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August 21, 2024
Astrakhan residents are awaited by events dedicated to the National Flag Day – AST-NEWS.ru
In honor of the Day of the State Flag of Russia, which is celebrated on August 22, concerts, lectures, exhibitions and film screenings will be held in Astrakhan, timed to coincide with the important date.
A festive concert with the participation of Astrakhan soloists and groups will begin in the Arcadia Park at 6 p.m. At the same time, a concert of the Youth Symphony Orchestra will take place near the winter sports center as part of the Caspian Seasons.
In the Gabdulla Tukay square, specialists from the Shakhovsky Youth Library will hold an event called “Three Colors of the Motherland” at 5 p.m. In the regional children’s library, a lecture called “Russia’s glorious tricolor…” awaits young readers at 11 a.m.
Earlier AST-NEWS.ru introduced the program of the Flower Symphony festival. AST-NEWS.ru
Detention of two men extended after discovery of large arsenal in Hijuelas
As there are still several loose ends in the case, the Prosecutor’s Office requested that the detention be extended in order to conduct further investigative proceedings.
HIJUELAS.- The La Calera Guarantee Court decided to extend, until Friday, August 23, the arrest of two men. Both would be involved in the discovery of a huge arsenal of different types of weaponsinside a property in Ocoa.
Carabineros from the Hijuelas Police Station arrived at the plot on Maitenes Street in the Ocoa Valley on the night of Monday, August 20, to help a woman who reported that a relative was threatening to kill her and that this relative had even fired a few shots in her direction.
The police found the subject when he was leaving the property carrying a heavy bag. After taking him into custody, they checked the bag and found various long and short firearms. But the surprise was even greater when they inspected two buildings inside the property, where there was a second man, more weapons and ammunition. Among several weapons, what caught their attention was what appeared to be two fragmentation grenades and a submachine gunThe dangerous nature of the situation made it necessary for the GOPE of Valparaíso to be present, as it has the training and equipment to handle an operation of this nature.
Huge arsenal of weapons discovered in Hijuelas: Pistols, grenades and even a submachine gun
Court extended detention
The woman’s relative and the second man are of Chilean nationality and are around 30 years old.. They have no criminal record, but the discovery of an arsenal of this type is not common. It is the largest seizure of weapons that has been made in recent times in the Valparaíso Region. This is why The Prosecutor’s Office requested to extend the detention of the two menin order to investigate more deeply the origin of the weapons and other loose ends that exist so far.
Thus, the Court agreed to the request of the Public Prosecutor’s Office y scheduled the formalization hearing for this Friday, August 23, at the La Calera Guarantee Court. So far, they have been charged with unjustified shooting, threatening to kill the woman in the context of domestic violence, illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, and violation of the Drug Law.
Pasteur Institute: Snake venom molecules for the treatment of heart diseases
The Laboratory of Biological Molecules, Toxins and Therapeutic Applications (LBVAT) of the Pasteur Institute of Tunis obtained on August 20, 2024, official approval from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to promote artificial molecules extracted from snake venom as a treatment for heart diseases, particularly heart attacks.
This project, called Collabora-Technopole, was launched in 2012 under the direction of Professor Arij Messadi. After twelve years of research, the innovation was filed on March 15, 2024. Tests carried out on mice showed the effectiveness of the molecules compared to traditional treatments.
The Ministry has allocated a budget of 200,000 dinars to continue research and obtain a patent by the end of 2026. This national project highlights the importance of innovation and the potential of animal toxins for the development of new drugs.