A second wave of wildfires hit Russia. This time the affected areas were Volgograd Region and Togliatti. On September 2, fires broke out in nine districts of the Volgograd Region. At least six people were killed and 474 residential buildings were destroyed, as well as a kindergarten.
The news of the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom was in the spotlight. On August 31, U.S. President Barack Obama said in a message to the nation that the active stage of the military operations in Iraq was over. He said that with the end of the operation, the United States had to restore its economy and fight unemployment.
In Moscow, night sales of hard liquor were banned from September 1. Beverages with more than 15% alcohol content cannot be sold in shops and outlet chains between 10 p.m. and 10 a.m.
An unsanctioned rally was staged on Triumfalnaya Square on August 31 in defense of the right to freedom of assembly, as enshrined in Article 31 of the Russian Constitution.
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