Day: January 20, 2017

Investigating the corruption scandal of the Brazilian judge killed in plane crash

World

A small plane, on Board of which was a member of the Federal Supreme court of Brazil Zawaski Theory, fell into the Atlantic ocean off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro. About it reports on Thursday, January 19, Globo. The relationship with the private Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90, which was heading from Sao Paulo to Paraty, went missing around 14:00 local time (19:00 GMT). All on Board the plane were three people. Two died on the spot, one of the crew members was found alive, but later died. Information about the death Zawacki confirmed in the social networks of his son. Currently at the crash site work emergency services. Sent marine crane, which will attempt to raise the plane. About the incident informed the President of Brazil Michel Temer. According to TASS, Zawaski was investigating the participation of representatives of the government and Parliament of Brazil

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Poroshenko saw a resemblance with Pussy Riot

Russia

Petro Poroshenko The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has accused Russia of cyber war against the world with the aim to support European politicians to find a country that will shelter him from justice, said Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on information policy, information technologies and communications, Andrei Svintsov. His position, he announced in an interview with “Tape.ru”. “It is clear that it is by analogy with the Pussy Riot case is to throw mud at any of the Russian authorities, just to please the already the few Western politicians, who can grant him political asylum”, — said the MP. In his opinion, Poroshenko is aware of that will complete his term ahead of schedule. “Even the MPs say that it is time to do the Maidan, it is time to make a revolution, it’s time to depose him, because he doesn’t feel the changing world situation,” he said.

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Lavrov: Moscow ready to work with the new President of Austria

Politics

Photo: Kommersant Moscow is ready to cooperate with the new Austrian President Alexander van der Bellena. This was stated by Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov, opening negotiations with the Austrian foreign Minister, OSCE Chairman Sebastian Kurtz. “Our relations are marked by mutual respect and have friendly, constructive, – said Lavrov. And this was confirmed during the visit last year to Russia’s President Heinz Fischer. We are interested that relations have maintained the continuity, is ready to develop relations with President Alexander van der Bellena”. The program of chairmanship in the OSCE Moscow considers the pragmatic programme of the Austrian presidency in the OSCE is ready to facilitate its implementation, said the Russian foreign Minister. “Today I want detail listen to the Austrian colleagues, who are the heads of the OSCE this year, – said Lavrov. – We have studied the presidency programme, we consider it pragmatic, willing

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MSC: new complex “arena-M” will protect the tanks T-72 and T-90 from the American TOW missiles

Army

American anti-tank missile system TOW © EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT MOSCOW, January 19. /TASS/. A new active protection system (KAZ) “arena-M” for tanks T-72 and T-90 is able to protect a war machine from the guided missiles of the American anti-missile system ТOW. In an interview with TASS General designer scientific and production Corporation “engineering Design Bureau” (MSC). Valery Kashin.

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