Ibrahim Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi © EPA/ISLAMIC STATE VIDEO MOSCOW, June 16. /TASS/. The Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation checks the information on the death of the leader of grouping “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia) Ibrahim Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an attack by Russian aircraft on the southern outskirts of Raqqa at the end of may. As explained in Department, the blow was struck the night of may 28 at the command post, where he held a meeting of Isil leaders, who discussed the routes of an exit of fighters from Raqqa through the so-called southern corridor. “According to information which is verified through various channels, the meeting was also attended by the leader of ISIL (formerly ISIS – approx. TASS) Ibrahim Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who as a result of the attack were destroyed”, – stated in the message of Russian defense Ministry. Informed about the death of
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Scientists: Onega and Ladoga to be saved from “rapid aging” and death
Scientists: Onega and Ladoga to be saved from “rapid aging” and death PETROZAVODSK, June 15. /Offset. TASS Igor Lukyanov/. The Onega and Ladoga lakes, which are sources of drinking water for several regions in the next few decades can be lost due to the negative anthropogenic impact, consider Karelian scientists. “The ecosystems of lakes after heavy pollution in the Soviet years, not fully recovered and will not recover until the end, to the state, which was in the middle of the twentieth century. If everything is as now at the end of the lake, as any living organisms that can die,” he told TASS head of the laboratory of geography and hydrology, Institute of water problems of the North, Karelian research centre RAS, corresponding member of RAS Nikolai Filatov. Problems lakes Working in a few decades, the study of the Ladoga and Onega lakes Nikolai Filatov told TASS that until
Scientists have proved the futility of dams
Scientists have proved the futility of dams The construction of dams, according to scientists, it is not possible to cope with water shortages, but rather, only re-creates a deficit, especially for the population living downstream of the river. Ted Veldkamp from Amsterdam’s free University said that almost a quarter of the population experiences a shortage of water due to human intervention in the device of the rivers. Primarily this is due to dams that retain water for irrigation and produce power, says New Scientist. To study the effects of dams on population Veldkamp and his colleagues conducted a detailed study in which he divided the whole globe into squares with an area of 50 kilometers. The researchers then conducted an analysis of water scarcity in the period from 1971 to 2010 to identify the winners and losers from construction of dams. As a result, scientists have found that people living
Stephen king compared the tramp with the Dementors of the novels about Harry Potter
Stephen king compared the tramp with the Dementors of the novels about Harry Potter MOSCOW, June 16 — RIA Novosti. The famous writer Stephen king has compared US President Donald trump with impulsive teen, and also with the Dementors of the novels by JK Rowling about Harry Potter. “Trump as President is impulsive and hot-tempered 15-year-old with a license to drive an 18-wheel truck,” wrote king in his microblog Twitter. Trump as president is like an impulsive, hot-headed 15-year-old with an 18-wheeler trucker’s license. — Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 15, 2017 Earlier, the writer also responded to the publication of JK Rowling, who asked him the extent of their madness is happening in the United States on the scale of Annie Wilkes (the character of the novel king’s “misery” — ed.). “Well, I am not a fan of trump, so let’s not talk about Annie Wilkes. I think it has
The Governor of Stavropol territory said the question of Putin
Photo: RIA Novosti The Governor of Stavropol Krai Vladimir Vladimirov said that the money from the Federal budget to the region to provide financial assistance to the victims of the floods did not come, reports RNS. “About the funds listed from the Federal budget money in the Stavropol territory today did not come. And payments that we lead, we lead from the reserve Fund of the government of Stavropol region”, — he said. Vladimirov added that the family Krasnokumskogo resident district, Stavropol territory, who told President Vladimir Putin about the problem with getting money flood victims received money. “This family has received cash in full, that is 60 thousand rubles they received. 8-th day they are issued, to date, they have already received,” — he explained. On Thursday in mass media appeared information that the Governor has resigned with the formulation “for family reasons”. Stavropol authorities also denied the information
Permanent representative of Ukraine called the statements of Putin and Poroshenko poetic duel
Photo: globallookpress.com Permanent representative of Ukraine to the Council of Europe Dmitry Kuleba called poetic duel of the statements of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko about Mikhail Lermontov. “A new trend top diplomacy — a poetic duel. Imagine how the Putin administration has studied Shevchenko in search of an answer,” wrote he in his Twitter. Putin during a straight line praised Poroshenko for knowledge of the Russian classics, commenting on his speech on the occasion of the introduction of bezveza with the EU, during which Poroshenko was quoted Lermontov.
The US Ambassador was summoned to Turkish foreign Ministry after the issuance of arrest warrants for the guards Erdogan
John Bass Us Ambassador to Turkey John bass was summoned to Turkish foreign Ministry, where he reported the disagreement with the results of Washington’s orders for the arrest of the guards of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This was reported on the website of the foreign Ministry of Turkey. It is noted that the bass was invited to a meeting with Deputy foreign Minister Umit Alcina. To the attention of the Ambassador was informed that the decision on the indictment of the guards Erdogan in connection with a scuffle at the residence of the Ambassador of Turkey in Washington, “incorrect, biased and has no legal basis”. The Turkish foreign Ministry also added that the clash with the demonstrators in the us capital occurred due to “the inability of local authorities to take the necessary security measures”. 15 June the US police issued a warrant for the arrest of Erdogan’s guards, which
Australia will announce a weapons Amnesty to prevent terrorist attacks
Michael Keenan Australian authorities announced a future weapons Amnesty in order to prevent terrorist attacks. About it reports Reuters. According to Australian Minister of justice Michael Keenan, from July 1, any person residing in the country, will be able to surrender to the authorities available to him at the hands of illegal arms and to bear the punishment for possession. “We live in times when our national security is falling, — explained the Minister. — Unfortunately, we personally had to verify this on the example of terrorist attacks in Australia, which used an illegal weapon”. Weapons Amnesty is introduced for the first time in two decades and will last for three months. It was originally planned that the Amnesty will be in effect throughout 2017. Australia has experienced several terrorist acts with the use of illegal weapons. It was used by the gunman took hostage visitors cafe in Sydney in
The Sun reported 65 missing in a fire in a London high-rise building
After a fire in a London high-rise building, listed as missing 65. A list with their names and surnames published by the newspaper The Sun. The publication notes that the missing residents of the 11th floor, as well as those who lived on floors 14 to 23. Earlier it was reported about 41 missing. On the night of 14 June in a residential 24-storey building began a strong fire. Killing 17 people. According to Sky News, in hospitals there are 24 people, 12 of them in serious condition. The British authorities promised a thorough investigation into the incident. Evacuees temporarily housed in nearby aid centers, mosques and churches.
The CPS found eight thousand violations in children’s camps
In children’s recreation camps found more than eight thousand violations during the inspection conducted by the specialists of Rospotrebnadzor. It is reported by RIA Novosti. The violations relate to nutrition, children, material and technical equipment of health establishments and violations in the control of the utility. Specialists of the Department supervise their elimination. For more than 39 thousand health institutions began their work in the first place. According to authorities, there drove more than 2.7 million children. Of the 290 institutions, which were previously identified violations have not opened only five. In addition, the experts found that the five camps worked without notifying the authorities, their activities have been suspended. Mass checks of children’s camps throughout Russia began after the death of 14 children in the camp “Park hotel Syamozero” in June 2016. After the incident the facility had been closed, and the attitude of the leadership was prosecuted.