The lower house of the Parliament of the Australian state of Victoria approved a bill on euthanasia SYDNEY, October 20. /TASS/. The lower house of the Parliament of the Australian state of Victoria has approved Friday a bill to legalize voluntary euthanasia — medical assistance in the voluntary withdrawal from the life of people suffering from incurable diseases and experiencing unbearable suffering. As reported by the newspaper The Age, in support of the bill voted by 47 MPs, vs — 37. In November, the bill will go before the upper house of the state Parliament and, if approved, will become law, which will come into force in 2019. Victoria could become the first Australian state where legalized euthanasia. Under the bill, physicians can help to escape from the life of terminally ill people over the age of 18, live which is less than one year.
Day: October 20, 2017
Putin questioned the arithmetic abilities of John Kerry
John Kerry The President of Russia Vladimir Putin believes that the former U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry is “a good guy”, but he has problems with arithmetic. This he said at the final plenary session of the annual meeting of the international discussion club “Valdai”, reports on Thursday, October 19, RIA Novosti. With such statement the Russian leader spoke after former Afghan President Hamid Karzai that John Kerry “should not come and to count or determine the number of votes in the region.” “John’s a good guy, but apparently arithmetic it is not” — said Putin. John Kerry held the post of Secretary of state since February 1, 2013 and left it on 20 January 2017 after the Obama administration transferred authority to the team of Donald trump. The successor Kerry was Rex Tillerson.
Nizhegorodka offended by not opening the car door for her friends and burned them
The Prosecutor’s office of Nizhny Novgorod region has directed to court criminal case concerning 38-the summer inhabitant of the town of Vorsma, which a year ago came to his friends, and when they opened her door, was set on fire in the hallway the curtain and left. This was reported on the website of the Prosecutor’s office. The fire the two friends of the accused and their guest died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The owners of this house suffered damage amounting to about half a million rubles. A woman is in custody. It is known that earlier it was repeatedly judged. She is accused of killing three people and in the deliberate destruction of another’s property. Also suspect her of stealing.
A resident of Blagoveshchensk took away child Panama, and received a suspended sentence
The inhabitant of Blagoveshchensk has received two years of probation due to the fact that they took away the child on the street Panama. This was reported on the website of the Annunciation city court. The incident occurred in August. The man saw in the street a juvenile, approached him, took off his Panama and took it. “The man told the minor that if he would demand the return of Panama, he hit him over the head and body, frightened, minors ceased to attempt to get your Panama”, — stated in the material. His act he explained that Panama he liked it. The cost of headgear is a thousand rubles. The court found the man guilty under the item “g” of part 2 of article 161 of the Russian criminal code (“Robbery with threat of application of violence not dangerous for health”). “By virtue of article 73 of the criminal
In Novy Urengoy the plane skidded off the runway
In Novy Urengoy the plane skidded off the runway Moscow. 20 Oct. INTERFAX.RU — Passenger Boeing, flown to Novy Urengoy from Moscow, skidded off the runway, reported “Interfax” on Friday informed source. According to him, the Boeing 737 of airline “Globus” (enters into group S7) arrived from Moscow. However, the crew failed to keep the plane within a band, and he had rolled the front of the chassis to four meters. On Board were more than 150 passengers. They were all evacuated. No one was hurt. However, the airport “Novy Urengoy” is closed, the source said. In a press-service of the Ural Department of the MIA of Russia on transport Agency “Interfax” have confirmed this fact. “A passenger plane landed and happened that he had rolled a little beyond the runway. But it’s all good, no injuries and no victims there,” — said the press service. In reference airport Novy
The foreign Ministry of Finland do not rule out the possibility of joining NATO
The foreign Ministry of Finland do not rule out the possibility of joining NATO Finland does not rule out the possibility of joining NATO. This was stated in interview to “Kommersant” the head of the Finnish Ministry of foreign Affairs Timo Soini. “Neither Finland nor Sweden is now not part of NATO and, as far as I know, none of our countries is not discussed joining the Alliance,” he said, then added: “We should not rule out the possibility of joining NATO. Any country should have such an opportunity, so important to us and an open-door policy”. At the beginning of October the Ambassador of Russia in Finland Pavel Kuznetsov in interview to the newspaper Ilta-Sanomat said that the policy of the management of Finland’s non-accession to military alliances is an important stabilizing factor in the Baltic sea region. “I think that everybody understands the approach of NATO’s military infrastructure
Trump considers it necessary to refrain from conflict with Russia
Trump considers it necessary to refrain from conflict with Russia NEW YORK, October 19. /TASS/. The President of the United States Donald trump considers it necessary to refrain from conflict with Russia, but to resist its influence in the middle East and Ukraine. This was stated on Thursday the assistant to the President for national security Herbert McMaster, speaking at the Washington-based Foundation for defense of democracies. The Foundation will broadcast live performances. “As for Russia, it is a challenge for us in the area of national security,” said McMaster, Recalling that the President of the United States Donald trump is determined for the administration “absolutely clear and certain direction in the relationship” with Moscow. “So, he [trump’s] a very strong position on the Middle East, for example Ukraine, where it is necessary to resist the destabilizing behavior of Russia”, — said the assistant of the head of state. “However,
Putin told a joke in response to the question about a possible new date
Putin told a joke in response to the question about a possible new date Moscow. 19 Oct. INTERFAX.RU — Russian President Vladimir Putin responded with a joke about a bankrupt tycoon at the request of the moderator of the meeting of the club “Valdai” Fyodor Lukyanov to think about a new presidential term. Concluding the meeting of the International discussion club in Sochi, Lukyanov “a roundabout way” raised the issue of the new Putin’s presidency, noting that “the Valdai club hard to imagine how we will meet if you take another decision”. “We used you as a talisman for us,” — said the expert. The President asked: “This does not mean that you will not invite or immediately remove me from the allowance, as the soldier who was discharged?”. Then the scientist brought another argument, noting that Putin Western countries have become “pole of evil, which consolidates and mobilizes”. “I
Defense Ministry: the United States first recognized the use by terrorists of chemical weapons in the Syrian Idlib
The official representative of the defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov © Press service of the defense Ministry of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, October 20. /TASS/. The state Department for the first time confirmed not only the presence but also the use of terrorists in Syria of chemical weapons. This was stated on Friday the official representative of the defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov, commenting on the publication of the American foreign Ministry. “The U.S. Department of state on their official site was updated with a very important statement, explaining why American citizens undesirable to come to Syria, especially in Idlib. The text describes in detail that in this province there is a terrorist group “Hayat Tahrir al-sham” associated with “al-Nusra Dzhebhat” (banned in Russia as a terrorist organization – approx. TASS), which uses “small and heavy weapons, improvised explosive devices and chemical weapons.” I want to note that this is the first
Abdulatipov was appointed special presidential envoy for cooperation with countries of the Caspian sea
The special representative on cooperation with the countries of the Caspian region Ramazan Abdulatipov © Vladimir Smirnov/TASS MOSCOW, 19 Oct. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has appointed the former head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov as his special representative on humanitarian and economic cooperation with the countries of the Caspian sea. The corresponding decree posted on the official portal of legal information.