Breaking News, 8th of July, 2018

Yesterday, the Russian football team was defeated by the team from Croatia. The game took place at the stadium «Fisht» in Sochi. In an tense match, the Russian team was able to escape from defeat in the end of the extra time, but they still lost in the penalty shoot-out with the end score of 3-4. Croatian goalkeeper Subashich easily pulled the ball sent by Fyodor Smolov. The decisive turning point in the penalty shoot-out was the kick from Mario Fernandez, who missed the target. The Croatian national team will play in the semi-final against English team.

A police officer, assigned to investigate the case of poisoning of two people in the city of Amesbury, is currently receiving a medical help in Salisbury Hospital, the Wiltshire County Police Press Service reported. The officer was hospitalized with a suspicion of poisoning with a nerve agent. The policeman initially went to the Great Western Hospital in Swindon, but was later transferred to a hospital in Salisbury, where it is possible to conduct the necessary specialized tests. At the moment, the health of the policeman is not in danger.

A day before the inauguration of Erdogan, the Turkish authorities fired more than 18,000 employees of various ministries and departments. The largest number of employees was dismissed from the Main Security Directorate. The dismissed people lost all the privileges of civil servants and they will no longer be able to work in the state structures. The four deputy governors and four heads of executive power lost their seats. The activities of 12 non-governmental organizations, three newspapers and one television channel were stopped. All those people are suspected in having links with the Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen. The dismissal took place within the «decree that has the force of a law» — a governmental decree that, in the conditions of emergency state, takes effect immediately after it is signed by members of the government and the president, and the following publication on Resmi Gazete.

The Security Services of Ukraine identified and blocked the usage of low-quality equipment at the South-Ukrainian nuclear power plant. «Officials deliberately purchased counterfeit electrical equipment for the systems that are important for the safety. During the pre-trial investigation, the law enforcement officers documented the fact of supply and installation of a power supply cable, the use of which is not approved by the current norms, rules and standards of nuclear and radiation safety. The actions of the management of the nuclear power plant thus created a threat of an emergency situation of man-made nature. Currently, the counterfeit equipment is being dismantled and replaced. The Ukrainian Special Forces together with the police are conducting an investigation.

The number of victims of heavy rains and landslides in Japan have reached 70, Kyodo reports. 60 people are missing. The downpours started because of typhoon «Prapirun». The prefectures of Kyoto, Okayama and Hiroshima are being hit the most. The authorities gave recommendations or orders for evacuation. Japanese government, led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, held an emergency meeting. «We are fighting against time, and the safety of many people is still not guaranteed. All forces must be used to save people» — end of quote.

The US do not intend to intervene in the situation in southern Syria, where the Syrian army made a truce with the armed opposition. This was reported by RIA NEWS with a reference to the press service of the Pentagon and the press service of the coalition led by the United States. The Pentagon called on the Syrian authorities and other parties of the conflict to seek the peaceful solution within the framework of the Geneva process.