A new study shows that the French king Louis IX and most of his army during the eighth crusade suffered from scurvy. For the first time, Louis went on a crusade in 1244. He conducted hostilities in the Nile Delta, but was defeated and was even captured by Muslims, so he had to pay a significant ransom. In 1270, he went on a new crusade, which was the eighth major campaign of Europeans on the Arab lands. Only the French participated in it.

The acting governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, promised not to submit to the election commander, which were collected in his support in the Vyborg district. With such a statement, he made a video message. According to Beglov, now “political speculations” are unfolding around the collection of signatures. “During the elections - not only in our city, but throughout the world - there are speculations. So it happened in the Vyborg district, ”he said.

The metropolitan city hall agreed on the Moscow Day of the Signature Day. About this with reference to the applicant of the event and the candidate for the Moscow City Duma from the Yabloko party, Julia Galyamin reports Interfax . As specified, the event is announced with the participation of 300 people.

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to return the arrested Ukrainian sailors to Ukraine. The Ukrainian leader stated about this, as UNIAN reports, speaking at a press conference in Kiev. “I would like to contact the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. We all have children. Return the children to parents, ”he said. At the same time, he uttered the last two sentences in Russian.

The Ministry of Emergencies announced an emergency warning in Moscow in connection with the weather worsening. It is reported by TASS . It is noted that a thunderstorm, rain, hail and strong wind with gusts of 15-20 m/s are going on the capital. Rescuers called on drivers to move at minimum speed and increase the distance from the walking vehicles in front.

Companies that control in Russia critical infrastructure objects transmit information about cyber attacks to foreign organizations without the knowledge of Russian special services. According to RBC with reference to the FSB data, this is a violation of applicable regulations. The department believes that such an interaction can help foreign special services.

The main event of this week is the G20 summit in Osaka. He will begin tomorrow, yesterday Vladimir Putin discussed with the Council of People's Commissars preparations for the planned activities of the event to bilateral meetings. Teresa May, Emmanuel Macron, Shinzo Abe, Donald Trump and others have already voiced their intention to meet the head of the Russian Federation. The American leader, on the eve of the event, dismissed the head of the protocol service.

On June 26, in Obninsk, the Governor of the Kaluga Region Anatoly Artamonov took part in a celebration dedicated to the peaceful use of nuclear energy and the 65th anniversary of the launch of the Obninsky nuclear power plant. This was reported by the press service of the Government of the Kaluga Region.

In a number of countries of the world, Internet users have problems with access to the resources of free online encyclopedia "Wikipedia". The failure occurred on the night of June 27, the first signals about him began to arrive at about 03:38 Moscow time. According to the Downdetector service, which fixes problems in the work of popular sites and mobile applications, the largest number of complaints (88%) was directly related to the work of Wikipedia.

The leaders of the United States and Russia Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet in Osak at 14:00 on June 28. It is reported by Reuters with reference to the representative of the White House. The meeting will be held during the G20 summit at 14:00 local time (8:00 Moscow time). After that, June 29, Trump will also meet with the leader of China Xi Jinping. Earlier, the American president said that he was sure of a very good conversation with Putin.

The State Duma approved the law that is aimed at combating tickets of tickets. As reported on the website of the lower house of parliament, he must enter into force in September 2019. According to innovations, a ban on ticket sales will be introduced at a price above the nominal, and only organizations of culture or company with which the appropriate agreement is concluded will be able to distribute them. At the same time, the commission will not have to exceed 10% of the ticket value.

The Council of Europe extended economic restrictions against Russia for another six months, until January 31, 2020. Recall that the sanctions were imposed by the EU in the spring of 2014 after the accession of Crimea to the Russian Federation and the war in Ukraine. Individual sanctions against some Russian companies and citizens. In response, Russia introduced grocery counter -sanctions. On June 24, President Vladimir Putin once again extended them until December 31, 2020.

Over the past year, biologically active additives (dietary supplements) have risen in the Russian retail pharmaceutical market over the past year: their price increased on average to 190 rubles per package. This is evidenced by the data of the DSM Group report compiled by the results of the retail audit of the Farmrynka of the Russian Federation in May, Izvestia write.

The import substitution of painkillers that are necessary for palliative care in the Russian Federation will be completely completed by 2023. This, according to RBC , said Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova. “Russian production will move further towards import substitution, and those dosage forms that are necessary for palliative assistance to both adults and children's population will be completely [produced] by 2023,” Golikova said.

The city court of Bryansk sentenced a local resident to pay a fine of 30 thousand rubles under an article on “disrespect for society and power”. The reason why the girl was brought to justice was the dance of the “mound of immortality” - a monument to those who died during the Great Patriotic War. The head of the Agora human rights group Pavel Chikov drew attention to the verdict pronounced by a resident of Bryansk.