August 4, 2017 – Page 4 – Russian Reality

In Yakut the mine “Mir” is not found 9 miners

August 4, 2017 RR Events

In Yakut the mine “Mir” is not found 9 miners Moscow. 4 Aug. INTERFAX.RU — At the time of the accident in the Yakut mine “the World”, according to the revised data, there were 142 people, the report said ALROSA . Just change the mine “Mir” were 151 people who got the outfit, but 9 of them remained in the preparatory works and mine did not go down, he said. On Friday in the shaft of the mine “Mir” (the city of Mirny, Yakutia), owned by the diamond mining company “ALROSA”, there was a breakthrough of water into the mine from the quarry. Later the water subsided, the flooded sections in the mine now, no. Quarry “Mir” — the first developing primary diamond deposits in Yakutia, opened in 1955, has a diameter of 1.2 km and a depth of 525 meters. Opencast mining was stopped in 2001, since 2009 the

Almost a third of respondents saw no need in the state Duma

August 4, 2017 RR Politics

Almost a third of respondents saw no need in the state Duma Moscow. 4 Aug. INTERFAX.RU — Two-thirds of Russians (61%) believe the State Duma and authority, without which it is impossible, the opposite opinion is shared by 30%, according to Fund “Public opinion”. However, only 26% of Russians pay attention to information about the work of the state Duma, and 68% do it without much interest, showed a survey conducted on 22-23 July among 1,500 respondents in 104 settlements of the 53 subjects of the Russian Federation. In comparison with the previous state Duma of the present convocation works better, said 11% of respondents. The opposite opinion of 9%. Slightly less than half (45%) did not notice any particular difference, about a third (36%) were undecided. According to every tenth (11%), the majority of state Duma deputies do their jobs well or well. Every third (33%) believes their work

The EU extended sanctions against Russia because of Siemens

August 4, 2017 RR Politics

The EU extended sanctions against Russia because of Siemens In the EU black list included Deputy energy Minister Andrei Cherezov and head of the Department for operational control and management in power industry of the Ministry Yevhen, grabczak. BRUSSELS, 4 Aug. /TASS/. The EU extended sanctions list against Russia in connection with the scandal around the supply of turbines by Siemens in the Crimea. This was reported on Friday the press service of the EU Council. The black list includes three physical and three legal entities. This was reported on Friday the press service of the EU Council. The EU added three Russians and three companies involved in the supply of gas turbines in the Crimea, in the list, against which introduced restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.The press service of the EU Council As stated in the EU official journal,

The EU called queue at the airport to pay for the security

August 4, 2017 RR Politics

The EU called queue at the airport to pay for the security Moscow. 4 Aug. INTERFAX.RU — the Queue for passport control at airports in the midst of the holiday season at the external borders of the EU caused by the new regulations, the control of passengers now check in the anti-terrorist database, explained in the European Commission. “We understand that there is a concern about new rules that entail long queues. But we are talking about the safety of our citizens from member States which had requested the European Council in 2015 to strengthen controls. From this stems the rules” — said Friday at a briefing in Brussels, European Commission spokesman Mina Andreeva. “You always have to pay for security,” added the spokesman. According to her, member States of the EU had enough time to prepare for the introduction of new rules. “This, member States should ensure that there

The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: the process of creating areas of de-escalation in Syria bound for terrorist activity

August 4, 2017 RR Politics

The building of the foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation © Artyom Korotayev/TASS MOSCOW, August 4. /TASS/. The process of creating areas of de-escalation in Syria will significantly reduce the level of tension and to constrain terrorist activity.

The Pentagon was accused of spending half a billion dollars on fruitless exercises Afghans

August 4, 2017 RR World

The Pentagon has spent 457,7 million dollars on the training of the Afghan intelligence officers, however, significant results could not be achieved. It is reported by the Commission Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). The report notes that the us defense Ministry has signed two contracts in the period between 2010 and 2013, with the two companies in Afghanistan — Afghanistan Legacy R&D and Macau Source Operations Management (ASOM). The exercise was attended by about 70 employees of the national security and defense of Afghanistan (ANDSF). However, a noticeable change is not led. Earlier it was reported that the Pentagon has spent $ 94 million on the form for the Afghan military, designed for forest landscape. While forests cover only two percent of the country. In late July, the audit chamber of the USA has condemned the Pentagon in the results of a nonexistent police Department of weapons and

The victims of the strike forces of the US coalition for Syrian raqqa were seven children

August 4, 2017 RR World

Raqqa, Syria In the air strike on the Syrian city of raqqa caused by planes of the US-led coalition killed a woman and seven children. They were all members of one family, reported Reuters. The RAID was committed on the night of August 4 on a number of residential blocks to destroy entrenched there militants of the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia). Several civilians were injured, a number of buildings were badly damaged. May 25, the U.S. military acknowledged the deaths of more than 100 civilians in the Iraqi city of Mosul in an air RAID, produced in March. The purpose of the strikes was two snipers ISIS, entrenched in one of the buildings. They were dropped 500-pound bombs. In the result of a direct hit detonated the explosives that the militants had laid on the lower floors of the structure. Due to powerful explosion people

A family of Muslims from the US have complained of the pork in 14 “Macchicken” in “McDonald’s”

August 4, 2017 RR World

The family of Muslims from new York accused “McDonald’s” that the employee network of fast food restaurants specifically gave them pork in chicken sandwiches “Macchicken”. On Friday, August 4, reports The Independent. The incident occurred July 31 in one of the schools in DECATUR, Alabama. The family visited the amusement Park Point Mallard Water Park, stopped for lunch at McDonald’s where we ordered 14 sandwiches. Customers immediately noticed that something was wrong, because they regularly eat at this restaurant chain and I know the taste of “Macchicken”. One of the members of the family threw up twice when he realized that the pork Burger instead of a chicken. The incident attracted the attention of the Alabama branch of the national organization of Muslims in which he called for an investigation and sack those responsible, according to Al.com. The head of the local branch of the Council on American-Islamic relations howl

Senator instructed to beat clowns paratroopers on Day of airborne forces

August 4, 2017 RR Politics

Photo: TASS Veteran VDV, Senator Franz Klintsevich said that the veterans of the troops will fight with the mummers paratroopers, creating unfavorable surroundings in Day VDV. It is reported by NSN. According to him, “what is happening in Gorky Park on the Day of the airborne troops are often not associated with people of the past war”. Clowns paratroopers he called “the most terrible trouble.” “Now they are becoming less so as they are simply beat. And we already gave such a command, especially for Afghans, to identify and easy to beat. Buy a beret and a vest – nothing complicated. To get drunk and act outrageously, trying thereby to be realized due to inherent complexes, it’s very common. Often, these entertainers create an unfavorable external environment for paratroopers,” – said the Senator. At the same time, Klintsevich said that in recent years the airborne forces Day was celebrated differently,

In the Kremlin told about the successful Putin fishing in Siberia

August 4, 2017 RR Politics

Photo: The press service of the President of Russia Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said about the successful fishing of the Russian leader in southern Siberia, where he went on the way on a working trip to the far East. Answering a question of journalists, whether the President to catch a fish, Peskov replied in the affirmative, and briefly described his catch.- Did you manage to catch something, asked the reporter. Failed, – said Peskov.- More than a pike?- No, but it is interesting, – said Peskov. On 1 August it was reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a stop in Siberia to fishing. Then Putin visited the Amur region, where he is scheduled to meet on August 3. After that, Putin will visit Buryatia. In July 2013, Putin caught a pike weighing more than 21 kilograms, which he pulled more than three minutes.