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Saudi Arabia has exceeded anti-corruption plan In the budget of the country managed to return $7 billion more than was lost. Saudi authorities made anti-corruption campaign, which was planned to compensate to the budget tens of billions of dollars lost due to embezzlement and official corruption. Authorities estimated the losses at $100 billion, according to the results of the campaign managed to collect almost $107 billion during the campaign, 87 people agreed to “settle” the claims of the authorities. On Wednesday, the Saudi authorities officially presented the results of the work of the special Committee, which was investigating corruption. Noted that the results of the campaign budget has been compensated 400 billion rials ($106,6 billion) in the form of cash, securities, real estate and other assets. A year ago on such amount of the returned funds described in its report, the General Prosecutor’s office. Now the government officially announced the

Putin left Russia the right to protect religious freedom in Ukraine Moscow. 31 Jan. INTERFAX.RU — In Ukraine, in matters of Church life in the struggle for power is implementing a project on speculation and politicking, Russia does not interfere in the situation, but reserves the right to respond to infringement there human rights, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking at the ceremonial act on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Patriarchal enthronement, Putin drew attention to the fact that the fraternal interchurch ties have historically been United together the peoples and serve the development of equal relations of Russia with countries of the world. But, unfortunately, we are seeing more examples where speculation, politicking, parasitizing on matters of religious life lead to the separation of people, provoke anger and intolerance. Such a project, unrelated to faith, but utterly

Elvira Nabiullina denied the possession of gold in Russia and Venezuela Head of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina said that media reports about Russia gold reserves of Venezuela are untrue, reports “RIA Novosti”. We are talking about the assumption of “Novaya Gazeta” that part of the Venezuelan gold reserves stored in Russia, was sold to the United Arab Emirates, and the cash was delivered to Caracas Boeing 757, owned by far Eastern airline “iron”. It is at this cargo plane that, according to “Novaya Gazeta”, from Moscow’s Vnukovo airport, the gold was shipped to Dubai. There, as indicated by the sources, the Russian aircraft met the collector armored cars of the Central Bank of the UAE. Out of the plane and unloaded gold, but instead the loaded containers with dollars. On the way to Venezuela is the Boeing 757 made a stopover in Casablanca, Morocco and in town Espargos on

Canada said 14 victims from acoustic attacks in Cuba The canadian government has decided to halve its diplomatic presence in Cuba after 14 employees of the Embassy suffered from the acoustic attack of unknown origin. On 30 January reported on the website of the government of Canada. Symptoms of an Embassy employee who was ill at the end of December 2018, similar to the ones the others had. In the spring of 2018 Canada reported on 10 employees who have observed nausea, dizziness and difficulties with concentration. By November 2018, the number of victims rose to 13 people. NewsNBC: US intelligence suspected Russia of “acoustic” attacks on diplomats The press release notes that despite the downsizing of the canadian Embassy in Cuba will continue to work normally. Also clarifies that there is no evidence that the risk of canadian tourists who want to visit the island nation. The Cuban government