The team of ex-head of the FBI Robert Muller, appointed by a special adviser to investigate the “intervention” of Russia in the election of the US president, first requested documents in the “Russian case” in the White House. About this writes The New York Times. We are talking about information about the former adviser to the US President on National Security, Michael Flynne, who has the White House.

The Otkritie Bank is negotiating a new investor. This was reported by Interfax with reference to Bloomberg, and also confirmed the source of RBC. “Negotiations last week went into an active stage. Preparation may take weeks. Different options for the transaction are considered, ”said the interlocutor of RBC. According to The Bell, a large Western bank can become the buyer.

In Irkutsk, five volunteers of the election headquarters Alexei Navalny were detained. This was reported in the group of the Irkutsk team of Navalny in VKontakte. Among the detainees there is one minor. As specified in the headquarters, volunteers were detained during the distribution of leaflets, they made protocols for agitation outside the election period.

The decision of the European Union to include in the sanctions list of two employees of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation caused a “bewilderment” in the department, Interfax reports. “The Ministry of Energy of Russia has no doubt that the EU made a decision based on political reasons,” the agency quoted the Ministry of the Ministry quoted.

Hacker Hatchins, previously detained by the FBI, will be released on bail $ 30 thousand on August 7. It is reported by Associated Press. According to lawyer Adrian Lobo, Khatchins could not be released on August 4, since the defense did not manage to make a deposit before the closure of the accounting department. The lawyer also added that the defense intends to appeal the court decision. After release, the hacker will be forced to use the computer and go online, Reuters emphasized.

A failure in the operation of operations with Customers of the Otkritie Bank and his partner Rocketbank occurred due to damage to the fiber-optic cable. This is stated on the page of "discovery" on Facebook. The Otkritie bank established the cause of interruptions in the operation of part of ATMs and customer cards. They became the result of damage to the fiber -optic cable.

At a meeting with local authorities President Vladimir Putin at the Council for the Development of Local Self -Government demanded to stop ignoring citizens' appeals, TASS reports . “It is important that on the part of the authorities there is a counter desire to hear, understand the proposals of initiative citizens or initiative groups. I have repeatedly said that to ignore citizens' proposals, to engage in “bureaucratic football” is categorically wrong, ”the Russian leader said.

On the morning of August 5, the bitcoin exchange rate exceeded $ 3200, according to trading data of cryptocurrency exchanges. So, on the Chinese okcoin site by 08:15 Moscow time, the cost of cryptocurrency was $ 3256, on the Kraken exchange reached $ 3242. As TechCrunch writes , thus, the course updated the historical maximum. Forklog recalls that in mid -June, cryptocurrency first exceeded $ 3,000. Then the rate decreased to $ 2900, in mid -July it fell below $ 2000.

The Berlin police detained two tourists from China, who portrayed a Nazi greeting in front of the Reichstag building. It is reported by Reuters . The police clarified that the Chinese, one of which is 36 years old, the other - 49, “taking a pose known from the Nazi period,” photographed each other on mobile phones. Tourists will appear before the court on charges of using symbols of prohibited organizations, before the hearing they were released on bail € 500 from each.

Customers of the Otkritie Bank and its partner, Rocketbank, were faced with the inability to carry out operations on the map, in particular, to remove cash. Messages about this appeared on Facebook and Twitter . On the main screen of the Rocketbank application, users see a notification of problems with the card.

The State Department of the United States sent the UN first official notice of the country's intention to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. This was reported on the website of the State Department. As noted by US President Donald Trump, Washington reserved the right to join the agreement again if the conditions become “more favorable” for the American side.

Turkey transferred the province of the Kilis of the howitzer to the border with Syria, reports Anadolu. The agency clarifies that we are talking about six trucks with installations. The howitzers, according to the Anadol, will be placed "directly on the border with Syria." As Reuters adds, tanks were also sent to the border. Kilis borders Afrin on the Syrian region, controlled by Kurdish detachments of folk self -defense (YPG), recalls the agency.