To the American living room “arrived” six raccoons

To the American living room “arrived” six raccoons MOSCOW, may 8 — RIA Novosti. In American, the Sheridan (Michigan) to one of the locals literally fell from the ceiling, the female raccoon and her five cubs. The family was gnezdovoi in the attic, but at some point, the ceiling cover is not sustained, the animals flew down and landed on the sofa in the living room. Arrived on a call rescuers and the police caught raccoons, examined them and put in a carrier. Now with animals it’s all right, none of the people were injured. Later, all the animal family was released into the wild. During the download an error has occurred.

Residents of Yekaterinburg will dance the waltz in the Day of Victory

Residents of Yekaterinburg will dance the waltz in the Day of Victory Ekaterinburg. May 8. INTERFAX-URAL — Dance event “Victory Waltz” will be held may 9 on the ground near the Ural state University of Economics (USUE) in Yekaterinburg, the press service of the University. “Dancing couples dressed in the style of the war years, will be waltzing to melodies of the legendary Soviet songs “Katyusha”, “Blue handkerchief”, “the Dark night”, “Dugout” and other”, — stated in the message. After the waltz the participants will line up in the word “peace”. Also the event will end with a minute of silence and launch into the sky white balls. In addition, during the event, visitors will see demonstration performances on hand-to-hand combat sports-Patriotic club “Alfa”, an exhibition of models of weapons of WWII from the University Museum of military archeology. Guests can try a field kitchen.

Proved a catastrophic shift of Earth’s orbit

Proved a catastrophic shift of Earth’s orbit 405 every thousand years the Earth’s orbit is slightly elongated due to the gravitational influence of Jupiter and Venus, which changes the planet’s climate and influences the development of life on it, including leads to mass extinctions. To such conclusion scientists led by Dennis Kent (Dennis Kent) from Rutgers University. About it reported in a press release on EurekAlert!. Cycle 405 thousand years was predicted based on the calculations of planetary motion, however, the results of theoretical modeling were significant only for the last 50 million years. With a relatively small increase in the eccentricity (degree of deviation from a circle) of Earth’s orbit is also closely related to the changes in the location of the magnetic poles of the planet. The researchers obtained more detailed data on changes in the direction of Earth’s magnetic field, analyzing the sediments in the rift basin

Source: Moscow is unhappy with the rhetoric of the new foreign Minister of Germany against Russia

Foreign Minister of Germany Heiko Maas © AP Photo/Virginia Mayo MOSCOW, may 8. /TASS/. Anti-Russian rhetoric and the methods of pressure, the foreign Minister of Germany Heiko Maas will not be able to influence internal or external policy of Russia. This opinion was expressed by TASS informed source in Moscow. The German Minister will visit the Russian capital on may 10 with a working visit. As it became known TASS, Moscow drew attention to the sharp tone of the assessments of the policy pursued by Russia, sounding from the existing German politicians, including members of the new Cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel. “Especially stands out in this field, the new Minister of foreign Affairs of the Maas”, – said the source. “Evident that since his arrival to the foreign office, the German official in Berlin has increasingly resorted to anti-Russian rhetoric, calling for the manifestation of cruelty in our country”,

In France admitted the possibility of new strikes in Syria

In France admitted the possibility of new strikes in Syria PARIS, may 8 — RIA Novosti. The Minister of defence of France, Florence Parlee did not rule out that Syria can be dealt a new shock in the case of use of chemical weapons. 17фотографий17фотографий17фотографий The radio station RTL Minister stressed that it is impossible to prevent the use of chemical weapons and the need to deal with it. According to her, the purpose of the strikes on Syria April 14 — to prevent the recurrence of chemical attacks by the Damascus. “If it happens again, we can re-make the decision about the new strikes,” said parley. Earlier, the Minister of foreign Affairs of France Jean-Yves Le Drian said that the second phase of the strikes on Syria, stressing that the goal was achieved. While Le Drian said that if the “red line” is broken, maybe a new intervention. The

Media reported about the secret visit of Kim Jong-UN to China

Media reported about the secret visit of Kim Jong-UN to China A senior North Korean official may 7, visited the Chinese city of Dalian. This is reported by the Yonhap news Agency and Kyodo. 11фотографий11фотографий11фотографий According to sources, this official could be the leader of the DPRK Kim Jong-UN, who could meet with the President of China XI Jinping and take part in the launch of the first aircraft carrier of China. As noted, during the visit in the town were strengthened security measures, and the airport ceased regular flights. Official confirmation of the visit. In March Kim Jong-UN has visited China with his wife to personally congratulate the head of China XI Jinping on his re-election and discuss the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

Poroshenko said the number of Russian soldiers in the Donbass

Poroshenko said the number of Russian soldiers in the Donbass Moscow. May 8. INTERFAX.RU. According to the Ukrainian side, 50% of those who are now fighting in the Donbas against Ukraine are Russian citizens, said the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in an interview to CBS News. Answering the question how many Russian soldiers are in Eastern Ukraine, Poroshenko said: “We have confirmed figures that in different periods of their number was from 10 thousand to 2.5 thousand regular Russian troops in the occupied territory.” “Plus they have almost 50 thousand troops of the so-called “Russian volunteers” that were recruited through the Russian mobilization system and sent there. However, they pretend that they are not soldiers of the regular army. But they — the Russians, they are ethnic Russian, they are Russian soldiers. They use Russian weapons and ammunition,” — said Poroshenko, quoted on Tuesday a press-service of the head

Ministry of defense published documents about the heroes, whose images became the basis of films about the war

Ministry of defense published documents about the heroes, whose images became the basis of films about the war MOSCOW, may 8. /TASS/. The Ministry of defense of Russia in a special section of its website published archival documents on the people and events that formed the basis of the known films about the great Patriotic war. Documents from the funds of the Central archive of the defense Ministry dedicated to the real heroes of the film “In the sky, “night witches”, “the Crew battle”, “Battalions ask for fire”, “Aty-Baty, were soldiers”, “the Commander happy “Pikes”, is spoken in the message of the Ministry of defense. Among the documents are letters, operative reports, historical forms, and logs of the fighting units and formations. “Of particular interest are presented in the section personal, premium sheets and military photos war heroes — prototypes heroes of the silver screen. For example, in the section