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In the United States experienced a “Hellfire” The United States experienced a small guided missile AGM-114L-8A Longbow Hellfire. The rocket launches were conducted from a modular vertical launcher Surface to Surface Missile Module (SSMM) ship LCS 7 Detroit (like Freedom). The Longbow Hellfire missile and the launcher in the version of SSMM Increment 1 represent the third stage in the development of a modular version of surface weapons Surface Warfare (SUW) Mission Package. Full ship trials will begin later in 2017 on the ship Milwaukee. The rocket is equipped with radar homing millimeter band and uses the principle of “fire and forget”.

The foreign Ministry commented on the statements of Kiev about the involvement Samoilova in the Eurovision song contest MOSCOW, 13 Mar — RIA Novosti. The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova responded to the words of the Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavel klimkina about the fact that the choice of Yulia Samoilova as representatives of Russia at “Eurovision-2017” is a provocation of Moscow. On Monday, Klimkin criticized the participation of Samoilova in the competition, as she visited the Crimea in 2015, without the permission of the Ukrainian side and the Ukrainian security Service leads on this fact check. Klimkin stressed that “the law must be the same for all.” “That the law should be the same for everyone, Mr. Klimkin need to remember, when he hears the word “Donbass” in July 2014, Kiev cut off all social benefits to the people of this region, including pensions,

Photo: RIA Novosti The number of foreign tourists in Russia increased in 2016 by 7%, with the largest growth in tourist arrivals showed Iran was 72%, said the Minister of culture Vladimir Medinsky in Moscow at the opening of the international tourism fair “Intourmarket-2017”. “Inbound tourism from abroad has increased in 2016 by 7%. The absolute leader in the growth of the flow to Russia was Iran by 72% compared to last year. Among the group of leading countries — China, Korea and India, the growth of the order of 20% compared to the previous year,” said Medina. According to him, the increased number of tourists from the traditional “tourist” countries: Spanish tourists arrived by 12% more than in 2015, an increase of 5% gave Italy and France. “This suggests that in spite of what the propaganda campaign against Russia, which recently deployed to the Western media, the Europeans, the

© AP Photo/Mary Altaffer MOSCOW, March 13. /TASS/. Russia was forced to withdraw the draft statement of the UN Security Council, condemning the terrorist attack in Damascus, because of the attempts of Western countries to change the orientation of the document to include provisions to read as accusations against the Syrian authorities and justifying the actions of terrorists. This is stated in comments posted Monday on the website of the foreign Ministry. “It is regrettable that the Syrian plot, the Security Council does not always find a common denominator,” said the Ministry.

Stoltenberg: an independent Scotland will lose membership in NATO The country will be able to send a request to join the Alliance, but positive action is not taken automatically. MOSCOW, March 13. /TASS/. Scotland will lose membership in NATO and will have to re-apply for membership in the Alliance in the event of independence. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in an interview to Sky News, commenting on the statement made by the first Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon about plans for a new referendum on independence of this part of the UK. “If this happens (if the people of Scotland will vote for independence in a referendum — approx. TASS), then the United Kingdom will remain a member of NATO, but a new independent state will have to apply for membership, and then the 28 allied countries will decide whether they want membership in the Alliance

Tymoshenko explained the change of image and a waiver of braids The leader of “Batkivshchyna” MP Yulia Tymoshenko said in an interview with TNS, why abandon his signature hairstyle. She said that weaving braids took her 7 minutes in the morning. Tymoshenko also explained why he stopped wearing clothes from Louis Vuitton. “I don’t even remember how it happened. When I worked in the business, then it was fashionable. But now only the Ukrainian”, — she explained. The MP also said that not dieting and gave advice to anyone who wants to lose weight. “Eat once a day but 5-6 times a day eating no more than 250 grams, carbohydrates only before lunch and after lunch go to proteins. In the evening do not eat after 18:00-19: 00” she explained. Earlier the Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Nadia Savchenko appeared in the Ukrainian TV channel NewsOne in an

Scotland is starting preparations for a new referendum on independence Scotland’s first Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that she would seek the permission of the regional Parliament to hold a repeated referendum on independence because the majority of Scots voted against “breccia” and want to stay in the EU. By law, before filing a request for a referendum in the UK government, the Sturgeon must obtain the approval of the Scottish Parliament. According to Nicola Sturgeon, she would like to vote between autumn 2018 and spring 2019. In Scotland do not agree with the results of the referendum on UK membership in the EU. The majority of Scots — 62% — during the last in June 2016 referendum voted for the preservation of Britain’s membership in the Union. In early September, Sturgeon announced that the Scottish government had begun preparing the legal framework for holding a new referendum on independence. In

Photo: RIA Novosti On the basis of the Yamal polar agroeconomic College will open a new specialty – “herder-mechanic”. This was reported by the press service of the Governor YANAO. Training for a new profession includes “productive reindeer breeding, production, primary processing and storage of products of reindeer breeding, production, service, maintenance and repair of tools and equipment for reindeer herding, exploitation and maintenance of motor transport”. Also herder-mechanic needs to be able to form a herd of deer to move them, to prepare slusnou campaign, to slaughter, to be able to butcher carcasses. In addition, the list of skills this skill includes breeding, maintenance and training herding Laikas. Another point – the ability to deal with technology. The press service of the Governor of the region noted that in several other Russian regions are already preparing specialists and herders. Earlier it was reported that Yamal will score only vaccinated

Photo: RIA Novosti The state Duma plans to remove from the bill ridiculous names paragraph, which permits the guardianship to call children instead of parents. This right they had to in that case, if the parents within one month after the birth of a child did not register it in the Registrar’s office. About it he told RT Chairman of state Duma Committee on family, women and children, Tamara Pletneva. “This situation definitely will be removed for the second reading, because it was a lot of comments,” she says. Director of “Association of parents ‘ committees and communities” Olga Letkova told RT that the parent community has asked deputies to remove from the bill exactly this point. In the state Duma was sent a lot of letters with complaints from parents. “This situation caused us big problems. We can say that thanks to his parents, was substituted for the guardianship.