Amnesty has declared a humanitarian disaster because of the battle for Mosul The battle for Mosul between the Iraqi troops and international coalition forces from the United States, on the one hand, and militants of the banned terrorist organization “Islamic state”, on the other, has led to a humanitarian catastrophe. The militants used the city’s population as a human shield, they are also subjected to “relentless and illegal” attacks by government forces of Iraq and the Western coalition forces. This is stated in the report “at all costs: a civil disaster in Western Mosul, Iraq” (At Any Cost: The Civilian Catastrophe in West Mosul, Iraq), published by the international human rights organization Amnesty International. Employees of the organization interviewed 151 resident of the Western part of Mosul in March and may 2017. Among them was like living in the city, and who were in the camps for displaced persons in
Day: July 11, 2017
The US circulated a UN security Council draft resolution on new sanctions against DPRK
The US circulated a UN security Council draft resolution on new sanctions against DPRK MOSCOW, 11 Dec — RIA Novosti. The US circulated a UN security Council draft resolution, involving the introduction of new sanctions against the DPRK in connection with the alleged test of an Intercontinental missile, according to the associated Press, citing two diplomats. The document, implying the introduction of new restrictive measures against North Korea, was circulated among the permanent members of the Security Council — Russia, China, Britain and France. The official representative of the U.S. mission to the UN has not commented on this information. North Korea launched another ballistic missile on 4 July. Russia has stated that we are talking about medium-range missiles, United States on Intercontinental missiles. The launch was discussed at an emergency meeting of the UN security Council on 5 July. USA, France and the United Kingdom believe that the answer
Student from the USA got the phone number of the Pentagon leak to The Washington Post
Student from the USA got the phone number of the Pentagon leak to The Washington Post Student from USA was able to get the phone number of the Pentagon James Mattis because of a leak in one of the articles c a photograph of the representative of the security service of the President of the United States Keith Schiller, published in the Washington Post. Reported by the New York Post. High school student was able to contact the Pentagon to interview him. In the photo published by the newspaper, Schiller held the stack of papers on which was pasted a sticker with the name of the head of the Pentagon and his phone number that said the high school student Teddy Fisher from Washington. Fisher kept the room and the picture was subsequently removed. Fisher was able to contact Mattis, writing an SMS message, and take his 45-minute interview. “Would
Tomatoes were the cause of insect cannibals
Scientists from the University of Wisconsin in Madison have found that some plants, including tomatoes, secrete substances, causing caterpillars pests to devour each other. Article researchers published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. About it reported in a press release on the website Phys.org. Biologists have conducted experiments on small caterpillars Cutworm (Spodoptera exigua) is common worldwide pest of agricultural crops. Insects eight pieces were placed in plastic containers with tomatoes, sprayed with the different concentrations of methylammonium volatile substance, a plant hormone. This compound plays a role of a signal, by which some plants “warn” others about the attack of pests, thus enabling to start a selection of protective substances. Researchers over eight days, counted the number of surviving caterpillars, and at the end of the experiment assessed the degree of damage to the plants. It turned out that in containers with a low content of materialmente insects
Convicted of plotting to assassinate Putin asked the President to pardon
The citizen of Kazakhstan Ilya Pyanzin, convicted in 2013 for 10 years for plotting the assassination of Vladimir Putin, who at that time was the post of Prime Minister, asked the President to pardon. About this newspaper “Kommersant” said the wife of Pyanzin Marina. Convicted decided to appeal to Putin, because “the crime was directed against him”. Pyanzin said that he was an obstacle, and a member of the conspiracy was accidentally fell under the influence of their buddies. The petition was filed in the administration of the colony in may, two months left for the review and approval the statements of the convict. Marina Pyanzina argues that the treatment her husband has found support in the administration of the colony. According to her, her husband for the years of imprisonment had no penalties, and mastered the professions of pattern cutting, finisher, carpenter and Turner. Ilya Pyanzin met in Egypt
The NATO Secretary General spoke about the importance of dialogue between NATO and Russia
Jens Stoltenberg NATO believes it is important to continue dialogue with Moscow. This was stated by the Secretary General of the Alliance Jens Stoltenberg in his interview to TV channel “112 Ukraine”. “The NATO approach toward Moscow is what we call a “bilateral approach”. First of all, it is a strong collective defence, which is credible, but at the same time political dialogue, because Russia is our neighbour, which will not go away. Therefore, it is important to talk with Russia, especially in conditions of growing tension,” — said Stoltenberg. Speaking about the upcoming Russian-Belarusian military exercises in September 2017, the Secretary General noted that NATO will watch over them, while recognizing the right of all countries to exercise their armed forces. He stressed that the Alliance currently sees no direct military threat to any of its member countries. 10 July, press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that
White house: trump didn’t believe Putin on the question of
Photo: AP Photo / Alex Brandon The chief of staff of the White house rins, Primos told about the position of the President of the United States Donald trump “interference” with Russia after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the summit of “big twenty”. A question about the “interference” of the Russian Federation was discussed Friday at the first meeting of presidents of Russia and USA Vladimir Putin and Donald trump in Hamburg on the “margins” of the G20 summit. According to its results, Putin said that trump has taken the statements of the Russian side, which denies any involvement. In the White house, in turn, have become neither confirm nor deny that statement, trump wrote on Twitter that “twice put in a rigid form” this question to Putin, but he “flatly denied it.” Trump also pointed out that the previously expressed his opinion on this matter — interference
The Ministry of health has proposed a ban on product placement of alcohol in movies
The Ministry of health of Russia proposed to restrict product placement of alcohol in movies, TV shows, and printed materials. About this report “Izvestia” with reference to the second edition of the strategy of formation of healthy lifestyle of the population. In particular, it is proposed to abandon the imitation of goods, when the product shown is not alcohol, but is associated with it, and to prohibit product placement. Also under the restriction, and subject to the mention of the quality of the drinks. The project of strategy of formation of healthy lifestyle of the population appeared in the year 2017. Currently, the Ministry of health is discussing with experts and Federal authorities the second version of the document. It proposes, in particular, to specify on the bottle the maximum allowable daily dose of alcohol in milliliters, to prohibit Smoking VAPI and electronic cigarettes in public places, and restrict all
After the arrival of the prosecutors of the Nizhny Tagil plant started payments to employees
The Nizhny Tagil plant insulation products (NSTI) in the Sverdlovsk region was able to find funds for the payment of back wages to employees after on behalf of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin made Russian Prosecutor General’s office. On Monday, July 10, TASS reported the official representative of Department Alexander Kurennoy. According to him, on Monday morning in Nizhny Tagil arrived the special Commission from employees of the office of the Prosecutor General in the Urals Federal district and the Prosecutor of the Sverdlovsk region. “As a result of the work of the Commission, including after a hearing of the shareholders NSTI managed to find the cash to repay the debt to the workforce in the amount of 9.5 million rubles,” — said the Colonel. He stressed that employee benefits has already begun, the process is controlled by the prosecutors. We also learned that investigators have opened two new
The media learned about the mirror measures Moscow in response to the expulsion of diplomats from the United States
Moscow plans to send about 30 of us diplomats and the seizure of many properties of the USA in Russia. About it the newspaper “Izvestia” said a source in the Russian foreign Ministry. Such measures as on Smolensk square ready to go after Washington’s decision not to return belonging to the Russian dipvedomstva property in the United States, which in December 2016, were seized. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald trump are unable to resolve this issue in a personal meeting on the sidelines of the summit of “Big twenty” in Hamburg. The source lamented that the United States has not offered ways out of the crisis, and Russia has to meet the mirror, despite reluctance to do so. “There is a preliminary agreement on holding the meeting in Saint-Petersburg Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Ryabkov and first Deputy Secretary of state Thomas Shannon. If there is a