In China, cremated the body of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo

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In China, cremated the body of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo Moscow. July 15. INTERFAX.RU — IN China, cremated the body of human rights activist, Nobel peace prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, tell on Saturday, the Agency “Xinhua”. Farewell ceremony, which was attended by only friends and relatives of the deceased and was held in Shenyang. Liu Xiaobo died last Thursday, he was 62 years old. The last 11 years he spent in a Chinese prison on charges of inciting Subversion of the state system. In may the human rights activist was diagnosed with cancer, therefore, he was transferred to hospital, but was not allowed to leave the country for treatment abroad. In 2010 he was awarded the Nobel peace prize for “non-violent struggle for human rights in China”.

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To Turkey there has arrived the new Russian Ambassador

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Alex Erchov Russia’s new Ambassador to Turkey, Alexei erchov arrived to work in Ankara. About it RIA Novosti said the acting press-attache of the Embassy Alexander Leshukov. At the airport, the diplomat met the Director of the Protocol Department of Turkish Ministry of foreign Affairs of Sevki Mutevellioglu. Copies of credentials will be awarded on Monday, July 17. Saturday erchov will participate in a special session of Parliament on the anniversary of the attempted coup. At this event he was invited by the Chairman of the Turkish Parliament, Ibrahim Kahraman in agreement with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Russian President Vladimir Putin in June Erchova appointed Ambassador to Turkey. Erchov previously worked at the Embassy in Egypt, held the post of Consul General in Istanbul. The previous Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov was killed in Ankara in December 2016. His duties laid on the Minister-Counsellor of the Russian Embassy in

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The priest revealed the secret of the red “bag” in the car of Putin

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Vladimir Putin The head of the press service of Patriarch Kirill, the priest Alexander Volkov said that in the red box located in the car came to Valaam by President Vladimir Putin, the icon lay. It placed the corresponding post in Facebook. This box netizens and journalists took to be a fragment of a dress or bag belonging to an unknown companion or companion Putin. According to Volkov, having arrived, the President opened the back door of the car, where he was a security officer, who “was holding a red box” icon. “Because it happened that I kept the box in 10 minutes, I can say that it was a heavy icon, it is unlikely that the President would be handy to go with her to the temple”, where it was consecrated, Volkov wrote. The priest also explained the situation with the yacht “Pallada”, which, according to the columnist of

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At Moscow’s 90-year-old woman on Matiz crashed into the SUV and died

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In a frontal collision Daewoo Matiz and Infiniti SUV in the suburbs, killed 90-year-old woman, who was driving a small car, writes, “the suburbs today.” The accident occurred Thursday, July 13, on the Volokolamsk highway between the settlements of Anikeevka and in Opalikha Krasnogorsk district of Moscow region. According to preliminary data, the culprit of the collision was a pensioner. From the received traumas she has died on the spot. The driver of the second car was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. Eyewitnesses claim that broken cars and the body of the deceased remained in the road after the arrival of emergency services. Circumstances of incident are specified. 13 July in the Tula region on the stretch of highway M2 “Crimea”, where there was repair work, two cars were sandwiched between the trucks. The accident killed five people, including a baby.

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The Mexican coast hurricane “Fernanda” has reached the fourth category

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The Mexican coast hurricane “Fernanda” has reached the fourth category MEXICO city, 15 Nov — RIA Novosti. Hurricane “Fernanda” in the Pacific ocean on Friday evening, reached the fourth category, off the coast of Mexico, according to the national center for monitoring hurricanes in the USA. Currently, the wind speed within the hurricane reaches 215 km / h. Experts believe that the hurricane may further intensify on its way to Hawaii, but then lose their power, for the coast of Mexico the dangers it poses. The storm becomes a hurricane when wind speed exceeds 119 kilometers per hour. To the hurricane was awarded the first category on the Saffir-Simpson that evaluates the potential damage from the elements, the wind speed must exceed 120 kilometers per hour. When the category five storm wind speed reaches 250 kilometers per hour, which can lead to catastrophic consequences.

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Pentagon chief: US does not see the need to find a replacement for its air force base in Qatar

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Pentagon chief: US does not see the need to find a replacement for its air force base in Qatar WASHINGTON, July 15. /TASS/. Diplomatic crisis in the Persian Gulf had no effect on the largest U.S. air force base in the middle East located in Qatar, and Washington sees no need to look for a replacement for this object. This was stated on Friday at a meeting with journalists the Minister of defence of the USA James Mattis. “While any impact on our military operations was not” — said the Pentagon chief, commenting on the sharp contradictions between Qatar and its neighbours. According to Mattis described the information the military air base of al-Udeid air base near the Qatari capital of Doha, “continues to operate around the clock, supplies are delivered”, no “impact [of the crisis] was not.” “No need to look for alternatives,” — said the head of the

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Nicolas Maduro has compared himself to Saddam Hussein

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Nicolas Maduro has compared himself to Saddam Hussein MEXICO city, 15 Nov — RIA Novosti. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday compared himself with the former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein. “I’m similar to Saddam Hussein live Saddam Hussein,” said Maduro on state television. At these words, spoken before a huge audience hall in Caracas, he was dressed in camouflage uniform and red airborne beret. Hussein was ousted in April 2003 after the invasion of Iraq, coalition troops led by the US and Britain. The Supreme court of Iraq has charged him with the death in 1982 of 148 villagers of al-dujayl. He was sentenced to death, the sentence was executed in late December 2006. Dictator Maduro “I look like Saddam Hussein right?” Hopefully the same fate for you Nicolas #sosvenezuela pic.twitter.com/Jr5PR9lIxr — Michael Welling (@WellingMichael) July 15, 2017 During the download an error has occurred. In Venezuela since early

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Raul Castro criticized the new American government

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Raul Castro criticized the new American government MEXICO city, 15 Nov — RIA Novosti. Chairman of the state Council of Cuba Raul Castro on Friday criticized recent moves by the new administration in the United States against the island, but stressed the readiness to continue the dialogue. In June, the President of the United States Donald trump announced the cancellation of “erroneous” policy of his predecessor Barack Obama to normalize relations with Havana. The White house noted that the United States remain imposed against Cuba embargo and oppose calls from the UN and other international organizations for its abolition. “The North American government has decided to tighten the blockade by imposing new prohibitions, explaining the new measures with the use of hostile rhetoric of the “cold war,” said Castro during a meeting of the National Assembly of people’s power. According to the Cuban leader, trump statements do not take into

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Five passengers were injured in the collision of buses in Sochi

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In the result of collision of two buses in the centre of Sochi, injuring five passengers. About this “Interfax” said the mother of the injured girl. According to her, the accident occurred at the bus stop “Stereo” at the Resort. The driver of the passenger bus No. 92 at the speed drove into a bus No. 2 who was standing at the bus stop. “Collision injured five people who were taken by three ambulances to the hospital,” — said Ivanov. The victims were examined by physicians, witnesses testified in the state traffic Inspectorate.

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The defense Ministry announced the completion of the spring draft

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The Russian defense Ministry announced the completion of the spring draft in 2017. Only the service were sent to 142 thousand people, reported on the Agency’s website. As noted, one of the features of the spring conscription campaign became the deferment to students in educational institutions of secondary vocational education in the entire period of study. Amendments to the law entered into force on 1 January 2017. Almost every fifth recruit, sent for military service in the armed forces, had higher education. They were given a choice to serve one year at the call or two year contract. The most talented of them offered to serve in scientific companies. The spring in these units were sent to 356 people. In sports companies were sent to 199 people. For the passage of alternative civil service sent to 395 people. All alternative service are 970 people. The Agency notes that the number

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