You can get to the tiny village of Monastery only by ferry. Three times a day he comes from a wasp - a small city in the Perm Territory. Over the past seven years, three dozen homeless old people have taken advantage of the crossing to settle in the private shelter of Hope Tolstikova In Perm newspapers, the monastery shelter praised and scolded, called a positive example of social entrepreneurship and concentration camp for the elderly.

Experts from the HSE Development Center Institute said that the Russian economy is shrinking on a “broad front”, almost all sectors are operating in the red, and the Reserve Fund may be exhausted before the end of the year due to the loss of oil revenues, RBC reports . According to HSE researchers, it is too early to talk about the restoration of economic activity in Russia.

Belgian Paralympian Marika Vervoet intends to undergo euthanasia after her performance at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. TASS reports this. The athlete has paralyzed legs and competes in wheelchair races. In 2012, Vervoet became the champion of the Paralympic Games in London at a distance of 100 meters. “Sport is the only meaning of my life. It’s very difficult for me to fight the disease and train. The 2016 Games are my last dream.

The children's palliative department in Novokuznetsk has been working for more than three years. And since last fall, an exit service appeared there. For many small patients, this is the only chance not just to get help, but to chat with the world We help Vera help Marina is 17 years old, she has cerebral palsy and teenage nihilism. When the whole world is enclosed in a small apartment on the outskirts of Novokuznetsk, mom and two cats, I want to rebel and show the character at least to them.

In the Irkutsk region, investigators are conducting a pre-investigation check of information about the use of slave labor at a sawmill in Bratsk, writes RIA Novosti. July 29 TV channel “360” reported that a resident of Serpukhov found a note in construction materials that were delivered from one of the enterprises in Bratsk. “Help! We are kept without water and passports. There are many of us here. Albek (spelling preserved - ed.),” the text says. The man reported the find to the police.

A twelve-year-old boy died from anthrax in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. TASS reports this. The child was evacuated to the Salekhard district hospital from the source of infection. “The infection took one life. It became known about the death of a twelve-year-old boy in the Salekhard district hospital. He died 90% from anthrax; he had an intestinal form of the disease.

The first head transplant candidate, Valery Spiridonov, created an autopilot system for wheelchairs. RIA Novosti reports this. The development was made by Spiridonov and his team as part of the new startup Clever Chair. “For the past few months, I have been working with an international team of engineers to develop a device that combines the best of the worlds of robotics, computer programs and spatial scanners.

The winner of the Slavic Bazaar song competition, 11-year-old Nastya Gladilina from Bryansk, gave part of the prize money to Rusfond’s ward, 10-year-old Pasha Dengin, the organization’s press service reports . “Pasha Dengin is from the Krasnoyarsk Territory, he was brought up in an orphanage and only last year found a new family.

A rehabilitation camp for children who have suffered from cancer will operate in Novosibirsk at the Sea Bay social assistance center from August 1 to 19. Sib.fm reports this. The camp is built on the SeriousFun Children's Network model, which was created by US actor Paul Newman in the late 1980s. The first shift began on August 1 - 21 children aged from seven to 14 years old will spend a week in the camp.

In the first half of 2016, the Rus Food Fund distributed 3.2 thousand tons of food free of charge to low-income families and other people in need from 80 regions of Russia, writes Orthodox World. The list of goods donated to people included cereals, butter, dairy products, canned food, tea, juices, baby purees, meat and fish. In addition, the foundation donated personal hygiene products, household chemicals, and diapers for children to the poor.

In the USA, a portable programmable bioreactor has been developed that can be used to quickly synthesize single doses of protein drugs. This is reported by N+1. The device was created at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is a set of containers containing genetically modified yeast fungi. The developers chose them because fungi can grow quickly in simple and inexpensive growth media. They can also produce large amounts of protein.

Due to a lack of funds, in 2017 the government may cut 40% of budget places in universities from the level established for this year, writes Gazeta.ru. ru". The publication refers to documents prepared by the Ministry of Education and Science for the budget meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.