Day: September 3, 2017

The media learned about US plans to withdraw from the free trade agreement with South Korea

World

Donald Trump The US President Donald trump has instructed his advisers to begin preparations for the exit of the free trade agreement with South Korea, writes the newspaper the Washington Post, citing a number of sources. Thus, according to the newspaper, trump may announce the termination of the document this week. It is not excluded that the head of state may revise the terms of the contract. Some of trump’s advisers are against this decision. According to them, withdrawal from the Treaty would damage the U.S. economy, as well as relations with allied South Korea as tensions on the Korean Peninsula. In April Vice-President Michael Pence in a speech to the American chamber of Commerce in Seoul, said that his country will revise the free trade agreement with South Korea. According to him, American business is experiencing too many difficulties when trying to get started in the Korean market. Pence

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Poklonskaya called nonsense media reports about possible participation in the elections-2018

Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The Deputy of the state Duma of the Russian Federation Natalia Poklonskaya called nonsense media reports about its possible participation in the presidential elections in 2018, according to clear channel on its website on Friday. The newspaper “Vedomosti” with reference to sources wrote that the rival of Vladimir Putin in the presidential elections in 2018 may be a woman, including television presenter Ksenia Sobchak, a member of the Federation Council Elena Mizulina and the Deputy Natalia Poklonskaya. “MP Natalia Poklonskaya called “nonsense” the words of the political analyst Konstantin Kalachev, the newspaper “Vedomosti” , which named her one of the most promising candidates for President… According to Poklonski, she ” knows nothing about what they write,” — said the Rain. The administration of the President yet does not answer the question of the participation of Putin in the campaign of 2018. In early August the President was

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In Japan, officially announced the engagement of Princess Mako

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In Japan, officially announced the engagement of Princess Mako After that, by law, Mako will lose his title and turn into ordinary Japanese citizen. TOKYO, September 3. /TASS/. Princess Mako, the eldest of the grandchildren of the current Emperor of Japan Akihito, is officially engaged to his former classmate. On Sunday announced the management of the Affairs of the Imperial court of Japan. Initially, the engagement announcement was to be made by July 8, but was postponed in the aftermath of the disaster in the South-West of the country, which led to casualties and massive destruction. The news about the engagement of Princess Mako was a great event for Japan, where the people are always closely watching the news about the Imperial family. It is expected that the wedding will be held next year, the date of its implementation has yet to be announced. After that, by law, Mako will

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“Soyuz MS-04” with three members of the ISS crew returned to Earth

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“Soyuz MS-04” with three members of the ISS crew returned to Earth KOROLEV (Moscow region), 3 Saint — RIA Novosti. Three members of the crew of the International space station (ISS) landed in the descent capsule of the spaceship “Soyuz MS-04” in Kazakhstan, told reporters at the mission control Center (MCC). Have returned to Earth Roscosmos cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fisher. Up to the arrival at the ISS of the next expedition ISS 53/54 work will continue in orbit Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy, American Randolph Breznik and Italian Paolo Nespoli. During the download an error has occurred. Peggy Whitson, flight which became the third in his career, went to the ISS on 17 November 2016, along with Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and French astronaut Thomas Sands. Novitsky and the Sand returned to Earth aboard the “Soyuz MS-03 is” 2 June 2017 and stay at

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Sobchak responded to the rumors about the participation in presidential elections

Russia

Ksenia Sobchak TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak in Instagram commented on the article “Vedomosti”, in which, inter alia, stated that it could compete with Vladimir Putin in the next presidential election. Sobchak complained that the media did not contact her about this, and noted that she is an independent person and administration of President is not connected. “What’s discussed in high offices, don’t know, but have been closely watching the political landscape,” she added. Earlier on Friday, 1 September, “Vedomosti” with reference to sources wrote about the idea in the President’s administration to make a woman “the sparring partner of the main presidential candidates”. According to interlocutors of the newspaper, regarded 5-7 candidates, among which three — “Fair Russia”. We are talking about the Chairman of the Social democratic women’s Union Natalie the great, the leader of the National parent Committee Irina Volynets and member of the Central Council of the

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About 300 Chinese tourists stormed the ferry on lake Baikal and beat team member

Russia

A crowd of Chinese tourists — about 300 people — stormed the ferry “Olkhon gate”, which was carrying people from the Baikal Olkhon island to the mainland. On Friday, September 1, reports channel “Star”. The incident occurred in late July, but became aware of it only now. It is noted that one of the three ferries constantly plying between the island and the mainland broke down, which on both sides formed a huge queue. Tourists had to wait a few days. As told Sergey Sizikov, who was then captain of the “Olkhon gate”, it is moored to the pier on the island and barely had time to unload the cars and people, when about 300 people, mostly Chinese, rushed to the ship. He explained that the ferry only 96 rescue funds, therefore, exceed the number of passengers is impossible. “In General, I started to raise the ramp, and one middle-aged

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Hurricane “Harvey” damaged 13 sites of toxic waste in Texas

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Hurricane “Harvey” damaged 13 sites of toxic waste in Texas After the storm “Harvey” in Texas were flooded or partially damaged, 13 objects with highly toxic waste, according to the Agency for the protection of the United States environmental protection Agency (EPA). 18фотографий18фотографий18фотографий The Agency notes that while it is impossible to fully assess the impact of damage on the environment of the region. EPA was able to learn about the damages by using pictures from the air. Experts have looked only two objects of the 13. According to the Agency, none of the objects does not need emergency measures. On 11 objects will pass, when will come the flood. “Teams are now in place to determine the possible damage (11 others) as descend, the flood and staff can safely get to the objects”, — reports the Agency. We will remind, hurricane “Harvey” became the most destructive in the U.S.

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September’s “frozen”: the relations between Russia and the U.S. is facing a new chill

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The building of the trade representation of the Russian Federation in new York © AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews WASHINGTON, September 3. /Offset. TASS Dmitry Kirsanov/. Russia lost in Saturday from its three diplomatic missions in the United States. Under the actual control of the us authorities passed the trade representation of Russia in Washington and his office in new York, and the Consulate General in San Francisco has lost the ability to continue working.

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The state Department called the actions of the USA against Russian institutions “bypass”

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The actions of us authorities against Russian diplomatic property — “the bypass” and “on”, said to RIA Novosti, a senior US state Department. “Today the staff of the Russian Embassy together with officials of the state Department toured three buildings in San Francisco, new York and Washington, D.C. that you want to close the Russian government. These inspections were carried out in order to ensure the safety and protection of the building and confirm that the Russian government released the building,” he explained. According to the interlocutor of the Agency, the United States fully comply with the Vienna Convention, U.S. laws and bilateral agreements in these actions and in demanding that Russia close the diplomatic property. He also called untrue the statements of the Russian side that the us government threatened to break the door of diplomatic missions. August 31, the US authorities demanded to close until September 2, the

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