vandalism regarding the monument to the Soviet soldiers-liberators in Poland,” they reacted today to demolish the monument in the Russian foreign policy.

St. Petersburg resident Viktor Olshansky, who recently caused an accident in which he threatened the victims, showing his prosecutor's ID, apologized on camera. The apology video was published on the Telegram channel of the Prosecutor General's Office.

The damage that Germany caused to Poland during World War II is $ 850 billion. This was announced in an interview with Rzeczpospolita by the head of the Polish Reparation Commission Arkadius Mularchik. According to him, this amount takes into account the destruction of settlements, industry and infrastructure, as well as the demographic consequences of World War II. The Mularian commission is preparing a report, on the basis of which Poland may turn to Germany with a request for reparations.

The latest Russian heavy missile "Angara-A5" decided to modernize. This was announced by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Rogozin, reports TASS .

The Russian Gazprom and the Ukrainian Naftogaz once again could not come to a peace agreement on a controversial issue. The Stockholm Arbitration Court at the end of February 2018 partially satisfied the requirements of the Ukrainian company, obliging the Russian state corporation to pay the plaintiff $ 4.673 billion. This is a penalty for the fact that Gazprom did not have transit gas and reduced the pressure in the pipes.