Due to flooding in Houston can blow up a chemical plant

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Due to flooding in Houston can blow up a chemical plant Chemical plant in a flooded Houston in the next few days can catch fire or explode. 18фотографий18фотографий18фотографий Due to the heavy rains that followed the hurricane “Harvey”, at the company’s plant Arkema in Crosby is out of order cooling system chemicals. According to the company, to prevent a fire impossible. The Arkema plant stopped working on Friday, even before the hurricane. However, due to heavy rainfall — 102 cm — its territory was flooded and electricity supply were interrupted, the company said. Backup generators also flooded. The plant produces organic peroxides, and stored chemicals are dangerous at high temperatures. “Now substances can explode and cause a powerful fire, — quotes Reuters the head of the company Richard Rower. — High level of water and lack of electricity do not leave us any opportunity to prevent it”. The hurricane claimed

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A single day of voting — 2017: Mari El Republic

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In the Mari El Republic will choose a new head of the Republic © Artyom Korotayev/TASS The Central election Commission of the Mari El Republic has registered four candidates for the position of head of the region. Including the Chairman of the Council of regional branch of party “Fair Russia” Natalia Glushchenko, coordinator of regional branch of LDPR albert Fedorov and the Chairman of the Board of the regional branch of the Russian party of pensioners for social justice Valentina Zlobina, and also temporarily the acting head of Mari El Alexander Evstifeev (from the party “United Russia”).

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A single day of voting — 2017: Novgorod region

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The inhabitants of the Novgorod region will choose a Governor from among five candidates © Julia Generosa/TASS In February 2017 resign now left the head of the Novgorod region 65-year-old Sergei Mitin, who led the region’s nine and a half years. The acting Governor was appointed 37-the summer Andrey Nikitin. By the time of his appointment, he spent six years in charge of the Agency for strategic initiatives, was the initiator of holding of the Russian championship of working professions “Young professionals” Worldskills. In the gubernatorial election candidate Nikitin has put forward the party “United Russia”. Competition for him will be four of us: politician Olga Efimova from the Communist party, state Duma Deputy Anton Morozov from LDPR, the businessman Mikhail Panov from “Fair Russia” military pensioner Nikolay Zaharov from “Patriots of Russia”. Request for new managers Experts consider the change of power in the Novgorod region as a request

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Russia and Qatar are going to increase our multifaceted bilateral cooperation

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MOSCOW, August 30. /TASS/. Russia and Qatar plan to increase our multifaceted bilateral cooperation and to continue work on the implementation of promising and mutually beneficial projects in trade, economic and investment spheres. This is stated in a statement on Wednesday, the Russian foreign Ministry on the results of the working visit to Qatar, Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov.

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The Russian Consul General in new York predicted the lack of positivity in relations between Russia and the United States

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The Consul General of Russia in new York Sergey Ovsyannikov believes that in Russian-American relations in the near future should not wait for positive changes. He told about it kp.ru Wednesday, August 30. “Turning to the immediate prospects of us-Russian relations, would prefer to refrain from forecasts. It seems that common sense from the American side will appear, and injected into United States Russophobia stops. The Americans should be aware of the situation and begin to gradually back off. From what I see, hear and read of what goes on in Congress that says the us policy, yet nothing positive from the US, do we not necessary”, — said Ovsyannikov. He also said that does not exclude solutions of the American side to close the Russian Consulate General in new York. “If there is a warrant for the closure of our Consulate or to reduce the number of employees in

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In new York destroyed a monument to Columbus

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Vandals damaged the statue of the discoverer of America Christopher Columbus in the new York city Park the city of Yonkers, reports channel News 12. Statue size 60 cm made of gypsum, was shot down off the pedestal and shattered. The front part of the sculpture was discovered at the base of the monument, and the back on the top of the hill. According to locals, the statue was attacked by vandals on Saturday evening, August 26. According to police Commissioner Charles Gardner, the statue probably destroyed by the children. However, it is planned to conduct a thorough investigation. The original bronze statue of Columbus was stolen 12 years ago. In recent weeks a number of community groups in the United States are fighting for the demolition of monuments to leaders of the Confederation of the southern States during the civil war. The most violent confrontation occurred in the city

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The meeting of the son of trump’s lawyer of Russia, gave testimony to the jury

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Robert Mueller Lobbyist Rinat Akhmetshin, who was present at the meeting of the US President’s son Donald trump Jr. with a Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, gave evidence before the jury investigating the alleged connection between the election headquarters trump and Russia. About it writes The Financial Times. The procedure was on Friday, August 11. Akhmetshin within a few hours gave evidence under oath. To tell any details edition Akhmetshin refused. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. I do not comment,” he said, adding that he respected the investigation and promising to “cooperate fully”. Earlier it was reported that spectracolor at “Russian business” Robert Mueller convened a Grand jury to investigate the allegations about the “Russian interference in the elections.” The consideration of the jury will be meeting in June 2016 with the participation of the son of trump, his son-in-law and a Russian lawyer. 10 July it became known

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Ryabkov commented on the departure of American diplomats from Russia

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Photo: RIA Novosti The process of departure of us diplomats from diplomatic missions in Russia goes, said Tuesday at the 62nd Pugwash conference in Astana, Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. “As far as I know, the process is underway,” — said Ryabkov on the question of whether the departure of American diplomats from Russia. “They follow our instruction, but I can’t comment on the number, the number of certain categories (diplomats) in this regard” , he added. In the summer Moscow has ordered to reduce the U.S. diplomatic mission in Russia to 755 to 455 employees. Thus, Moscow has equated the number of employees of the U.S. Embassy in Russia, the number of employed in the Russian diplomatic mission in the United States. After that, the U.S. has suspended the procedure for issuing non-immigrant visas across all Russia, from September 1 this procedure resumes, but only at the U.S. Embassy

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Dismissed rector of the RSUH

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Photo: Borovinya / Wikipedia The Ministry of education announced the dismissal of Eugene Ivakhnenko from the post of rector of the Russian state humanitarian University (RGGU). It is reported by RIA Novosti. Acting rector became the first Vice-rector for academic Affairs, the Director Istoriko-archival Institute RGGU, Professor Alexander Bezborodov. Reasons for dismissal Ivakhnenko is not specified. He told RBC that “wants nothing” to talk about reasons for leaving. He noted that he had been dismissed by order of the Minister of education, that is, its contract was “terminated”. Ivakhnenko took the post of rector RGGU in March 2016. In this position, he was replaced by Yefim Pivovar, who was the rector since 2006. Brewer could not be re-elected for another term because of age restrictions. Held in 2016 election of the rector was accompanied by scandal. One of the contenders for the post, Director of the Institute of Philology and

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A descendant of Alexander II of Russia needs a strong leader like Putin

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Photo: RIA Novosti The great-grandson of Emperor Alexander II, the Swiss businessman and philanthropist Hans-Georg (George) Yuryev believes that Russia has always needed a strong leader, which is the current Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Russia has always needed a strong leader, as if you didn’t call him. Now Putin is, without doubt, a strong, charismatic leader”, — said Yuriev. On the question of whether he sees himself in power in Russia questioned. “I don’t know. In our family, don’t think about it. Although, of course, in history had an incredible turn of events,” said the great-grandson of the Emperor. Hans-Georg (George) Yur is the grandson of Prince George Alexandrovich, the eldest son of Princess Catherine Dolgoruky and of Emperor Alexander II the Liberator.

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