Day: May 16, 2017

The communications Ministry has called a pointless lock on Russian social networks in Ukraine

Politics

The communications Ministry has called a pointless lock on Russian social networks in Ukraine Moscow. May 16. INTERFAX.RU — Lock in Ukraine, popular Russian social networks and search engines — a meaningless decision that will lead to discredit the authorities and legal nihilism, said Deputy Minister of communications and mass communications Alexei Volin. “If you are doing the bulk of the popular resource, then you discredit the government because it shows that the decision power is not realistic, it costs. You educate the citizens, legal nihilism and increase their computer literacy,” — said Wolin reporters on Tuesday. Therefore, it is pointless, discrediting the Ukrainian leadership next decision. Not the first and probably not the last. But it’s a favorite pastime of Ukrainian authorities to shoot yourself in the foot.Alexey Volendammer of Telecom and mass communications According to him, “this decision will lead to an unprecedented increase of computer literacy of

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In the Committee of the state Duma believes that Ukraine wants to break ties between people

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In the Committee of the state Duma believes that Ukraine wants to break ties between people MOSCOW, may 16 — RIA Novosti. The introduction of Ukraine sanctions against the company “Yandex” and the Russian social networks “Vkontakte” and “Classmates” talks about efforts to sever relations between people of the two Nations, but it is unlikely to succeed, says member of the Duma Committee on information policy, a former TV presenter Yevgeniy Revenko. Ukraine has banned access to the social networks “Vkontakte”, “Classmates” and resources Mail.ru and imposed sanctions for a period of three years against the company “Yandex”, according to a decision of the Council of national security and defense Council (NSDC), which on Tuesday approved President Petro Poroshenko. “In one of the recent statements by Petro Poroshenko said he was divorced with Russia, and these actions are aimed at it, they can be considered as actions aimed at breaking

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Turkish intelligence found out about the plans of ISIS to attack the Russian ships in the Bosphorus Strait

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Turkish intelligence found out about the plans of ISIS to attack the Russian ships in the Bosphorus Strait Turkish intelligence found out about the plans of the terrorists of the banned terrorist organization ISIS to launch a missile attack by Russian warships that pass through the Bosphorus, the Turkish newspaper Haberturk. In connection with the information received, the police of Istanbul has adopted a series of measures to prevent a possible attack. In particular, the police set up surveillance of 146 points in the Strait of Bosporus, where it can be shelled. Haberturk notes that now the Russian ships passing through the Bosphorus, will be accompanied by the boats of the Turkish coast guard and helicopters.

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French LGBT activists filed against Kadyrov in the international criminal court

World

Ramzan Kadyrov Three French organization for the protection of LGBT rights was submitted to the international criminal court against the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov about the persecution of gays in the country. On Tuesday, may 16, according to Le Monde. The applicants described the situation in Chechnya genocide and accused Kadyrov in torture camps for the extermination of homosexuals. One of the plaintiffs, Alexander Marseille (Alexandre Marcel), believes that an appeal to the court is the only way to stop the “Nazi behavior” at the international level. BBC News reports that the lawsuit, in particular, referred to the death of 17-year-old young man. It was thrown from the window of the ninth floor. It is alleged that the crime involved an uncle of the deceased, who suspected his nephew for his homosexuality and wanted to “save family honour”. “Interfax” reports that the Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova received from journalists

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Scientists have found the garbage capital of the world

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Continued: Scientists have published a video littered with plastic garbage island Scientists have discovered a place that can be called trash capital of the world. About it reports BBC News with reference to a study by British and Australian scientists. On Henderson island, part of the British overseas territory of Pitcairn Islands (Pacific ocean), is about 37.7 million units of waste plastic, toothbrushes, lighters, razors, fishing tackle. With an area of just 32 square kilometers. As indicated by scientists Henderson is located in Central ocean currents, and it washes debris from passing by ships from South America. According to experts, the island is 17 tons of garbage — 671 subject matter per square meter of its area. “Crabs settle in the bottle lids, containers and jugs. At first it seems nice, but it is not so. Plastic old, sharp, fragile and toxic”, — said the publication of Professor Jennifer Lavers

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The Federation Council and the state Duma will consider the candidacy of Antonova for the post of Ambassador to the United States

Russia

Anatoly Antonov The Federation Council Committee on international Affairs on 22 may to consider the candidature of Deputy foreign Minister Anatoly Antonov to the post of Russian Ambassador to the United States. It is reported RIA Novosti citing a source in the upper house of Parliament on Tuesday, may 16. According to the interlocutor of the Agency, at the same time this issue will be discussed and the international Committee of the state Duma. May 11 the press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the publication in the press about the possible appointment of Antonov, said that the Kremlin did not announce personnel changes. “If and when the President will sign corresponding decrees, we shall announce it,” — said he. At the same time “Kommersant” reported that the appointment of Antonov may occur in July. The current Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak, in

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The Governor called the cause of a gas explosion in a residential building in Volgograd

Russia

The scene A gas explosion in a residential building in Volgograd occurred due to the damaged gas pipe work, trying to illegally connect to the conduit. About it on air of TV channel “Russia 24” said the Governor of the region Andrei Bocharov, reports TASS. “This is criminal negligence of those persons who tried to illegally connect to the conduit. During these works, permission for which was not damaged the pipeline with gas,” he said, noting that the work was done with the outside of the building, permits the company did not have. The investigative Committee opened a criminal case under part 3 of article 238 of the criminal code of Russian Federation “Fulfillment of works or rendering services not meeting safety requirements”. According to the RIA Novosti source in the emergency services, the death toll in the blast has reached three, eight people were injured. Previously reported two dead,

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Lexus policeman to death brought down the girl in the Krasnodar region

Russia

In Belorechensk (Krasnodar Krai) was driving the Lexus SUV police killed 26-year-old woman crossing the street at a pedestrian crossing. She died on the spot, the press service of the regional investigation Department of the TFR. The incident occurred on Sunday evening, may 14, Railway street. Found that hitting made employee of the Department of internal Affairs of Russia on the Kurganinsky district. A criminal case, a police officer is charged with a violation of part 4 of article 264 of the criminal code (“Violation of traffic rules, entailed on imprudence death of the person”). According to the REN TV, the results of the inspection, the culprit was dismissed. In March in the Crimea, a cyclist died after hitting the car, at the wheel which was the employee of one of the local Department. It was noted that the injured was traveling in the same direction.

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TFR confirmed the death of three people when a gas explosion in Volgograd

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TFR confirmed the death of three people when a gas explosion in Volgograd Moscow. May 16. INTERFAX.RU — Employees of the Central apparatus of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation sent to the place of explosion of household gas in a four-storey building in Volgograd, have informed “Interfax” TFR spokesman Svetlana Petrenko. She has confirmed that the explosion killed three people. “After the emergency workers will have completed the rubble, investigators and criminalists of Central office SK of Russia in cooperation with the staff of investigative management of SK of Russia across the Volgograd region will start the inspection of the scene,” — said the representative of the Committee. On Tuesday 16 may there was an explosion of household gas in a four-apartment house on University Avenue in the Soviet district of Volgograd. Eyewitnesses claim that on the wall side of Panfilov street stood a building “beacons”, since on

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The Governor of the Volgograd region called the cause of the explosion in a residential building

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The Governor of the Volgograd region called the cause of the explosion in a residential building Moscow. May 16. INTERFAX.RU — the cause of the explosion in a residential building in the Soviet district of Volgograd was a leak of household gas, occurred as a result of unauthorized work performed by the entrepreneur, told reporters the Governor of the Volgograd region Andrei Bocharov. “According to preliminary data, the explosion occurred as a result of attempts of the entrepreneur to carry out unauthorized tapping into the pipeline,” — said the head of the region. He noted that in the house there are 45 apartments, which was 97 people, including six children. “According to preliminary reports, the explosion injured eight people, three of them are in serious condition. All victims are delivered in medical institutions, they receive necessary medical assistance,” — said Bocharov. He also stressed that at the moment, confirmed information

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