Su-34 © Marina Lystseva/TASS MOSCOW, may 22. /TASS/. The company “Sukhoi” (part of United aircraft Corporation) handed over the defense Ministry the first batch of Sukhoi su-34 under the contract, 2017. This was reported by the press service of the company.
Day: May 22, 2017
The state Duma approved the cancellation of absentee ballots in the second reading
Photo: RIA Novosti The state Duma adopted in the second reading a package of amendments to the electoral law, involving, in particular, cancellation of absentee ballots. About it reports TASS on Friday, may 19. The second reading of the Central election Commission prescribed in document a mechanism of replacing voting absentee. According to him, voters can apply to vote by place of residence in the precinct election Commission not later than 14:00 on the Saturday before election day. No later than five days before the voting day such a statement may be issued through the state services portal and multifunctional centers (MFCS). The amendments also extend the cancellation of absentee ballots not only for the presidential and regional elections. If the bill is approved in the final reading, a new mechanism will be applied in the September elections this year. In addition, the package of amendments includes a provision, aimed
MP: restriction RT and Sputnik in the U.S. can be an act of unfair competition
Photo: RIA Novosti The head of the Duma Committee on information policy, Leonid Levin, said that the actions of the American Parliament on the restriction of the work of Russia Today and Sputnik are an act of unfair competition. He declared it during session of the state Duma, which had submitted a report on the legality of the U.S. media, “Radio Liberty” and “Voice of America”. “An expert of the Higher school of Economics was made an educated guess that the American media community frightened by the quality of Russian media in English-speaking information space. Thus, the steps of the Parliament in the direction of the restrictions of working with Russia Today and Sputnik can be just an act of unfair competition,” said Levin. 18 April, Levine said that the Russian service of “Voice of America”, “Radio Liberty” and CNN are part of a larger system of US pressure on
The Communists urged to restore in Moscow the monument to Pavlik Morozov
Photo: pastvu.com The party “Communists of Russia” has proposed to reconstruct the monument in Moscow Pavlik Morozov, who stood on Krasnaya Presnya. On Friday, may 19, RIA Novosti reported the press service of the organization. The corresponding request to the Metropolitan mayor has written to the Chairman of the party Maxim suraykin. Members of the “Communists of Russia” timed his call to the 95th anniversary of the pioneer organization, which is celebrated on 19 may. The monument to Pavlik Morozov appeared in a children’s Park dedicated to him on Krasnaya Presnya in 1948, and in 1991 it was demolished. Such monuments existed or continue to exist in many cities, including Simferopol and Chelyabinsk, the boy’s name was called, the streets and institutions, the image of the pioneer was often used in Soviet film, literature and art. Pavlik’s famous because he acted in court against her father, confirming her mother that
Arrested stole more than 50 million rubles hackers
Arrested stole more than 50 million rubles hackers Moscow. May 22. INTERFAX.RU the Police detained 20 participants of an interregional group, which kidnapped more than 50 million rubles from citizens through contamination of more than 1 million smartphones malware, four of them were arrested. This was reported by “Interfax” on Monday the official representative of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia Irina Wolf. “It was established that the group included 20 people living on the territory of the Ivanovo, Moscow, Rostov, Chelyabinsk, Yaroslavl areas and the Republic of Mari El, and the organizer of illegal business is a 30-year-old resident of Ivanovo,” said Wolf. “The band used a malicious software that allows to gain unauthorized access to smartphones, running one of the mobile operating systems. Then, using hidden SMS-commands, they are transferred to prepared accounts,” said Wolf. The interior Ministry did not specify from which accounts the funds were
Astronomers photographed a cosmic “eye of Sauron”
Astronomers photographed a cosmic “eye of Sauron” MOSCOW, may 22 — RIA Novosti. Microwave Observatory ALMA has got the most precise to date pictures of the “eye of Sauron” — the star Fomalhaut surrounded by a “burning” ring of dust and gas, resulting from the collision of comets and asteroids, according to the European southern Observatory. Fomalhaut is among the relatively young and bright stars in the sky of the southern hemisphere, located relatively close to the Ground. This star is removed from us by 25 light years, and for its size it is much larger than the Sun. So, its mass is about 2.3 solar diameter — 1.9 diameter of the Sun. She is about 18 times brighter than the Sun and hot it at 3 thousand degrees Kelvin. In 2008, a team of astronomers led by Paul Kalas (Paul Kalas) from the University of California at Berkeley (USA)
“Dislike” Zvyagintsev has topped the rating of film critics at the Cannes film festival
“Dislike” Zvyagintsev has topped the rating of film critics at the Cannes film festival Moscow. May 22. INTERFAX.RU — the Film “Dislike” by Russian Director Andrei Zvyagintsev holds the lead among the paintings of the competition of the Cannes film festival according to the rating of the critics, published Monday in the journal Screen. Russian film about a married couple, which is in the midst of a difficult divorce time a 12-year-old son Alyosha had an overall rating of 3.2 points. Film7.3Нелюбовь2017 / Russia, Belgium, Germany, France / 2 h. 7 min. drama Above all “Dislike” was appreciated by critics from Italy, USA, UK and Russia. The second place is divided between “the World is full of wonders” by Todd Haynes and “Square” Ruben Ostlund — each earned 2.7 points. In third place is “120 BPM” Robin Campillo with an average rating of 2.5 points. Followed by “family History of
The Belgian Secretary of state inadvertently revealed the program for the spouses of NATO leaders
Soil Demir The Secretary of state of Belgium on equal opportunities and the fight against poverty Soil Demir unwittingly revealed classified information about the program of stay in Brussels for the spouses of NATO leaders. About this newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws. According to the newspaper, this caused discontent of the American special services. So, speaking on the TV channel VRT, the politician said that she was assigned to escort the first lady of the United States, France and Canada to the Museum of the famous Brussels painter rené Magritte. Demir noted that she even bought a pair of high heels. It is noted that due to the fact that the requirement of U.S. intelligence in relation to privacy related to the visit have been breached, Prime Minister of Belgium Charles Michel dismissed the Secretary of state from the support the spouses of NATO leaders. Decided that now they will be
Erdogan elected President of Turkey’s ruling party
Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan led the ruling Party of justice and development party (AKP). The decision was made at the extraordinary Congress on 21 may. It is reported by the Hürriyet Daily News. For the return of the head of state for the presidency of the AKP voted 1414 participants of the Congress. Erdogan has replaced on this post of the Prime Minister of Binali Yildirim, head of the party in the spring of 2016. May 2, Erdogan three years later returned to the AKP. This became possible as a result of the referendum of constitutional amendments. According to one of the 18 innovations, is now the President could not leave the ranks of his political party, as it was previously. Recep Tayyip Erdogan is one of the founders of the party of justice and development. He left the AKP in 2014 before joining the post
McCain in an insulting manner spoke about Putin and Lavrov
John McCain The Senator from Republican party John McCain has declared that the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov, “have nothing to do in the oval office” the White house. So the politician said on the air of Fox News Sunday a meeting of foreign Ministers with the American President Donald trump. Also McCain accused Russian President Vladimir Putin that he “used the Russian precision-guided weapons for strikes on hospitals in Aleppo”. In mid-November 2016 the White house accused in the bombing of hospitals in Syria’s Aleppo by forces loyal to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, and supporting Russia. While the United States failed to back up their accusations with evidence. John McCain is known for his anti-Russian stance, blaming Moscow for intervening in almost everything. So, on March 15 he did not like the behavior of the party member Rand Paul during the discussion of the