Day: July 20, 2017

CEC responded to the claim of “Apple” municipal filter

Politics

Photo: The Chairman of the Central election Commission of Russia Ella Pamfilova called a direct insult to a statement of the party “Yabloko” about “covering up” the municipal filter in the elections. Her words on Wednesday, July 19, reports “Interfax”. “I didn’t even want to respond to the statement of the party. Do not beat the weak, and the party now weakened, and there are infighting,” said Pamfilova at the meeting of the Commission. However, she stressed that the statement “Apple” “professionally untenable and politically dishonest”. The CEC accused the Chairman of the party Emilia Slabunov that she “had made it a practice to cling to others’ initiatives and to parasitize on them.” In her words, “Apple” is basically communicating to the CEC not their claims, and “took other people’s unverified facts from the Internet and parasitized on it.” A similar situation, in the opinion of the CEC, has occurred

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Russia will raise the issue of the interpretation of NATO topics

Politics

Photo: NATO MOSCOW, 19 Jul — RIA Novosti. Moscow will make the issue of the interpretation of the NATO theme “forest brothers” on the agenda of the OSCE Permanent Council on Thursday, said Russia’s permanent representative to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich. “I’ll tell you in advance, tomorrow at the meeting of the Permanent Council we make and the facts will show how the Alliance after years of raises this topic in a very strange context, which does not conform to the mandate of the Alliance and do not understand the purpose why this theme unwinds. Look at the reaction,” – said Lukashevich in the framework of the bridge of Vienna, organized by MIA “Russia today”. According to the diplomat, he is “not sure” that the Russian side will receive “some kind of coherent reaction from the Baltic States.” “However, this issue was entered into the register of the Permanent Council,

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Putin personally congratulated the human rights activist Alexeyev’s 90th anniversary

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Putin personally congratulated the human rights activist Alexeyev’s 90th anniversary Russian President Vladimir Putin went to the head of the Moscow Helsinki group Lyudmila Alexeyeva on the Old Arbat, to personally congratulate her on her 90th birthday. It is reported by TASS on Thursday, July 20. “Thank you for life for people”, — said the head of state. He handed the human rights activist flowers and engraving of a view of Yalta — the city where she was born. Alekseev was surprised by the visit of the President, noting that “all his life doing God knows what”. Now I came to congratulate the President. Before such was not.Lyudmila Alexeyeva Vladimir Putin, speaking about the importance of the work of the head of the Helsinki group, drew a parallel with the activity of the writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn. “Solzhenitsyn was talking about saving people, he did it in his own way, and

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Spanish police found the stolen paintings by Francis bacon

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Spanish police found the stolen paintings by Francis bacon Moscow. July 20. INTERFAX.RU Spanish police found three of the five stolen paintings by British artist Francis bacon, said on Thursday the representative of law enforcement bodies. Five works by bacon were stolen from the apartment of his friend in Madrid in 2015, their total value amounts to more than 25 million euros. Law enforcement agencies do not disseminate information about what is depicted on the stolen paintings. However, earlier local media reported that the portraits of each artist, from whom they were stolen. In 2016, the Spanish police arrested 10 people suspected of involvement in the crime. The investigation is ongoing. Francis bacon (1909-1992), was famous as one of the most prominent representatives of expressionism of the twentieth century, raised in his works the themes of alienation, religion and death.

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In the US hip-hop for the first time surpassed by popularity rock music

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In the US hip-hop for the first time surpassed by popularity rock music Hip-hop became the most popular genre in the US, for the first time beating rock music. This is stated in a Nielsen study, according to the publication Quartz. According to the study, from the beginning, hip-hop (including R’n’B) accounts for 25% of all music listening in the United States. Rock music accounts for 23%. Researchers have linked the incident with the methods of listening to music. In recent years the most popular streaming services. Stream music, according to experts, significantly ahead of the sale of CDs and downloads on iTunes. In Nielsen noted that users of streaming services — mostly young people, who more identify with hip hop culture than “somewhat stagnant” genre of rock music. The researchers added that the rock remains the most popular genre on the number of CDs sold.

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One of the authors of the Constitution had died in Yekaterinburg

Russia

Mikhail Kukushkin In Yekaterinburg on 84-m to year of life died one of the developers of the Russian Constitution, a legal scholar Mikhail Kukushkin. This was reported in the Thursday, July 20, on the website of Ural juridical University (Urguu), where the Professor taught constitutional law. The cause of death has not been announced. It is noted that in 1993, Kukushkin took part in the constitutional meeting of the working group on the processing results of the public discussion of the draft Constitution, the results of which the document is put to the vote. In 1965 he was accepted to work at the Sverdlovsk law Institute (later — of uslu). Four years later, the lawyer defended his thesis, and after five years of doctoral. In 1986, Kukushkin was appointed rector of the institution, a position he served for 15 years. Until 1998, Professor headed the Department of constitutional law of

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Divers found the wreckage of a crashed 60 years ago in Vladivostok bomber

Russia

Near Vladivostok divers discovered the wreckage of the fallen 60 years ago Soviet aircraft, reports REN TV. Thanks to a side room, which is preserved on one of the items, it was found that this jet bomber Tu-16 that crashed near the Russian island on a training flight. The car struck the winter sea ice left at the bottom of the funnel is a few meters. Seven crew members were killed. To locate and raise the wreckage were not for the lack of technology suitable for deep water operations. Heavy twin-engine Tu-16 was produced from 1953 to 1963 in different versions, including the submarine and tanker. He was in service for half a century. There were built fifteen hundred of these machines.

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The justice Ministry denied reports about a mass compensation to Russian prisoners

Russia

Information about the awarding by the European court of human rights (ECHR) thousands compensation 24-m Russian prisoners in the case of violation of electoral rights is not true. This is stated in the press release received by the editors”.ru” of the Ministry of justice. “In total, the European court has awarded nine of the 24 applicants the payment of postal expenses in the amount of from 8 to 30 euros,” — noted in the Ministry. The Ministry of justice confirmed that on 4 July, the ECHR found no violations of electoral rights of Russian prisoners in the prison in the proceedings “Isakov and 23 others against the Russian Federation”. However, the court, according to authorities, dismissed the claims on compensation of moral harm, and the request for reimbursement of funds spent on legal aid in the proceedings. Earlier the lawyer Igor Trunov said that the ECHR ordered Russia to pay

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In Berlin evacuated one of the terminals

Events

In Berlin evacuated one of the terminals BERLIN, July 20 — RIA Novosti, Margaret Kostiv. One terminal of Berlin schönefeld airport evacuated, police said. “Terminal D in schönefeld airport evacuated, security forces arrived at the scene of incident”, — is spoken in the police message on Twitter. In the previous report said that the terminal is cordoned off because of suspicious object.

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French singer Barbara Weldens died during a concert in the Church

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French singer Barbara Weldens died during a concert in the Church MOSCOW, July 20 — RIA Novosti. French singer Barbara Weldens died during his speech in the Church in Gourdon at the age of 35 years, reports The Independent. During the download an error has occurred. It is noted that the exact cause of death is currently not installed. According to the preliminary version, the artist was electrocuted, resulting in cardiac arrest. Police are investigating the circumstances of the incident. As reported on the website of the singer, in February she released her debut Studio album, Le grand H de l’homme. Last year Barbara Weldens won the contest of young talents on the festival’s Jacques Brel, and also received the award “discovery stage” of the Academy of Charles CROs. During the download an error has occurred.

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