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At the city of Magdeburg, the capital of the German land, Saxony-Anhalt, where, as in other lands of Germany, rivers spilled due to heavy rains, water broke through a dam on the Elbe. More than twenty thousand local residents were forced to evacuate. Germany President Joachim Gauk visited the city of Halle in the vicinity of Magdeburg, where the damage from the flood is especially sensitive, and expressed support to residents. The peak of floods in Germany is expected in the coming days.

The Prime Minister of Moldova Yuri Lyanke spoke out for the resumption of negotiations on the problem of Transnistria. In a Sunday interview with the National Radio of Moldova, Lyanke announced the need (quote) "The return of the Transnistrian region to a single political, economic and cultural space." The head of government welcomed the "small steps" in the direction of settlement in Transnistria, made by the previous government led by Vlad Filat.

In the north of Egypt, the peasants scored to the death of their countryman. The incident occurred in the area of Dumyat. The sacrifice of the martyr was a carpenter, the fellow villagers accused him of killing a minibus driver during a quarrel due to money. According to the security agencies, the incident became the next case when the Egyptians decided to take the departure of the law into their own hands.

Barack Obama and Xi Jinping, California, June 8, 2013 US President Barack Obama and President of China Xi Jinping completed two-day negotiations in California, in a private estate near the city of Palm Springs. Washington and Beijing announced their readiness to develop cooperation on the basis of "greater openness". Trade and economic relations, mutual investments and cooperation in the field of energy were discussed.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan on Sunday again called participants in anti-government speeches throughout the country "Marauders". According to him, supporters of the party of justice and development, which is headed by Erdogan himself, should “teach a lesson” to all opponents in future elections. Earlier, Erdogan said that there would be no early elections in which protesters insist.

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh On June 10, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, the wife of the Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II, is 92 years old. The date is very solid, but unbrued - however, this time attention to it in Britain and its borders is more closely than usual: Prince Philip meets his birthday in the hospital where he had surgery. According to doctors, the Duke of Edinburgh is quickly recovering, although at this age any surgical intervention is not easy to transfer.

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Alexey Gaskarov The American mixed style fighter Jeff Monson called for the Russian anti -fascist Alexei Gaskarov. The video with the Monson statement is published on the YouTube website. "This man is fighting for your freedom, which seems to you so cheap until you lose it," said, in particular, the athlete. Monson urged to support not only Gaskarov, but also the entire anti -fascist movement that he represents. Alexey Gaskarov is now under arrest.

20 children who got to the hospital in Rostov-on-Don confirmed the diagnosis of acute meningitis. In total, according to Sunday morning, in the hospital, in the infectious department, 45 children remained, another 57 - they receive treatment at home. Six children from among the hospitalized - in intensive care. Mass disease was recorded in kindergarten No. 83, which is called "Teremok". One child who visited the nursery group died on June 4.

In Nalchik, a police officer died as a result of an armed attack on an outfit of the patrol service. He died in the hospital from the injuries, the city’s law enforcement agencies said. They noted that unknown people opened fire on the police around midnight. The shootout ensued. One of the attackers was killed, it turned out to be previously convicted for the illegal turnover of weapons by a resident of the Tersky district of Kabardino-Balkaria. The second criminal disappeared.

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In Sochi, the winners are announced at the Kinotavr festival. The main prize of the festival received the film by Alexander Veledinsky "Geographer Globe drank", created based on the novel of the same name by Alexei Ivanov. The film tells about the life of the drinking Permyak Viktor Servkin, who got a job at school. The best directorial work was recognized as Vitaly Mansky's “Pipe”, telling about life in the villages through which the gas pipeline of Urengoy is passing - Lumara - Uzhgorod.

In Paris, on the courts "Roland Garros" ended the second tennis tournament of the Grand Slam series in the year. Its winners were American Serena Williams and Spaniard Rafael Nadal. The gaze of Russian tennis fans once again turned to Maria Sharapova, who, despite her numerous statements, is somehow not particularly necessary for a Russian woman.