Putin reminded Brechalov on the right of Russians to protest

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Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on the words of the acting head of Udmurtia Alexander Brechalov on protest moods in the region. It is reported RIA Novosti on Tuesday, June 27. Brechalov at a meeting with Putin said that the region was attempting to conduct opposition activities, but interest among the residents they did not cause. “Everyone has the right to take the initiative,” said representatives of the Russian leader. Earlier Tuesday it was reported that the head of state during the visit to Izhevsk gave a ticket to travel to Sochi, local resident Anastasia Votintseva complained to him in emergency housing in a straight line. Jun 20 Vladimir Putin said that political protests aimed at solving specific social problems, not to be feared. At the same time, he criticized a public event, whose main goal is self-promotion. 15 Jun in an interview with reporters after a straight

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The state Department included Russia and China to the list of countries with problems in the slave trade

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The US state Department included Russia and China to the list of countries not complying with minimum requirements for the suppression of the slave trade. This is stated in the report of the American foreign Ministry, published on Tuesday, June 27. The registry got 187 States that assessed the actions of governments to combat trafficking from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017. Moscow and Beijing joined the third group, where 23 countries. According to the state Department, the authorities of these States “do not fulfill minimum standards in accordance with American law on the protection of victims of human trafficking and do not take steps in this direction.” Also in the list are Belarus, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, North Korea, Syria, Iran and Venezuela. As noted by RIA Novosti, Moscow has for several years included in this group, Beijing hit her for the first time.

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Russia is interested in developing relations with Ethiopia, Lavrov said

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Photo: RIA Novosti Russia is interested in development of relations with Ethiopia in all fields, said Monday the Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “We value our relations, which have more than centenary history, and are interested in further developing our partnership in all areas”, — said Lavrov at the meeting with the Minister of foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Workneh, Gebeyehu. According to Lavrov, in Moscow appreciate “responsible, balanced line Ethiopia in world Affairs and its active role in the African Union and the regional organizations on the African continent.” “The course contributes to the growth of its international authority,” — said the Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. In turn, the Ethiopian Minister Lavrov thanked for the warm welcome. “I want to assure you that we will continue to defend the position of Russia in international forums and within the framework of our international cooperation,” said Gebeyehu.

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The Federation Council has opposed supplies to Ukraine of weapons of any kind

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Photo: RIA Novosti Moscow strongly opposed the supply of any weapons to Ukraine, said first Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Franz Klintsevich, commenting on the statement by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko about the agreement with Washington. The Senator’s words leads RIA Novosti on Monday, June 26. He noted that the concept of “defensive weapons” is very relative. In addition, in his opinion, the supplies can be perceived by the Kiev authorities “as proof of the correctness of its course in the Donbass, which further destabilizie the situation.” June 25, Petro Poroshenko told reporters that between Kiev and Washington has almost agreed the issue of the supply of defensive weapons. The signing of the agreement is expected in the next 2-3 months, said the Ukrainian President. It on supplies to Ukraine lethal weapons. In late February, the foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin said that

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The structure of the Yukos spent about $ 1 million to criticism of Russia in the U.S. Congress

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Photo: Reuters Affiliated with the former shareholders of Yukos structures are regularly supplied Washington lobbyists significant amounts going to create a negative image of Russia, follows from the data system, disclosure of lobbying activities in the U.S. Congress. In particular, from 2008 to 2015 YUKOS 996 spent thousand of dollars on informing politicians of the Congress and the US state Department on the situation in criminal matters of the company. Direct representative of the interests of Yukos was made by the lobbying firm Prime Policy Group and its Director Lisa Colangelo. The tasks of lobbyists was part of the regular update of data about the current trial Yukos and providing this information to the house of representatives, the Senate, the security Council and the state Department, according to “life”. The greatest escalation of the situation with the lighting trial of the Yukos affair for officials in the U.S. was in

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Biologists have debunked the myth of the superpower chimpanzees

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Biologists have debunked the myth of the superpower chimpanzees The study of individual muscle fibers of chimpanzees was allowed to refute the view of a much larger force of these monkeys compared to man. Individual fibers can develop only slightly more powerful than the human, but the considerable role is played by the ratio of the different types of muscle proteins. The study is published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It is believed that chimps have much greater muscular strength than a man. Previously, various scientists have tried to figure out how things really are, and found only a small difference. In the new study, biologists from the University of Arizona and their colleagues confirmed these findings by studying the individual fibers of the muscles of various body parts of monkeys. They also studied the structure of muscle fibers of chimpanzees. The major protein part

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Experts doubted that “Zvenigorodsky chin” wrote Andrei Rublev

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Experts doubted that “Zvenigorodsky chin” wrote Andrei Rublev After researching one of the first masterpieces of old Russian painting — “Zvenigorod” Andrei Rublev — the authorship of Rublev is questioned. These are the results of numerous studies of the surface of the icon which was able to identify and analyze author techniques techniques of applying paint and drawing the original figure and compare them with the recent results of a similar study of the “Holy Trinity” Rublev. The study was conducted by employees of the Tretyakov gallery and the State research Institute of restoration within two years led to the newest and costliest (as stressed by the Director of the Museum Zelfira Tregulova) equipment. As a result of studies made some critical assumptions that while, as emphasized in the Museum, cannot be considered final. Although conducted last week “the Round table” the majority of specialists on ancient art found them

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This bacterium, which destroyed the effects of the largest oil spill

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This bacterium, which destroyed the effects of the largest oil spill Scientists from the National laboratory behalf of the Lawrence Berkeley have identified all the main Nefterazvedka bacteria, and mechanisms that enabled them to “eat” the various components of crude oil after the Deepwater Horizon. The researchers were able to detect the main party Nefterazvedka process — bacteria Bermanella macondoprimitus. Details can be found in PNAS. “In the laboratory we simulated conditions of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and were able to understand the mechanisms that help the bacteria to degrade the oil,” — said study author Harry Andersen. The researchers used samples of seawater to the site of the disaster that occurred in 2010. The examination of samples and simulate the conditions of oil spill experts have found the dominant bacterium, tentatively named Bermanella macondoprimitus that previous research team did not notice. Scientists sequenced the genome

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VTSIOM told about the main qualities of Russian youth

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The most typical characteristics of Russian youth are sociability, neatness and love of the sport. This is evidenced by data survey of the national center for the study of public opinion (VTSIOM), published on the website of the organization. While respondents older than 60 years were more likely to attribute young people the friendliness (59 per cent), helpfulness (56%), unselfishness (47 percent), while the identity of the youth of these characteristics are not determinative. While citizens aged 18-24 years most often characterize themselves as sociable (82%), oriented to material values (72 percent), sport loving (68%) active (62%) and cynical (56 percent). The majority of respondents of all ages say law-abiding young people, a positive attitude to the Russian authorities and the lack of interest in politics. “Intergenerational conflict, characteristic of the 1990s is gone. Today the older generation is better than before, assessing the youth. The young people themselves become

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The Kremlin has promised to keep control of the landfill in Balashikha

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Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Peskov President Vladimir Putin regularly receives the information from the Moscow authorities about the situation with municipal solid waste (MSW) “Kuchino” in Balashikha. This was reported by press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, reports the correspondent of”.ru” on Tuesday, June 27. “The Governor [of the Moscow region Andrei] sparrows constantly reports to the head of state. In addition, the President in the near future in terms of integrated solutions plans to hold a separate meeting with [the Minister of natural resources Sergei] don, where, in particular, will discuss these issues,” — said Peskov. According to a spokesperson, the theme of landfills in the Moscow region is discussed not the first year. “She just sounded so badly on a straight line, but the Governor, of course, long been engaged in these issues. We all understand that this is a very complex decision that requires a comprehensive

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