The head of ExxonMobil considered it “a great honor” to lead the state Department

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Rex Tillerson Director of ExxonMobil Corporation, Rex Tillerson, who is considered the main contender for the post of U.S. Secretary of state in a future administration, told President-elect, Donald Trump, that it will be a great honor to lead the state Department. About it reports CNN with reference to the sources. It is anticipated that trump will announce his choice in the middle of next week. “It is much more than a business Manager. He’s a world class player. He says, I think, the biggest company in the world,” Tillerson described the President-elect. According to him, the head of ExxonMobil — the fact that he knows many of the world’s top players. “He makes a very big deal in Russia, he concludes large transactions. For the company, not for themselves, for the company,” added trump. While MITT Romney is still seen as the state Secretary, this trump calls the future

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More than 15 thousand inhabitants of the Crimea remained without heat

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Cariprazine: Heat supply to Crimea restored In Kerch more than 15 thousand people were left without heat because of a breakthrough in the heating duct. Also there is no heating in 10 socially important facilities, reported on the website EMERCOM of Russia in the Republic of Crimea. The accident occurred on Saturday, December 10, on the Main highway. On-site emergency work is repair-recovery crews of “Cartaromana”. Information about when the heating will be restored, the site service no. According Gismeteo, the temperature in Kerch by the day 10 December is four degrees above zero. The day before, on 9 December, the Agency “Kriminform” reported another accident on a heating main in Kerch. Then without heat for several hours remained 4.5 thousand people.

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Medina has promised to be present at the examination of claims for his thesis

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Photo: RIA Novosti The Minister of culture of Russia Vladimir Medinsky intends to attend the review by the dissertation Board of the question of the scientific value of his doctoral thesis, reports “Interfax”. According to the Minister, he “nothing to be ashamed of and have something to say.” “I don’t know when it will be seen, to be honest, but, of course, will be,” he said. Earlier it became known that the dissertation Council of the Moscow University will consider the thesis of the Minister of culture until the end of January 2017. Thesis Medina is to be considered at the historical faculty of Moscow state University.

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The Syrian army took control of the key squares At-tar near Palmyra

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Soldiers of the army cap, supported by allied militia regained control over the heights of the mountain range At-tar, which lies near Palmyra, about it writes RIA Novosti with reference to the local press.   According to the source Agency, the soldiers of the Syrian army during the fighting, managed to dislodge from the heights of the militants of banned terrorist group ISIL. The latter suffered heavy losses.   Earlier it was reported that Syrian troops repelled the attack of terrorists in the suburbs of the ancient city of Palmyra. It was reported that the enemy was driven from the city. At the moment, fierce battles are conducted at 10 km South of Palmyra. Photo: Niclas Hammarstrom Kontinent / Globallookpress

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The Prosecutor asked for five years imprisonment for the ex-students Karaulova

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The Prosecutor asked for five years imprisonment for the ex-students Karaulova Moscow. 8 Dec. INTERFAX.RU — the state Prosecution asks to sentence to five years imprisonment a former student of Moscow state University Alexander Ivanov (Barbara Karaulov), accused of trying to join the terrorist organization “Islamic state” (ISIS banned in Russia). As the correspondent of “Interfax”, the Prosecutor stated at the Moscow district military court debate of the parties. See alsoVarvara Karaulov spoke with the recruiter IG with class 10 In the course of the proceedings the Prosecutor and the presiding judge in the case of Alexander by Abacavir were announced correspondence Karaulova with her virtual lover Ayrat Samedovym, whom she knew by the name of Vlad and various nicknames in social networks. According to the materials of the case, the man in 2015 went to Syria to fight for Islamic state, where it tried to go to the student.

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Mathematicians have calculated the consequences of cesarean delivery for human evolution

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Mathematicians have calculated the consequences of cesarean delivery for human evolution An international team of scientists presented a mathematical model that describes the emergence of one of the main problems of bipedalism — difficult birth due to a mismatch of size newborn and width of the pelvis of the mother. The model predicts an increase of the head and reduction of the pelvis, with frequent use of cesarean section. A study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Despite the fact that human ancestors became upright about five million years ago, long before I began to increase the volume of the brain (this happened about two million years ago), the frequency associated with tzogopoulos the disparity of complications is still very high. The problem of imbalances — the so-called obstetric dilemma is that the birth of a child with a

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Media reported the resignation of the Deputy Minister of education and science

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Media reported the resignation of the Deputy Minister of education and science Deputy Minister of education and science of the Russian Federation Alexander Povalko wrote a letter of resignation. About it reports “Interfax” with reference to an informed source. According to him, the decision on his removal from office must accept Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The press service of the Ministry of education and science, these data are not confirmed, but not denied, stating that personnel issues are decided by the Russian Prime Minister. See alsoMedvedev fired Deputy Minister of education and science Lopatina, elected academician The povalko Ministry of education and science oversees the departments of Finance and accounting and Department of management programs and competitive procedures, and the Department of strategy, analysis and prognosis. On Friday, 9 December, Medvedev dismissed the first Deputy Minister of education and science Natalia Tretiak. The corresponding decree was published on the government

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Source: Deputy Ministry of education of the Povalko wrote a letter of resignation

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Alexander Povalko © Alexander Shcherbak/TASS MOSCOW, December 9. /TASS/. The Deputy head of the Ministry of education and science Alexander Povalko wrote a letter of resignation. This was reported by TASS source in the Ministry. “Povalko wrote a letter of resignation,” – said the Agency interlocutor, adding that the final decision on dismissal is always the government of the Russian Federation.

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The media learned about the victims in the explosion in Istanbul

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The explosion in Istanbul has killed at least 15 people, reports television channel Al Jazeera Turk. Reuters, in turn, informs citing a source in law enforcement bodies of 13 dead. Official confirmation of this yet. Hospitalized in a nearby medical facility, according to the channel NTV, 38. Earlier it was reported about 20 wounded. As stated by the Minister Suleyman Soylu, obviously, two explosions occurred, one of which carried out the suicide bomber, the second, more powerful, has occurred as a result of blasting of the mined car. About the incident informed the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Binali Yildirim. The explosion occurred at 22.30 GMT in the Besiktas district in the city centre, near the stadium Vodafone Arena, two hours after the end of the match between the football teams “Besiktas” and “Bursaspor”. According to preliminary data, injured many soldiers of the Turkish special forces

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