Day: September 22, 2017

Near Kaliningrad in an accident involving a minibus killed seven people

Russia

Seven people were killed in an accident involving a van and an SUV on the highway Kaliningrad-Chernyakhovsk in the Kaliningrad region. On Friday, September 22, reports TASS referring to the head a press-services regional UMVD Svetlana Postelnicu. Polanica noted that in the accident also injured several people. Data on the number were in the van of people specified. In the control Center in crisis situations of the Ministry of emergency situations Agency reported that the accident injured eight people, including a girl of ten, who was in the SUV with her parents. The child’s condition, taken to Children’s hospital, is estimated as average weight. According to the Center, seven adults injured in the accident were taken to Hospital of an emergency medical service of Kaliningrad and in the hospital of Singapore. According to preliminary data, the cause of the collision was the departure on a counter of one of the

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In road accident with a minibus near Kaliningrad, seven people were killed

Events

In road accident with a minibus near Kaliningrad, seven people were killed KALININGRAD, 22 Sep — RIA Novosti. Seven people were killed, six were injured in accidents involving minibus and Mercedes car near Kaliningrad, the cause of the accident could be leaving on a counter strip, has informed on Friday of RIA of news the head a press-services UMVD across the Kaliningrad region Svetlana Polanica. “At the site works investigative team to the scene the chief of UMVD Igor Illarionov. Presumably, one of the drivers swerved into oncoming traffic, head-on collision occurred. Seven people died, six were injured,” she said. According to her, all the dead and injured were in the van. The driver, his wife and child were in the car, was not injured.

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In Moscow evacuated Kursk station after the call of “mining”

Events

In Moscow evacuated Kursk station after the call of “mining” MOSCOW, 22 sen — news. Almost 2 thousand people were evacuated Friday night from the Kursk station in Moscow after reports of “mining”, reported RIA Novosti a source in the emergency services of the capital. “After an anonymous message about “mining” from Kursk station evacuated 1.7 thousand people”, — said the Agency interlocutor. According to him, currently, security officials inspect the premises of the station. A wave of anonymous calls about “mining” of various administrative and commercial buildings continues in Russia in the second week. All “mining” the country has suffered more than a thousand objects with mass stay of people evacuated about 400 thousand people. Security forces examined the bomb threat was never confirmed. Last week, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti that calls with threats of “mining” in Russia initiated by people associated with the banned terrorist

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The court appointed Saakashvili penalty for illegally crossing the Ukrainian border

Politics

The court appointed Saakashvili penalty for illegally crossing the Ukrainian border KIEV, 22 Sep — RIA Novosti. Mostyska district court of Lviv region declared the ex-President of Georgia, former Governor of the Odessa region Mikhail Saakashvili is guilty of illegal border crossing and sentenced him to a fine in the amount of 3400 UAH (about $ 130), said on Friday the presiding judge Yuriy Bilous. The state border service of Ukraine said earlier that has a claim against Saakashvili only for “illegal border crossing”. The sanction for this administrative offence provides for a fine of up to $ 325. The lawyer Saakashvili Markiyan Halabala has told RIA Novosti that the Ukrainian authorities based on the decision of Mostiska of the court to start the mechanism of the expulsion policy of Ukraine as persons without citizenship who committed an administrative offense. “The judge ruled: to recognize Saakashvili is guilty in committing

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Lavrov: the enormous potential of relations between Russia and the United States standing idle because of the Russophobic hysteria

Politics

The Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov © Alexander Shcherbak/TASS UN, September 22. /TASS/. The decision of the international problems is hampered by the lack of coordination between Russia and the United States due to Russophobic hysteria. This was stated by Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on a press-conferences following the results of participation in the week’s high-level session of the UN General Assembly.

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Yoda appeared together with the Saudi king on one of the pictures of the textbook

World

Textbooks for high school students appeared the picture of king Faisal Ibn Abdul Aziz al Saud together with one of the main character of the film “Star wars”, the wisest Jedi of his time Yoda. It is reported by The New York Times. The picture was dedicated to the UN, in particular, it was a picture of Prince Faisal, at that time held the post of Minister of foreign Affairs signing in San Francisco the UN Charter in 1945. To his right stood the character of the cult film. King Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz al Saud headed the Saudi Arabia for 11 years. Under him, slavery was abolished, became popular education and in the Kingdom there was TV. Why next to him portrayed the Jedi has no idea even the author of the picture. He said that all other black-and-white image was too boring, and then he got the idea to

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In Tunisia decided to abandon the anal tests for homosexuality

World

The Tunisian authorities decided to discontinue the anal tests for homosexuality. This was stated by the Minister for human rights of the country Mehdi Ben Gabria, according to BFMTV. The official did not indicate at what point this practice will be discontinued. However, now any suspect homosexuals may abandon this procedure and it will not serve as a proof of his guilt. “This audit can be carried out forcibly or under threat of physical or moral pressure and without the consent of the person concerned,” said Gabria. At the same time, he added that we are not talking about the cancellation of the prosecution of homosexuality, as, according to him, Tunisian society is not yet ready. In Tunisia, a sexual relationship between persons of the same sex is a criminal offence punishable by three years in prison.

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Lavrov complained of attempts to make Russia responsible for everything

World

Sergei Lavrov The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov said that he does not like the current situation, in which Moscow is responsible for making the solution to all conflicts. This statement he made on Friday, September 22, at a press conference at the UN, reports RIA Novosti. “You in a heap and Korea, and Iran, and Syria, and Ukraine, and all this is a problem of Russian-American relations. I don’t really like the fact that some politicians in all appoint responsible Russia. That Russia and China should the North Korean problem, Russia needs Syria to do so-and-so. We designate responsible for other crises, even down to the Yemen, to which we have no relationship at all,” said the Minister. In particular, the Minister said that for effective completion of liquidation of terrorists in Syria should the interaction between the Russian and American military, but the latter is

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Putin congratulates Armenia on independence Day

Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Russia Vladimir Putin congratulated President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on the independence Day of the country, noting the effective Armenian-Russian cooperation within the framework of the Eurasian economic Union, CSTO and CIS, the press service of the Kremlin. In a congratulatory telegram Putin noted that this year Armenia and Russia celebrate two significant dates — the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance. “The President of Russia highly appreciated the successes achieved in the development of the whole complex of bilateral relations, and effective Armenian-Russian cooperation within the framework of the Eurasian economic Union, CSTO and the CIS”, — stated in the message. Putin also expressed confidence in further strengthening of allied relations between Russia and Armenia in the interests of the fraternal peoples of the two

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Russia and Japan have agreed to develop cooperation in tourism

Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti Russia and Japan signed a number of documents on development of bilateral cooperation in tourism and increase mutual tourist flows in the next two years. “These documents allow us to declare that the cooperation in tourism between Russia and Japan actively developed. We see, in particular, as increasing the mutual tourist flow between the two countries”, — quotes the head of the Federal tourism Agency Oleg Safonov TASS. It is noted that in one of the documents it is told about plans of increasing the mutual tourist flow up to 220 thousand in 2018, which is about 80 thousand more than in recent years. Earlier it became known that on the sidelines of the Eastern economic forum, Russia and Japan signed a Memorandum on joint work to reduce radioactivity of wastes.

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