On February 26, the widow of musician John Lennon was hospitalized in the US capital due to a severe cold. Earlier , Sobesednik.ru wrote that at an auction in the United States, a 10-centimeter lock of singer John Lennon’s hair was sold for 35 thousand dollars. As foreign media reported, the widow of the leader of the legendary group The Beatles, Yoko Ono, was taken to a hospital in New York due to a severe cold. Earlier, journalists reported that Yoko Ono had a stroke.

Photo: Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin in Minsk // Global Look Press Sobesednik.ru found out why Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev left for Belarus, leaving Russia at the same time. As Sobesednik.ru previously wrote, the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, had to explain why Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev simultaneously left the country to participate in a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State.

On February 27, it became known that the authorities of Mumbai in India had introduced a ban on selfies in a number of urban areas. CNN reports that Indian authorities have introduced a ban on selfies in 16 zones of Mumbai. These places were considered high-risk areas - in particular, in one of these places, from where a fort popular with tourists is visible, in January 2016, an 18-year-old girl fell and died while trying to take a selfie.

On February 27, it became known that a man from the United States shot his wife and two adopted children; one more child survived. AP reported that an unknown man living in Washington state in the USA called the police and said that he had killed his entire family. Special forces arrived at the scene and negotiated with the man for three hours. The decision was made to storm the house; at which point the man committed suicide in the backyard.

Photo: Alexey Miller has headed Gazprom for 15 years // Global Look Press A Sobesednik.ru columnist reflects on the prospects for Alexey Miller, who was re-elected as head of Gazprom. The head of Gazprom will remain in this most important post for another five years. Formally, the event will take place in May - something like an inauguration, when the contract with the head of Gazprom, the world's largest gas company, will be officially extended until May 2021.

Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin scored 40 goals during the season of the National Hockey League championship. Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin scored his 40th goal of the season in the regular season of the US National Hockey League in a victorious match against the Minnesota Wild. He became the tenth player in NHL history to score 40 goals in 8 seasons.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said that Boris Nemtsov’s activities did not interfere with him in any way. On February 27, in an interview with the Central Television program on NTV, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said that the murdered opposition politician Boris Nemtsov did not interfere with him at all. “Because he is not on my level,” Kadyrov clarified.

Photo: A wreath laid by John Tefft at the site of Nemtsov’s death // Valery Gannenko / Sobesednik.ru On February 27, six participants in the march in memory of Nemtsov in Kemerovo were detained. The US Ambassador to the Russian Federation paid tribute to the memory of the politician. TASS reported that six participants in an uncoordinated march in memory of Boris Nemtsov were detained in Kemerovo.

Ramzan Kadyrov urged not to look for traces of a political conflict in a domestic fight between military personnel in Chechnya. Earlier , Sobesednik.ru wrote that Ramzan Kadyrov agreed to remain as head of Chechnya after the expiration of his term, if the highest authorities asked him to do so.

On February 27, a car trailer carrying new foreign cars for Russia got into an accident on the Russian-Estonian border. As Interfax reported, a trailer with Mercedes cars, which were intended for transportation to Russia, overturned near the Estonian-Russian border crossing Koidula in Estonia. According to the preliminary version, the cause of the accident was ice. The truck driver lost control, drove into a ditch at high speed and fell on his side.

An investigation has been launched against the traffic police officers who allowed actor Valery Nikolaev to leave the courtroom. Earlier , Sobesednik.ru wrote that actor Valery Nikolaev will serve 10 days of administrative arrest in Moscow for disobeying the demands of a traffic police officer.

Photo: Alexey Batalov // Anatoly Lomokhov / Global Look Press Sobesednik.ru looked into the scandal surrounding the charity “concert for folk artists in distress.” Last week, a scandal erupted - the Moscow House of Actors announced a fundraiser for folk artists who, in their opinion, are in dire straits. They attributed Alexey Batalov, Natalya Fateeva and Margarita Terekhova to the beggars.

Russian Foreign Ministry representative Maria Zakharova responded to the words of State Department representative Mark Toner about what Russia needs to do. Earlier , Sobesednik.ru wrote that on February 27, the Syrian opposition announced a ceasefire violation by government troops. On February 27, in her Facebook account, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, responded to the statement of the State Department representative Mark Toner.

On February 27, a parked car exploded near a police post in Thailand. Two people died. LifeNews reports that at least two people were killed as a result of a powerful explosion that occurred on February 27 near a police post in Pattani province in Thailand. Another seven people received injuries of varying severity. Local police reported that a parked car, which was reported stolen, exploded at the checkpoint. It was filled with explosives.

Actor Valery Nikolaev will serve 10 days of administrative arrest in Moscow for disobeying the demands of a traffic police officer. Earlier, Sobesednik.ru wrote about the detention of actor Valery Nikolaev in Moscow on February 25. The incident occurred due to the fact that Nikolaev ignored the demand of a State Traffic Inspectorate employee, did not get out of the car and rammed several cars in the capital.