Weightlifter David Katoatau from Kiribati (a Pacific country located in Micronesia and Polynesia) captivated the audience not only with his athletic achievements, but also with the dances he performed after each approach. about this The BBC writes . At the Rio Olympics, the weightlifter became only sixth in his category. But this did not stop him from performing several dance moves even after unsuccessful approaches.

An unnamed British girl has accused her father of multiple counts of rape, using excerpts from the book Fifty Shades of Gray when talking to police. reports this The Independent . The defendant's lawyer, Cathy McCulloch, spoke about the unusual proceedings.

Lesya Ryabtseva became the head of the campaign headquarters of journalist Ksenia Sokolova, who is running for the “Growth Party” in the September elections to the State Duma. this Sokolova reported on her Facebook, information about this was confirmed by Ryabtseva to TJ. Ksenia Sokolova and Lesya Ryabtseva I hereby officially inform you that as of August 16, Lesya Ryabtseva has been appointed head of my campaign headquarters.

At the gaming industry exhibition Gamescom in Cologne, a banner with the inscription “Half-Life: 3” was hung, thus attracting the attention of fans of the game to advertising from third-party companies. reports this Eurogamer . The photo was published on her microblog by the editor of Eurogamer, calling the poster first-class trolling. The bright red poster was hung alongside other anticipated sequel games, such as Titanfall 2 and Watch Dogs 2.

The Ministry of Fuel and Energy Complex and Housing and Communal Services of the Krasnodar Territory came up with a superhero named Energoman. He will give local residents useful advice on saving electricity, Yuga.ru reports . Energetic.

The San Diego Zoo posted a video of a vulture using a rock to break an ostrich egg. The video was noticed by Mashable.

usa.chinadaily.com.cn 71-year-old Wang Junwu, a resident of Harbin in Heilongjiang Province, China, wished to leave his lifelong legacy to a veterinary shelter to care for his dog Erfu, who had accompanied him for the past 11 years. However, the shelter staff have not yet accepted the money . Wang's son died at the age of six in a car accident, and his wife later died of illness.

Photo by Getty Images American athlete Abby D'Agostino helped her opponent, New Zealander Nikki Hamblin, who had fallen on the track, get up from the ground. The incident occurred on August 16 during the semi-final race of 5000 meters at the Olympic Games in Rio. Hamblin fell right under D'Agostino's feet, she tripped and also fell, but almost immediately managed to get up and helped the New Zealander get up.

Channel 5MadMovieMakers presented a video of the journey of a Hot Wheels toy car with a GoPro attached to it. The car drove through eight different areas, including a swimming pool, connected by tunnels. The Pharadox car from the Hot Wheels series drives under the influence of gravity. In total, she covered about 60 meters. Filming took place in California and Colorado.

Google has presented a second video dedicated to the Google Photos service. A new ad demonstrates the benefits of automatic backup, which will allow you to save photos when your smartphone stops working, reports Android Police. In the video, a guy at a party spontaneously jumps into the pool. On the way down, he realizes that his smartphone is in his pocket, panics and tries to protect the device from the water.

A similar statement on behalf of the local clergy in a conversation with a correspondent of the 66.ru portal was made by the vicar of the Yekaterinburg diocese and Bishop of Sredneuralsk Evgeniy (Kulberg). As the publication notes, initially employees of the Sverdlovsk Department of the Federal Antimonopoly Service contacted representatives of the Yekaterinburg diocese for comment.

Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina. Photo by Getty Images Natalya Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina became four-time Olympic champions in synchronized swimming, winning gold in the duet competition at the Rio Games. In total they scored 194.9910 points. Silver was won by Chinese women Huang Xiuchen and Song Wenyang (192.3688), and bronze by Japanese women Yukiko Inui and Risako Mitsui (188.0547). The medal won by the synchronized swimmers became the 12th gold medal for the Russian team.

In Omsk, they had to prove in court the existence of an emergency road, the existence of which the mayor’s office did not recognize. reports this Omsk-Inform . Photo from the “Omsk Roads” group on VKontakte The prosecutor's office of the Omsk region identified more than 2.4 thousand violations in the city's road transport sector and ordered the local administration to repair 26 roads. At the same time, the existence of one of them, located on Dobrolyubova Street, had to be proven in court.

Photo "2X2" In Blagoveshchensk, a banner was placed on the fence of the Amur stadium, on which the American flag on the cap of swimmer Michael Phelps was changed to a Russian one. The swimmer's surname was left unchanged. reports this . “ 2X2 ” The original photo looks like this: Original photo The banner was hung in early June. After the townspeople drew attention to the error, the management of the Amur stadium promised to correct the poster.

On the Tartu Highway in Estonia, a traffic controller, freezing, decided to dance, which entertained those waiting for oncoming traffic to pass. The video was posted on Facebook by user Maxim Savitsky.