Day: May 21, 2017

A special flight of the Italian city of Bari, brought to Moscow the relics of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker. About it reports TASS. At the airport Vnukovo gathered believers of the Metropolitan parishes to meet the Shrine. Some in the hands of the flowers and icons. In the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, where the relics will arrive for evening service straight from the airport, they will be conveyed to Patriarch Kirill. Here they will stay until 12 July and from 13 July to 28 July, will travel to St. Petersburg. Then back in Italy. An agreement on temporary transfer of the Russian Orthodox Church part of the relics of the Saint were reached at the meeting of Patriarch Kirill with Pope Francis in February 2016. Part of the relics is stored in is made of noble metals the ark, which is covered protected by glass. Almost a thousand years

DPRK leader Kim Jong Introductie: Named for the type launched by North Korea missiles North Korea on Sunday, 21 may, launched a rocket of unknown modification. This is the Agency “Yonhap”, citing the joint chiefs of staff of South Korea. The start was made from the area of Pucchan the province’s command, the rocket (according to preliminary data, ballistic) flying about 500 kilometers. In this regard, the President of the Republic of the moon Gain convene the national security of the country. Yonhap notes that today’s launch was the eighth missile test, which Pyongyang is pursuing this year. Previous ballistic missile test North Korea conducted on April 29, however, according to the United States, it was unsuccessful. Prior to this launch was made on 14 April, the birthday of North Korea founder Kim Il sung. Washington demonstrates strong dissatisfaction with the ongoing implementation of North Korea’s programs for ballistic missiles

The U.S. Department of defense inflated the estimates for the purchase of fuel and extra funds spent on training Syrian rebels and the unforeseen costs of operations in Afghanistan. This publication reports The Washington Post. According to the newspaper, from 2015 on training Syrian opposition fighters, the Pentagon sent $ 80 million, and the fighting in Afghanistan is $ 1.4 billion. In addition, 450 million went to the implementation associated with financial fraud program, in which American soldiers and their families could receive medical medications. As noted by the Washington Post, the defense Department often asked for one dollar or more per gallon of fuel. This exceeds the amount that commercial airlines spend the same amount of fuel. While the U.S. military is the world’s largest consumer of fuel. Every year the Pentagon buys about 4.2 billion gallons of refined oil. The Ministry of defence admitted that in the period