Kim Nam Chun
The player of the South Korean football team “Seoul” Kim Nam Chun committed suicide. It is reported by The Korea Times.
The 31-year-old footballer was found dead in a parking lot in the capital. The police did not find signs of a violent death on the athlete's body, the only version of what happened at the moment is suicide.
A man who threatened police officers with knives was neutralized in the southwest of Paris, Reuters reports, citing its sources.
According to the agency, law enforcement officers were called to the scene after an armed man started knocking on his neighbor. During the arrest, the man resisted, the police used an electric shock and rubber bullets. The motives of the detainee are being established.
The incident took place the day after three people were killed in an armed attack in Nice. The knife attack was carried out on October 29 by a native of Tunisia in the church of Notre Dame de Nice. According to updated information, the throats of two victims were cut, but the attacker did not completely decapitate them. It was reported that the previously unknown group Al-Mahdi in the south of Tunisia claimed responsibility for the attack.
In the United States, for the first time, more than 90 thousand new cases of coronavirus infection were detected per day. It is reported by NBC News.
Over the past day, 90,456 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in the United States, 982 people have died from it. The previous record was set the day before, then almost 10 thousand fewer were detected per day – 80 622 infected.
On October 28, the US authorities said they had identified a record half a million cases of COVID-19 infection in a week. This comes against the backdrop of how the US states are introducing new restrictive measures. We are talking about the introduction of a curfew in some cities and a ban on eating in the premises of cafes, restaurants and bars.
In total, almost 9 million cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in the United States. 229 thousand cases died, another 3.6 million were cured. The country ranks first in the world in the total number of infected and the number of deaths.
An international team of scientists has counted the number of planets potentially suitable for the development of extraterrestrial forms of living organisms. According to the findings of the researchers, the Milky Way may contain up to 300 million inhabited planets. The results of the work are presented in an article published in The Astronomical Journal, briefly about the study reported in a press release on Phys.org.
The researchers analyzed the Kepler DR25 catalog of candidate planets and the properties of the host stars based on Gaia data. Scientists examined exoplanets whose radius reaches 0.5-1.5 of the Earth's radius, as well as those with a rocky surface and orbiting sun-like stars of the same age and temperature as the Sun (4800-6300 K). In addition, astronomers took into account such an important factor as the presence of liquid water, which depends on the amount of light falling on the planet.
According to the findings of scientists, with a 95 percent probability, the nearest habitable planet is located at a distance of about six parsecs (about 20 light years) from the Sun. Within 10 parsecs (32 light years) of the Sun, there are approximately four rocky planets orbiting a red dwarf or sun-like star.
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In Bangladesh, a man was beaten to death and then burned for “desecrating” the Koran. Reported by Franceinfo.
It is noted that a crowd of several hundred people was able to rescue from custody two men who were accused of stepping on the Koran in the main mosque in Burimari. It is known that the police unsuccessfully tried to prevent the lynching of citizens.
“They beat one of them to death and then burned the body,” said the district police chief. It is known that the 50-year-old deceased suffered from a mental disorder. In addition, the angry mob also set fire to the municipal office. The second victim of the attack is reported to be seriously injured. Radical Islamists in Bangladesh have recently been gathering more and more supporters.
Earlier it was reported that the Bangladesh authorities will change the law and will execute the rapists. The country's leadership went for it after several days of mass demonstrations over sexual violence.
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Russian mixed style fighter (MMA) Khabib Nurmagomedov explained the decision to retire. TASS reports.
According to the athlete, before the fight with American Justin Gage, he had serious injuries. The Russian admitted that he spent five days in intensive care. Nurmagomedov added that the decision to leave the sport was very difficult for him, since he has been training all his life. The fighter noted that now he will have to look for himself in a new capacity.
Earlier, the return of Nurmagomedov was allowed by his American trainer Javier Mendes and the head of the Absolute Fighting Championship (UFC) Dana White. According to the latter, the Russian can resume his career for the sake of his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, who died of complications after suffering a coronavirus.
On October 24, Nurmagomedov defeated Gagee at the UFC tournament, retaining the promoted lightweight title belt. After the fight, he announced his retirement from the sport.
Nurmagomedov ranks first in the ranking of the best fighters in the UFC, excluding weight categories. On account of his 29 wins in 29 fights.
Samsung smartphones have proven to be the most sought after in the 5G market. This was reported in a study by Strategy Analytics, published on the agency's website.
Based on data for the first quarter of 2020, it turned out that the most popular device in the segment of devices with support for fifth generation communication was the Samsung Galaxy S20 + 5G. This device accounted for nine percent of the total revenue from the 5G smartphone market. It is noted that the gadget was in demand in the markets of Western Europe, South Korea and North America. The second position with a share of eight percent is occupied by the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, the third with an indicator of five percent – the Samsung Galaxy S20 5G.
Also in the top 5 were Huawei P40 Pro 5G and Huawei Mate 30 5G. The flagships of the Chinese company each brought in just under five percent of total revenue. Experts said the reason for Samsung's leadership in the ranking was the fact that the company offered a wide range of devices. Hit the top of Huawei smartphones was explained by the enormous popularity that the devices enjoy in the home market.
At the same time, the head of Strategy Analytics Ken Hyers said that in the second half of the year the market situation will change: “We expect that the hegemony of Samsung and Huawei will weaken Apple.” According to the specialist, it is only a matter of time before the new Apple smartphones with 5G support will gain popularity.
Samsung, which is actively launching smartphones with next-generation connectivity, unveiled the Samsung A42 5G in mid-October. The model is the most budgetary in its segment, its cost was $ 455. Previously, the most affordable smartphone on the market was the Galaxy A51 5G.
German scientists have named the real incidence of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus among children in Bavaria (Germany), which turned out to be six times higher than it follows from official statistics. This is reported in an article published in the journal Cell, and the study is summarized in a press release on MedicalXpress.
Experts have developed a new method for measuring antibodies against coronavirus by their response to both the receptor-binding domain and viral envelope proteins. This two-step approach increases the specificity of the test to one hundred percent and the sensitivity to over 95 percent.
The study involved nearly 12 thousand children aged 1 to 18 years old, who took blood samples. They found that the average antibody frequency from April to June reached 0.87 percent, six times higher than the incidence reported by the State Office for Health and Food Safety in Bavaria.
Almost half (47 percent) of the antibody-positive children had no symptoms. Among children with family history of coronavirus infection, a third (35 percent) had antibodies, indicating a higher expected transmission rate in children compared to most previous studies.
Responsibility for the attack in Nice was claimed by the previously unknown group Al-Mahdi in the south of Tunisia. This became known to Tunis Afrique Presse.
It is noted that the law enforcement agencies of Tunisia began checking after a post on Facebook, in which a supporter of the said organization spoke about its involvement in the attack in France. The prosecutor's office wants to ascertain whether such a group really exists and to find out about its role in the terrorist attack.
Earlier it was reported that terrorist Ibrahim al-Awisawi, who attacked a church in Nice, sent a photo to his family in front of this cathedral. He told his brother that he was going to spend the night near her. The family's neighbors in the city of Sfax noted that the young man, in their opinion, was not inclined to extremism.
On October 29, an attack in Nice killed three people. The knife attack was carried out by a Tunisian in the church of Notre Dame de Nice. According to updated information, the throats of two victims were cut, but the attacker did not completely decapitate them.
It is alleged that al-Awisawi had previously not come to the attention of the police, but at the same time had connections with an international terrorist organization. It is known that he shouted “Allahu Akbar!” and continued to repeat these words even after his arrest.
The incident took place 13 days after the teacher was beheaded in a suburb of Paris.
Alexander Usik
Ukrainian boxer Alexander Usik on Instagram supported the Russian mixed style fighter (MMA) Khabib Nurmagomedov, who criticized French President Emmanuel Macron.
The athlete liked the post of the Russian on the social network. In the publication, Nurmagomedov severely criticized the statements of the French leader.
Earlier on October 30, Nurmagomedov appealed to Muslims, calling Macron a creature. He considered that under the slogan of freedom of speech, the politician offends the feelings of more than one and a half billion Muslim believers, and attached a photo of Macron with a shoe print superimposed on him.
Several armed attacks had taken place in France a day earlier. The attacks followed Macron's speech, in which he denounced the crisis in Islam and criticized the quality of the integration of visiting Muslims into French society. The reason for the president's speech was the assassination of school teacher Samuel Pati. His head was cut off because he showed his disciples cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
Nurmagomedov is the UFC lightweight champion. On October 24, he defeated American Justin Gage and announced his retirement from the sport. Usyk is a former undisputed world champion in the first heavyweight division. At the moment, the Ukrainian boxer is performing in the heavyweight division.