Day: December 9, 2016

“In the work of human rights defenders should not be restrictions”: what Putin said at the session of the HRC

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{{$root.cfg.modules.slider.galleryTable_3854533.stepNow *12 +1}} – 12 from {{$root.cfg.modules.slider.gallery_3854533.sliderLength-1}} {{$root.cfg.modules.slider.galleryTable_3854533.stepNow *12 +1}} – 15 from {{$root.cfg.modules.slider.gallery_3854533.sliderLength-1}} Russian President Vladimir Putin, first Deputy head of presidential administration of the Russian Federation Sergey Kirienko and the Chairman of the Council under RF President on development of civil society and human rights (HRC) Mikhail Fedotov (right) before the meeting of the Council for development of civil society and human rights in the Kremlin, December 8 © Mikhail Metzel/TASS First Deputy head of the presidential administration of Russia Sergei Kiriyenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin before the meeting of the Council for development of civil society and human rights, 8 December © Mikhail Metzel/TASS © Mikhail Metzel/TASS © Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS Russian President Vladimir Putin and the President of the Council under RF President on development of civil society and human rights (HRC) Mikhail Fedotov (left to right) © Mikhail Metzel/TASS The

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The lost tourist was shot in the slums of Rio de Janeiro

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An Italian tourist was killed in the favelas (Brazilian slums called — approx. “Of the tape.ru”) in Rio de Janeiro. On Thursday, December 8, reports Reuters with reference to local police. According to the news Agency, 52-year-old Roberto Bardella with a fellow compatriot were travelling on motorcycles through South America. In the way tourists used the GPS navigation system and following its instructions, by mistake drove into disadvantaged neighborhoods of Rio. In the slums of travelers was shot at by unknown criminals, forcing them to get off the motorcycle. Bardella received wounds from which he died on the spot, his companion, whose identity police have not yet established, managed to escape. Morro DOS Prazeres in Rio de Janeiro, Santa Teresa is one of the most notorious criminal situation favelas. The police had for several years a lot of effort to stop there is rampant crime and make it possible to

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Putin was suspected of the judges in the madness

Russia

Vladimir Putin The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has begun to doubt the competence of the employees of the court who had admitted a man an offender for filing to the Prosecutor. This assumption, he announced on Thursday, December 8, the correspondent “Tapes.ru”. The head of state was surprised by the contents of the document transmitted to him in the meeting of the Council for development of civil society and human rights. What exactly was it in the note, is not specified. “The judgment written: so-and-so, surname and then — “committed [an offense] by writing the application in the Lipetsk regional Prosecutor’s office”,” read, Putin was indignant: “What is it? You really crazy, or what?” He said that he will instruct the Prosecutor General and the Chairman of the Supreme court to deal with this situation. Because of such regulations raises questions about the qualifications of the judiciary, said the

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Lavrov invited Boris Johnson to Moscow

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Photo: Flickr/BackBoris2012 © RIA Novosti/Eugene biyatov The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov invited to Moscow my colleague from the UK Boris Johnson, said Deputy Minister Vladimir Titov, reports RIA “Novosti”. “The English Minister is the invitation of our Minister to come to Moscow. There is an answer: in principle, Yes, but it is necessary to choose the right time,” he said. Titov also expressed the opinion that the meeting of foreign Ministers of the two countries may take after the improvement in relations between the two countries, stressing that “the ball is in their court”. He also mentioned that he visited London in the second half of January, where you can take part in the discussion of the situation in Syria as “British… to the subject displayed a marked interest.” However, Titov said that the U.S. was able to achieve a greater understanding than with the British

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Putin commented on the rumors about the construction of the teleport in Russia

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Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on the information the Western media that Russia is building teleport. He suggested “not to disappoint” Western journalists, reports TASS.   “Let’s not disappoint them. Need this version to support”, – said ironically the head of state at the meeting of the Supervisory Council of the Agency for strategic initiatives in the Kremlin.   Earlier, the British newspaper the Daily Telegraph wrote that “Putin’s team” started to create the teleport which should be launched by 2035. The assurance media, the project plans to spend two trillion dollars. Also, the publication saw in this “developing” a “threat to national security to all countries”.   Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov has explained the emergence of such information. According to him, in the summer of 2016 one of the intermediate versions of the road map of ASI projects got in the media. It described the work

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On the territory of Khakassia was a meteorite

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On the territory of Khakassia was a meteorite KRASNOYARSK, December 6. /TASS/. The heavenly body, presumably a meteorite fell on the territory of Khakassia. This is the official website of the city of Sayanogorsk. “According to preliminary data of the operational headquarters of civil defense and emergencies in Krasnoyarsk at 18:37 (14:37 GMT) in the Bay area there was a fall of a celestial body, presumably a meteorite. The Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP, HPP Mainskaya, factories “Rusala” and the critical infrastructure of the city work in a regular mode”, — stated in the message. Residents of Khakassia and South Krasnoyarsk Krai in social networks write about the “glow in the sky.” “It’s incredibly beautiful and terrifying sight,” wrote one user of the social network “Vkontakte”. The fall of the meteorite was noticed in Siberia: the eyewitness videos Review of the academic The meteorite, which exploded in the evening in the sky over

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The writers ‘ Union spoke out against Harry Potter in the school curriculum

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The writers ‘ Union spoke out against Harry Potter in the school curriculum In the Union of writers of Russia were opposed to the inclusion in the school curriculum of books by JK Rowling about Harry Potter. The National news service (NSN) said the Chairman of the organization Valery Ganichev Thursday, December 8. Fiction, but even so, it is not necessary to enter. I am totally against. It is necessary to introduce real books: Russian classic, and foreign — English, francescougolini Cancelreservation of the Union of writers He said that he did not read the books Rowling. According to the Chairman of the Union, “one must possess great skill, tact and teachers, and parents to find books that can and should be read.” “They’re in our literature is, with them life is carried out,” he said. See alsoHarry Potter and the difficulties of translation December 7, the Deputy of Legislative

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The state Duma adopted a law increasing the minimum wage to 7800 rubles

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The state Duma adopted a law increasing the minimum wage to 7800 rubles Moscow. 7 Dec. INTERFAX.RU — the state Duma at session on Wednesday has accepted in the second and third reading a law increasing the minimum wage (SMIC) to 7800 rubles from 1 July 2017. Currently the minimum wage is 7500 rubles. Under the bill, the minimum wage will be increased by 4% from July 2017. Raising the minimum wage will affect 0,93 million workers, according to the explanatory note to the document. The law was adopted entitled “On amendments to article 1 of the law “On minimum wage”.

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The senators urged trump to take a tough stance against Russia

World

Donald Trump The senators urged the elected President of the USA of Donald trump to take a “tough stance” against Russia because of the situation in the South-East of Ukraine. On Thursday, December 8, according to Reuters. Appropriate appeal sent to a group of 27 members of the upper house of the us Congress, which included 12 Republicans, led by Senator Robert Portman and 15 Democrats, led by Richard Turbina. “In light of the ongoing aggression by Russia and repeated refusals to respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereign right to choose its own destiny, we reiterate our call to the United States to increase political, economic and military support of Ukraine”, — said in the letter, the text of which was available to the news Agency. Also, the senators urged trump not to recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia and not to lift sanctions against Moscow. During the election

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