Day: August 30, 2017

A single day of voting — 2017: Belgorod oblast

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This is the second election in the Belgorod region, which take place in a single day of voting © Anton vergun/TASS In the elections of the Governor of the Belgorod region will participate four candidates, including the incumbent head of administration Yevgeny Savchenko, who directs the region from 11 October 1993. He was four times elected head of the region and has twice mandated the Belgorod regional Duma. Savchenko has been in power for 23 years, and this is a record for Russian governors. The next five-year period may make it almost unattainable for this indicator. In addition to Yevgeny Savchenko, held municipal filter and was Stanislav Panov (CPRF), Konstantin Klimashevsky (LDPR), Edward Chavusau (the Party of veterans of Russia). The absolute leader in the earth Political longevity Savchenko experts associated with the fact that he was able to build a management style that allowed him to avoid major scandals

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A single day of voting — 2017: Sevastopol

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Sevastopol residents will choose their Governor for the first time in history © Sergey Maligawa/TASS Never before since the Foundation of Sevastopol in 1783, the mayor is not elected in direct elections. In the Ukrainian period, the head of the city administration were appointed from Kiev. After the reunification with Russia, the first Governor Sergey menyaylo was chosen by the Legislative Assembly from among candidates proposed by the President of the Russian Federation. In July of last year Vladimir Putin has appointed Menyailo his Ambassador to Siberia, and acting Governor of Sevastopol became the Deputy head of the Ministry of industry and trade of the Russian Federation Dmitry Ovsyannikov. He immediately said he was willing to go for direct elections, and was supported by appropriate changes to the city Charter. In addition Ovsyannikova, nominated by “United Russia” in struggle for a post of the head of Sevastopol involved Roman Kiyashko

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The Ambassador of the Russian Federation: the time has come to establish working contacts between the defense Ministers of Russia and the United States

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Russia’s Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov © Artyom Korotayev/TASS MOSCOW, August 30. /TASS/. It is time to establish working contacts between the defense Ministers of Russia and the United States, and to resume the practice of joint meetings in the format of “two plus two”. About it in interview to “Kommersant”, posted Wednesday on the newspaper’s website, said the appointed Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov.

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The OSCE was called the expulsion of journalists from Ukraine excessive action

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Harlem Desir The representative of the Organization for security and cooperation in Europe on freedom of the media, Harlem Desir sent a letter to the Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavel Klimkin, in which he expressed disagreement with the deportation of foreign journalists. This was reported on the OSCE website. “The expulsion of journalists and denial of entry to Ukraine is alarming, it is a excessive actions, the more that such actions are opaque and there is no proper appeal mechanism”, — stated in the message. Desir stressed that the participating States of the OSCE have committed themselves to improve the conditions under which journalists from one country can work in other countries belonging to the organization. “I urge the responsible authorities to refrain from imposing unnecessary restrictions on the work of foreign journalists, which violates the free flow of information and contradicts OSCE commitments regarding freedom of the

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The Indian government stood up for the rights of the accused in the rape of men

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The Indian government said that the criminalization of domestic rape can cause harm to the institution of the family and make men vulnerable to blackmail by wives. About it reports Reuters. “We must first ensure that home rape did not become a method by which it will be possible to destabilize the institution of the family and to blackmail the men,” reads the official statement of the Ministry of justice of India submitted in the Delhi High court. The text also States that India ought not to blindly follow in the footsteps of Western countries, as the diversity of its peoples and high illiteracy rates make it unique. Earlier, activist groups and victims of domestic rape have filed a request to change the relevant law. Family sexual abuse — very common in India, although conservative groups to block his criminalization, arguing that it is interference in private life. According to

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In the US Professor fired for explaining the hurricane “Harvey” karmic retribution

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The University of Tampa in the U.S. state of Florida has fired a Professor, to explain the hurricane effect of the laws of karma. It is reported by Fox 32. The reason was a tweet that teacher Ken story (Ken Storey) has placed in his microblog. He said: “I don’t believe in instant karmic retribution, but something similar seems to have happened with Texas. I hope this will help them to realize that the Republican party spit on them”. In response to another Twitter user reminded that the Professor teaches in a state that like Texas, voted for Donald trump during the elections of the President, and said, “well, it turns out that we also deserve the karmic retribution?” Stori gave a definite answer: “Yes, those who voted for him, no doubt, deserve.” The next day, the Professor deleted the account, placing the post with an apology, which explained that

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Russia mirror will answer US if they complicate the work of the Embassy

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Moscow will not go the way of the complications of obtaining Russian visas for American citizens, despite Washington’s decision, on the part of the Russian Federation will not mirror action if the U.S. will go the way complications work of our embassies and consulates, told reporters, Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. “We’re not going to do anything that complicates the lives of our compatriots in the United States, a lot of them, and we want to travel of Americans in Russia was carried out with minimal disruption. Therefore, by way of some aggravation or complications of the conditions for the issuance of Russian visas, we don’t move. In this case, US policy in this sphere for us is not an excuse for making a mirror of the measures that would be counterproductive. Western media confuse charisma with scrambled eggs (on this subject — ed.) and it is a problem of

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Ryabkov called the condition for the adoption of new measures against the United States

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Photo: Newspaper.EN Deputy foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Ryabkov said that Moscow will mirror to answer Washington’s actions only in case if USA will go the way of the complications of the Russian diplomatic missions, reports RIA “Novosti”. He noted that Russia “will not do anything that complicates the lives of our compatriots in the United States, a lot of them”. Ryabkov added that “we want the travel of Americans in Russia was carried out with minimum disturbance”. “If the Americans will go to the complication of the activities of our Embassy and consulates in the United States, it is also possible, then the question of the response, including a mirror that will stand upright, and will stand very sharply,” he told reporters. Earlier Ryabkov said that Russia will respond to the introduction of White house sanctions against four Russian citizens and one commercial company.

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Ukraine will officially designate Russia as “aggressor country”

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According to the new law on the reintegration of Donbass for the first time Russia will be called the “aggressor” at the level of the Ukrainian legislation. This was announced by the representative of the Ukrainian President at the Verkhovna Rada Iryna Lutsenko. “The new law for the first time at the legislative level will be introduced the concept of “Russia—the aggressor” — quoted Lutsenko Ukrainian “Fifth channel”. She noted that, according to the law, Ukraine will have the right to Samooborona and not take responsibility for the situation in the Donetsk and Lugansk national republics. According to her, the draft law on the state policy of Ukraine and the state policy for return and rehabilitation of Donbass ready to 99.9%. In July, the Ukrainian media have published the text of the bill on the reintegration of Donbass, which should be considered by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in the

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“People are ugly”: how fashion became ugly

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“People are ugly”: how fashion became ugly Why in Vogue tasteless things that hide dignity. Retro jeans with high waist awkward, clumsy shoes if orthotic shop, a combination of assorted prints and things like cast-off: the main principle of modern fashion becomes the principle of “the weirder, the more fashionable”. Why the mods are insulting good taste, and when this ends, understood “Газета.Ru”. NewsAnkle boots-socks: what is it and what to wear Tips from fashion magazines do not need anyone else: any fashionista knows, what combination of “millenials” pink, oversized bomber, mules, and crop tops. The answer — anything. The main glossy style icon Bella Hadid confirms denim shorts she wears with elegant hairpins, and everyone is excited. Same all up on a fashion pedestal gosh Rybchinskogo, creating emphatically ugly things, reminiscent of the early 90s in the collapse of the Soviet Union, when things were bought for growth, and

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