Day: August 11, 2017

WSJ: militants used Ebay for wire transfers in the USA

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WSJ: militants used Ebay for wire transfers in the USA The militants were concluded on the trading web site of a fictitious transaction. According to the publication, these schemas are used not only in USA but also in other countries. TASS, August 11. The militants of the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in the Russian Federation) entered into fictitious transactions on Internet trading site eBay to Finance their criminal activities in the United States. This was reported on Thursday the newspaper the Wall Street Journal, citing recently declassified FBI documents. According to this evidence, the beneficiary of the funds was Elshinawy Mohamed, who was arrested in 2016 in Maryland on suspicion of aiding ISIS. He was put up for eBay listings of printer, and his accomplices acted as “buyers” and transferred the money to the seller via PayPal. According to the FBI, these funds were to be used

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ALROSA allowed the brother of a miner to personally check the progress of the rescue operation

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ALROSA allowed the brother of a miner to personally check the progress of the rescue operation Brother locked in the mine shaft “the World,” miner Alexei Marina will be allowed to go underground and personally check the progress of search and rescue operations, said ALROSA. Previously, Marin criticized the company’s management. One of the relatives blocked the mine the Mir mine, the miners were allowed to go underground with rescue workers and to monitor the progress of the search operation. This is stated in the message of ALROSA received by RBC. “Today, the group of rescuers and volunteers, as observers, will be joined by the brother of a missing miner from Belgorod Alexey Marin, who yesterday in a media interview expressed distrust of the course of rescue operations and the adequacy of the measures taken. He will be able to go down to the mine and personally see the conditions

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Air defense systems in Russia are in high alert because of the situation with North Korea

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Air defense systems in Russia are in high alert because of the situation with North Korea MOSCOW, Aug 11 — RIA Novosti. The air defense system of the Russian Federation in the far East are in a state of high alert in connection with the situation around the DPRK, additional measures are taken to ensure the safety of the far East region, told RIA Novosti Senator Viktor Ozerov, who previously headed the Federation Council Committee on defense and security. “What is happening now around the North Korea can not but arouse our sense of concern and understanding of the need for additional measures to protect our territory. Air defenses and fortified HQs in the far East region,” he said. Ozerov said that the air defense system in the far East are in a constant state of high alert. “We monitor everything that is happening around North Korea, the zone of

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McFaul was sharply criticized trump for praise Putin

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McFaul was sharply criticized trump for praise Putin Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia (2011-2014) Michael McFaul has sharply criticized US President Donald trump, congratulating on the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin for a reduction in Russia 755 diplomatic personnel and personnel of diplomatic missions of the United States. About it the diplomat wrote in his Twitter. According to the diplomat, trump’s statement shows that the US President is not versed in diplomatic work. “Our diplomatic personnel, attachés and military personnel give Washington valuable information about Russia. Does the United States want less to know about the military modernization of Russia? And that is what today was made by trump. About Russia’s intentions in foreign policy? Namely, this will result in reduction. Do we not want to know about a dangerous cross-border contagion emanating from Russia? It seems, does not want trump. Can you imagine the blasphemy against American diplomats

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The interior Ministry will reduce the time for issuing passports to Russians

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The interior Ministry will reduce the time for issuing passports to Russians Under the current rules, the period of registration of the document may be up to four months. Moscow. August 11. INTERFAX.RU — the Ministry of internal Affairs has begun to develop amendments to the legislation, shortening the terms of registration and issuance of passports to Russians. Notice about the early development of the draft law of the Ministry of interior has placed on the Federal portal of projects of normative legal acts. As follows from the document, it is planned to amend article 10 of the Federal law “On procedure of exit from Russia and entry to Russia”, which reglamentary, including the timing of registration and issuance of passports to citizens of Russia. The police say that the need for amendment due to the long delays in processing passports at the present time. In addition, the Ministry has

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Hackers left without mobile communication seven million inhabitants of Venezuela

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Hackers who attacked the state telephone company Movilnet Venezuela, have been left without mobile communication seven million people. This was announced by the Minister of higher education, science and technology, Pbel ROA (Roa Hugbel), TV channel Globovision. “Last Wednesday without when seven of the 13 million subscribers,” said ROA. He added that authorities have launched an investigation and are looking for the perpetrators of this attack. The Minister also said that “systematic terrorist attacks” against the telecommunications facilities of the country are “supported by foreign agents, again trying to bring down the system of communication of Venezuela”. He also informed about new cases of deliberate damage to the fiber optic cable in seven States. In Venezuela from April ongoing political crisis amid the standoff between Maduro and the opposition, which after the election belongs to the majority in Parliament. The cause of the conflict was the deepest economic crisis in

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Trump announced the intention to introduce in USA a state of emergency because of the “opioid epidemic”

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Donald trump said that the epidemic of opioid achieved in the United States at the national level. According to Reuters, the presidential administration is drafting a document to officially declare the country a state of emergency. “I officially declare that this is an emergency. We’re going to spend a lot of time, a lot of effort and a lot of money on this serious problem, which previously we have never had,” said trump. The Agency cites to the Commission the White house about the opioid crisis, headed by the Governor of new Jersey Chris Christie, used every day from drug overdoses killed more than 100 Americans, and every three weeks die as many people as died in the terrorist attacks on the USA of 11 September 2001. Opioids — drugs that are used as potent analgesics. The impact of drugs on the body compared with the effect from the use

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The media learned about US plans to close one of the Russian consulates

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Washington as one of the options of response to Moscow’s decision to send a number of American diplomats was considering closing one of the four Russian consulates in the United States to bring the number to parity. On Friday, August 11, the newspaper “Kommersant” with reference to diplomatic sources. It is reported that this issue was discussed at the meeting of Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov with his us counterpart Rex Tillerson at a meeting in Manila. Then the Secretary of state said that he would provide the answer to 1 September. Close to the American foreign Ministry sources explained that from the point of view of Washington’s actions do not qualify as mirrored steps, and as unfounded escalation of the conflict. The United States on the territory of Russia, three of the Consulate General in St.-Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok. From Russia to the United States four

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Ukraine broke the agreement with Russia on the export of military goods

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Photo: RIA Novosti The government of Ukraine suspended the agreement with Russia on military exports. On Wednesday, August 9, reports TASS. According to the Agency, the decision to terminate the intergovernmental agreement with Russia on the procedure of interaction when implementing export of goods (products) for military purposes in a third country was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers. The agreement was in force from 2004 and was developed by Ukraine and Russia on the basis of the conclusion in 1993 of the agreement between the two governments on military-technical cooperation.

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Media called the name of the new Ambassador of Russia in Japan

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Photo: RIA Novosti The Russian Embassy in Japan will be headed by a diplomat Mikhail Galuzin, who on 7 August dismissed Russia’s Ambassador to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). About this newspaper “Izvestia” with reference to diplomatic sources in the Russian foreign Ministry. According to multiple sources, Galuzin has already passed the approval procedure in the Federation Council and the state Duma as the new head of the diplomatic mission in Japan. It is noted that from 2001 to 2008 he was Minister counselor at the Russian Embassy in Tokyo. According to sources, the current Russian Ambassador to Japan Yevgeny Afanasyev in may was 70 years old, what is the age limit for a finding on the civil service.

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