Day: October 2, 2017

The number of victims in Catalonia exceeded 800 people

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In Catalonia the number of injured in the clashes, held on the day of the independence referendum, reached 844. About it on Twitter said the Ministry of health of the region. States that cause of injuries was the actions of the Spanish police. — Salut (@salutcat) 01 October 2017, 20:20 Earlier it was reported about 460 victims. The vote on the referendum on Catalan independence began on Sunday at 10 am Moscow time and lasted until 20:00 local time (21:00 Moscow time). Madrid tried to prevent the referendum. In particular, it was reported that Spanish police used rubber bullets against those who voted in Barcelona. The mayor of Barcelona Hell Cola opposed the actions of the Spanish police against the public during a vote.

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In the state Duma has released a statement following the viewing of “Matilda”

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Photo: RIA Novosti Deputies of the state Duma Committee on culture held a special viewing of “Matilda” by Alexei Uchitel has released a statement in which it noted the absence of a pattern of violations of Russian legislation. “It’s bright, interesting, professionally shot film, in which the creative fiction are seamlessly integrated into the context of the history of our great country” — leads TASS excerpts from the document. According to deputies, the Emperor Nikolay II is shown in the movie “great love and reverence.” “I would like to emphasize that the film does not contain any materials that violate Russian legislation, including legislation aimed at the protection of morals and the feelings of believers. We believe that the wide theatrical release of the film will cause additional interest to the pages of history of our country”, — said the parliamentarian. In the state Duma also declared the inadmissibility of

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Zuckerberg apologized for the fact that Facebook divides people

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Zuckerberg apologized for the fact that Facebook divides people The founder of Facebook mark Zuckerberg apologized for the fact that the social network divides people, not unites them. About this he wrote on his official page. Zuckerberg addressed to users on the last day of the Holy Jewish holiday Yom Kippur. “(Sorry) because my work has been used to divide people, not unite,” wrote Zuckerberg, adding that he would work on rectifying the situation. During the download an error has occurred. How wrote portal iz.ru earlier mark Zuckerberg declared that Facebook had a huge impact on the U.S. presidential election, becoming the platform for communication between voters and candidates. The role of the social network’s founder was assessed as positive, despite allegations from both Democrats and Republicans.

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Assange has reported the seizure of 700 thousand ballots in Catalonia

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Julian Assange The founder of the site WikiLeaks Julian Assange said that the Spanish security forces seized about 700 thousand ballots and they were not included in the total vote count. About this he wrote on his Twitter, without naming sources. Assange also said that the violence by the Central government eventually increased the number of supported independence and at the same time reduced the attendance. He referred to the published Pro-independence of Scotland The National survey, conducted before the vote. According to him, was originally going to come to the stations 62 percent of the Catalans, and the ratio of votes for and against independence was 83 to 16 percent. According to Assange, “there is the hard way.” He stated that he paid tribute, first, to the people of Catalonia, technical specialists and developers who are “showing courage and ability to adapt quickly to circumstances, retained its voting system

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The accused in the murder of Kim Jong-Nam refused to accept the blame

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Two women accused of killing half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-UN – Kim Jong-Nam, refused to plead guilty. About this newspaper The Straits Times. Vietnamese, Toan thi Huong and the Indonesian city Aisia made a statement at the beginning of the hearing of their case, which was opened in court in the capital of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur on Monday, 2 October. They are accused that they smeared the skin of the victim the poison is neuro-toxic agent VX, resulting in a Korean died after 20 minutes. The defendants argue that they were deceived — they believed that they were participating in a reality show, specializing in sweepstakes. It is expected that the trial will be called a total of 153 witnesses. If the defendants are found guilty of murder they can be sentenced to death. The murder took place on 13 February at the airport of Kuala Lumpur. The

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In Transbaikalia opened Russia’s first monument to Joseph Kobzon

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Iosif Kobzon (archive photo) In Zabaykalsky Krai in the village of Aginskoye, opened the first in Russia monument to the people’s artist of the USSR Iosif Kobzon, reported on the site of administration of AGINSKY Buryat district. “In the Alley of Heroes in the heart of the village has busts of the Hero of Russia to the shepherd the Woman-Dorzho Mikhailov, Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation, the livestock, the Dalai Hugaeva and the Deputy of the state Duma, people’s artist of USSR Joseph Kobzon. Their discovery took place in the framework of the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Agin Buryat Autonomous Okrug”, — stated in the message. Earlier it was reported that the manufacture and installation of the busts, the territorial government has allocated 3.3 million rubles. According to a member of the Federation Council of Bair Zhamsuev, Agin-Buryat district is proud of the fact that

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The Catalan leader said about gaining the right to independence

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Carles Postemenopausal: International observers urged to take into account the referendum in Catalonia The head of the government of Catalonia Carles Pujdeme believes that the Catalans have made their right to sovereignty. Such opinion as transfers RIA Novosti, he expressed in a special televised address after the vote on the referendum on the region’s independence from Spain. “Today was a day of hope, and citizens of Catalonia have won their right to become an independent country governed as a Republic. Won their right to sovereignty,” stressed Pujdeme. “So in the next few days, the results of the referendum will be passed in the Parliament of Catalonia for decision in accordance with the law on a referendum,” he added. However, he said he is open to dialogue with Madrid. “We are open to suggestions of dialogue, which will be useful only if conducted with respect for the Catalan people. And we

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International observers urged to take into account the referendum in Catalonia

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The international community must take into account the results of the referendum on the independence of Catalonia. As reported by RIA Novosti, told reporters the head of the delegation of international observers, former Minister of foreign Affairs of Slovenia Dimitrij Rupel. According to him, the plebiscite was “a demonstration of the determination of the people of Catalonia in relation to the right to freedom of expression and the right to democratic processes.” “This is a successful example of the mobilization of the Catalan nation. The results of the referendum needs to be taken into account by the international community in General and the European Union, the Council of Europe and the Spanish authorities,” said Rupel. “We noted that the turnout was quite high. However, I don’t have the exact figures,” he said, adding that the organizers of the referendum have taken adequate measures to avoid a situation where residents could

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Maduro urged Catalonia to resist Spanish authorities

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Nicolas Maduro Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Sunday, October 1, criticized the Prime Minister of Spain, Mariano Rajoy for trying to prevent a referendum on independence in Catalonia and urged the people of the region to resist, Reuters reports. According to Maduro, Rajoy is a hypocrite, supporting the Venezuelan opposition, at the same time pursuing dissent in the country. “Mariano Rajoy chose blood, sticks, strikes and repression against the noble people. Our hand reaching out to the people of Catalonia. Resist, Catalonia! Latin America admires you,” — said Maduro. “And who’s the dictator?” asked the Venezuelan President, rejecting the criticism made including from Madrid. Venezuelan opposition, in turn, accused the President of hypocrisy. The vote on the referendum on the independence of Catalonia was held on Sunday, October 1. The Central government of Spain tried to prevent the holding of a plebiscite. In particular, it was reported that the Spanish police

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In the Federation Council proposed way of dealing with the telephone terrorists

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Photo: RIA Novosti In the Federation Council drafted a bill which addresses the problem of telephone terrorists, the amendments made to the second reading in the state Duma a bill on amendments to the law “On communication”, reported RIA Novosti, the author of the project, the head of temporary Commission of the Federation Council on the development of the information society Lyudmila Bokova. On Thursday the head of Ministry of communications Igor Nikiforov said that the Ministry is discussing with providers the possibility of a technical solution to the problem of “telephone terrorists” who use the so-called takeover. “Our bill provides the obligation of operators to provide a true number of the caller, it will be able to receive incoming calls, and law enforcement agencies,” — said Bokova. In her estimation, this will reduce the “intensity of the actions of phone terrorists”, many of whom, knowing that their true number

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