Putin dismissed the Deputy head of the emergencies Ministry and several generals of the security forces

Vladimir Artamonov President Vladimir Putin signed a decree dismissing several high-ranking officials and generals in the power Department. The text of the document published on the official portal of legal information. According to the decree, from the post of Deputy Minister of emergency situations Vladimir Artamonov released. In addition, from the post of Deputy head of the National center for crisis management emergency response MOE dismissed major-General Sergey Vorontsov. Changes have occurred in the regional authorities. From the post of first Deputy head of the Investigative Committee for Bashkiria released Colonel Rome Gabdullin. The General-the major of justice Aleksey Evdokimov dismissed from the post of the head of management SKR across the Ulyanovsk region. Lieutenant-General Gregory Zheludov was removed from the post of chief of the Department of Federal service of execution of punishments on the Perm edge. Major-General Sergey Caddow dismissed from the post of Director of the Department

Biker Surgeon complained about Polish machine gunners

Russian bikers “Road to Victory — Berlin” club “Night wolves” changed your route after the problems on the Polish border. Reports radio station “Moscow speaking” with reference to the movement’s leader, Alexander Zaldostanov, known as the Surgeon. According to him, the convoy encountered problems at the border in the Kaliningrad region. “From the column pulled out deliberately “Night wolves”, was rendered visas, unwrapped ago. Was brought there whole tent, decorations in the form of 28 armed commandos with submachine circus made our detention,” said the biker. “We go now another way, not to risk in Poland and cross the border there, in Brest, and went the other route, too, to go, and then the column will merge”, he added. Earlier, another representative of the movement — Evgeny Strogov — reported that motorcyclists are unable to enter the territory of Poland. Russian bikers, according to him, “suspected of involvement in extremist

At the may day procession in Moscow detained vegans

During the may day demonstration in Moscow detained vegans and participants of the action of the Communist party. About it reports “OVD-info” referring to a member of the “Left bloc” Vladimir Zhuravlev, who is also detained. According to him, during the procession was delayed by 10 to 15 people, among them four minors. They were all put into a bus and taken to the Basmanny police Department. The reasons for the detention are unknown. The activist Tatiana Bolotina claims that it detained at least 20 people. In the March in Moscow was attended by over 130 thousand people, and according to the forecasts of the Federation of independent trade unions (FNPR), just this year the demonstration attracted about 2.5 million people. Among them are educators, athletes, representatives of defence industry enterprises, trade workers, construction industry, shipbuilding and engineering industries and other trade unions. In addition, in Novosibirsk took place in

In Germany, Scot was killed while trying to take a selfie on the freeway

In Germany, Scot was killed while trying to take a selfie on the freeway MOSCOW, may 1 — RIA Novosti. A native of Scotland, died while trying to take a selfie with your friends at night on the highway in Germany, according to the associated Press, citing local police. The incident occurred on Sunday night in the municipality of hoods, to the East of Hamburg on the A24 motorway. According to police, three young people wanted to move to the other side of the road, but stopped in the middle of the motorway to take photos One of the three friends, 22-year-old young man was hit by a car the Audi A6, at the wheel which was a 73-year-old man, police said. Companions of the victim was given medical assistance in connection with shock. The police does not exclude that shortly before the incident, the young people could drink alcohol.

On the border of Alaska and Canada earthquake of a magnitude of 6.2

On the border of Alaska and Canada earthquake of a magnitude of 6.2 MOSCOW, may 1 — RIA Novosti. The earthquake of a magnitude of 6.2 occurred at the border of the U.S. state of Alaska and Canada, according to the US Geological survey (USGS). Initially, the service reported the earthquake of magnitude 6.5. The quake was recorded at 12.31 UTC (15.31 GMT). The epicenter of earthquake was located 88 kilometres to the North-West from the village of Skagway in Southeast Alaska. The earthquake lies at a depth of 2.2 kilometers. Information on victims and destructions did not arrive yet.

The mysterious Saturn hexagon shown in color

The mysterious Saturn hexagon shown in color At the North pole of Saturn is a mysterious hexagon — vortex with a diameter of 25 000 km. last week, the probe “Cassini” flew very close from the clouds of Saturn and photographed the hexagon, but the pictures turned incomprehensible for the average viewer. So artists enthusiasts decided to treat the black-and-white photographs, to show how a giant vortex looks in color. As a result of processing in the center of the hexagon were bright blue area. Processed color composite of Saturn’s north polar vortex from @CassiniSaturn”s pass on April 26, 2017 pic.twitter.com/58pyMjKx42 — Jason Major (@JPMajor) April 28, 2017 Color in the photographs is natural and is obtained by combining red, green, and blue spectrum, as in Amateur cameras. Pictures taken with a wide-angle camera. On 26 April, having slipped between the inner ring and the planet, Cassini passed 3,000 miles

Be hungry: Scientists have found that hunger is to protect the brain from old age

Be hungry: Scientists have found that hunger is to protect the brain from old age You think better on an empty stomach? Then you will be delighted to know that the hormone of the gastrointestinal tract that stimulates appetite, and also activate the growth of new brain cells and protects them from the effects of aging. A team of scientists from Swansea University (UK) found evidence that the peptide hormone ghrelin can stimulate neurogenesis — the growth of brain cells. This is probably due to the fact that some people feel more savvy on an empty stomach, reports New Scientist. When ghrelin was first discovered, it was called the hunger hormone. It is produced in empty stomach and whenever we spend a few hours without food, the level of ghrelin in our blood rises. However, it is now known that this hormone improves cognitive abilities. Animals with a poor diet

Milon tried to stop the opposition at the rally in St. Petersburg

Milon tried to stop the opposition at the rally in St. Petersburg Moscow. May 1. INTERFAX.RU Opposition activists and local activists made up the may day March in St. Petersburg the action on the field of Mars. Supporters of political parties “Yabloko”, “Fair Russia” “Party of growth” and social movements about noon gathered on Ligovsky prospect St. Petersburg, and marched along the Nevsky prospect. With them went local activists, activists of the LGBT community. Column during the procession tried to stop the state Duma Deputy Vitaly Milonov. After several fights with his participation, the police restored order. According to some media reports, on the Anichkov bridge in the center of St. Petersburg were detained several opposition activists. Review of the situation from the press service GU MVD in St. Petersburg, “Interfax” failed to obtain.

Heads of FSB, FSO and SBR reported income in 2016

Photo: RIA Novosti The head of the Federal security service of Russia Alexander Bortnikov in 2016 earned 11,38 million rubles, his wife – 273,2 thousand. Deputy Director the highest income declared Eugene Zimichev – of 8.12 million (the amount includes the cost of sold apartments). The head of the FSB border service Vladimir Kulishov received an income of 5.9 million. The head of the foreign intelligence Service of the Russian Federation Sergei Naryshkin earned 9.4 million rubles, and the Director of the Federal security service of the Russian Federation Dmitry Kochnev – of 8.53 million. This information appeared on the websites of the departments on Friday, April 28.

Merkel refused to cover his head before the Saudis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived on a working visit to Saudi Arabia. According to The Independent, the meeting with king Salman bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud she did not comply with the dress code and not wearing a head scarf. According to Deutsche Welle, the talks between the two leaders was on economic and military cooperation and partnership in the fight against terrorism. Following the talks, Merkel stated that Saudi Arabia is ready to embark on the path changes, but this country is not sufficiently respect human rights. Speaking of which, the Chancellor mentioned the use of the death penalty and a prison sentence of blogger Raif Badawi. In addition, Merkel met with Saudi women entrepreneurs. Traditionally, women in Saudi Arabia must cover their heads with scarves. However, according to local laws, foreigners are not affected. Merkel is not the only Western woman who did not abide by the dress code