The editor-in-chief of the socio-political magazine The New Times, Evgenia Albats , reported on the Ekho Moskvy radio station that the Pushkinskaya Ploshchad printing house refused to cooperate with her publication. According to Albats, in the last three months a separate contract has been drawn up for each circulation. The printing house simply did not sign the agreement to print today, says the editor-in-chief of the publication.

The US Patent and Trademark Office has registered an Apple patent that describes a method for catching potential criminals using the Touch ID fingerprint scanner. This is reported by The Next Web .

as part of his visit to Belarus On August 25, Hollywood actor Steven Seagal met with Alexander Lukashenko . The most memorable moment of the event for the media and netizens was the episode when the president of the country personally peeled a carrot and handed it to a Hollywood star. Since the very description of the situation sounds like a euphemism, the Russian media did not miss the opportunity to make their headlines as obscene as possible.

Cars for Olympic medalists at the Kremlin. Photo by RIA Novosti One of the BMW X6s that Russian Olympic medalists received as a gift from the state appeared a day later on a website . car sales The announcement was drawn to the attention of R-Sport editor-in-chief Vasily Konov. The description of the car directly states that the car was personally donated by the President of Russia. The car was issued by the President of Russia VV Putin himself!

On August 26, the Moscow City Hall announced the launch of a “social network for dating in parks.” has been developing a city media outlet about cultural events in Moscow parks, whose editorial staff includes former employees of the Look At Media holding. project’s website For three months now, the ParkSeason can be downloaded for iOS or Android .

For Russian Cinema Day, which is celebrated annually on August 27, special marks appeared on Yandex.Maps indicating the filming locations of famous Russian films. In order to see them, you need to click on the holiday logo on the main page of the search engine or enter the query “where the movie was filmed.” Representatives of the company told TJ about this.

www.znak.com How new history textbooks differ from old ones. Point by point From September 1, Russian schoolchildren will begin to study Russian history using textbooks reformatted to the new historical and cultural standard From September 1, Russian schools will receive new textbooks on the history of the fatherland, reformatted to a new historical and cultural standard.

Chinese residents have staged protests demanding refunds for watching a 3D version of the Jason Bourne film, which causes dizziness and nausea in viewers. This is reported by The Hollywood Reporter . "Jason Bourne" (2016) In the USA and Russia, Jason Bourne, the fifth film in the popular franchise, is released in 2D, but Universal Pictures has converted the film into 3D format exclusively for Asian markets.

On the night of August 26, unknown persons burned the car of the chief editor of the sports department of the BUSINESS Online publication, Ayrat Shamilov, which he wrote about on his Facebook . He believes that the arson is related to his professional activities.

this on its website . reports The bank's press service The bank's claims are based on a violation by the Russian Federation of a bilateral treaty on the protection of investments.

In Moscow, on the night of August 28-29, the second wave of mass liquidation of squatters, known as the “Night of the Long Buckets,” will take place. The new list includes 107 objects. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the head of the State Inspectorate for Real Estate of Moscow Sergei Shogurov. Demolition of unauthorized buildings in Moscow in February 2016.

A Chinese woman trusted two scammers, one of whom introduced himself to her as the 305-year-old Qianlong Emperor, and gave them about seven million dollars in local currency. This was reported by the South China Morning Post . Tianlong (1711-1799) According to the woman, the man convinced her that he had lived to 305 years, drinking the “elixir of life,” and only she could help him gain access to the imperial treasure, but this required money.

Six Russian Paralympians asked for individual access to the Games in Rio, an explosion occurred at a police checkpoint in Turkey - and other discussed topics of these hours. Flood in Allahabad, India.

British mobile operator EE has announced a promotion in which its subscribers will receive six free months of use of the Apple Music service. In honor of this, the company shot a commercial featuring actor Kevin Bacon and singer Britney Spears. The latter also reminded viewers about the release of her new album. #applemusic

65-year-old pensioner from Angarsk, disabled person of the second group, Alexander Varenkov, ran to Moscow to prove that disability is not a reason to give up and lead an unfulfilling life. This is reported by svopi.ru Alexander Varenkov. Photo swopi.ru The pensioner, a former master of sports in gymnastics, went to the capital on June 20 from the Eastern Siberian city of Angarsk with a 12-kilogram backpack that transforms into a sleeping bag. He reached Moscow in two months.