From February 2017, multifunctional centers (MFCs) will begin issuing passports and driver’s licenses on a “one-window” basis. reports this Interfax with reference to a decree of the Russian government. Photo by the press service of the Moscow MFC As stated in the document , previously MFCs were not required to issue passports and driver’s licenses. Some departments carried out this activity on an experimental basis.

Security experts Andrew Tierney and Ken Munro created a ransomware virus for smart thermostats. This was reported by Motherboard . The British Tierney and Munro, working at the company Pen Test Partners, set themselves the task of proving the possibility of hacking “smart” thermostats in order to gain profit. We don't really have much control over our devices; we don't know what they do or how they do it.

HP has introduced the Powerup Backpack, a backpack with a 22,400 mAh battery for charging gadgets. this . reports The Verge The battery is located in a special pocket; it can be used to charge a laptop, tablet, smartphone and other devices. Cables and adapters are included, and the walls of the backpack have the necessary holes. Manufacturers promise that the Powerup Backpack is enough to fully charge a laptop or 10 charges of a smartphone.

90.5 WESA radio correspondent Sarah Schneider posted a video showing the parents of American gymnast Alexandra Raisman tensely watching her performance on the uneven bars. The 22-year-old gymnast successfully completed the exercises and helped the American team qualify for the all-around finals for the second Olympics in a row. However, that didn't stop her parents from squirming in their seats and holding each other's hands until their daughter finished her performance.

In short, the main problem is that most of those who criticize the translation of Maria Spivak are fighting with a “straw translation” (see the demagogic device “ straw man ”). Background In 2013, the rights to publish books about Harry Potter passed from the ROSMEN publishing house to the Swallowtail publishing house, and since 2014 the saga has been published in another translation - the most famous “alternative translation” from Maria Spivak.

Maria Spivak has already begun work on a translation of the play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” despite the fact that fans of the series have collected more than 59 thousand signatures against her candidacy in this capacity. reports this RIA Novosti . Among fans, the translation of the Harry Potter books from the ROSMEN publishing house, which lost the rights to the series in 2013, is considered canonical.

Emperor Akihito of Japan addressed his subjects with a speech in which he stated that it had become difficult for him to cope with his responsibilities due to his advanced age and health problems. reports this Bloomberg . The 82-year-old Emperor of Japan has heart problems. In 2012, he underwent surgery and was also hospitalized with pneumonia.

Oscar and Golden Globe winner actor Christoph Waltz transformed into ten completely different characters for the filming of a new advertisement for the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Tech Crunch reports . The video, titled “Busy, Busy, Busy,” shows the multitasking and hardworking nature of Americans who will benefit from the gadget to make their lives easier. Waltz appears in a variety of images.

Ten-year-old Evan Olsen from Florida, who lost his mother at the end of 2015, found her thanks to a social experiment video on YouTube. writes about this Mashable . Screenshot from video In one of his videos, Australian video blogger Brooke Roberts approached a homeless woman in a red parka with a cigarette and a magazine and offered her a bag of sandwiches and an apple. In this woman, little Evan recognized his mother, Jaime Garlinghouse, who disappeared without a trace in November 2015.

In honor of International Cat Day (August 8), the staff of the House of Officers of the Trans-Baikal Territory congratulated lovers of these animals on the holiday with a comic vocal play “Cat Duet” performed by the soloists of the Ensemble of the House of Officers Valentina Bragina and Alexandra Kuznetsova.

www.buzzfeed.com Police Cooked This Lonely Elderly Couple Pasta After... A story about urban loneliness and an act of kindness. In Rome, police responded to a call in one of the multi-storey buildings in the Appio Latino district, where one of the residents heard crying and screams in a neighboring apartment. But there was no crime. Four police officers found 84-year-old Jolie and her 94-year-old husband Michele in the apartment, crying because of a lot of negative news on TV.

On July 27, a Nizhny Novgorod court sentenced a 70-year-old local resident to 5.5 years in prison. He was accused of recruiting his tenants into the ranks of ISIS (banned in Russia). publication The Mediazona spoke about the details of the case, conflicting testimony of witnesses and possible pressure on them from the security forces. Tagir Khasanov, photo koza.press What were they accused of?

Donatas Petraitis, a resident of the Lithuanian city of Anyksciai, posted a video on his Facebook of how a fox ran into the forest with his car keys. this . reports Zvezda Petraitis tried to lure the fox by throwing him the keys to his car. But the timid animal refused to make contact. Moreover, having grabbed a bunch of keys in his teeth, the fox ran away with them into the forest. As Petraitis wrote in a comment under the video, he still managed to return the keys.

A resident of Yekaterinburg found a savings book at home, into which her great-grandmother deposited money for her in 1993. As planned, the girl was supposed to receive the amount with interest by the time she came of age. However, over 23 years, the deposit, instead of growing, became less than the initial payment, and the bank was looking for it for more than six months. reports this Znak .

The user chita posted on her Twitter a video filmed in Florida during a Disney performance. The Dwarf Simpleton from Snow White fell from the top deck of the ship onto Goofy. This is reported by Theme Park Insider. Falling onto Goofy's back softened the blow. Chip, the chipmunk, rushed to the gnome's aid and helped him get up and continue his performance.