Day: June 18, 2017

Putin has dismissed a number of heads of regional power structures

Politics

Putin has dismissed a number of heads of regional power structures MOSCOW, 18 Jul — RIA Novosti. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree exempting from office a number of heads of regional Central boards of the Investigative Committee, interior Ministry, Federal penitentiary service, as well as the West Siberian transport Prosecutor. The document is available on the official Internet portal of legal information. Thus, the dismissed head of investigatory management SK across Leningrad region Alexey Beacon, Deputy head of the main Department of the MIA in Sverdlovsk oblast Vladimir Romanyuk, the head of Department FSIN across Moscow region Anatoly Tikhomirov and the West Siberian transport public Prosecutor Sergey Feoktistov.

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PARNAS nominated Roizman as a candidate for Governor of Sverdlovsk region

Politics

PARNAS nominated Roizman as a candidate for Governor of Sverdlovsk region Moscow. June 18. INTERFAX.RU — Sverdlovsk branch of PARNAS party meeting on Sunday unanimously voted for the nomination of the mayor of Yekaterinburg Yevgeny Roizman as a candidate for Governor of the Sverdlovsk region, has informed Agency “Interfax” a member of the party Maxim Vernikov. “Roizman, difficulties may arise with the nomination from the party “Yabloko”, so I put him in our party,” said Vernikov. According to him, if you fall through the nomination of “Yabloko”, Roizman will go on Governor’s elections of Parnassus, if not, from the “Apple”, and Parnassus will not be its candidate in the election. As reported, on the eve of the conference of the regional branch of the party “Yabloko”, for which the mayor of Yekaterinburg Yevgeny Roizman was to be nominated as a candidate for Governor of the Sverdlovsk region, was not held.

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Barque “Sedov” began flight training in the Baltic sea

Army

On the deck of a sailing ship “Sedov” © Lev Fedoseyev/TASS KALININGRAD, June 18. /TASS/. The world’s largest four-masted barque “Sedov”, had in late may, the port of Murmansk to Kaliningrad on Sunday came in the training flight the Baltic sea, from the port Light in the Kaliningrad region. About this TASS said the head of the press service of the Baltic state Academy rybopromyshlennaja fleet (BGA, is part of the Kaliningrad state technical University KGTU), which transferred operational control of the vessel, Irina Education.

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More than three thousand people took part in the annual mermaid Parade in new York

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More than three thousand people took part in the annual mermaid Parade in new York NEW YORK, June 18. /Offset. TASS Natalia Slavina/. More than three thousand people took Saturday part in the annual 35th in a row, the new York mermaid Parade. Despite the pouring rain, the extravagant display of costumes of fairytale and real sea creatures walked along the ocean coast district of Coney island. Among the participants of the parade, besides the hundreds of colored mermaids, were also purple octopus, giant shark, Triton, the pink Flamingo, big doll of U.S. President Donald trump in the crown of Neptune, dozens of pirates, sea kings and Queens. Some costumes were a result of long and painstaking labour of their owners and has been colourfully decorated. However, the majority of participants chose the less pretentious costumes, adding to his image only coloured wig and long shiny skirt. Pride of place

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Exposure to light can suppress the mosquitoes have the desire to bite

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Exposure to light can suppress the mosquitoes have the desire to bite Scientists from the University of Notre Dame has discovered that a nightly 10-minute exposure to light in the malarial mosquito Anopheles gambiae suppresses his desire to bite humans. Details can be found in Parasites and Vectors. The mosquito Anopheles gambiae is a major malaria vector in Africa. Every year 429 000 people, mostly children, die from the bite of Anopheles mosquitoes. “Anopheles gambiae develop resistance to insecticides, so we need new methods of mosquito control,” — said study author Giles Duffield. Scientists have divided the mosquitoes into two groups. Mosquitoes from the control group remained in the dark. Insects from the experimental group, the researchers worked with a pulse of white light for 10 minutes. Then the researchers tested the tendency of mosquitoes to bite immediately after exposure to light and every two hours throughout the night. The

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In the Kremlin commented on the reports about the possible killing of al-Baghdadi

Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin received on a regular basis reports from the defense Ministry, said the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, answering the question, reported to Putin about the results of the airstrike, which was reportedly destroyed by the leader of the “Islamic state”* Ibrahim Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi. Earlier the defense Ministry reported that al-Baghdadi was killed in the result of the impact of videoconferencing on may 28 at the command post in the southern suburb of Raqqa, where the leaders of ISIS*. The information that al-Baghdadi was at the meeting, is validated. “The President, as commander in chief, of course, regularly receives the necessary reports from our defense Ministry,” — said Peskov reporters. “The results of impact can be evaluated and the tactical and strategic points of view, the Ministry of defence,” he added. In addition, the press Secretary of the President was forwarded to

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Shoigu reported to Putin about the destruction in Syria of a number of members of the leadership of ISIS

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Photo: TASS The Minister of defence of Russia Sergey Shoigu has informed on Friday of Russian President Vladimir Putin and participants of the operational meeting with permanent members of Russian security Council about the destruction in Syria of a number of members of the leadership of ISIS. This was reported by press Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov. “The defense Minister briefed the meeting about the air strike, the Russian HQs in the area of Raqqa, which managed to destroy more than 100 terrorists, including members of the leadership of ISIS (the group “Islamic state” banned in Russia) and, presumably, (its leader Ibrahim Abu Bakr) al-Baghdadi,” – said the press Secretary of the President. Earlier the defense Ministry reported that checks information on the death of the leader of ISIS. As explained in Department, the blow was struck the night of may 28 at the command post, where

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Police in Maryland have arrested suspects in the murder of Russian Sibarova

World

Police Montgomery County (Maryland, USA) arrested three suspects in the murder of 18-year-old Russian Artem Ziberov. This was announced by chief of police Thomas County, Manger, reports TASS. Ziberov and his 17-year-old friend Shadi Najjar was shot dead on 5 June. According to the newspaper the Washington Post, in the car, which was teenagers, the killer fired more than 30 bullets. One of the victims received 4 wounds, the other 10. Investigators believe that the purpose of criminals was Najjar, whom they thus took revenge for last year’s robbery. For any information about the criminals the police have announced a reward in the amount of 10 thousand dollars. Into custody on suspicion of involvement in this incident taken 19-year-old Roger Garcia, his brother, 24-year-old Edgar Garcia of Gion and their friend Jose Yanes canales. They were charged with murder on two counts and conspiracy to commit murder on two counts.

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The Chairman of the “Alternative for Germany” called Crimea primordially Russian territory

World

Alexander Gauland (left) and the leader of the “Alternative for Germany” Frauke Petry Deputy Chairman of the party “Alternative for Germany” Alexander Gauland called Crimea primordially Russian territory. This statement of policies made at the party Congress in Karlsruhe, writes Die Welt. Gowland also urged to cancel sanctions against Russia. “Sanctions are always the wrong way politically. And they will not lead to the return of the Crimea. Crimea — the ancestral territory of Russia, and she can’t return to Ukraine”, — he said. The politician criticized the Western countries that after the collapse of the Soviet Union are unable to build a new world order together with Russia. “The Germans always were good when we had good relations with Russia”, — he reminded. Crimea reunited with Russia in 2014, according to the results of the referendum. Kiev considers the region as its territory. Moscow claims that the annexation of

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ROCA urged to take out Lenin from the mausoleum and begin de-communization

Russia

The bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church abroad (ROCA) has called on the Russian authorities to remove the body of Vladimir Lenin from the mausoleum on red square. This is stated in a joint statement the Council of bishops, signed by Metropolitan of Eastern America and new York Hilarion, who is the first Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad. “That’s why we again and again with the hope appeal (…) to say goodbye to the characters of rebellion, to get rid of the old glorification of murderers by the names of towns and villages, streets and squares, stations and parks; encourage to remove from the Central area of the country the body of someone connected with the establishment of the godless power, sacrifice its ideology millions of lives,” reads their statement. The Council noted that this year “is filled with joyful experiences” on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of

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