Rex Tillerson U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson asked his European counterparts on Tuesday, April 11, why American voters should care about the conflict in Ukraine. About it reports Reuters with reference to Minister of foreign Affairs of France Jean-Marc Ayrault. According to him, the meeting of foreign Ministers of the G7 countries Tillerson has openly questioned why American taxpayers should worry about Ukraine, torn in the last three years of separatist conflict. According to Ayrault, he said Tillerson that in the interests of U.S. taxpayers — that Europe was safe and strong politically and economically, not weak and torn apart. Later the acting as the official representative of US state Department mark Toner refused to confirm that Tillerson questioned the need to support Ukraine, reports RIA Novosti. According to Toner, he has no idea what he was talking about Ayrault. “Our position has not changed, we continue to firmly
Day: April 11, 2017
The white house urged Russia under the threat of exclusion to make US deal on Syria
Sean Spicer Russia could be isolated if Washington and Moscow fail to reach bargains on Syria. This statement, as RIA Novosti reports, made at a press briefing, White house spokesman Sean Spicer. “But if we can’t make a deal that meets our national interests, then we will not. In this particular case, there’s no question that Russia will be isolated,” he said. According to Spicer, Russia shumoizolyatsiya from the world community, because they put themselves on a par with Syria and North Korea that are “rogue States”. “The only countries that do not support the US position is Syria, North Korea, Iran and Russia. All of them are failed States, with the exception of Russia. It’s not the best time to have a cocktail party with these countries,” said Spicer. At the same time, according to him, the US open to strategic cooperation with Russia and to achieve common goals,
In the UN security Council introduced a new draft resolution on Syria
United Kingdom, United States and France circulated to the UN security Council a new draft resolution on the investigation of alleged chemical attacks in the Syrian Khan Sheyhun 4 APR. About this in his Twitter said British Ambassador Matthew Rycroft. “With the US and France, the United Kingdom circulated a revised draft resolution on Syria, condemning the chemical attack and requires full cooperation in the investigation”, — stated in the message. In the night of Friday, April 7, U.S. President Donald trump has struck cruise missiles on the airfield shirt, which is used by Syrian government forces. Washington has accused Damascus in the use of toxic substances during the air attack in Idlib province on April 4, which killed dozens of people. Syrian authorities reject these accusations. Before American attack in the UN security Council was introduced three draft resolutions on the situation in Idlib, however, the document review was
The mayoralty of Novosibirsk has going to be the co-organizer of “Monstration”
Artem Loskutov The mayoralty of Novosibirsk has suggested that the ideology of “Demonstrations”, the artist Artem Loskutov to organize a joint may day March. A letter from the city administration of patches posted to Twitter on Tuesday, April 11. “You proposed the concept of the event in the form of a traveling exhibition — walking citizens of the original and may be of interest for the creative youth of the city. I suggest you hold a joint March”, — says the document signed by the head of the Department of culture, sports and youth policy of the mayoralty Anna Tereshkova. — Artem Loskutov (@kissmyba) On 11 April 2017, 06:38 Loskutov was invited to city hall to participate in the meeting of the working group for directions and details of the event. In 2016, the Novosibirsk authorities are not agreed on the March “Demonstrations”, but it still took place. The evening
Matvienko gathered in Syria
Valentina Matvienko The speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko has accepted the invitation of the head of the Syrian Parliament Khadii Abbas to visit the country. It is reported RIA Novosti on Tuesday, April 11. “Many of my colleagues and parliaments have visited the Syrian Arab Republic. I accepted the invitation with gratitude, and we agreed through diplomatic channels, to coordinate a mutually convenient time,” Matviyenko said after a meeting with Abbas, which was held in Moscow. The Federation Council speaker also said that Russia and Syria to sign a Memorandum on inter-parliamentary cooperation. This can occur either at the session of the Interparliamentary Union in St. Petersburg in October, or during the return visit of the delegation of the upper house of the Russian Parliament to Syria, she said. Recent visit of Russian parliamentarians to Syria was held on March 20. The delegation comprised of members of all
The Russian foreign Ministry said the ultimatum of Secretary of state
Maria Zakharova Moscow is not perceived as an ultimatum to the statement of US state Secretary Rex Tillerson on Syria. This was stated by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. Her words quoted on Tuesday, April 11, RIA Novosti. “I consider [Tillerson] as a political statement, as a muscle-flexing before the talks. This is quite in line with the approaches of Washington,” the diplomat said. Earlier on Tuesday the Secretary of state said that Russia must make a choice between “US and sane countries on one side and Iran, Hezbollah and the regime of [Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad on the other.” The Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs, Andrey Klimov suggested that Tillerson made the announcement due to the fact that it is not enough to understand the issue. “If he knows the real situation, and says so, then it is a very
Disproved the myth about the first animal on Earth
Disproved the myth about the first animal on Earth American researchers have found that sponges are the oldest animals on Earth, despite the well-established scientific ideas. Analysis of the genomes of different living beings showed that the first was a ctenophores (Ctenophora). The article was published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, the newspaper reports ScienceAlert. Marine sponges (Porifera) — multicellular invertebrate organisms — are one of the oldest forms of life. Due to the simple structure of their bodies was believed that they are ancestors of all other animals on Earth. However, some studies showed that actually the most ancient animals are ctenophores more complex than sponges, creatures. New Study Says We Were Wrong About Sea Sponges Being the World’s First Animals https://t.co/rob4ZIKDAt — ScienceAlert (@ScienceAlert) 11 APR 2017 This view was challenged, as other biologists did not find its confirmation, and the question of who was the
Scientists found the structure of the brain responsible for honesty
Scientists found the structure of the brain responsible for honesty Neuroscientists from Switzerland and the USA found out what area of the brain responsible for the choice to be honest or the greatest benefit for themselves. On their study, they reported in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In the experiment, the subjects (145) took part in the game, which could double your winnings if he decided to deceive the experimenters. As it was easy to cheat, to deceive resorted to quite often. Many people have made the decision to cheat or not, in each case separately. They cheated, but not whenever could it deleteself Marshalgrover of the University of Zurich, one of the authors The frequency of cheating, the scientists were able to reduce by more than half by stimulating the right part of the dorsolateral prefrontal areas of the brain with direct current. However, such
Travelers chose the best airline in the world
Travelers chose the best airline in the world Emirates airline, based in Dubai, was awarded the Travelers” Choice 2017, which is awarded based on feedback from travelers on TripAdvisor. This is stated on the service website. As the main advantages of the carrier’s users, TripAdvisor has named the economy class and first class Emirates. The second place ranking went to the national airlines of Singapore — Singapore Airlines. Users of the service noted for its good food and service on Board. Brazilian low cost carrier Azul rounded out the top three. The top 10 also included JetBlue Airways (USA), Air New Zealand (New Zealand), Korean Air (South Korea), Japan Airlines (Japan), Thai Smile (Thailand), Alaska Airlines (USA) and Garuda Indonesia (Indonesia). Guess the airline logo See if you are an experienced traveler: guess if you have an airline just for a small picture? Ratings Travellers Choise is prepared by experts
In the income declarations of Omsk officials have found more than a thousand violations
Photo: RIA Novosti The Prosecutor’s office in Omsk region has identified more than a thousand violations in the sphere of anti-corruption legislation following the review of income declarations filed by officials. About it reports “Russian newspaper” on Monday, April 10. “In particular, two deputies of the regional Legislative Assembly in their declarations did not mention any additional sources of income. Another more than one million rubles underestimated the amount of earned income,” — said senior assistant Prosecutor of the Omsk region Tatyana Bulychova. Municipal officials, according to prosecutors, made 680 violations. Almost 300 offenders are brought to disciplinary responsibility, made over 230 representations about elimination of shortcomings. Council Deputy Gruzinskogo rural settlement isn’t reported income, deprived of the mandate, added the Agency. On March 24 the state Duma adopted the presidential law requiring municipal officials to report annually on the income. In case of violations, the decision to dismiss the