© Michael Pochuev/TASS, archive MOSCOW, November 21. /TASS/. SBU was kidnapped in Crimea, two Russian military and transported to the territory of the Nikolaev area of Ukraine, said the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation.
Day: November 22, 2016
Golodets called democratic as forced labor in state-owned companies
Olga Golodets Involvement of convicts to forced labor in state-owned corporations is a democratic measure, said Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets. Her words brings video News Service. Golodets confirmed that such legislative initiative is really being discussed. Amendments to the criminal code will expand the employment opportunities of persons sentenced to forced labour. “It significantly changes our laws and democratizare”, — assured the Deputy Prime Minister. Amendments to the criminal code was prepared by the Ministry of justice. They allow you to set quotas for employment of persons sentenced to punishments not connected with deprivation of liberty, in the state of the company. Under current law, the employment of prisoners engaged in criminal-Executive inspection. In Russia since 2017 will apply a new kind of criminal punishment — forced labor. The convicts are sent to stay in detention centres. However, they will not be able to choose or change jobs, and
Japan was a strong earthquake
The area of the incident In Japan, an earthquake of magnitude of 7.3. This was reported on the website of the U.S. Geological survey. Tremors were registered on Monday, 21 November at 23:59 GMT. The epicenter was located at sea, about 60 kilometers East of the coastal city of Iwaki. The focus lies at a depth of 10 kilometers. As RIA Novosti reported with reference to the channel NHK, about 6:30 local time (00:30 GMT) in Eastern Japan on the Pacific coast are expected tsunami height from one to three meters. The greatest impact is expected in Fukushima, where in 2011 from the earthquake and tsunami accident at the nuclear power plant. March 11, 2011 was the strongest in the history of the country earthquake. For tremors of a magnitude of 9.1, recorded off the East coast of Honshu island, followed by tsunami. The accident caused the accident at NPP
The Russian Embassy in Washington: Russia expects learners of Russian language students from the United States
Photo: RIA Novosti The Russian Embassy in the US responded to the call democratic Senator Ben Cardin to more active learning by Americans of Russian language and culture. Diplomats are spread through the social network Twitter links to three major English-language resource for foreigners wishing to study in Russia. “American students waiting in Russia, and a reminder about the welcome,” said TASS press Secretary of the Embassy, Nikolai Lahonin. According to him, the Embassy has already appealed to Russian universities, including in the regions, urging them to pay special attention to the applications of American students and the quality of their training. Diplomats believe that the development of humanitarian cooperation in this area may help improve understanding between the US and Russia. Cardin, speaking at the Center for strategic and international studies in Washington, talked about the development of new anti-Russian bill, which, according to the plans of its initiators,
The frigate “Admiral Makarov” has successfully conducted testing of weapon systems
© Office of the press service and information Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation/TASS, archive KALININGRAD, November 21. /Offset. TASS Vladimir Oakshaw/. The newest frigate the “Admiral Makarov” returned to the Baltic sea to the Barents sea, where he conducted testing of the weapon. This was reported TASS the press Secretary of the Baltic shipyard “Yantar”, where the ship was built, Sergey Mikhailov.