Day: April 17, 2017

The distribution of presidential grants, NGOs will engage experts from private foundations

Politics

The distribution of presidential grants, NGOs will engage experts from private foundations The expert Council for the selection of applications will be headed by Andrey Klepach. The Advisory Council of the new presidential grants will be invited to become heads of major private foundations, told “Vedomosti” a source in the presidential administration and was confirmed by the General Director of Fund Ilya Chukalin. Among them Larisa Zelkova (the charity Fund of Vladimir Potanin), Elena chernyshkova (charity Fund “System”), Ekaterina Chistyakova (the Fund “give life”), Maria Morozova (the”Timchenko Foundation”). Headed by the expert Council Deputy Chairman of Vnesheconombank and former Deputy economic development Minister Andrei Klepach. With him in the Ministry of economic development launched a programme to support NGOs, is a strong economist, indifferent to the problems of civil society, explains Chukalin: It is impossible to exert pressure in terms of lobbying. The Council also invited the member of the

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Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of the head of the Sverdlovsk region

Politics

Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of the head of the Sverdlovsk region MOSCOW, April 17. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin accepted resignation of Sverdlovsk region Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev, and appointed him acting head of the region before the elections. “To accept resignation of the Governor of Sverdlovsk region Kuyvashev on their own, — stated in the decree, the text of which is cited by the press service of the Kremlin. — Assign Kuyvashev, the acting Governor of the Sverdlovsk region until the entry into office of a person elected the Governor of the Sverdlovsk region”. The term of office Kuyvashev, the head of the region was due to expire in may 2017. Gubernatorial elections in the Sverdlovsk region in the single voting day in September of the current year. Kuyvashev was born in 1971 in the Khanty-Mansi district of Tyumen region, on education — a lawyer. In 2005

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The former President of South Korea formally charged with corruption

Politics

The former President of South Korea formally charged with corruption MOSCOW, April 17. /TASS/. Formal corruption charges were filed Monday, the former President of South Korea Park Geun-Hye. This was reported by Yonhap news Agency. The ouster of the head of state is accused of bribery, abuse of office, divulging state secrets and a number of other criminal charges. Scandal, Park Geun-Hye broke out in October 2016, when the press appeared information about the impact of the head of state from her friend Choi sung-SIL. The investigation revealed that for several years she was devoted to the details of public administration and interfered with the course of political decision-making. Choi sung-SIL has put pressure on several companies, including Samsung, with the purpose of transfer them tens of millions of dollars in controlled assets. In December last year, the South Korean Parliament voted to impeach the Park Geun-Hye, and on March

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On Mosul offered to drop the dates instead of leaflets

World

Mosul The head of the Commission on human rights of the Iraqi province of Nineveh called on the authorities to stop dumping on Mosul leaflets, costing to the budget are in “millions of dinars”. On Monday, April 17, RIA Novosti reported. Ghazwan Hamid al-Davudi stated that in the Western part of the town has developed extreme dire humanitarian situation. “I need to reset the dates from aircraft over the besieged districts,” he said, explaining that this inexpensive and available in the middle East, the product will save the locals from starvation. The operation to liberate the Western part of Mosul, the administrative centre in Ninawa and the unofficial capital of the “Islamic state” (IG; the activities of the group banned in Russia) — is from February of this year with the participation of aircraft of the international coalition led by the United States. In late March, Iraqi security forces have

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The terrorists of ISIS clashed with Bedouins in the Sinai due to tobacco

World

Three people were injured in clashes between the militants of the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG banned in Russia) and local tribes in the Sinai Peninsula. Reported by the Associated Press. The conflict began after the militants fired on a truck carrying a consignment of smuggled cigarettes. The car belonged to the Bedouins who control this illegal business. According to terrorists, the sale of tobacco violates the strict Islamic rules. In response, the tribes have captured three of the Islamists. Supporters of ISIS in retaliation for the kidnapping fired rocket-propelled grenades neighborhood controlled by the Bedouin town of Rafah. 17 February, it was reported that the explosion of a landmine in the North of the Sinai Peninsula killed five Egyptian soldiers. The explosive device was buried on the side of the road. It was detonated when passing by a military APC. Responsibility for the attack itself, no one has claimed,

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The Kremlin said the results of the referendum in Turkey

Russia

Dmitry Peskov The last day before the referendum in Turkey is a sovereign Republic. On Monday, April 17, said press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov. His words to the correspondent “Tapes.ru”. “We believe that everyone should respect the will of the Turkish people,” — said Peskov, answering journalists on the issue. Earlier on Monday, the head of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev expressed the opinion that the results of the plebiscite will force the Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan to act “on the verge of a foul”. The MP noted that Erdogan aims to strengthen personal power and actually refuses to European integration. In the course of the referendum held in Turkey on April 16, the citizens were asked to decide whether to make changes to 18 articles of the basic law, involving the abolition of the post of Prime Minister and granting

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In the state Duma appears the Council for the development of urban areas

Russia

In the lower house of Parliament will be the speaker’s Council for the development of urban areas and public spaces. The corresponding order was signed by the speaker of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, RIA Novosti reported on Monday, April 17. The first meeting of the Council will be held on April 28. By this time, will be formed and the composition of the Advisory body. About necessity of its creation Volodin said on March 13. “We expect that the future Council will, in particular, actively engaged in the implementation of the President’s order for the demolition of “Khrushchev” in Moscow, working with experts”, — he explained. As reported by the Committee on transport and construction of the state Duma, the Council will be invited to become rector of Moscow architectural Institute Dmitry Shvidkovsky, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for media, architecture and design Alexander

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In the Scenarios assessed the threat of a military confrontation of Russia and the USA

Russia

Vladimir Dzhabarov The theoretical possibility of a military clash with the US and Russia exists, and it is due to the presence of many problems in the international arena and different approaches to them. This opinion was expressed on Monday, April 17, first Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Vladimir dzhabarov told “Tape.ru”. “I am particularly worried about the situation with North Korea. If the Americans struck after the test [of the rocket], then North Korea would respond, despite the fact that commensurate their military and economic potential. Then China could intervene here, next to us,” — said the Senator. Jabbarov said that between Moscow and Washington have accumulated a lot of unresolved issues. “In particular, we assess the situation in the middle East, we have a lot of controversial issues in Ukraine”, — he explained. At the same time, the MP believes that the nuclear

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In the United States for attempting to enter the territory of the White house arrested the woman

Events

In the United States for attempting to enter the territory of the White house arrested the woman MOSCOW, APRIL 17. /TASS/. The woman was arrested in Washington while trying to climb over additional fencing located in front of the main fence of the White house. It is reported by the Assosiated Press. According to the Agency, the incident occurred on Sunday evening, April 16, near the North side of the White house. After that, the territory of the residence of the President of the United States was temporarily closed. Arrested charged with trespassing. Was previously dismissed two employees of the Secret service, whose mission is including the protection of the President of the United States. Such decision was accepted following the results of investigation related to the incident last month when the territory near the White house has been infiltrated by an outsider. A resident of the state of California

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In Moscow have detained one of the organizers of the terrorist attack in St. Petersburg

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In Moscow have detained one of the organizers of the terrorist attack in St. Petersburg MOSCOW, April 17 — RIA Novosti. One of the organizers of the terrorist attack in the subway in St. Petersburg, the native of Central Asia Abror Azimov, detained in Odintsovo district of Moscow region, reports the Center of public relations of FSB of the Russian Federation. 20фотографий20фотографий20фотографий “The Federal security service of the Russian Federation in the framework of excited investigatory Committee of Russia criminal case on the fact of a terrorist act 03.04.2017 year in the Metropolitan city of St. Petersburg 17.04.2017 years in the Odintsovo district of the Moscow region detained one of the organizers of the crimes being investigated, who came from Central Asia Abror Azimov, Orlovich, born in 1990, which carried out training of the suicide bomber by A. Jalilov,” — said in the message. According to the Agency, Azimov delivered

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