Day: August 8, 2017

Trump acknowledged the dominance of addicts in USA

World

The abuse of opioids is a serious problem in the United States. On Tuesday, August 8, said in his Twitter the leader of the American Donald trump. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 08 August 2017, 11:11 “Today at 15:00 (22:00 GMT) I will hold a big meeting on the crisis of opioids, serious problems of our country”, — said the owner of the White house. Opioids — drugs that are used as potent analgesics. The impact of drugs on the body compared with the effect from the use of opium. Americans are massively addicted to opioid drugs. Every day die from overdose of almost 150 people. And the culprits of the situation are often doctors. They are trying to appease patients, handing out prescriptions for powerful painkillers for everyone what for many citizens is the first step to addiction.

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Abe has expressed the desire to cooperate with Russia and China for execution of sanctions against North Korea

Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he intends to cooperate with China and Russia to enforce UN security Council sanctions against the DPRK. About it reports a press-service of the Abe. “As a member of the UN security Council, the government of Japan intends to cooperate closely with China and Russia to ensure the effectiveness of the implementation of the resolutions of the UN security Council”, — is spoken in the message. Earlier, the President of the United States Donald trump responded positively to the tightening of UN security Council sanctions against North Korea. The UN security Council unanimously voted for a draft resolution on tougher sanctions against the DPRK.

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In the German government urged not to discuss the status of the Crimea

Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti Europe should focus on finding a political solution to the conflict in the Donbass and to refrain from discussions on the status of Crimea. This was stated by the coordinator of the Cabinet of Germany for German-Russian intersocietal cooperation Gernot Erler. “The European consensus provides that first you need to concentrate on a political solution to the bloody conflict in the East of Ukraine, — TASS quoted the statement of policy. And the Crimean issue should be put on the agenda only in the subsequent political process.” Thus Erler commented on the statement of leader of the Free democratic party of Germany, Christian Lindner. Earlier, the head of the FDP encouraged to temporarily forget about the conflict around the Crimea and called for the easing of anti-Russian sanctions in the case of progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreements. Crimea became part of Russia after the

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Haley said that Tillerson plans to discuss at the meeting with Lavrov

Politics

Photo: © RIA Novosti / Sergey Guneev U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson at a meeting with Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, which will be held in Manila, will seek common ground with Russia, said in an interview with CNN, U.S. permanent representative to the UN, Nikki Haley. “This is a continuation of the attempts of the Secretary of state Tillerson — search for common ground with Russia. There are many issues on which we need to have a conversation with Russia, the fight against terrorism, response to the situation around North Korea, the crisis in Syria. So, I think, they will discuss these and many other questions. Our goal is to see what we can work together,” said Haley. The Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson will meet Sunday in Manila on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit. This will be the first

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Mystery of the origin of the Denisovsky person

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Mystery of the origin of the Denisovsky person Scientists from the University of Utah in the US found that Neanderthals and denisovans separated from each other by about 744 thousand years ago. According to previous estimates, this event occurred 200 thousand years later. This is the conclusion anthropologists have come, having tested a new method for sequence analysis of ancient DNA. Article researchers published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. About it reported in a press release on EurekAlert!. Experts have compared the genomes of four human populations — modern Eurasians, modern Africans, Neanderthals and denisovans. They analysed several million mutations that were shared between two or three populations. It turned out that 20 percent of the sites (plots the size of a single nucleotide) had mutations that were found only in Neanderthals and denisovans, that pushed the previously set time of divergence of these two

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The first Russian scientist-theologian, received a diploma of candidate of Sciences

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The first Russian scientist-theologian, received a diploma of candidate of Sciences Dean of the theological Department of pstgu Archpriest Paul Hondzinsky was the first in the history of Russia the diploma of candidate of theology. “The PhD diploma issued Kondinskogo on the basis of relevant order of the Ministry of education of Russia”, — quotes “Interfax” the statement of the Ministry of education. According to the Agency, Mr. Hondzinsky wrote the dissertation on competition of a scientific degree of candidate of philosophical Sciences, but received the degree of candidate of theology. “I’ll read, it’s a good job, it is absolutely one that needs to be written in industry knowledge,” said Minister of education and science Olga Vasilyeva. Paul Hondzinsky defended thesis on “the Solution of problems of the Russian theology of the eighteenth century in the synthesis of St. Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow” on June 1. Two weeks later, Olga

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In Japan died actor, who played the role of Godzilla

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In Japan died actor, who played the role of Godzilla TOKYO, 8 Aug. /TASS/. Japanese actor Haruo Nakajima, best known for playing Godzilla one of the most popular monsters in film history — has died at the age of 88 from pneumonia. On Tuesday said the Agency Kyodo. Nakajima was born in 1929 in Yamagata Prefecture. Since the mid 50-ies of the last century to 1972, he was under contract with Japanese Studio Toho has acted in more than 10 paintings about a giant lizard, for which even received a playful nickname “Mr. Godzilla”. The main distinguishing feature of Japanese films about Godzilla is the fact that the monster was created without the aid of computer graphics — played by a real actor in a special suit. R. I. P. Haruo Nakajima, the original Godzilla suit actor for 12 consecutive films. Sad to hear that an era has passed. pic.twitter.com/FOQk5wfL3j

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Putin is a guarantee of Abkhazia’s security and independence

Russia

Vladimir Putin and Raul Khajimba Moscow will continue to provide Sukhum security and independence. About this Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday, August 8, reports TASS. “We have a special, very special relations with Abkhazia. We reliably guarantee the security and independence of Abkhazia’s independence. I am sure that this will continue”, — he said at a meeting with Abkhazian President Raul Khadzhimba. Putin has suggested to a colleague to discuss, in particular, the search for optimum ways of development of the Republic. The negotiations focus on ensuring the safety of tourists. The Russian leader said that Moscow and Sukhumi agreed on the establishment of the clearing house, Ministry of internal Affairs of the two countries. “I very much hope, hope that this joint work will improve the security of staying here tourists,” he said. Putin arrived in the Republic on August 8 — the anniversary of the beginning of

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Former Vice-President of Russia became a candidate in the Federation Council from the Novgorod region

Russia

Alexander Rutskoi Candidate for Governor of the Novgorod region from LDPR Anton Morozov has made changes in the list of candidates for the post of Senator, which he had previously granted to the regional electoral Commission. It is reported by TASS on Tuesday, August 8. “Previously included in a list of Andrey Danilov replaced by Alexander Rutskoi. The Commission has documented these changes,” — said the Chairman of the regional election Commission Tatyana Lebedeva. As he wrote in social networks Morozov himself, Rutskoi is ready for active work in the region, said the Agency. On August 3, the election Committee of the Novgorod region has finished registration of candidates on a post of the head region. In addition to Morozov, in the election race will involve four candidates: Andrew Walter (United Russia), Olga Efimova (CPRF), Mikhail Panov (“Fair Russia”) and Nikolai Zakharov (“Patriots of Russia”). On 13 February the President

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In Crimea the newly introduced schedule temporary outages due to the heat

Events

In Crimea the newly introduced schedule temporary outages due to the heat MOSCOW, 8 Aug — RIA Novosti. Schedule temporary outages re-introduced in the Crimea in connection with the anomalous heat, which was projected to last until the end of the week, according to the Ministry of energy on Tuesday. “Eighth of August at 19.47 to prevent exceeding acceptable emergency overflow in the section of “Taman” and “CES of the South — Crimea” on command dispatcher entered the black sea, RDU schedules of temporary disconnection of consumption by the amount of 20.3 MW (4.3 MW at OOO “Sevastopolenergo”, 16 MW at sue “Krymenergo RK”)”, — stated in the message. Thus, according to the Agency, any emergency or planned outages of electrical equipment in the Crimea there. On Monday evening, more than 108 thousand people in the Crimea and Sevastopol, about two hours were left without electricity as a result of

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