Chinese airliner made a hard landing at Manila airport MOSCOW, 16 Aug — RIA Novosti. Of the Chinese airline Xiamen Airlines has made emergency landing at the international airport of the Philippines Ninoy Aquino, reports Airlive. Before landing, “Boeing 737-800”, EN route flight MF8667 of Chinese Xiamen, within an hour circled over Manila. At the second attempt the pilot managed to land the aircraft. According to media reports, the accident damaged the left engine of the Boeing. One of the reasons could be the overcrowding of the runway, said Flightradar24. It is unknown whether there are victims among the passengers.
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Contractors FSO subordinated to the head of “Forum”
Contractors FSO subordinated to the head of “Forum” Dmitry Mikhalchenko was accused of creating a CV for misappropriation of funds in Novo-Ogaryovo. As it became known “Kommersant”, the TFR was charged with the final drafting of the defendants in high-profile criminal case about large-scale embezzlement committed in the construction and repair of objects of the residence of the Russian President in Novo-Ogaryovo. At the final stage of the investigation, have even greater resonance: the investigation concluded that the head of criminal community, engaged in frauds with budgetary funds, stood the famous St. Petersburg, the billionaire head of the holding company “Forum” Dmitry Mikhalchenko, the amount of damage in a criminal case has increased from 225 million to about 1.3 billion rubles. The final charges of creating an organized criminal community (OPS, article 210 of the criminal code) and embezzlement committed in an organized group, in especially large size (part 4
The court has released from jail an activist of the “New grandeur” Pavlikova
The court has released from jail an activist of the “New grandeur” Pavlikova MOSCOW, Aug 16 — RAPSI, Kirill grouse. Dorogomilovsky court of Moscow satisfied the petition of the investigation on changing the measure of restraint from detention to house arrest against activists of the movement “New greatness” Anna Pavlikova accused of creating an extremist community, the correspondent RAPSI from the courtroom. “To satisfy the petition of the investigating authorities to change the measure of restraint in respect of Pavlikova. To elect against the accused preventive measure in the form of house arrest for a period up to 13 September,” — announced the decision of the judge of Irina Dunaeva. Also today, the court should consider a similar petition in respect of another supernumerary case of Mary Dubovik. Under the message a press-services SK of the Russian Federation the petition for change of a measure of restraint in respect of
General SK nikandrova has been sentenced to 5.5 years in prison
General SK nikandrova has been sentenced to 5.5 years in prison MOSCOW, 16 Aug — RIA Novosti. The Moscow city court sentenced former Deputy chief of a capital Central Board SK Denis nikandrova to five and a half years in prison on charges of bribery for the release of criminal authority of the Italian, the correspondent of RIA Novosti news from the courtroom. Also nikandrova deprived of the title of “General justice”, the penalty the court to appoint did not. Nikandrov made a deal with the investigation, his case was considered without examining the evidence and with full admission of guilt. Because the materials are classified as confidential, hearing on the merits was closed from listeners and the media. In the open part read out only the introductory and resolution parts of the sentence. See also: General Drymanov left in jail
US senators urged the UN to investigate the murder of Russian journalists in Africa
US senators urged the UN to investigate the murder of Russian journalists in Africa American senators from the Republican and Democratic parties Marco Rubio and Chris coons sent a letter to UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, urging the use of the mechanisms of organization for objective investigation of the murder of Russian journalists in the Central African Republic (CAR). The text of the appeal published on the website of Koons. The senators noted that journalists Orkhan Jemal, Kirill Radchenko and Alexander Rastorguev investigated in the Central Asian region “activities of private Russian group of mercenaries Wagner, whose forces were also deployed in Syria and Ukraine and that, reportedly, tied with Evgeny Prigozhin, a Mogul of the food industry close to [President] Vladimir Putin.” The journalists worked on a documentary for the independent media project of Putin’s enemy Mikhail Khodorkovsky, indicate the parliamentarians. Although the circumstances of the incident in the Central
In the United States arrested a suspect in the case of massive overdose
In the United States arrested a suspect in the case of massive overdose MOSCOW, 16 Aug — RIA Novosti. Police in the U.S. new haven (Connecticut) arrested a suspect of involvement in a massive drug overdoses, which occurred in the city on Wednesday morning. Earlier it was reported that after eight in the morning emergency service 911 in new haven was overloaded with calls with reports of people who felt ill or fainted. Most such cases were registered in city Park New Haven Green. According to recent reports, the medical assistance needed to victims 47. “The police Department of new haven arrested a local resident, involved in at least some cases of overdose,” reads the statement of the militiamen. As the channel WTNH8, the head of the fire Department John Alston at the press conference said that victims of drug overdose, allegedly consumed the synthetic marijuana known as K2.
Fires in California have risen to the unique tree-the survivor
Fires in California have risen to the unique tree-the survivor The raging California wildfires are threatening the most ancient and highest in the US sample juniper tree, whose age is not less than 2 thousand years. 14фотографий14фотографий14фотографий According to CNN, the unique tree grows in the Stanislaus forest. Over the weekend the fire approached him at a mile. This is the largest of the existing trees of this species. It is historical and unique. Tree junipers aren’t that high.Maria Bankpresident U.S. forest Service land According to her, the trees reach 10 to 15 metres and can live 600 to 1000 years. The sample in forest Park has grown to 24.9 m and 2.2 m in diameter. Wildfires in the counties of lake, Mendocino and Colusa, California (USA) reached last week, the area of more than 283 thousand acres (about 114.5 in thousand hectares) and became the largest in state history.
In Liguria year imposed a state of emergency after the collapse of the bridge
In Liguria year imposed a state of emergency after the collapse of the bridge The Prime Minister of Italy, Giuseppe Conte announced the introduction in the Liguria region of state of emergency for a year in connection with the collapse of the bridge near the port city of Genoa, the news Agency ANSA. According to him, the national emergency Fund to eliminate the consequences will be allocated 5 million euros. 16фотографий16фотографий16фотографий Conte said that the introduction of the emergency asked the Governor of the region Giovanni LTTE. We agreed to his request to declare a state of emergency in Liguria for 12 months due to the events of yesterday. Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy “This is an unacceptable tragedy that wasn’t supposed to happen in modern society. The government will do everything to prevent the recurrence of such tragedies”, — transfers words of Conte, the air force. Station road
The crew of the detainee in Ukraine tanker from Russia fears a violent seizure
The crew of the detainee in Ukraine tanker from Russia fears a violent seizure MOSCOW, 15 Aug — RIA Novosti. The crew of the detained in Ukraine, the Russian tanker “Mekhanik Pogodin” fears of a violent seizure, according to the website of the company “V. F. Tanker”, which owns the ship. “The grounds for review does not relate to the stated reasons for the detention of the vessel, and the intention of the port authority to spend is proof that the legal grounds for blocking in the port tankers with cargo for the Ukrainian recipient not found! The attempt of penetration on the ship a significant number of people under the guise of any checks raises fears of a violent seizure of the vessel,” the statement reads. On Wednesday, the company owner said that “the Mechanic Pogodin” was forbidden to leave the port of Kherson. Before the appointed Ukraine’s permanent
In the Urals, one miner died in the collapse of the mine, said a source
In the Urals, one miner died in the collapse of the mine, said a source MOSCOW, 15 Aug — RIA Novosti. One of the miners killed in the collapse at the mine in the Sverdlovsk region, another was injured, told RIA Novosti a source in the emergency services of the region. Earlier, a source reported that two people were under the rubble as a result of collapse at the mine in the town of Krasnoturinsk Sverdlovsk region. “Two (of the miners — ed.) fell, one died, another injured extracted both”, — said the Agency interlocutor.