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*** The leading evening news on August 16 ***

A British plane has entered Russian airspace in the region of the Kola Peninsula, in the northernmost part of European Russia, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced.

"The plane violated the Russian state border in the area of ​​Cape Svyatoy, in the Murmansk region," added the military department.

A MiG-31 was immediately airborne to escort the RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft outside the territorial borders of Russia.

British plane entered Russian airspace, Moscow sent MiG-31

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Explosions rocked today the village of Gvardeyskoe, near the military base at the Simferopol gate.

Crimea's Moscow-appointed rulers launched an investigation into the incidents.

New explosions erupted in Crimea

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Moscow said the blast was the result of sabotage.

At this stage, Kyiv has not said that its forces have carried out operations in Crimea.

"Ukrainian special forces fighters are behind this morning's explosions in the village of Azovskoye (on the Crimean peninsula occupied by Russia in 2014)," wrote the New York Times.

The US publication cited a high-ranking official from Kyiv, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

"The attacks carried out since the beginning of August show that the armed forces of Kyiv have begun to take active sabotage actions against the soldiers and officers under the command of Moscow.

New York Times: The morning explosions in Crimea were the work of Ukrainian special forces

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From September 1, Finland will reduce the number of visas issued to Russians to 10% of the current number, Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Tuesday, amid an influx of Russian tourists traveling to Europe, Reuters reported.

Haavisto said the decision came as Russian tourists began using Finland and its Helsinki-Vantaa airport as a gateway to European tourist destinations after Russia lifted pandemic-related border restrictions a month ago.

Finland has limited the issuance of visas for Russians

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According to the study, the use of nuclear weapons would pollute the atmosphere to the point where sunlight would not be able to penetrate the soil and crops.

This will lead to serious famine all over the world.

Study: A nuclear war between the US and Russia will result in over 5 billion casualties

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Military prosecutors take over the investigation of the murder and suicide in Stara Zagora.

The most likely reason for what happened is personal drama.

Tragedy shook Stara Zagora: Voenen killed his girlfriend and committed suicide

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Serious accident on AM Trakia, there are victims, including a child.

Diana Rusinova from the European Center for Road Policies wrote this on her Facebook.

The accident happened at km 264 on the Trakia highway in the direction of Burgas.

Serious accident on AM Trakia, there are victims, including a child

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According to initial data, the car crashed, the driver lost control, and a fire broke out.

Firefighters found the body of a child, there are no reports of other casualties.

Actions on the investigation are pending.

This was stated by the Acting Minister of Internal Affairs, Ivan Demerdzhiev, in the program "Face to Face" on bTV.

Minister Demerdzhiev confirmed: A child died in the Trakia accident, there are no other victims

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In a speech to South Korea's parliament

in Seoul, the American billionaire called for stronger global cooperation, including in the area of ​​developing vaccines that would be effective for a wider range of coronaviruses, to get humanity through this "critical moment"

in the world healthcare.

Bill Gates wants to deepen his partnership with South Korea in the field of health care

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