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The Bank of Russia noted the increase of wages, which contributed to slowing inflation. This is stated in the message controller following the meeting of the Board of Directors, which decided the question about the key rate. “Consumer demand supported by growth in real wages, helped by slowing inflation. Unemployment is at levels that do not affect inflation,” — said in a release the Central Bank. The regulator is still repelled by the level of inflation in their forecasts of monetary policy, and notes that the main risks to growth or decline in prices has not changed. The Central Bank said three main factors. The first is the increasing structural shortage of manpower, which may lead to significant delays in the rate of productivity growth from wage growth. “Secondly, a source of inflationary pressure may be the change of behaviour of households associated with a substantial decrease in the propensity

John Kennedy The Soviet intelligence services and the leadership initially perceived the assassination of U.S. President John Kennedy as a right-wing conspiracy aimed at increasing tensions in relations with Moscow, and even at the beginning of a nuclear war. This is stated in one of the FBI documents, released yesterday, reports The Guardian. It is reported that in the Soviet Union feared that “the lack of leadership, some irresponsible General can launch a rocket in the USSR.” The paper noted that the murder of the occupant of the White house led Moscow into a state of high anxiety. “Lee Harvey Oswald — neurotic maniac, nor disloyal to their own country, and to anything whatsoever” — the newspaper notes. According to the FBI, in Moscow believed that the incident might push the United States to suspend negotiations with the Soviet Union. On 26 October, us President, Donald trump has signed a

More than 100 French jihadists continued to receive regular social benefits in his own name after he left the country to join a terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia) on the territory of Syria and Iraq. About it reports The Telegraph. Similar conclusions were made in the course of the investigation, which was conducted in France and other European countries. As it was established law enforcement agencies, from 2012 to 2016 militants illegally received as social benefits more than two million euros, of which about 500 thousand euros has been allocated to the citizens of France. Thus, it was found that over the past year, French jihadists fighting for the Islamic state, received about 420 such illegal payments. According to the investigator in the centres for social welfare were asked by the relatives of the militants, who demanded their name benefits. The money then went to terrorists

In a hospital in the Chinese city of Shanghai died on 14-year-old model from Perm Vlad D. On Friday, October 27, reports the Internet portal “news of Perm”. The Director of model Agency Great Model, which employed the girl, said that according to preliminary version, Vlad could be meningitis. On October 25 a Russian woman ended up in the hospital with a high fever in serious condition. The girl spent two days in intensive care. Vlad went to China to work on the contract this fall, according to “Version”. According to the Agency, Russian woman became ill after the show, which lasted about 13 hours. In mid-October in the Dominican Republic killed 35-year-old Russian Natalia Borodina. The woman leaned in the car window and touched his head road sign. With serious injuries she was taken to a local hospital, but later died.

American researchers came to the conclusion that minor changes in the diet can prolong life in the long term. For example, the replacement of one glass of sweet drink on the serving of nuts per day reduces the likelihood of premature death. Article scientists published in the New England journal of Medicine. About it reported in a press release on the website MedicalXpress. Experts analyzed the link between changes in the diet from 74 thousand adults over a 12 year period (1986-1998) and the risk of mortality in the subsequent 12 years (1998-2010). The quality of the diet was estimated by the relative amounts of healthy food consumed (whole grains, vegetables, fruits, fish). It turned out that the increase in diet quality by 20 percent reduced risk of premature death by 8-17 percent, and reduced quality have increased its probability to 6-12 percent. However, even those people who led an

The Swiss tourists — a man and a woman — were victims of attacks by four Indians, which attempted to do a selfie. The incident occurred in the historic city of Fatehpur Sikri in the Agra district of Uttar Pradesh. It is reported BFMTV. Local residents beat up the tourists with sticks and pelted with stones. The man fractured the skull, and the woman broke her arm. According to victims, witnesses to the attack not only did not try to stop the beating, but shot the events with cameras of their mobile phones. Local police reported that detained one of the suspects in the attack, being questioned by investigators. Publication the Times of India said that the victim’s name is Jeremy Clerk, and his companion — Marie Droz. They are in a hospital in Delhi. The Minister of foreign Affairs of India Sushma Swaraj said that the government is ready

The U.S. Embassy in Cuba Cuban investigators believe that the “acoustic attack”, which, according to the U.S. state Department in Havana suffered more than 20 diplomats, could be the chirping of crickets or cicadas. About it as transfers TASS, reported in the report shown live on Cuban television. Were analyzed three audio recordings of the noise which, according to the American side, has caused harm to the health of diplomats. “The sound on these records was very similar to the sounds that emit certain types of insects, particularly crickets and cicadas. These insects are throughout Cuba. They were found near the places of residence of the U.S. diplomats” — said in the report. The investigators noted that long-term human exposure to sounds produced by the cicadas or crickets, can lead to hearing loss, high blood pressure and cause irritability. The Cubans stressed that the island has no equipment that could

The Kurdish militia, the Peshmerga repulsed the attack of the Iraqi army from the North-West of Mosul. This is stated in a special statement posted on the website of the government of Iraqi Kurdistan. The lawsuit alleges that the attackers used heavy equipment of American manufacturing, which the US gave Baghdad to fight against the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia). “For 12 hours [fighters] Peshmerga heroically repelled today’s attack, killing three tanks, five armored SUVs American production and one armored personnel carrier”, — said in a statement. In addition, the document calls for Baghdad to immediately cease hostilities and sit down at the negotiating table. 16 October it was reported that units of the Iraqi army took control of the disputed city of Kirkuk. Earlier in the day the military took over the airport, a military airfield and a few oil fields around the city. September

American landing ship “Ashland” picked up two women in the city of Honolulu and their two dogs, who were almost six months on the boat with a broken motor 900 miles from Japan, according to ABC News. Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuaba decided to go on an independent journey from Hawaii to Tahiti in may. During a storm the yacht broke down engine, and a strong wind carried the ship into the open ocean. Numerous signal does not reach the coast and nearby long there aren’t any ships. Only five months later, on the horizon a U.S. military ship, whose crew came to the rescue. According to Appel and Foiba, from starvation saved their stocks of cereals and pasta. In may the authorities of Solomon Islands reported that it had rescued 15 people, more than a month drifting in the Pacific ocean on a motor boat. From starvation the people

The Syrian army captured the island Sakr, reports Telegram-channel Directorat 4. The militants banned the “Islamic state” retreated from the area. In the battle for the island last week killed General Issam Zahreddin. Earlier it was reported that the promotion of the Syrian military in Deir ez-Zor was complicated because of Sakr island, where the militants have created a lot of fortifications. To the fortifications for some time could not handle even the artillery and aviation. In addition, the sweep of the island from jihadists are preventing it laid mines and bombs. The siege of Deir ez-Zor, which lasted more than three years, were removed in early September. From the moment the Syrian army and allied forces are cleansing the city from terrorists. Background: the Citadel IG inhibited the progress of the Syrian army in Deir ez-Zor