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The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Sichuan province located in southwest China, killing five people. They are all tourists. On Tuesday, August 8, according to Reuters. More than 60 people were injured, 30 of them are in serious condition. According to the Agency, despite the fact that the tremors occurred in a tourist area, all victims — citizens of China. The national Commission for the elimination of emergency situations reports that the victims of the earthquake in China could be hundreds of people, thousands more were injured. It is noted that damaged more than 20 homes, said RIA Novosti. It is also reported that the hotel in Sichuan province, in which there were about 2 thousand people, partially collapsed, and 500 people were evacuated. The earthquake occurred in Jiuzhaigou at 21:19 local time (16:19 MSK).

The abuse of opioids is a serious problem in the United States. On Tuesday, August 8, said in his Twitter the leader of the American Donald trump. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 08 August 2017, 11:11 “Today at 15:00 (22:00 GMT) I will hold a big meeting on the crisis of opioids, serious problems of our country”, — said the owner of the White house. Opioids — drugs that are used as potent analgesics. The impact of drugs on the body compared with the effect from the use of opium. Americans are massively addicted to opioid drugs. Every day die from overdose of almost 150 people. And the culprits of the situation are often doctors. They are trying to appease patients, handing out prescriptions for powerful painkillers for everyone what for many citizens is the first step to addiction.

In the Swedish capital Stockholm 84-year-old woman in the car drove into the crowd at the hospital, confusing the brake pedal and gas. About it reports The Local. Three people were taken to hospital with serious injuries. The police said that the incident is not a terrorist attack. July 31 in Los Angeles car drove into passers-by, nine people were injured. The car drove onto the sidewalk, where there were pedestrians. Police called the incident an accident. Three days before this the car drove into a group of pedestrians in the Finnish capital Helsinki. Killing one person. The driver was detained. According to police, he was in a state of alcoholic intoxication.

Deputy Minister of higher education South Africa Muzi Manana (Mduduzi Manana) beat a woman in a nightclub. According to The Independent, the incident occurred in one of the institutions of Johannesburg on Sunday night, August 6. According to the newspaper, the officer struck the woman after they got into an argument about who should take the post of head of the African national Congress after the resignation of President Jacob Zuma from the post in December. According to the testimony of the journalist Lumko, Dimango (Lumko Jimlongo), having received a blow, the interviewee Manana fell to the floor. “Then (…) his foot was on her head,” says Dimango. At the same time caught in the media recordings of telephone conversation between Manana and brother of the victim it follows that the officer began to beat the woman after she called him gay. According to TV channel eNews Channel Africa, the

The Royal court of Saudi Arabia announced the death of Prince Salman bin Abdallah bin Turki al Saud. The statement quotes Agency SPA. In a brief release States that a member of the Royal family will be buried today, August 8, after the daily prayers in the mosque of Imam Turki bin Abdullah in the capital of the Kingdom Riyadh. On the causes of the Prince’s death is not reported. 19 October last year in Saudi Arabia led to the execution of the death sentence against the Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir. A member of the Royal family was convicted of murder three years ago. What method of execution was chosen was not reported. In the Kingdom the majority of persons sentenced to capital punishment beheaded.

Resident of the German city of Cologne amputated both legs and left forearm after a mosquito bite. About it reports the edition of the Kölner Express. 43-year-old Sonia Kuyas (Sonja Kujas) worked as a cleaner. In March, she took out the trash, and she was bitten by a mosquito. According to Zoni, on the site of the bite there was a bump, then she felt the aching joints, the dizziness started. A colleague called an ambulance. After examination in hospital the doctors sent the woman home, however, her condition worsened and her husband was forced again to bring her to the hospital. The patient is in a coma, her limbs began to turn black. The doctors had to amputate her both legs and forearm. Physicians believe that the mosquito can get infected by the bite that led to blood poisoning.

After nearly 16 years after the terrorist attacks in new York, the experts were able to identify the remains of one of the victims. On Tuesday, August 8, reports The Guardian. The name of the deceased not disclosed at the request of the family. Identification became possible after the new technology of DNA testing. As writes the edition, since the attacks, experts have managed to establish the identity of the victim 1641. About 40 percent of the victims are still not identified. 11 September 2001 in the USA, the militants “al-Qaeda” (banned in Russia) hijacked four passenger aircraft. Two airplanes crashed into the twin towers of the world trade center in new York city, one crashed into the Pentagon, another crashed in Pennsylvania. Killed a total of nearly three thousand people.

Lenin Moreno The President of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno announced the introduction of the country’s austerity measures due to the difficult economic situation in the country. It is reported El Comercio. In particular, Moreno declared that the government puts up for sale one of the two aircraft intended for the flights of the higher officials of the state. Also will go under the hammer luxury cars from the President’s garage. In addition, the announced reduction of salaries of civil servants by 10 percent and the sale of assets of the state company Inmobilar. According to the Ecuadorian leader, the proceeds will be directed to the project “House for all” program to create jobs and protect the poor. Moreno assumed the position of head of state on may 24, 2017. As a result of wounds received in the attack of robbers in 1998, the President of Ecuador is paralyzed in the lower

Most of the miners quickly came to the surface of the mine “Mir” in Yakutia due to the complex emergency alert and selective call (SUBR), which gave the signal of danger before the elaboration of gushing water. It is reported by the owner of the mine “ALROSA”. 4 Aug mine have been a breakthrough of water. In the first hours after the incident were evacuated workers from 142 151. The next day we managed to rescue another miner Alisher Mirzaev, stuck at a depth of 410 meters. The fate of eight miners is unknown. Currently work out of the rescue team of 60 people. Just search the works involved more than 330 people and over 30 pieces of equipment. They are working on new ways to pass on the signal wells. In their plans — to get to the horizon minus 450 meters. On Friday afternoon, August 4, mine in

Sergei Lavrov Moscow counts on development of consensual decisions on the DPRK at a prudent approach by all players, including USA, South Korea and Japan. On Tuesday, August 8, said Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, reports RIA Novosti. “North Korea has made a strong statement that rejects a UN security Council resolution, said it was unfair. But the DPRK representatives also responded to all the previous resolutions. We will still be judged by concrete steps”, — continued the head of Russian diplomacy. Lavrov added that Moscow is committed to the resumption of the political process, particularly the six-party talks, adding that Russia “will continue the dialogue with our North Korean neighbors.” Earlier, on 8 August, North Korea threatened “physical action” in response to the adoption by the UN Security Council in respect of new sanctions. The resolution in Pyongyang called a “terrorist act” that undermines the country’s sovereignty. On 5