Shoigu: the introduction of zones of de-escalation in Syria will stop the civil war

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The Russian defense Minister Sergei Shoigu © Anton novoderezhkin/TASS KUBINKA /Moscow region/, August 23. /TASS/. Splitting the moderate opposition from the terrorists in Syria and the introduction of areas of escalation helped to end the civil war in the country. On Wednesday the Minister of defence of the Russian Federation General of the army Sergei Shoigu at the meeting with the defense Minister of Lebanon Jakub Sarraf at the International military-technical forum “Army-2017”.

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The Lebanese beauty Queen has lost the title due to a trip to Israel

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Amanda Hannah The winner of the contest “Miss Lebanon-2017” Amanda Hanna deprived of the title due to taken in 2016 trip to Israel. On Wednesday, August 23, writes The Independent. This decision was made by the organizers of the event through the week after the victory of the girls in the beauty contest. “Her visit [the neighboring country] violates the laws of our state,” — said in an official statement. Hannah has a dual citizenship: in addition to Lebanese, she is the owner of a Swedish passport. According to this document last year, she went to Israel with a scientific purpose. On 1 June it was reported that the Lebanese cinemas are forbidden to show us the action “Wonder woman” due to the fact that the main role in the film starred a citizen of Israel Gal gadot. The film was cancelled a few hours before the premiere. A ban

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The United States refused to Egypt in financial assistance due to the lack of democracy

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The American authorities refused to provide Egypt financial aid in the amount of 95.7 million dollars due to the inability of Cairo to make progress in respect for human rights and democratic development. About it reports Reuters referring to own sources. In addition, the us officials said that Egypt reserved for another 195 million aid will be “frozen”. As explained by the interlocutor of the Agency, the Washington especially unhappy with the new law on non-profit organizations (NPOs). The document in may this year, was signed by the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Human rights defenders and activists said that the law actually prohibits their work. At the same time, sources said that the US is interested in continuing cooperation with Cairo security. The Egyptian foreign Minister in turn said that the decision of the us authorities will have a negative impact on the strategic partnership between the two

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Lavrov called the timing of the contacts of the guarantor countries on Syria

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Photo: RIA Novosti Contacts of the experts of the countries-guarantors of the truce in Syria (Russia, Turkey and Iran) is scheduled for the near future — until the beginning of September, said the Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “Until the end of the month or at the beginning of September, scheduled contacts of the guarantor countries at the expert level. Then we will prepare the next international meeting in Astana to the results of expert work there were considered” , — he said after talks with foreign Minister of Egypt Sameh shoukry.

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Lavrov promised not to uptight Americans

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The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov said that the Russian side will further study the decision of the US authorities to suspend the issuance of visas to citizens of Russia, reports RIA “Novosti”. “As for our response, as I said, it is necessary to study in detail the decisions that the Americans today have been announced. View. I can say only one thing — we won’t disrupt the evil on American citizens,” he said. Lavrov also said that ” if anyone was hoping that in this case, a bad example is contagious, he miscalculated.” Earlier it was reported that the United States will suspend the issuance of visas throughout Russia.

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Elon Musk revealed SpaceX’s suit

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Elon Musk revealed SpaceX’s suit Entrepreneur Elon Musk has revealed the first photo of the suit developed by his company SpaceX. According to the Mask, it’s not a model but a working model is suit already checked in vacuum. First picture of SpaceX spacesuit. More in the days to follow. Worth noting that this actually works (not a mockup). Already tested to double vacuum pressure. Was incredibly hard to balance esthetics and function. Easy to do either separately. Publication of Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 23 2017 12:59 PDT During the download an error has occurred.This is the first photo of the SpaceX suit. Show more in the coming days. This is already a working version (not the layout), which we double checked the vacuum pressure. It was incredibly difficult to combine aesthetics and functionality. Easier to do it separately. Previously Musk has announced that the space suit developed for NASA

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Firefighters rescued piglets from a burning farm. And ate them

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Firefighters rescued piglets from a burning farm. And ate them British farmers thanked firefighters from Wiltshire sausages from pigs whom rescuers pulled from the fire. The fire occurred on the farm in the town of Pewsey in February 2017 on the farm burned 60 tons of hay. Firefighters were able to save 18 pigs and two pigs. Six months later the farm owner Rachel rivers made sausages from animals grown. “I’m sure the vegetarians are very much not like it,” said rivers. But firefighters treat like. They called sausages “fantastic” and recommended them on his Facebook page (later deleted the post). “We farm, and that’s what we do. You can’t keep them as Pets,” said rivers. The press service of the fire station Wiltshire also thanked the farmers for their generosity.

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Teen in Budennovsk has been sniffing lighter fluid and died

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In the town of Budennovsk in Stavropol Krai 14-the summer teenager, according to preliminary data of the forensic examination, died from poisoning with gas for lighters. This was reported on the website of the regional Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia on Wednesday, August 23. “It is established that the teenager along with two of his peers arrived on bikes to a deserted place near the cemetery, where he inhaled the gas from the cylinders for refilling lighters”, — stated in the text. Then he became ill, and he fell to the ground. The incident occurred on Tuesday, August 22. Friends of the victim called an ambulance and the police. Police arrived on the scene found a few metres from the fence of the cemetery a corpse of a boy. Conducted preliminary examination. On 6 June it was reported the deaths of two young children in the village Novokurovka

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In Chechnya, the man beat her and shaved her head after the words of marriage

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Wedding salon in Grozny In Chechnya, the man struck a 17-year-old daughter’s beating, and then shaved her head after he learned that she was going to marry. This was reported on the website of the Prosecutor’s office of the Republic. Writes kp.ru the girl came to her father and said that he had agreed to the proposal of the beloved to become his wife. The man, however, was strongly against this marriage. When relatives to the law enforcement agencies opened a criminal case under article 156 of the criminal code (“Improper execution of duties on education of the minor, interfaced to cruel treatment”). The maximum punishment — till three years of imprisonment. The indictment has already been approved, materials are directed to court. In 2016, a resident of Dagestan confessed to the murder of two daughters, one of whom was a minor. Missing girls in December 2015. Investigators after months

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More than half of Russians spoke in favor of restricting the inflow of labor migrants

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More than half of Russians (58 percent) believe that the authorities should limit the inflow of labour migrants arriving in the country to work. Only 6 percent were in favor of the absence of barriers for visitors. A survey published on a site “Levada-Center”. At the same time for 30 percent of respondents this question does not matter (don’t care). 16 percent of Russians are well disposed towards the migrants, 27% wary 54% are indifferent. To the natives of Transcaucasia and Central Asia most of the respondents do not experience any special feelings 60 and 62 percent, respectively. A negative attitude feel them 28 and 27 percent of respondents have a positive attitude, only 8 and 9 percent. “Levada-Center” notes that in 2017 the level of ethnophobia — the desire to isolate themselves from members of other groups, reaching the lowest level since 2004. The survey was conducted July 14-17

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