Day: December 12, 2017

OP the Russian Federation submitted an annual report on the state of civil society

Politics

OP the Russian Federation submitted an annual report on the state of civil society MOSCOW, December 12 — RIA Novosti. 12 December 2017 at the Public chamber of the Russian Federation took place the presentation of the annual report on the state of civil society in the country in 2017. “Unlike the previous, it is more compact, but, in my opinion, it is very meaningful in terms of emphasis on different areas of the problems of development of civil society. And social issues, and social control, charity, volunteering, the problems of housing, education, health”, — said the Chairman of the Commission on public control and cooperation with public councils Vladislav Grib. One of the main themes in the report was enshrined in law in various categories of non-commercial organizations in Russia that should imply a different tax regime and different reporting requirements and transparency, as well as legislative distinction between

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Navy commander: strategic subs of the family “Boreev” will strengthen Russia’s nuclear potential

Army

The chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Vladimir Korolev © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, December 12. /TASS/. The potential of marine nuclear forces of Russia will grow thanks to the continued construction of nuclear submarines of “Borey” project. On Tuesday said chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Vladimir Korolev. “The main directions of development of the fleet will maintain at a predetermined level of the combat potential of the naval strategic nuclear forces at the expense of the construction of missile submarines of the “Borey” and “Borey-B”, – he said at a joint meeting of the coordination Council of veteran organizations and the General command of the Navy.

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The Olympic Committee of Russia has told about the taken on themselves the impact

World

The Olympic Committee of Russia took the hit that the athletes were able to participate in the Olympic winter games 2018 in Pyeongchang. This was stated by the head of the organization Alexander Zhukov. His words leads TASS. “The ROC was in no way involved in this [dope — approx. “Of the tape.ru”] the system and these machinations, but the Russian anti-doping laboratory had to fight against doping, but instead violated the rules. Yes, we took the brunt of it, so our athletes could perform,” — said Zhukov. The official also called the double-dealer, the former head of the Moscow anti-doping laboratory of Gregory Rodchenkov. “Of course, Rodchenkov and his entire team existed not in a vacuum. They have caused huge damage to the Russian and international Olympic movement. But that hypocrites, they durosnel. They put on a defense of the ideals of clean sport, but they did the opposite,”

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The explosion in Austria left Europeans without Russian gas

World

The explosion and ensuing fire at the largest gas distribution station in Baumgarten (Austria) led to disruptions in fuel supplies to consumers, including Russian gas. It is reported Bloomberg. His flow ceased in Italy, Hungary and Slovenia. According to the Agency, “Gazprom” already declared that “working on the reallocation and is doing everything possible to ensure uninterrupted gas supply to customers in the transport direction”. At the same time TASS with reference to the Austrian regulator E-Control reports that gas continues to flow from the hub, located in Germany. Earlier, on 12 December it was reported that the accident at the gas hub, one person died. According to various sources, wounds, injuries and burns received from 18 to 60 employees. Several victims were hospitalized by helicopters to the nearest hospital. The Austrian police in his Twitter says that the cause of the explosion was a technical malfunction. The Central European

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Pushkov: media law-registered as a foreign agent showed US Russia’s readiness to respond

Politics

The Chairman of the Federation Council Commission on information policy and interaction with mass media Alexei Pushkov © Andrei Makhonin/TASS MOSCOW, December 12. /TASS/. The Chairman of the Federation Council Commission for information policy and media relations Committee and a member of the upper house of Parliament on defence and security Alexei Pushkov expressed the view that the recognition of a number of American media foreign agents in Russia has forced the United States to realize that Russia is ready to continue the mirror to respond to Washington’s actions. “This mirror verified answer so many things puts everything in its place. It represents the other side of the perspective. I think the US with all their indignation at this prospect realized. That is, if they go that route, then we go that way,” the Senator said Tuesday at a press conference.

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Forty years in North Korean captivity: the story of an American deserter

Uncategorized

Forty years in North Korean captivity: the story of an American deserter Died the American military, who fled to North Korea 40 years to become a prisoner of Pyongyang. Freed in 2004 from captivity, 77-year-old Charles Jenkins, together with his family moved to Japan. Along with four other American soldiers he fled to North Korea. Deserters gained fame by acting in propaganda films. However, Jenkins was the only one who eventually managed to escape from captivity. It is believed that others died in North Korea. Among them was James Dresnok, which is not in 2016, after suffering a stroke. Charles Jenkins died Monday on the island of Sado, where he lived with his wife Hitomi Soga, also a former North Korean prisoner. According to reports by Japanese media, he fell near his home and was hospitalized. Jenkins died in the hospital due to heart failure. The widow Jenkins, words which

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The Merriam-Webster dictionary called “feminism” with the word 2017

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The Merriam-Webster dictionary called “feminism” with the word 2017 Moscow. 12 Dec. INTERFAX.RU American dictionary Merriam-Webster has named the word 2017 “feminism”. On the website of the dictionary notes that the word “feminism” in this year was the largest number of queries. For the year it is several times reached a peak of popularity. For the first time demands have increased on the January “March of women”, the second time when the adviser of the President of the United States, Kellyann Conway stated that she does not consider herself a feminist. The increased interest in the way the user dictionary is shown after the premiere of the series “the handmaid’s Tale” and movie “Wonder woman”. The last peak query came at the end of the year, when the media began to publish stories related to sexual harassment. Also in the top ten most popular words became complicit (“involved”), which is

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The Kremlin made it clear Putin’s attitude to the status of neutrality of the Russians at the Olympics

Russia

Dmitry Peskov President Vladimir Putin supports the decision of the Olympic Assembly, endorsing the dispatch of Russian athletes to the Games in Pyeongchang in neutral status, said press Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov. His words are quoted by the correspondent of”.ru” on Tuesday, December 12. Peskov recalled that earlier, the Russian leader has declared that nobody will interfere with sending athletes to the Olympics if they so decide. “Now the Olympic meeting took place, the decision was made, therefore, you can only talk about his support [of the President],” explained the representative of the Kremlin. Earlier Tuesday, the Olympic meeting of the Russian Olympic Committee (highest governing body R & d) supported the statement made by the Russian athletes who are ready to compete at the Olympic games in 2018 under the neutral flag. The decision was taken unanimously. On December 5, the IOC Executive Board suspended

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The Kremlin appreciated the ability to counter-attack ISIS in Syria

Russia

Temporary deployment of Russian military in Tartus and Mamimi necessary to respond to possible provocations from militants, said the press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday, December 12. His words to the correspondent “Tapes.ru”. “The President stressed that Syria terrorists may try to raise his head, but in these cases it will be applied crushing blows to the extent and of such force that they had never seen,” reminded Sands. However, the operation to liberate the territory of the state of the middle East from the terrorists is completed, so to use there large-scale military potential of Russia is not necessary, said the representative of the Kremlin. “No object to use of such capacity. Therefore, the commander in chief and took the decision on the withdrawal [of troops],” he explained. Commenting on the possibility of a counter-offensive radicals similar to Palmyra, the press Secretary of the

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The head of the tax Inspectorate was fired for tax evasion

Russia

Head Interdistrict Inspectorate of the Federal tax service of the city of Sochi were fired in connection with tax evasion on a large scale. About it reports on Tuesday, December 12, “Interfax” with reference to Prosecutor’s office of Krasnodar region. The Supervisory Agency have uncovered undeclared revenue officer. “The head of the tax Inspectorate received additional income by renting accommodation to vacationers, but it evaded from payment of taxes”, — said the employee of the press service of the Prosecutor’s office. He said that the total area of the premises that the officer was leased, was 700 square meters. “Currently, the official has already been dismissed. Measures for reimbursement to the budget of tax debts”, — noted in press service. Be is subject to additional sanctions for cheating the public servant is not specified. This is not the first such case in the Krasnodar region. According to prosecutors, from the

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