Events of the week in photos
Revision of the “news Mail.Ru” presents a digest of the most important and bright events from 11 to 17 March 2017 in the photographs of the leading news agencies of Russia and the world.
March 11. Turkey unilaterally broke off the agreement on the twinning of Istanbul and Rotterdam. Members of the city Council condemned the policy of the Dutch authorities, which led to a diplomatic scandal with Turkey.
March 11. In the Netherlands, held its first pre-election debate between Prime Minister mark Rutte and politician-nationalist Geert Wilders. The results of the voting won “people’s party for freedom and democracy.” The head of the far-right Dutch “freedom Party” conceded defeat.
12 Mar. It was announced that Russia at the international musical contest “Eurovision-2017”, which will be held in Kiev, will introduce the speakers at the opening of the Paralympics in Sochi singer Yulia Samoilova.
12 Mar. In Catalonia held a gastronomic feast Calcotada. Traditionally, the festival people eat green onions-CALCOT (reminiscent of leeks, but larger), washed down with wine.
March 13. Snow storm “Stella” paralyzed the northeast United States. A state of emergency was declared in several States, including, in the power of the elements was the country’s largest city — new York.
March 13. Ukrainian radicals walled concrete blocks, Windows and entrance to the Central office of “Sberbank”, requiring the national Bank of Ukraine “to revoke (his) license, and Parliament at the legislative level to pass a law banning work on the Ukraine-Russian banks.”
March 14. Naina Yeltsin celebrated its 85th anniversary. In honor of the anniversary of the widow of the first President of Russia Vladimir Putin awarded her the order of St. Catherine.
March 14. The national security Council and defense of Ukraine decided to temporarily suspend transport communication with territories under the control of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national republics.
15 Mar. In southern California come the floral boom: in the Park, the Anza-Borrego desert blossomed wild flowers.
March 15. Expelled from Tibet by Buddhist monks with ceremonial seeds on their heads during the performance of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in the temple of Tsuglakhang in Dharmsāla, India.
March 16. North Korean leader Kim Jong-UN inspects the results of the construction on the street Rumanian in Pyongyang.
March 16. Ten people were injured due to the eruption of mount Etna on the Italian island of Sicily.
March 17. LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky explained his promise to “shot and hanged”, which was made at the meeting of the state Duma on March 15. According to him, it was a “figure of speech” which has nothing to do with the deputies.
March 17. Duchess of Cambridge Kate attached the Shamrock to the regimental mascot — an Irish wolfhound named Domhnall, during a visit to the corps of the Irish guards in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.
Source: Reuters