Day: January 13, 2017

Syria accused Israel of rocket attack military airport near Damascus

World

The neighborhood of Damascus (archive photo) The command of the Syrian army said that Israel fired missiles at major military airport West of Damascus. About it reports Reuters. According to the Syrian war, several rockets were fired from the area of lake Tiberias in Northern Israel shortly after midnight. Shelled the airfield is used by the elite units of the Republican guard. Military called the incident a blatant act and promised to take revenge for the attack. On victims and destructions are not reported.

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The Deputy proposed to test the effectiveness of alcohol-containing medicines

Russia

Alexander Petrov The effectiveness of alcohol-containing medications must be checked by carrying out post-clinical studies. This opinion was expressed by a member of the Duma Committee on health, Alexander Petrov, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday, January 12. “We at the next meeting this issue will consider and propose a Ministry of health to work on,” Petrov promised. According to him, about 60 percent of drugs in pharmacies have no “clinical proof”. In addition to conducting additional studies, a reasonable measure could be the introduction of excise duties on alcohol-containing medicines, the Deputy believes. In December in Irkutsk from poisoning by bath means “Hawthorn” died 77 people. Forensic examination showed that 74 of them were poisoned with methyl alcohol, the rest suffered from taking significant doses of ethyl alcohol. Criminal case as regards 3 articles 238 of the criminal code of Russian Federation (“Manufacture, storage, sale of goods and products that

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In the state Duma commented on the statements of “mad dog” trump of Russia

Events

In the state Duma commented on the statements of the candidate on a post of the head of the military Department of the USA James Mattis, the readiness to confront Russia. According to first Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Dmitry Novikov, Mattis will support the policies of the last administration of Barack Obama, RIA Novosti reported.   “Initially it was clear that Mattis surrounded by trump will be the person who will promote policies against Russia, similar to the way it was under the previous administration. That is, it refers to the number of critics of Russian foreign policy. Trump is the Central figure, which will determine the foreign policy of the US in all key areas,” – said Novikov.   Earlier it became known that James Mattis, whose homeland was called “rabid dog” for an uncompromising attitude to Islamic extremists, said the need to confront

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The Ministry of justice will conduct an internal investigation into the actions of the FBI during the election campaign

World

James Komi The inspector General of the US Department of justice Michael Horowitz announced that his office will begin an investigation of the actions taken in anticipation of elections in November 2016, the Ministry and within its framework the FBI. About it reports TV channel ABC News. In particular, we have to determine whether violated the principles of the actions of FBI Director James Comey, who informed the public and Congress about the progress of the investigation against the former Secretary of state, candidate for President from the Democrats Hillary Clinton. According to Horowitz, having begun an investigation, the Agency thus responded to the numerous requests of Congress, various organizations and the public. On 12 November, shortly after the election, which Clinton lost to Republican candidate Donald Trump, she is accused of Komi in his defeat. A few days before the vote, the FBI Director raised the issue of her

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Flydubai airliner made an emergency landing in Chelyabinsk

Russia

The low-cost airline Flydubai plane, carrying out flight Dubai — Yekaterinburg, was forced to land at the airport of Chelyabinsk. It is reported by RIA Novosti. According to the official representative of the air Harbor of Catherine deryabinoy, the plane landed at the alternate airport. Any other information it may lead. At the same time, regional media have put forward several reasons why the plane needed to land in another airport. According to the source 74.ru the Board has already arrived in Ekaterinburg and almost landed at the local airport Koltsovo, however the pilots felt that the grip with the runway is too weak, again raised the car up at the sky and asked for landing in Chelyabinsk. Channel 31tv.ru reports that the ship changed the route due to a technical fault. About the problems on Board the aircraft to the correspondent 74.ru told in the press service of Koltsovo

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Sevmash plans to complete the renovation and modernization of the cruiser “Admiral Nakhimov” to 2020

Army

© Maxim Vorkunkov/TASS MOSCOW, January 13. /TASS/. Shipbuilding enterprise “Sevmash” in Severodvinsk, is scheduled for completion by 2020, the repair and deep modernization of the heavy nuclear missile cruiser (TARKR) “Admiral Nakhimov”. This was announced by the representative of the Department of information and mass communications of the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation Navy Igor Dygalo.

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