Russian TV channel Life on Saturday, August 19, ceased broadcasting. A message posted on the website of the resource. “Dear viewers, the news channel Life see now in social networks and on the website”, — stated in the message. Earlier on Friday, the Agency TASS announced that the channel will cease broadcasting on 18 August. An Agency source indicated that the company will cut 90 people, 90 will continue to work on a streaming broadcast. Source “Tape.ru” in the wording of Life announced that the staff changes announced Friday at the General meeting. Life start in 2013. Initially the channel was called Lifenews, as a news portal, part of the News Media. Some times Life has become the most quoted Russian channel, according to research company “Medialogia”.
Day: August 19, 2017
The constituent Assembly of Venezuela has endowed itself with parliamentary powers
The constituent Assembly of Venezuela approved the decree establishing for him legislative functions and in fact dissolve the country’s Parliament. On Friday, August 18, according to Reuters. For this decision voted by all members of the body established for the amendment of the Constitution of the country. In this case, the Venezuelan Parliament (national Assembly) called the actions of the constituent Assembly unconstitutional and ordered not to prevent the dissolution of the legislature. The US state Department also condemned the decision of the Venezuelan constituent Assembly. “This seizure of power is aimed at replacing the democratically elected Parliament to an authoritarian Committee, violate the law,” — said in a statement. The state Department promised to use economic and diplomatic leverage to support the people of Venezuela. Undermining the constitutional order of Venezuela also condemned the parliaments of Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Chile. In Venezuela
Media reported on meetings of brother-in-law trump and Roman Abramovich
Roman Abramovich Son-in-law of U.S. President Donald trump, and Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka trump have repeatedly met with Russian businessman Roman Abramovich and his ex-wife, Daria Zhukova, these contacts have not yet attracted the attention of experts, investigating the possible relations of Russia with the electoral headquarters of the trump. About Bloomberg said a source in the White house. The Agency describes Abramovich as “closest to Vladimir Putin of living in the West Russian oligarchs”. Information was obtained from the form SF-86, which is filled with American officials to gain access to classified documents. In it, Kushner pointed out that in 2014, along with his wife visited Russia, where he met with Abramovich and Zhukova. It is noted that the meeting occurred at a dinner at the Jewish cultural center. Kouchner also invested in art business Zhukova. All in all, Kushner and Abramovich met three or four times,
About Tonga Islands earthquake of magnitude 6.5
About Tonga Islands earthquake of magnitude 6.5 About the island nation of Tonga, which is located in Polynesia in the Pacific ocean, an earthquake of magnitude of 6.4. It is reported by the USGS, reports Reutets. As told in the service that it happened 500 km West of Tonga. Information on destructions and victims did not arrive. Also was not released warnings about the threat of tsunami. The government of Tonga is located on 177 Islands of the archipelago. It is bordered to the North by the waters of Samoa in the East of Niue, and to the West of Fiji.
As the car turned into a weapon of attack in Europe
As the car turned into a weapon of attack in Europe The car crashed into a crowd of pedestrians, and then the attacker hides or attacks people with a knife — so in recent years began to look the most terrorist attacks in Europe. Russian service Bi-bi-si recalls recent cases of attacks by drivers of extremists. 16фотографий16фотографий16фотографий On Thursday, the van crashed into the crowd on the pedestrian tourist street La Ramblas in Central Barcelona. The attack took place near Plaza de Catalunya at the beginning of the pedestrian Ramblas, which is considered one of the most popular tourist destinations in the city. The van drove a few tens of meters along the pedestrian zone and stopped near the Boqueria market. The driver managed to escape, he was detained only a few hours later. The extremists have in recent years increasingly used by both freight and passenger cars as weapons
Media reported on meetings of brother-in-law trump and Roman Abramovich
Media reported on meetings of brother-in-law trump and Roman Abramovich Son-in-law of U.S. President Donald trump, and Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka trump have repeatedly met with Russian businessman Roman Abramovich and his ex-wife, Daria Zhukova, these contacts have not yet attracted the attention of experts, investigating the possible relations of Russia with the electoral headquarters of the trump. About Bloomberg said a source in the White house. The Agency describes Abramovich as “closest to Vladimir Putin of living in the West Russian oligarchs”. Information was obtained from the form SF-86, which is filled with American officials to gain access to classified documents. In it, Kushner pointed out that in 2014, along with his wife visited Russia, where he met with Abramovich and Zhukova. It is noted that the meeting occurred at a dinner at the Jewish cultural center. Kouchner also invested in art business Zhukova. All in all,
Maduro has accused of involvement in the corruption scandal
Maduro has accused of involvement in the corruption scandal Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro involved in a corruption scandal with the Brazilian company Odebrecht. This statement was made by dismissed attorney General Luis Ortega Diaz. She claims that has information about people involved in the case. Among these is the current President of Venezuela. Ortega stressed that this investigation was the reason for the persecution of her former colleagues, reports TASS. She stressed that the main task of the new leadership of the Prosecutor General — the destruction team collected its evidence. At the moment the Supervisory authority of Venezuela is headed by the Commissioner for human rights Tarek William Saab. Odebrecht scandal erupted in 2014. According to the U.S. Department of justice, the Brazilian construction company bribed authorities in 12 Latin countries. In the period 2001 to 2016 in bribes spent $ 788 million dollars.
The artillery exercises in South Korea killed soldiers
In South Korea during the artillery exercises of the soldiers died. Six more people were wounded. This is the Agency “Yonhap”. The incident occurred the town of Cheorwon on the border with the DPRK. According to the Agency, the reason was the explosion of the ammunition. The injured were taken to hospital, one died on the operating table. Regarding the status not yet reported. Monday, August 21, on the Peninsula will begin joint maneuvers of U.S. and South Korea. They will involve tens of thousands of soldiers of both countries. Pyongyang has already declared that he regarded the exercises as preparations for war.
One of the victims died in the terrorist attack in Spanish Cambrils
One of the victims of the terrorist attack in Barcelona (Spain) died. This is with reference to the newspaper El Diario on Friday, August 18, reports “Interfax”. According to preliminary data, the cause of death of this man have been stabbed. Later on Twitter the emergency services of the Generalitat of Catalonia has a refutation of this information. The report says that rumors of the death of the victim is not true. The evening of 17 August on a pedestrian street Las Ramblas in Central Barcelona minibus ran over a pedestrian. The earthquake killed 13 people, injured more than 100. Later unidentified truck knocked the police cordoned off the area of the attack. It was reported that the driver of the car was shot by guards. According to others, this man was in the passenger seat and was stabbed by the driver. Later Alcanar in the province, two explosions. Their
Police arrested a fourth suspect in the Catalan attacks
Fourth suspect arrested in connection with the terrorist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils. About this in his Twitter said the police of Catalonia. It is noted that the arrest was made in the municipality of Ripoll. This man’s name not reported. Previously it was known on three detainees. The main suspect in a series of attacks in Spain, the security forces believe 17-year-old Moussa Kabira. He probably was the direct perpetrator of the attack. He managed to escape. Police arrested his older brother, Driss, who had rented one of the vans used to pedestrians. Security forces believe that Kabir Jr. borrowed the passport of a relative. On the evening of 17 August, the minibus ran into people in the street of Las Ramblas in Barcelona. Later on Avinguda Diagonal is unknown on a truck attacked the police officers guarding the area of the attack. Injured two guards. That same night