German astronaut photographed from the ISS suffered from drought Europe

German astronaut photographed from the ISS suffered from drought Europe The pictures of Alexander Gerst seen dry brown land where there was vegetation. BERLIN, August 8. /TASS/. Astronaut Alexander Gerst took a photo of Central Europe and, in particular, Germany with the International space station (ISS) to show the extent of the drought that gripped the region. The pictures he posted on Twitter. Just had a chance to take my first photos of dried-out Central Europe and Germany since a few weeks, and was shocked. What should have been green, is now all brown. Never seen it like this before. #Horizons pic.twitter.com/o2XoddPdrM — Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) August 6, 2018 From the height of 400 km, Europe is a “shocking spectacle” in the form of dry land, said the astronaut. What was supposed to be green, now brown. Never seen anything like it.Alexander Helststraat Separately Gerst posted a photo almost completely

Because of the heat in Finland disappeared mosquitoes. But their place was taken by gadflies

Because of the heat in Finland disappeared mosquitoes. But their place was taken by gadflies Due to the hot summer in Finland greatly reduced the population of mosquitoes, but other biting feel great, according to local media. The air temperature in Europe over the weekend has approached record levels. North country experienced the hottest July in its history — in one of the cities the temperature rose to 33.7 degrees Celsius. Because of the heat, the mosquitoes, which every summer the Finns spoil the rest of nature, has virtually disappeared from certain areas. As explains Professor at the University of Lapland Dr. Jukka Salmela, shallow ponds of Lapland, which mainly breed mosquitoes this summer mostly dried up, and female mosquitoes was nowhere to lay their larvae. Left alone — there came otherNewsYou’re not getting my blood: 18 unexpected hacking from mosquitoes However, the current hot conditions are ideal for breeding

Cords criticized Zemfira for insulting Moniecki

Cords criticized Zemfira for insulting Moniecki The leader of group “Leningrad” Sergey Shnurov has commented on the statement of the singer Zemfira in the young actress Elizabeth Kardymovo (stage name Monetochka). He told about it in interview to the edition Spletnik.ru. I, of course, youth. Minutochku I was listening to, she’s 20, she’s cool.Sergei Surovatikha “And about hitting Zemfira for all this youth — there is probably some grumbling that not talking to anyone,” — said the artist to the question about which of the two parties to this conflict it supports. In July Zemfira expressed his opinion about the work of the pop performers of Moniecki and Buckwheat (Anastasia Ivanova). According to singer, Buckwheat terrible voice and appearance, and the other singer great lyrics, but “disgusting voice.” In response, the Buckwheat called Zemfira cool. During the download an error has occurred.During the download an error has occurred.

Zakharova: the US must stop manipulating extracts from classified documents

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Sergei Savostyanov/TASS MOSCOW, 8 Aug. /TASS/. Washington should stop the manipulation of extracts from classified documents from the meeting. This was written by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on his page in Facebook, commenting on the publication Politico about certain proposals on disarmament issues, which were allegedly made by the Russian side at the summit in Helsinki.

Peskov confirmed that the Russian side had received a letter trump

Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS NOVO-OGARYOVO, August 8. /TASS/. Letter from the President of the United States Donald trump for the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin handed over to the Russian side through diplomatic channels, however in the Kremlin with him had not yet read. This was confirmed by press Secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov. “Indeed, the letter was received through diplomatic channels,” he said. “We expect that in the near future it will go to the presidential administration,” – said Peskov.

In the Federation Council said that it launched against Estonia the missile would be shot down on the border of the Russian Federation

MOSCOW, 8 Aug. /TASS/. Anti-aircraft missile system s-400 “Triumph” missile and gun complexes “Carapace-C1” is able to intercept and destroy accidentally running over Estonia a rocket if it crossed the Russian border. This opinion was expressed in an interview with TASS on Wednesday, the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Viktor Bondarev, formerly head of the aerospace forces (VKS) Russia.

Protection Zakharchenko, head of the armed forces on the confiscation of money and apartments

Protection Zakharchenko, head of the armed forces on the confiscation of money and apartments MOSCOW, 8 Aug — RIA Novosti. Protection of the notorious Colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko complained to the Supreme court for a confiscation he discovered his family billion rubles, and apartments. According to the defense, the decision to appeal the property in favor of the state, adopted before the verdict in a criminal case of corruption, illegally. “Today we filed an appeal in the Supreme court demanding the decision (about the treatment of the property income of the state) to cancel the claim (the Prosecutor General) leave without satisfaction”, — told RIA Novosti lawyer Colonel Alexander Gorbatenko.

Naseri told about the fight in Moscow karaoke club

Naseri told about the fight in Moscow karaoke club MOSCOW, 8 Aug — RIA Novosti. French actor Sami Naseri said in an interview with Sputnik France his version of the events that occurred in the karaoke club “voice” on Tverskaya street in Moscow. According to him, the conflict arose because of a group of drunken visitors, who paid the administration to sing the queue. In the end, they performed more than twenty songs in a row. I know the rules, I know Russian culture karaoke, I was at 20 bars for the year of his stay in Russia, and never were forced to pay for the songs. And here they must be paid, that is, they had more rights because they paid.Naseri He noted that young people were familiar with the administration of the institution. “At some point I said, “Stop, we’re leaving” came out and waited for brother. When

Shooting without misses and March: the Russians won the relay race of “assault platoon”

Russian soldier during the relay races with obstacle course on the stage of the competition “commando platoon” © Valery sharifulin/TASS “You run five miles, then cross the ditches, the fences, stormed the building with weapons behind, in full combat gear, which weighs eight kilograms. And then you need to catch 15 seconds to hit the target from a grenade launcher, machine gun, and machine gun. This is a serious load. And the most difficult is to combine endurance, strength, and ability to accurately fire,” says the senior coach of the Russian team, Colonel Sergey Eremin, looking in the direction of their fighters preparing for the relay.

The U.S. Senate has invited Assange to testify about intervention of Russia in election

The U.S. Senate has invited Assange to testify about intervention of Russia in election The founder of site Wikileaks leaks Julian Assange invited by the U.S. Senate to testify about Russian interference in the presidential elections of 2016. A letter to the Senate special Committee on intelligence, addressed to the Embassy of Ecuador in London, where Assange has published the legal team of Wikileaks. “Mr Assange, as you know, the intelligence Committee of the Senate conducting a bipartisan investigation of the Russian intervention in U.S. elections 2016. The Committee requests that You arrive for a private conversation with its members in both parties agreed the time and place” — said, in particular, in the letter. Assange’s lawyers have stated that they consider this proposal, however, “conversation” should “take place in accordance with the highest ethical standards.” In addition, they indicate that the organization Human Rights Watch considers illegal extradition of