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TASS correspondent Ivan Kolyganov was detained by Belarusian security forces in Minsk, the agency said. The journalist arrived in Belarus to cover the protests only today, he stopped communicating about 20 minutes ago. Later with his

Facebook announced its readiness to turn off the ability for users in Australia to share international and local news on their social network pages if the mandatory code for media market participants comes into force in the country. This was announced on August 31 by the press service of the social network. Assuming that the draft code will become law, we regret to turn off the ability to share local and international news for all Facebook and Instagram users in Australia, Will Easton, Facebook's executive director in Australia and New Zealand, said in a statement. According to the company, such a decision is the only way to protect against the new law, which, as noted, in the future will prevent the development of the entire Australian news and media sector. The statement emphasizes that the Australian government's proposed system, which supposedly should support local media companies, creates a situation in which no business can work. At the same time, the restrictions introd

Canadian singer Justin Bieber gave his wife model Haley Bieber a mansion for $25 million. It is reported by E-online.A house with an area of ​ ​ more than 1000 square meters. m is located in a closed residential complex in Beverly Hills. On the territory of the mansion there is a tennis

Plans for the largest tax increase in recent decades, aimed at compensating for budget losses from the pandemic-related coronavirus quarantine, are being prepared by the British Treasury. This was reported on August 30 by The Sunday Telegraph. Follow the development of events in the broadcast: World against coronavirus: stabilization or the second wave? all news According to her, the British Ministry of Finance is discussing increasing the base tax rate on the sale of assets from 10% to 20% and increasing the tax on the sale of a second apartment or house from 18% to 20%. At the same time, for wealthier citizens of the country paying taxes at an increased rate, the fee can increase from the current from 28% and 20% to 40%. In addition, the proposals under consideration include a decrease in pension benefits, the introduction of taxation of electronic sales, as well as an increase in fuel and other fees. Thus, British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak intends to raise up to 25 billion an

Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton predicted that the head of the White House, Donald Trump, could take some important step before the November elections, for example, announcing his withdrawal from NATO or deciding to withdraw the entire US military contingent from Afghanistan.

The husband of the singer Valentina Legkopupova lost consciousness after learning that his 54-year-old wife died a month after the wedding. According to the concert director of the artist Alexander Gerasimov, immediately after leaving the fainting, Yuri Firsov repeated the phrase Valya, do not leave and generally felt very bad.

In the Netherlands, a painting by artist Frans Hals was stolen from the Hofya van Arden Museum in Lerdam. Two laughing young men, Utrecht police said. Citas Voitsberg Eschborn

Spokeswoman for the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus Olga Chemodanova said there were no detentions at Sunday protests related to the results of voting in the presidential election, reports TASS.Ona notified that the operational duty service

On August 25, the Joint Center for the Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire Regime announced six cases of violation by the Armed Forces of Ukraine of additional measures to strengthen the ceasefire on the demarcation line in the DPR. Five violations were recorded in the Gorlovsky direction: twice the Ukrainian military carried out engineering work in the area of ​ ​ the villages of Novgorod and Shumy. In addition, a Ukrainian drone was spotted near Novolugansky and Vodyanoy. Explosions thundered in Zhovanka and in Shumy. As previously reported by the news agency, for the day of August 23, the Armed Forces of Ukraine once violated the conditions of additional measures. Dejting Cougar Wolkersdorf

On Sunday, August 23, thousands of demonstrations are taking place in all over Belarus: citizens demand that Alexander Lukashenko leave power, release political prisoners and stop repression. The Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Internal Affairs blocked passes to city centers, selectively detaining participants in protests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The end of the war in the Donbass was called the most important task by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with the Ukraine 24 channel, published on August 22.

In Italy, 947 new cases of coronavirus infection have been detected over the past day, which is the maximum for the entire period since the outbreak of the epidemic in the country. This was reported on August 21 by the Ministry of Health of the Republic.

The meeting in the Norman format at the level of advisers will be held in Paris, said the head of the Ukrainian delegation in the Tripartite Contact Group (TKG), former President of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk on August 20 on the television channel Ukraine 24. According to him, the advisers will begin to prepare a meeting of the leaders of the Norman Four, which will be held in Berlin. I will recommend to the President of Ukraine, first of all, to achieve a meeting in Berlin as far as I know, a meeting of advisers will already take place in Paris, who will prepare a meeting in Berlin, Kravchuk said. He noted that he would ask Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to resolve the issue of elections in the Donbass during the summit, since this issue cannot be resolved within the framework of the TKG. According to the news agency, earlier the press service of the office of the President of Ukraine said that four new areas of reconnaissance of forces in the Donbass, as well as 20 demining area

The presidents of Russia and Belarus Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko agreed to help Minsk from Moscow in the event of such need. We are talking about the security of a neighboring state, where almost a week of tense protests. They began after the presidential election, which the incumbent President, according to the CEC, received about 80% of the votes.

Smartphones labeled iPhone, seized at the Adler post on the Abkhaz-Russian border, were recognized as fake. This was announced on August 17 by the press secretary of the Sochi Customs. According to the agency, border guards found a batch of 22 gadgets in a truck with groceries that entered Russia. The registration of the packaging aroused suspicion among customs officials that the products were fake. To verify the information, a request was sent to Apple. They replied that these products were not manufactured by the copyright holder of the trademark or under his license. According to experts, the amount of damage prevented amounted to 703,824 rubles. The materials were transferred to the Sochi Internal Affairs Department.

Net profit of the Telecom operator MegaFon in the second quarter of 2020 showed an increase of 35.2% to 4.0 billion rubles, follows from the company's financial statements, published on Thursday, August 13. The report said that

Several cases of infection with coronavirus identified in the clubs of the championship of Spain. As reported RIA Novosti, the positive results of the tests COVID-19 were obtained in Villareal and Betis.In

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had a telephone conversation, during which they discussed a number of issues. This was reported on August 16 on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

In Moscow has died the singer Valentine Legkostupova. About it reports TASS.Russian singer died on 55-m to year of life.The last days Legkostupova was in a coma after receiving head injuries. The most famous singer

Spartak Moscow takes Grozny Akhmat in the match of 2 Matchday of the Russian Premier League (RPL). Information Agency maintains text online broadcast of the meeting.

Representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) fired at the positions of the People's Militia of the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) in the Logvinovo region. This, according to the LuganskInform Center, was reported on August 15 by the LPR representative office in the Joint Center for the Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC). At 19:30 (coincides with Moscow), the armed groups of Ukraine perfidiously opened targeted sniper fire in the direction of the village of Lugansk, the village of Logvinovo, on the positions of the LPR People's Police, the department said. The JCCC noted that as a result of the shelling, one soldier of the LPR People's Police died. According to the news agency, on August 13, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters that Ukraine had handed over to the OSCE a list of about 100 participants in the exchange of prisoners with Donbass. See also: Ukraine handed over to the OSCE a list of people to exchange with Donbass Zelens

PSG made a heroic comeback in the match of 1/4 final of the Champions League against Atalanta, scoring twice in injury time. This allowed the Parisians to win and for the first time in its history to reach the semifinals of the Champions League. Information Agency led text online broadcast of the confrontation.

Since August 17, passengers using public transport services in Oslo and the municipality of Estfall have been advised to use individual oral and respiratory protection. This was announced on August 14 with refere