Mass running marathons have gradually become the most fashionable sports trend. Unfortunately, there are more and more deaths Photo: Global Look Press Mass running marathons have gradually become the most fashionable sports trend. The organizers attract participants with arguments about a healthy lifestyle, but never mention the deaths, which are increasing in number. Are they responsible for them?

One person was killed and one was injured as a result of a train collision in the Semenovskaya embankment area in the center of the capital. According to the city news agency "Moscow" , the incident occurred on Friday, May 31, in the Basmanny district of the Central Administrative District: a train hit two people, as a result of which one of them died. It is noted that operational services are currently working at the scene of the incident and an investigation is underway.

North Korea's special envoy for US affairs, Kim Hyok Chol, was executed after negotiations failed in Hanoi. As Bloomberg reports, citing the Chosun Ilbo newspaper, after negotiations between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump in Hanoi, during which the leaders of the countries could not reach an agreement, five high-ranking officials were executed in the DPRK.

The head of the Mining University, Vladimir Litvinenko, became the richest rector in Russia. RBC reports this with reference to the income declarations of the rectors of Russian universities. In 2018, Vladimir Litvinenko earned 236.9 million rubles, which is 5% less than in 2017. In 1997, Litvinenko was the scientific supervisor of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

During trading on Friday, May 31, the price of Brent oil fell by 1.32% in exchange trading. According to London's ICE exchange, Brent oil for July delivery fell 1.32% to $65.99 per barrel. On Thursday, its value fell by 3.71%. July WTI oil futures are also falling in price on the New York Stock Exchange: oil fell by 1.06% to $55.99 per barrel. The day before, its price fell by 3.77%. The drop in oil prices comes after the US imposed import tariffs on Mexican goods.

The approval rating for Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has reached a historic high. The corresponding data is presented in the results of the Levada Center survey. Thus, 57% of the capital’s residents expressed positive trust in the Moscow mayor. 31% of respondents have an “average” attitude towards Sobyanin, 11% have a negative attitude. At the same time, Muscovites began to treat the Moscow City Duma worse.

Hero of our 2010s? Photo: cover fragment Perhaps, at any time, the younger generation yearns to have their own literary hero. A hero of his time. One that would face the typical problems of its era and try out different ways to solve them, giving the reader food for thought. Nowadays, Jonathan Trefoil from Meg Rosoff's book Jonathan Off a Leash would be perfect for this role.

Forecasters told what weather residents of Moscow and the region should expect on Friday, May 31. According to the Meteonovosti portal, in the coming 24 hours the capital region will continue to be under the influence of an atmospheric front with waves, which will lead to cloudy weather with clearings, short-term rains and thunderstorms. The maximum air temperature in Moscow during the day on May 31 will be 23-25 ​​degrees Celsius, in the region - up to +28 degrees.

The court in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk decided to leave killer whales and beluga whales in a “whale prison” in the Primorsky Territory. As Interfax reports, on Friday, May 31, the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Court partially satisfied the claim of animal rights activists for the release of killer whales and beluga whales from the so-called “whale prison” in Primorye, recognizing that the animals were caught illegally.

Did Georgian TV presenter Giorgi Gabunia insult Putin or Russia? On June 7, speaking on the Rustavi 2 TV channel, which is in opposition to the current Georgian authorities, presenter Georgy Gabunia began his program with a 40-second obscene tirade against Russian President Vladimir Putin and his late relatives. Soon, protests began outside the channel's building, and its broadcasting was temporarily interrupted.

President Vladimir Putin has renamed Russian airports in honor of the finalists of the Great Names of Russia competition. Let us recall that the vote on naming Russian air harbors after prominent Russians took place at the end of last year. Based on the results of the survey, it was decided that Moscow Sheremetyevo airport would be named in honor of Alexander Pushkin, and Domodedovo in honor of Mikhail Lomonosov.

Kosovo authorities have declared UN mission employee Mikhail Krasnoshchekov persona non grata. Sobesednik.ru previously wrote that Mikhail Krasnoshchekov, detained during a special operation in Kosovo, was released from custody. The Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed republic, Ramush Haradinaj, in a conversation with RTK , said that Krasnoshchekov was declared persona non grata.

Critics noticed the disappearance of a number of scenes from the Russian version of the film about Elton John, shown at the Cannes Film Festival. Earlier, TV viewers also reported that Russian distributors changed the nationality of the main villain of the cartoon “The Secret Life of Pets 2,” whose name in the original version was Sergei and he spoke with a pronounced Eastern European accent.

A year ago, when the authorities decisively announced their intention to raise the retirement age, everyone was assured that future pre-retirees - people under 60 - would not have any problems finding employment. Even then, few doubted that this was a lie in its purest form, but now I had to verify this from my own experience. Even in the capital, these same problems are already clearly observed among much younger people - those who are only 40+.

According to the results of a Levada Center survey, 66% of Russians currently approve of Vladimir Putin’s activities.