October 12, 2017 – Page 5 – Russian Reality

The new York city police opened a case against producer Harvey Weinstein

October 12, 2017 RR Events

The new York city police opened a case against producer Harvey Weinstein The new York city police reopened the investigation against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, according to AFP. The Agency said that the case for the events of 2004 October 6, The New York Times published an article which cited the testimony of mostly anonymous, sexual harassment Weinstein to their women and Actresses. Actress Lucia Evans previously told The New Yorker that in 2004, Weinstein forced her to perform oral sex. Material from Newspapers, we can conclude that the producer for more than three decades, inappropriately behaved, promising women career in Hollywood in exchange for sex. That day, hired by the producer lawyer Charles Harper said that he was preparing against the newspaper sued for $50 million Himself, Weinstein said, that the most part written by newspaper — not true, but admitted that his methods of communicating with women “outdated”

US out of UNESCO

October 12, 2017 RR Politics

US out of UNESCO WASHINGTON, 12 Feb — RIA Novosti. The United States has notified UNESCO of withdrawal from the organization, announced the state Department. “This decision was difficult to accept. It reflects U.S. concerns growing debt (membership fees — Approx. ed.), UNESCO, the need for fundamental reforms in the organization and the continuing anti-Israel bias in UNESCO,” — said in a release sent to RIA Novosti the official representative of the Department of state Heather Nauert. The decision will come into force on 31 December 2018, however, the United States will retain observer status in the organization. The head of UNESCO Irina Bokova has expressed regret move by Washington. She recalled that in 2011, after the suspension of financial assistance of Washington in the organization, she said that “UNESCO has never been so important for the United States, and the United States has never been more important for UNESCO”.

Russia can strengthen the group “Iskander” in response to the deployment in Poland of US division

October 12, 2017 RR Army

Operational-tactical missile complex “Iskander” © Anton novoderezhkin/TASS MOSCOW, October 12. /TASS/. Russia may respond to the deployment in Poland armoured division, the US increased its group “Iskander”, which, among others, deployed in the Kaliningrad region. This was stated by the Chairman of the Duma Committee on defense, former commander of airborne troops Vladimir Shamanov, answering the question TASS.

Ex-Governor Turchak was appointed acting Secretary of the General Council “United Russia”

October 12, 2017 RR Politics

Andrey Turchak © Sergey Fadeichev/TASS MOSCOW, October 12. /TASS/. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who heads the party “United Russia”, was appointed the ex-Governor of the Pskov region Andrei Turchak, the acting Secretary of the General Council of the party.

Sands: the United States departmento of the Russian Federation aimed at undermining bilateral relations

October 12, 2017 RR Politics

Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS SOCHI, October 12. /TASS/. The actions of the US with departmentu of the Russian Federation in San Francisco are hostile and aimed at undermining bilateral relations. This opinion was expressed to journalists the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov.

Putin dismissed the Governor of the Pskov region Turchak

October 12, 2017 RR Politics

Andrey Turchak © Yuri Belinsky/TACC SOCHI, October 12. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of the Governor of the Pskov region Andrey Turchak at his own request and has appointed temporarily fulfilling duties of Mikhail Vedernikov, the press Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov.

Furious environmentalists have attacked a French nuclear power plant

October 12, 2017 RR World

About 15 Greenpeace activists entered the territory of a nuclear power plant “Cattenom” 40 kilometers North of the French city of Metz in the North-East of the country. It is reported by Le Parisien. The incident occurred on 12 October at 05:30 a.m. local time (06:30 GMT). The protesters launched firecrackers near a repository for spent nuclear fuel with the aim to “demonstrate the vulnerability of nuclear facilities”. Video: Greenpeace / YouTube At the scene immediately came the police special forces. Access to the territory and premises of the nuclear power plant was closed even to the staff of the station. Eight protesters were detained and taken to the station. In a statement, EDF (Électricité de France — the largest state-owned power generating company in France and the world’s largest operator of nuclear power plants) States that provocation by Greenpeace did not affect the safety of the object. “Activists managed

The President of the Philippines demanded to kill only the big drug dealers

October 12, 2017 RR World

The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte asked the security personnel to stop killing minor drug dealers on the streets and focus on major goals. About it reports Reuters. “Now we are working with higher echelons and their protectors in the ranks of officials,” — said the press Secretary Philippine leader Ernesto Abella. According to him, the street sales of the drug have dropped significantly due to the effective work of law enforcement officers, and now it needs to take on workers anti-drug Agency. The campaign against drugs started in the Philippines in may 2016 — right after the President Duterte took office. According to the latest data, after the election of Duarte head of state in operations against drug traffickers killed about 12.5 thousand people, and nearly 4 thousand of them were killed by the police. International human rights organizations have repeatedly accused the Philippine’s leader in the creation

Spanish fighter jet crashed after the parade

October 12, 2017 RR World

Air force fighter of Spain, who took part in the parade on the occasion of the October 12 Day of the Spanish nation (Hispanidad), crashed near a military base of Los Llanos de Albacete. It is reported by El Pais. The accident occurred during the return of the aerobatic team on the airfield. The machine is maneuvered during the approach. At this point one of the aircraft lost control and crashed to the ground. The pilot managed to eject and was killed. Video: elpais.com According to the publication, the crashed machine was one of the four fighter Eurofighter, based at this airfield. Currently, all access roads to the scene of the accident blocked, there are police and military investigators. In the air parade held in Madrid, was attended by 78 military aircraft, air force civil guard, helicopters, and aerobatic group Patrulla Águila Acrobática. Eurofighter Typhoon — multi-role fighter of the

The actress died of Lika, Kavjaradze

October 12, 2017 RR Uncategorized

The actress died of Lika, Kavjaradze TBILISI, October 11. /TASS/. Soviet and Georgian actress, Lika Kavjaradze died on 58-m to year of life. On Wednesday reported by the TV company Rustavi 2. According to her, the body of the actress was discovered in her apartment in Tbilisi. The official cause of death is not known. According to preliminary data, traces of violence on the body of a woman missing. The death of the actress has confirmed the Ministry of culture of Georgia. The Agency “expressed deep condolences to the family and friends of the Leakey, Kavjaradze, the stars of the Georgian cinema.” President Giorgi Margvelashvili said that Kavjaradze “was an outstanding actress, which enjoyed great love and respect for people.” “We honor her memory and Express our condolences to the family and friends of the actress,” reads the statement of the President. Lika, Kavjaradze born October 26, 1959 in Tbilisi.