In the North of Paris, unknown persons opened fire on the police

In the North of Paris, unknown persons opened fire on the police MOSCOW, 18 Mar — RIA Novosti. Unknown shot three policemen in the North of Paris; one police officer wounded, the gunman ran away, according to TV channel BFM TV. According to the channel, the incident occurred in the Paris commune Walls on Saturday around 06:55 (08:55 GMT). The police officer stopped the car for check of documents the driver. He produced documents, and then pulled a weapon and fired at police. It is noted that the injured police officer did not threaten his life Earlier it was reported, the incident is not related to the attack on the military in the unknown Paris-Orly airport. Later the channel reported that the police might have established a link between the shooting and the attack at the airport.

In jail found the body of the former top Manager of the Russian space Agency, said human rights activists

In jail found the body of the former top Manager of the Russian space Agency, said human rights activists MOSCOW, 18 Mar — RIA Novosti. A former top Manager of the Russian space Agency Vladimir Yevdokimov, accused of fraud at 200 million rubles, was found dead in his jail cell No. 5 of the city of Moscow, told RIA Novosti member of the public Supervisory Commission of the capital eve Markachev. “There is evidence that Vladimir Evdokimov really died in the detention unit № 5, however, the cause of death is currently unknown,” said Markachev. Investigators are checking the incident. Executive Director of the Russian space Agency for the control of quality and reliability Vladimir Evdokimov was accused of fraud with the property of RSK MiG, while guilty, he was not considered. Under article about swindle in especially large size top Manager faced up to 10 years imprisonment.

The airport of Paris, unknown persons tried to take away weapons from the military

The airport of Paris, unknown persons tried to take away weapons from the military PARIS, 17 Mar — RIA Novosti. Unknown attacked a military patrol at Orly airport in Paris, the soldiers opened fire, according to news channel BFMTV. According to preliminary data, the man tried to take the gun from the soldier, ensuring the safety in operation Sentinelle. The soldiers opened fire, “neutralizing” the assailant. VIDEO: Evacuation in #Orly airport, Paris #ORY https://t.co/GezlNjCUqm pic.twitter.com/crCcYUhuFM — RT (@RT_com) March 18, 2017 Currently, Orly Sud evacuated, arrived at the scene by riot police, to ensure that the offender was acting alone. DEVELOPING: Police confirm special op in #Orly airport #ORY https://t.co/GezlNjCUqm pic.twitter.com/wTpviXrQs8 — RT (@RT_com) March 18, 2017

Revealed an unexpected influence of climate on the human body

Revealed an unexpected influence of climate on the human body Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania found that the shape of the nose in different human populations is the result of the influence of climatic conditions. Article researchers published in the journal PLOS Genetics. Experts have analyzed the size and shape of the nose of people living in West Africa, South Asia and Northern Europe. They found that the difference in these indicators among the studied populations was too big to it could be explained by chance. In addition, wide nostrils were characteristic of those people whose ancestors lived in hot environments, with high content of water vapor in the air. However, the researchers suggest that additional factors such as cultural preferences when choosing a partner, also played a role in the formation of the nose. In addition, the importance of genetic drift — the phenomenon in which randomly changes

NASA has revealed three-dimensional pan

NASA has revealed three-dimensional pan NASA unveiled the three-dimensional “space loser”, or pan, Saturn’s characteristic shape. This was reported on the Agency’s website. In the image the visible Northern and southern hemisphere pan, also known as Saturn XVIII. To watch a three-dimensional image, the Agency offers through blue and red filters. Pictures taken March 7 by the automatic station Cassini from a distance of more than 25 and 34 thousand kilometers from the satellite. Diameter of a celestial body is 26 kilometers. Cassini-Huygens mission is a joint project of NASA and the European space Agency. The main objective is to study Saturn, its rings and Titan, the largest satellite of the planet. To do this, on 15 October 1997 from Cape Canaveral in Florida was launched unmanned spacecraft. July 1, 2004 it entered the orbit of Saturn. December 25, 2004 from the satellite separated probe Huygens, 14 January 2005 landed

The Ministry proposed to transfer gave birth while training students on a budget

The Ministry proposed to transfer gave birth while training students on a budget Moscow. March 17. INTERFAX.RU the Ministry of education and science of the Russian Federation proposed to transfer from paid form of education-funded places with students of colleges and universities, delivered a child while training. The corresponding draft order of the Ministry posted online for public comment, which is scheduled for completion by April 1. “The draft order proposes to Supplement the list of categories of citizens eligible for the transition from paid training on free new category: women who gave birth to a child during the training period”, — stated in the explanatory note to the document.

The Ministry of justice demanded to close the organization “Jehovah’s Witnesses”

Photo: RIA Novosti The Ministry of justice filed to the Supreme court of Russia the claim with the requirement to recognize the extremist organization “Administrative center of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia” and ban its activity in Russia. The information that such suit was brought, appeared in the database of the Supreme court. As explained by the media management center is the umbrella organization that manages the branches of “Jehovah’s Witnesses” throughout the country. If the center will be banned automatically and branches will be outlawed. In regions have already repeatedly made the decision to ban local branches of the organization. So, for example, recently the Supreme court of Russia upheld the decision of the court of the Jewish Autonomous region to ban the activities of religious organization “Jehovah’s Witnesses” in Birobidzhan. And in October last year, the Supreme court of Russia upheld the decision to liquidate the local religious organization

The head of German intelligence said about the increased threat from Russia

The head of German intelligence said about the increased threat from Russia BERLIN, 17 Mar — news, angelina Timofeeva. The head of the Federal intelligence service of Germany (BND) Bruno KAHL said of the “increased threat from Russia,” adding that it is, in particular, and about the increased combat power. “The Russian threat grew. So we take it very seriously. It is not only a propaganda threat, it is a return to the agenda of the entire theme of conventional weapons,” said Pascal in an interview with the weekly der Spiegel, adding that it is “about the military and weaponry”. “Russia had doubled the combat power on the Western border. It is not only “Iskander”. There are many aircraft in the area of the Crimea, the conventional armed forces. All this can be viewed as a defense from the West. This should be seen as a potential threat,” he said.

Netanyahu explained the RAID launched by Israeli aircraft in Syria

Netanyahu explained the RAID launched by Israeli aircraft in Syria Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that air force planes struck targets in Syria to prevent advanced weapons falling into the hands of the Lebanese movement “Hezbollah”. A statement from the office of the Prime Minister was distributed on Friday, March 17, reports TASS. “Our policy is consistent: in case of detection of attempts to transfer advanced weapons “Hezbollah”, and if we have intelligence, if we have the operational opportunity we do the work to prevent such a development,” — said Netanyahu. “This is what happened, and that’s what will happen,” he added. About the RAID by Israeli aircraft in Syria became known on Friday morning. In Damascus said that four Israeli aircraft violated the air border of Syria, one of these machines was shot down by air defense forces. According to the military, another aircraft was damaged. It was explained

The head of German intelligence did not rule out Russia’s interference in the country’s elections

The head of German intelligence did not rule out Russia’s interference in the country’s elections BERLIN, 17 Mar — news, angelina Timofeeva. The head of the Federal intelligence service of Germany (BND) Bruno KAHL urged not to exclude the possibility of Russian interference in the election campaign in Germany. “We should at least expect it (the intervention) could happen. We have experienced in the past not only in Germany but also in other regions of Europe, where soon will be elections,” said Pascal in an interview with the weekly Spiegel. He added that “there is reason to believe that the attacks on the servers of the German Bundestag of Germany made under the Russian influence”. Answering a question from Spiegel, the correlation of these statements with the findings of the report, published in the early years of the BND and the Federal office for the protection of the Constitution (counterintelligence