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The UN estimates the number of slaves in the world

September 20, 2017 RR World

The international labour organization (ILO), part of the UN, estimated the number of slaves in the world. Details leads Reuters. According to ILO, the most conservative estimate in 2016 in slavery were 40.3 million people, three quarters of this number are women and girls, a quarter are minors. 24,9 million slaves working in harsh conditions in factories, construction sites, farms and fishing industry, and also serve as domestic servants and sex slaves. 15.4 million were married under duress. Most slaves experts counted in Africa, the second Asia, the third — the countries of the Pacific region. “Slaves who are forced to work, produce the food we eat and the clothes we wear, and they clean our homes,” reads the ILO report.

Lavrov spoke about the mutual issues of Russia and the United States under the INF Treaty

September 20, 2017 RR World

Sergei Lavrov Moscow and Washington still have questions on the Treaty on the elimination of intermediate-range and shorter-range nuclear forces (INF), consultation on this issue will continue, said the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov, reports RIA Novosti. “We, as the President of Russia, interested in the fact that the Treaty was preserved, but, of course, remained without any violations by American partners. We suspect at least three positions that the Americans have created military system that violates or may violate the obligations assumed under the Treaty,” Lavrov said, adding that suspicions were brought to the American side. “Americans, we, too, make claims, but can not specifically prove that they were alarmed. In any case, the conversation must be conducted”, — he stressed. Lavrov also commented on the actions of the U.S. Senate earlier adopted an amendment to the us defense budget, which allows you to go from

The election Commission said the date of presidential elections in Russia

September 20, 2017 RR Politics

The Russian presidential election will take place on 18 March 2018, said the Secretary of the Central election Commission (CEC) Maya Grishina, commenting on the draft of the Ministry of labour on weekends and public holidays next year. Her words leads RIA Novosti on Monday, September 18. Earlier on Monday, the press service of the Ministry of labor reported that the governmental Commission on regulation of social and labor relations approved the schedule of shifts weekends in 2018. In accordance with the document, the Russians are waiting for four-day weekend from 8 to 11 March. “The week of 5th-11th [March] includes one festive day, therefore elections are held next Sunday. So we all explained now it is official — [elections are held] March 18,” — said Grishin. On 15 September, the founder of the Monarchist party, Anton Bakov has declared readiness to support in the upcoming elections of the Deputy

Putin has appointed a new Ambassador to Mauritius

September 20, 2017 RR Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Russia Vladimir Putin appointed new Russian Ambassador to Mauritius, Konstantin Klimovsky, according to the text of the presidential decree published on the official Internet portal of legal information. “To appoint Klimovsky Konstantin V. Ambassador extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Mauritius”, — the document says Klimovsky previously held in the foreign Ministry as Deputy Director of Department for work with compatriots abroad. On a post of the Ambassador in Mauritius, he will replace Vyacheslav Nikiforov.

Found a way to turn “bad” fat into useful

September 20, 2017 RR Uncategorized

Found a way to turn “bad” fat into useful Scientists from the Medical school of the University of George. Washington in St. Louis have found a way to turn “bad” white fat, accumulating calories in the “healthy” brown, help to burn them. The details of the survey can be found in Cell Reports, briefly about it it is reported on the website of the scientific institution. White adipose tissue accumulates calories, and brown fat is able to rapidly decompose, burn them, providing the body with extra energy and warmth. Our goal is to find a method for the treatment or prevention of obesity. The results of our study show that by manipulating a specific protein in white fat, we can turn “bad” fats in polanyian Ladiator research Scientists have conducted a series of experiments on mice. In the body of some rodent had more brown fat instead of white, and

Drivers suggested to divide in Amateurs and pros

September 20, 2017 RR Uncategorized

Drivers suggested to divide in Amateurs and pros Driving schools insist on differentiated rights issue and reduce the requirement for non-professionals. Union of driving schools of Moscow appealed to the head of traffic police with a proposal to divide all drivers into two categories — Amateurs and professionals. The latter, considered in the industry, it is necessary to raise demands and control. But those who travel on his car to the cottage propose, on the contrary, free from extra loads in the training. In 2013, after a series of major accidents has been severely tightened the rules of training of drivers, driving schools, virtually all prepared as professionals — unless, of course, do their job as expected. We have long said that it is not necessary to overload fans the knowledge that they will never need. And professionals to prepare better.Alexander Accesopeatonal Union of driving schools In his opinion, for

North Korea has opened its airspace for the Malaysian Prince

September 20, 2017 RR Uncategorized

North Korea has opened its airspace for the Malaysian Prince The privilege was transferred to the Prince at a meeting with the temporary charge d’affaires of the DPRK in Malaysia. SINGAPORE, September 20. /TASS/. DPRK authorities have provided the crown Prince of the Sultanate of Johor (the eponymous state in Malaysia — approx. TASS) Ismail Ibrahim honorary right to use the country’s airspace. As reported on Wednesday, Channel News Asia, the privilege was transferred to the Prince at a meeting with the temporary charge d’affaires of the DPRK in Malaysia. As noted in a statement following the meeting the statement, “the crown Prince was given a special privilege to use the air space of the DPRK, and also to travel to Pyongyang at any time, bypassing a stopover in the capital of China”. “It is a special honour, since all the other world leaders before travelling to the DPRK should

SC began investigating the deaths of three newborns in Rostov-na-Donu

September 20, 2017 RR Russia

The investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case into the death of three newborns in the perinatal center of Rostov-on-don. This is stated in the message Department, arrived in edition “Tapes.ru” on Tuesday, September 19. The investigation is conducted under part 3 of article 109 of the criminal code (“Causing death on imprudence to two or more persons”). According to investigators, July 17 a 32-year-old resident of Taganrog to a “problem pregnancy” was admitted to the perinatal center of the Rostov region, where on the same day, with “caesarean section” gave birth to three children. They were transferred to the Department of pathology of newborns and premature babies. August 23 died, one child, and several days later died two more. September 15, “Komsomolskaya Pravda, Rostov-on-don” has published interview of the mother — Victoria Samoylenko. Woman accused doctors of the Rostov hospital in the death of sons. She said she

Telephone terrorists on Tuesday were evacuated 100 thousand Russians

September 20, 2017 RR Russia

Almost 100 thousand people were evacuated on Tuesday, September 19, in 14 Russian cities after anonymous calls with threats of “mining”. About it RIA Novosti said a source in the emergency services. He noted that the evacuation affected 152 of the object. Information about the threats came from Moscow, Salekhard, Rostov-on-don, Volgograd, Yekaterinburg, Astrakhan, Voronezh and other cities. On Tuesday it was reported that after an anonymous call about bombs in eight Metropolitan councils evacuated people. The evacuation was carried out also in the Central children’s store and the shopping center “Gagarin”. Tuesday night was closed metro station “Kitay-Gorod”. In law enforcement bodies of the country last week and this week have received many calls from telephone terrorists. Reports of mining were trade centers, train stations, universities, hotels, schools. In particular, the 18 September in Moscow was evacuated the shopping center “atrium”, “European” and “metropolis”, as well as nine district

The ECHR refused to reconsider the decision in the case of the terrorist act in Beslan

September 20, 2017 RR Russia

The European court of human rights (ECHR) refused to reconsider the decision on the terrorist attack in Beslan, Russia should pay the plaintiffs compensation in the amount of about three million euros. On Tuesday, September 19, RIA Novosti reported, citing the court’s decision. Five ECHR judges refused to send the decision in the case of “tagayeva and others V. Russia” to the Grand chamber, where he waited for a revision. The decision to pay the Committee “Mothers of Beslan” 2 million 955 thousand euros as non-pecuniary damage and EUR 88 thousand representatives of the applicants in compensation costs, which was adopted in April, remained in force. In July 2015, the ECHR found violations of the right to life and to an effective remedy at the suit of the “Mothers of Beslan” to Russia. At the same time, 51 of the complaint of the plaintiff, the court declared inadmissible for consideration.