Day: September 2, 2017

The number of victims of the unclear impact of state Department employees increased The US state Department announced that the number of victims because of strange “incidents” of staff members who worked in Cuba, has grown to 19. This was told by state Department spokesman Heather Nauert, the Associated Press reports. Earlier it was informed about 16 victims. While Neuert is not excluded that this number may increase. CBS News reported that the doctor who examined working in Havana American and canadian diplomats, diagnosed them light traumatic brain injury and presumably the Central nervous system. Diplomats complained of symptoms such as hearing loss, nausea, headaches and balance disorders. The state Department said that “incidents” began to occur starting from the end of 2016. A source familiar with the situation, reported that officials are investigating whether diplomats aim “acoustic attacks” aimed at their homes, courtesy of the Cuban government. The source

WP learned that Obama will become the highest paid ex-President MOSCOW, 2 sen — RIA of news. The content of the ex-US President Barack Obama in 2018 will cost American taxpayers $ 1.15 million dollars, according to the publication the Washington Times. According to the newspaper, on the content of Obama’s spent more than previous presidents. So, for the content of George Bush the American people will pay 942 thousand dollars, and Jimmy Carter — 456 thousand dollars. These payments are made in accordance with the law adopted in 1950-ies. They include pensions for former presidents, and they cover the costs of office and bond. The content of security for former US leaders not included in these costs. Presumably, the safety of the presidents of the costs in tens of millions of dollars.

WSJ: the Pentagon intends to regularly patrol the South China sea NEW YORK, September 2. /TASS/. The U.S. Department of defense has established a schedule of regular patrolling of the South China sea in order to develop a more consistent position on the territorial claims of China. This was reported on Friday on its website the American newspaper the Wall Street Journal, citing its own sources in the Pentagon. According to them, the Pacific command of the U.S. armed forces (PAK) prepared a plan providing for the conduct in the South China sea patrol operations two to three times in the coming months. This approach allows you to arrange regular patrols in the waters, in fact it can be used by Washington as a counterargument to the accusations of Beijing, alleging destabilization and provocation with each new appearance of American warships. The sources, however, refused to disclose when and in

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS MOSCOW, September 2. /TASS/. The staff of the Consulate General of Russia in San Francisco conducts activities on preservation of the building. This was reported by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.