The image of the ghost made about 3,500 years ago was found on the Babylonian clay plate stored in the British Museum. The plate itself got into the museum in the 19th century, but although the cuneiform text has been preserved on it, the drawing accompanying it is visible only at a certain angle and therefore was noticed only now.

In one of the schools of the Perm Territory on October 18, the student fired. No one was injured, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the region said . The incident occurred around 8:00 (6:00 Moscow time). The sixth grader came to the school with weapons - which one, the police were not specified. He fired twice at the wall and the ceiling. As a result of the incident, no one was injured. The police detained a teenager.

The Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court recognized the unregistered interregional association "Male State" with an extremist organization, Kommersant reports . The state prosecution claimed that representatives of the organization arranged the grass of women and representatives of other nationalities.

Finland on October 18 opened the Vainikkala border point, through which high-speed trains from St. Petersburg and Moscow followed the pandemic, according to the website of the government. Prior to the Pandemia of Coronavirus, through this point from Helsinki to Petersburg, the Alegro expresses and the Lev Tolstoy trains to Moscow. Other items on the border of Finland and Russia remain closed. Finland authorities extended the restrictions until November 7th.

Russia lifted the ban on the entry of close relatives of foreigners who constantly live in Russia, the Telegram channel of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation says . The ban was introduced as part of the fight against the Pandemia of Coronavirus.

In the Scottish district, North Ershir began to introduce a person recognition system in school canteens, reports Financial Times. This should accelerate the service of students. Nine schools participate in the project. The Council of North Ershira noted that 97% of parents gave consent to the processing of data from their children.

A method has been developed that can revolutionize brain cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, temporarily allowing drugs and other substances to cross a hematoencephalic barrier - a structure that separates the blood vessels of the brain from its other tissues.

Employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) during searches in a correctional colony No. 1 in Vladikavkaz after riots found more than 180 prohibited items, RBC writes with reference to the press service of the department. Among the items were cell phones, chargers for them, headphones, artisanal scissors, knives, screwdrivers. According to the FSIN, the damage from the riots in the colony amounted to more than 3 million rubles. Riot in IR No. 1 in Vladikavkaz began on October 15.

The Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, Maksut Shadaev, announced that by the end of next year, accounts for children will appear on the public services portal, Interfax reports . The official explained that now in Russia there are many digital services for children. One of them is an electronic diary.

The opera singer, the soloist of the Mariinsky Theater, Viktor Korotich, said that he was detained by the police. There was a conflict between the artist and the police, writes Fontanka. The incident happened on the Street of the Printers Union. Three policemen approached Korotich and asked to present documents. They explained that he could be wanted. Since the singer did not have a passport, he proposed to check the identity through the theater’s website - there is his photo there.

Former Director of the Main Directorate of Foreign Security (DGSE) of France Bernard Bazhole said that in 2017, the Russian Mole allegedly got into the country's Ministry of Defense, writes RIA Novosti. In an interview for the documentary “Vladimir Putin: the owner of the game” (Poutine, Le Maître du Jeu), he said that spy activity did not stop after the Cold War. “In fact, when I was the general director of the external security service, I brought this [information] to the attention of [power].

The Publishing House "New Literary Review" represents the book of sociologist Karin Cleman "Patriotism from below. “How is it possible for people to live so poorly in a rich country?” How do citizens of modern Russia relate to their country and realize themselves part of the nation? According to Karin Cleman, the process of national construction in post -Soviet Russia is still not completed.

Karin Cleman The Publishing House "New Literary Review" represents the book of sociologist Karin Cleman "Patriotism from below. “How is it possible for people to live so poorly in a rich country?” How do citizens of modern Russia relate to their country and realize themselves part of the nation? According to Karin Cleman, the process of national construction in post -Soviet Russia is still not completed.

Former Governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Sergey Furgal, who is accused of organizing the murders of businessmen, will insist on consideration of the case with the participation of jury. The lawyer of the ex-official Mikhail Karapetyan told TASS that his client signed the protocol on familiarization with the materials of the criminal case. “He insists on his innocence and stated that the trial would take place with the participation of a jury,” the lawyer said.

In the three regions of Russia, by the end of 2022, electronic passports will be introduced, TASS writes with reference to the Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of Maksut Shadaev. He announced this at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications. In which regions will they be the first to launch an electronic passport, he did not specify.