The fifth day of protests in Belarus may turn out to be a decisive The fifth day of protests against the falsification of the elections and violence of security forces in Belarus unexpectedly became the most massive and encouraging for protesters for the entire crisis. The workers of the largest Belarusian factories, MAZ and BELAZ joined the protests, and in Minsk, thousands of people first reached protests during the day and continue them until the evening.

The head of the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Yuri Karaev, took responsibility for the injuries of the protesters during their dispersal by the security forces and apologized, saying that it was provoked by the protesters. “I take responsibility and apologize for the injuries of random people at the protests who were 'handed out',” Karaev said. He also stated that the police have already begun to release the detained people and should do it faster.

Belarusian Telegram channel NEXTA LIVE -media-break in the year. At the height of protests, he became the main source of information about what is happening. His audience strives for 2 million-in a 10 millionth country. How many people are in the NEXTA Live team? Where do they get information from? Who finances them? We tell. What is NEXTA? The Nexta Live channel (“Nekhta” is “someone” in Belarusian) was created on the basis of the YouTube blog of the same name.

The world Lokdown forced developers and city authorities to reconsider approaches to urban planning. The new trend - large cities should combine self -sufficient areas with developed infrastructure and equipped green zone. On the example of one of the modern residential complexes of Moscow, we tell how in the capital's residential areas today everything necessary for a comfortable life appears.

The events in Belarus are observed by three quarters (72%) of Russians, VTsIOM found out . Most of the fellow citizens (59%) believe that the protests will soon be suppressed, and Alexander Lukashenko will retain power. The survey was conducted on August 11, 1,600 citizens took part in it. When asked whether you are interested in what was happening in Belarus, the vast majority of Russians answered in the affirmative.

Only direct losses from the Internet shutdown in Belarus amount to tens of millions of dollars a day, writes FT. Indirect ones can be expressed in the country's loss of a relatively prosperous IT sector. An estimate of losses of $56 million per day (or $141 million for 61 hours of mass outages since July 9) was given by the Netblocks service. The estimate includes losses from stopping Internet banking, taxis, cartography, online stores and other services.

By August 7, Russia's international reserves reached a record $600.7 billion, having increased by 1.5% over the week, according to the materials of the Central Bank. The previous maximum ($598.1 billion) was recorded on August 8, 2008, in the year of the global financial crisis. Reserves peaked at more than $500 billion in 2011 and 2013, and the last decade's low of $350 billion came in the spring of 2015. Adjusted for dollar inflation, today's peak is about 20% below the 2008 peak.

Sergei Sobyanin told what measures of the authorities will take in order to restrain the spread of coronavirus infection in the fall. From September, schools and offices will work almost as usual, but the holding of mass events in the city will be limited.

The OTCPharm company, which produces the anti-virus Arbidol, was fined by the Federal Antimonopoly Service for 200 thousand rubles. The agency caught the company that advertising with coronavirus did not comply with the instructions for the drug, but did not undertake to evaluate the real effectiveness.

After two days of relative lull, on Thursday, the situation in Belarus was sharply heated. For the first time, the real performances of workers began at the factories, the protesters first go to the central streets in Minsk, and the Belarusian security forces suddenly came to the Yandex office. Strikes Telegram channels from Monday call Belarusians to a general strike, but so far the case has been limited to collections of small groups of workers. Today the situation has changed.

The U.S. Department of Energy has proposed easing shower water pressure restrictions after President Donald Trump complained about problems washing his hair. Activists warn that this will lead to huge water costs and increased greenhouse gas emissions, writes Bloomberg. The fact that it is difficult for him to wash his hair with high quality, Donald Trump complained repeatedly.

In its monthly report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) cut its global demand forecast by 140,000 bpd to 91.1 million bpd. Thus, the drop in demand will be 8.1 million b/d instead of the previously estimated 7.9 million. The main reason is the drop in demand for jet fuel due to the ongoing increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 in the world. The agency also lowered its 2021 oil demand growth forecast by 240,000 b/d to 97.1 million b/d due to weakness in the aviation sector.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for new presidential elections in Belarus in the presence of international observers. Pompeo made his announcement during a press conference following talks with Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa. “I consider only a peaceful solution to the current crisis in Belarus possible, it is necessary to hold new elections with the serious presence of international observers,” was quoted as saying by the TASS news agency.

German travel company TUI lost €2 billion in the first nine months of its fiscal year 2020 (October to September), according to its report. Most of it during the quarantine: in the third quarter, the loss amounted to € 1.1 billion before taxes and interest. TUI's third-quarter revenue, when the tourism industry was paralyzed by the pandemic, fell 98% year-on-year to €71.8 million. In May, the company announced it would cut 8,000 jobs worldwide to cut costs.

Men dressed in black and carrying weapons came to the Yandex office in Minsk, a source familiar with the situation told The Bell. According to the source, the office is closed. Only a few employees could be inside, since all Yandex offices have been “technically closed” due to the coronavirus situation since the spring. Most of the staff has been transferred to remote mode.