The Russians are much more likely to go to the sea abroad

The Russians are much more likely to go to the sea abroad In 2017 the Russians committed more than 14.3 million trips to foreign popular beach resorts that 61,7% more than in 2016, according to Association of tour operators of Russia. According to ATOR, this is more than half (28.6 million) of all trips of Russians abroad in the past year. The Association said that in the last figure takes into account the significant volume of cross-border movements with non-touristic purposes (Finland, China, Poland, the Baltic countries). “Thus, “long beach” had 77% of all trips of Russian citizens in the “far abroad”, — analysts explain. One-third (32.8 per cent) of the total outbound tourist flow of the TOP 20 most popular beach countries in 2017 took Turkey. It deferred from 2016, demand, and impact on such high figures of annual growth. It was visited by 4.7 million visitors. The second

In Papua New Guinea, the earthquake killed more than 30 people

In Papua New Guinea, the earthquake killed more than 30 people MOSCOW, 27 Jun — RIA Novosti. The earthquake of magnitude 7.5 Papua New Guinea killed more than 30 people, reports the Post Courier newspaper, citing authorities. Earlier it was reported about ten victims. Affected more than 300 people and damaged many buildings. As the head of community health services Joseph Birisi on the road and the river came down landslides, destroying and damaging buildings. In the provinces of hela and southern Highlands power supply is broken. The disaster also led to disruption of flights. In suffered from earthquake regions sent rescue teams and the military. According to the U.S. Geological survey (USGS), earthquakes have been recorded in the 03.44 Monday local time (20.44 GMT on Sunday) at 89 kilometers South-West from the town of Porgera. The earthquake lies at a depth of 35 kilometers.

Cairo international airport ready to receive flights from Russia

Cairo international airport ready to receive flights from Russia The company responsible for the maintenance of aircraft at the airport of Cairo, made preparations in anticipation of the return flight from Russia. As told local media the head of the company Mohamed Kamel, all of the requirements for the resumption of flights was agreed upon during a visit to Egypt Russian President Vladimir Putin with the leadership of “Aeroflot” in December 2017. He noted that during the talks the Russian side focused on security issues, equipment performance Luggage of passengers and service personnel. In particular, Kamel announced that the company will use the new containers for the transportation and security of Luggage, which will be closed on locks with numeric codes and open directly at the aircraft before loading. We will remind, the flights from Russia to Egypt has been banned after the terrorist attack on the plane A-321 of

The Russian Ambassador will call upon the British to influence the militants in Eastern ghouta

The Russian Ambassador will call upon the British to influence the militants in Eastern ghouta LONDON, 27 Feb — RIA Novosti. The Russian Ambassador in London Alexander Yakovenko at a meeting in the British foreign office on Tuesday to urge the British side to influence the militants in Eastern ghouta in order to comply with the truce, according to RIA Novosti sources in the Embassy. Yakovenko plans to discuss with the Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of great Britain Alan Duncan the implementation of the resolutions of the UN security Council 2401, which “served the British side to the public fairly one-sided, with a fundamental shift of emphasis”, said the source. The meeting is held on the initiative of the British side. “The Ambassador will urge the British side to use its influence, and it is in London available, to the armed groups operating in Eastern ghouta and not just

The United States warned Turkey about the consequences of buying the s-400, the media are writing

The United States warned Turkey about the consequences of buying the s-400, the media are writing MOSCOW, 27 Jun — RIA Novosti. The United States urged Turkey to abandon the purchase of anti-aircraft missile systems s-400 from Russia, or against Ankara may impose sanctions, writes Haberturk citing a source in Washington. The publication reports that an unnamed us official has expressed concern over the purchase by Turkey of the Russian air defense system, because they can “affect the interoperability of NATO”, and admitted that in light of the act of Congress of the United States may impose sanctions against Ankara. “We want to help Turkey to find a better alternative to meet its needs in air defense,” — said the official. Earlier, the Minister of foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu called unacceptable the language of threats because of the procurement of s-400, adding that Ankara had originally planned to

Russian Ambassador calls on the London to influence armed groups in Eastern ghouta

Russia’s Ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS LONDON, February 27. /Offset. TASS Ilya Dmitriev/. Russia’s Ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko during the scheduled Tuesday meeting in the British foreign Ministry will call on London to use its influence on armed groups in Eastern ghouta for full implementation of UN security Council resolution. About it the correspondent of TASS reported the press service of the Embassy. “The Ambassador will urge the British side to use its influence, and it is in London available, to the armed groups operating in Eastern ghouta, and not only, with the purpose of full implementation of the resolution (2401 UNSC), which is key to successful implementation of these UN security Council task”, – said the Agency interlocutor.

The Russian archives, told about the fate of the Bialowieza bears

The Russian archives, told about the fate of the Bialowieza bears Although the attempt to return to Belovezhskaya Pushcha is the largest predator of Europe did not succeed, the experience will help to make environmental activities more effective. A team of Polish zoologists and the Russian historian of science Anastasia Fedotova (St. Petersburg branch of the Institute of history of science and technology) reviewed the history of the return of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the Bialowieza Forest — a protected forest area on the territory of modern Poland and Belarus. They have identified which mistakes have reduced the success of return (reintroduction) of this animal. A scientific paper published in the journal Conservation Biology. The researchers studied Russian scientific and historical archives, and the records stored in the Bialowieza national Park is part of the territory of Belovezhskaya Pushcha, which is owned by Poland. They systematized all the

“The first channel” explained that the screenshot of the game in the story about Syria

“The first channel” explained that the screenshot of the game in the story about Syria A screenshot from a computer game was in the program “Sunday time” on “the First channel” in error, then, told RNS in a press-service channel. The first channel used a sequence from the game Arma 3 in the story about the war in Syria. pic.twitter.com/9TeqH8Nr8z — Artem Deryagin (@DerArto) 26 Feb 2018 “The use of the frame was a mistake then, who took this shot from the archive. It was previously used in the story associated with computer games,” the message says. A screenshot, allegedly from the game Arma 3, featured in the story about Syria in the program “Sunday time”, aired on February 25. In the program talked about the merits of Russian servicemen participating in the antiterrorist operation in Syria.

The robot opened the refrigerator and brought out a beer

The robot opened the refrigerator and brought out a beer The German developers have taught a humanoid robot assistant TIAGo to find your own way to the refrigerator, open it and get me a beer. Modular supercomputer NVIDIA Jetson TX2 that serves as the visual center of the robot, allowed him not only to effectively pave the way, but to find the requested beer brand on the label. The project is described in detail on the website ChallengeRocket. In the autumn of last year, NVIDIA launched Jetson Developer Challenge — a competition for engineers, which proposes to use the development kit with a modular supercomputer NVIDIA Jetson TX2 to improve their projects. Among the prizes are a cash award, the NVIDIA TITAN Xp, training courses and a trip to a computer conference GTC in 2018, which will be held in Silicon valley in March of this year.

In the Perm region in the fire killed six people

In the Perm region in the fire killed six people MOSCOW, 27 Jun — RIA Novosti. Six people, including three minors, were killed in a fire in a hostel in Perm region, a criminal case, according to the website of the regional investigation Department of the RF IC. “The night of 27 February 2018 in the dormitory located on the street 50 years VLKSM city Chusovoy, there was a fire. In the result, six people were killed: a woman, two men and three teenage children. Four residents of the house admitted to hospital”, — is spoken in the message. It is noted that a criminal case under article “causing of death on imprudence to two and more persons”. According to the Agency, at the scene, inspection bodies, in which visible traces of violent death were found. “Establish all the circumstances of the incident, including the causes and conditions that led