Day: May 8, 2017

The Cabinet has published a report on the outcome of the may presidential decrees

Politics

Photo: TASS The Russian government has published on its website information about the results of the implementation of the may decrees of the President from 2012 in 11 areas of economic, social, defense and public policy. The relevant departments have led them in the performance of its work on the development of Federal laws and normative acts, and statistical data for specific areas. 4 may the President of Russia Vladimir Putin will hold in the Kremlin a joint meeting of the State Council and the Commission on monitoring of achievement of target indicators socially-economic development of the country. The Commission was formed to monitor the implementation of the tasks set in the may decrees of the head of state in 2012. Discussion will be on the three clusters of issues: the provision of public and municipal services through a network of MFCS (multifunction centers), independent assessment of the quality of

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Obama urged the U.S. Congress to protect Obamacare

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Obama urged the U.S. Congress to protect Obamacare Former US President Barack Obama for the first time after his resignation, publicly spoke out in defense of his Obamacare health care reform, asking U.S. Congress not to repeal the law on health care for uninsured persons. it is reported by The New York Times. Speaking on Sunday, may 7, at the Presidential Kennedy library in Boston, Obama expressed hope that Congress “will have the courage to face facts and speak the truth even if it contradicts the position of the ruling party”. On may 4, the house of representatives of the U.S. Congress approved a bill according to which the main provisions of Obamacare are replaced with a program developed by Republicans. The decision was taken by majority of votes, the document was submitted for consideration to the Senate. Republicans have repeatedly said that Obamacare is too costly for the budget.

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The Advisor told me about the position of the Macron for Brexit

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The Advisor told me about the position of the Macron for Brexit MOSCOW, may 8 — RIA Novosti. The leader of movement “Forward,” Emmanuel macron, who won the presidential election in France, will adhere to the tough stance in the negotiations for Britain’s withdrawal from the EU, said his economic adviser Jean Pisani-ferry. “I don’t think anyone is interested in the “hard” Brexit, I think that we need to build a new relationship,” said Pisani-ferry in the UK live on BBC Radio 4. According to him, there is a mutual interest in seeing the UK and the EU have maintained relations in the sphere of economy and security. “At the same time, we have conflicting interests in some aspects of the negotiations. So it will be tough negotiations, and he (macron) will be tough,” added Pisani-ferry. Sunday was the second round of presidential elections in France. Makron defeated in the

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Putin congratulated Him on his election as President of France

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Putin congratulated Him on his election as President of France The Russian leader in his congratulatory message, affirmed the willingness to work together on bilateral and global agenda. Moscow. May 8. INTERFAX.RU — the President of Russia Vladimir Putin has sent a congratulatory message to Emmanuel Macron on the occasion of his election as President of the French Republic, the press service of the Kremlin. “Citizens of France have entrusted You to lead the country during a difficult time for Europe and for the international community. The growing threats of terrorism and violent extremism is accompanied by an escalation of local conflicts and destabilize entire regions. In these circumstances, it is particularly important to overcome mutual distrust and join forces for ensuring international stability and security,” the telegram reads. The press service noted that the President of Russia “has confirmed the readiness to work together constructively on topical issues of

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Norwegian politicians have proposed a ban on religious circumcision for children under 16

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The Norwegian Progress party voted to ban the ritual circumcision of children under 16 years of age. On Monday, may 8, reports The Independent. The party took the initiative during the annual Congress, which was held last weekend. The authors of the ideas said that circumcision causes the children mental and physical damage as well as constitute a gross violation of human rights. In addition, it was approved the proposal to ban headscarves in public schools. Bill called prejudicial to minorities. The local Jewish community considered this initiative to be anti-Semitic. The head of the European Jewish Association Rabbi Menachem Margolin (Rabbi Menachem Margolin) has written a letter to Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu with a request to forbid the authorities of European countries to accept violating the rights of the Jewish rules at the legislative level. The leader of the progressives SIV Jensen (Siv Jensen) has denied saying

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The government of Nepal has decided to ban the elderly to climb Everest

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Nepalese authorities plan to establish new age limits for rise on Everest. On Monday, may 8, said the head of the Department of tourism of the country Dinesh Bhattarai, reports TASS. Innovations will be aimed at reducing mortality climbers. “After the recent tragic death of the famous Nepalese climber, Mina Bahadur Sherkhan tried at the age of 86 years to become the oldest conqueror of the highest peak of the Earth, the government is seriously considering the upper age limit,” said Bhattarai. The restriction will apply to peaks of eight thousand meters. He also recalled that the lower age limit starts at 16. “Now, in connection with the recent trend of fascination with mountaineering and records of persons of advanced years, we will have to set a limit on the barrier for their own safety”, — said the head of the Department of tourism. This initiative, he explained the harsh

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With the collapse of the inflatable castle in Spain killed 6-year-old girl

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As a result of collapse a bouncy castle in one of the restaurants of the Spanish city of Girona killed 6-year-old girl. Another six children were injured, two of them are in serious condition, reports El Pais. The design of the castle was installed two months ago at the restaurant Caldes de Malavella. The height of the attraction was about 40 meters. As the newspaper notes, at some point, the visitors heard a loud Bang. Ran into the street, they saw that children were thrown from the castle at a distance of from 10 to 20 meters. The cause of the incident becomes clear. 7 may in the Turkish city of Konya 10 people were injured as a result of rupture of the rope at the attraction “Tower of adrenaline.” The mechanism raised 17 visitors to the highest point. Then stall quickly went downstairs, but instead of smoothly to land,

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Half of Russians positively assessed the activities of Stalin in the war

Russia

A bust of Stalin in Moscow Every second Russian (50 percent) appreciates the work of Joseph Stalin as leader of the Soviet Union during the great Patriotic war. This is evidenced by the results of a survey of Fund “Public opinion” (FOM), published on the organization’s website on Monday, 8 may. In 2005, the figure was 40 percent, according to the study. A third of respondents (32 percent) described the role of Stalin as “partly positive and partly negative,” eight percent gave a negative assessment of politics, “father of Nations”, 11 percent could not answer this question. More than half of respondents (55 percent) believe that currently the role of Stalin in the victory of the estimated fair and 19 percent expressed the opposite point of view. 56 percent of respondents consider the Victory Day as a national holiday, 35 — state, six — family. The vast majority of respondents

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In Moscow celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Russia

The memorial tomb of the Unknown Soldier, installed in the Alexander garden in Moscow, Wednesday, may 8, was 50 years old. In the celebrations on this occasion was attended by members of the Collegium of the defense Ministry of Russia led by chief of General staff of Armed forces Valery Gerasimov. As reported RIA Novosti, they laid a wreath at the monument and observed a minute of silence in memory of soldiers killed during the great Patriotic war. The event was also attended by veterans-veterans. The ceremony ended with the solemn March of the honor guard. The memorial flowers laid by the mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin. The memorial tomb of the Unknown Soldier was erected in memory of the soldiers who died fighting during the great Patriotic war. The monument was officially opened on may 8, 1967, the inscription on it reads: “your Name is unknown, your deed is

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Lavrov said about the failure to Kiev Minsk agreements

Russia

Sergei Lavrov Kiev still does not fulfill the conditions of the Minsk agreements, said the foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov in interview to TV channel “Mir 24”. “We have great concern what is happening with the implementation of the Minsk agreements. First of all, as a result of sabotage by Kiev authorities, there are many examples,” he said, adding that violations of the agreements have “enough” reports of the special monitoring mission of the OSCE. “However, President Putin said — and Chancellor Merkel, among other things, that, despite all this, the alternative to the Minsk agreements, we now can’t see anything more constructive now to develop will fail,” Lavrov said. He noted that the authorities of both countries need to continue to work within the framework of the Normandy format. On may 2, the press-Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that the meeting in Sochi the President of

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