Day: December 1, 2016

Oil set a record of the year at a cost

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The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil during the trading session on the London exchange ICE December 1, jumped more than 5%, surpassing the mark of 54.3 percent, thus setting a record this year. This is evidenced by the chart data trading platform.   The price of “black gold” shot up after OPEC meeting in Vienna agreed to reduce the rate of oil production by 1.2 million barrels per day, for the first time in eight years. The limit for the new contract will amount to 32.5 million barrels per day.   Earlier at the signing of the agreement by the OPEC countries responded and currency quotes. The value of the Euro for tomorrow, December 2, in relation to the Russian currency fell by 1 ruble 72 kopeks. Almost as many – 1 ruble 55 cents – the U.S. dollar has lost. According to the official exchange rates

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Source: detention Marouani and Trunova related to Kirkorov’s statement about extortion

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Source: detention Marouani and Trunova related to Kirkorov’s statement about extortion MOSCOW, November 29. /TASS/. Singer Phillip Kirkorov has addressed in police with the statement for extortion of a leader of the French music band Space, Didier Marouani and lawyer Igor Trunov. About this TASS said a source familiar with the situation. “Detention Trunova and Marouani in the center of Moscow is associated with Kirkorov’s statement about the extortion which he had written to the police,” — said the Agency interlocutor.

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In the United States has allowed large-scale clinical trials of ecstasy

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In the United States has allowed large-scale clinical trials of ecstasy Management on products and medicines USA (FDA) approved the conduct of large scale clinical trials of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, MDMA, “ecstasy”). Potential indication for its use was post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), writes The New York Times. MDMA — the psychoactive substance that acts on serotonin, dopamine and noradrenaline receptors in the brain, which different authors klassificeret as a psychostimulant, aporetic or empathogen-entactogen. The ability power to give the perception of the world, people and events a positive spin on it repeatedly and often successfully used in experimental psychotherapy in the 1970-ies. Read alsoTears of Armenia. History of the Spitak earthquake After the inclusion of MDMA along with most psychedelics known in the lists of controlled narcotic substances most countries in the world such research virtually ceased. However, in recent years the forces of expert and action groups interest in the

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The UK has adopted a law on the surveillance of subscribers

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The UK has adopted a law on the surveillance of subscribers On Tuesday, the British Parliament approved a bill that requires operators to store during the year the data about all sites visited by their users, and communication services that were used by their subscribers. He also received the approval of the Queen, i.e. became law. After the law comes into force government agencies will be able to know what websites visited by a particular user, which social networks he accesses from a smartphone, etc. the Law for the first time explicitly defines the circumstances under which authorities have the right to hack into users ‘ computers to analyze electronic communications. VideoFuneral the secrets of private life: the Queen has approved of the British “Spring package” IT companies differ in their opinions with governments on the question of the balance between user interests and national security. A few days ago,

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Thirteenth address of the President Vladimir Putin in figures and words

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© Artyom Korotayev/TASS Russian President Vladimir Putin read out his thirteenth address to the Federal Assembly 69 minutes. During this time the head of state has mentioned all spheres of state development, summarized the results and shared their vision of further development of the country. In total, he said 7334 words and often spoke about the development, man and the economy.

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The ICRC has predicted a protracted battle for Mosul

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Operation government forces and their allies to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul could take months. About it in interview Reuters was declared by the Director of operations International Committee of the red cross (ICRC) Dominique Stillhart. “It is likely that we will see a prolonged confrontation with the very serious suffering of the people, which again will be trapped between two fronts”, he said. According to him, the militants of the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia) have a significant resistance, and therefore, will increase the intensity of the clashes, which hurt civilians. “Especially during street fighting”, — said the representative of the ICRC. December 1, Reuters, citing data from the us military reported that the Pentagon has acknowledged the deaths of 54 civilians in Iraq and Syria as a result of the air strikes of the US-led coalition from March to October of this year.

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Expert: unknown what orbit now “Progress”

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The specialists of the mission control Center can’t determine the location of the cargo ship “Progress MS-04”, which this evening was launched from Baikonur. This “Star” was told by the chief editor of the magazine “news of cosmonautics” Igor Marinin.   “Stream, which we watched from the Baikonur cosmodrome, in 510 the second that happened, nobody knows. We switched to American funds to broadcast us. And there it turned out that the ship they see, but not on the calculated orbit. And that he’s open solar panels and antenna. That is, what he is now really an orbit, which orbit has switched off the engine of the third stage and will they be able to pull on the orbit of the ISS is still unknown,” – said Marinin.   Earlier it was reported that “Progress” is brought to an intermediate orbit, but its parameters are specified. 383 the second flight

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ABC: the airport of Houston woman on the move jumped out of a plane

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ABC: the airport of Houston woman on the move jumped out of a plane MOSCOW, November 29. /TASS/. The passenger of the airline flight United Airlines American arrived from New Orleans to Houston, jumped out of a plane while it is taxiing after landing. About the incident Monday, according to the website of the TV channel ABC. As noted, the plane landed half an hour ahead of schedule. The woman did not wait for the stop of the aircraft, themselves opened the emergency door, went out onto the wing, jumped to the ground and ran to the side of the plane. She was promptly arrested by the police. Currently, the woman is in a psychiatric hospital, where we examine the state of her mental health. According to the TV station, district Prosecutor’s office refused to press charges and the FBI will not conduct an investigation of the incident.

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Media: Chinese company started building an exact copy of the Titanic for $145 million

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Media: Chinese company started building an exact copy of the Titanic for $145 million The new ship will not carry out any flights. BEIJING, November 30. /Offset. TASS Roman Balandin/. Chinese shipbuilding company Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group has started the construction of a replica of SS Titanic, who drowned in the North Atlantic in 1912. As reported the Agency “Xinhua”, the project investments will amount to 1 billion yuan (about us $145 million). As stated to journalists by the Deputy General Director of the shipbuilding company van Wailing, the ship will become a full-fledged copy of the original. Its length is 269 m and width 29 m. Chinese shipbuilder starts construction of world’s first full-size replica of #Titanic https://t.co/F04wD1mOhv pic.twitter.com/ib0CElsenw — China Xinhua News (@XHNews) November 30, 2016 “Reincarnation” of the ship, unlike the original, does not effect a single flight, and will rise on eternal Parking in one of

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“Progress” could descend from orbit and burn up in earth’s atmosphere media

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Space truck “Progress MS-04” could come down from its orbit and burn up in earth’s atmosphere, it is reported RIA Novosti citing a source.   Earlier it became known that after the launch of “Progress” to the International space station from the ship suddenly stopped going telemetry. In this regard, the docking, which was scheduled for the evening of the 3rd of December, may be delayed.   NASA experts said that “Progress MS 04” has been placed into intermediate orbit, but the settings remained in the refinement process. There was also the information that the navigation antenna of the ship opened up, however, at MCC there is no information whether the solar battery. Authentic destiny of “Progress” at the moment, unknown. Photo: Roscosmos

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