"Ivan Papanin" is not a classic icebreaker, and a warship, so the installation of weapons should not cause issues, said in an interview with RIA Novosti Ambassador at large of the MFA of Russia Nikolay Korchunov.
Earlier, the commander of the U.S. Navy in Europe and Africa Admiral James Foggo, speaking about the new Russian ice breaker "Ivan Papanin", noted that it can carry cruise missiles "Caliber" and stressed that this type of missile is not a defensive weapon.
The number of identified cases of infection with coronavirus in Africa exceeded $ 827 thousand, according to the regional office of the world health organization (who).
In total, Africa COVID-19 contracted 827 518, died 17 506 patients with COVID-19. Recovered over 483 thousand people.
Zoo in the Czech Brno was opened in the aquarium with exotic fishes from the tropical seas of Southeast Asia and Africa floating plastic trash, according to Europulse.
The zoo management believes the aquarium "realistic" and wants to use it to show how much people affect the lives of neighbors on the planet.
The passengers and crew of the African export flight that arrived in Moscow on Monday night, will go to the isolation for the next two weeks, said acting Deputy Director of the Department of information and press of the Russian foreign Ministry Denis Mikerin.
"Onboard there were 205 people, 185 passengers," said Mikerin RIA Novosti. According to him, the route took three weeks.
The plane with Russian citizens who were taken from several African countries, arrived in the capital airport Sheremetyevo, the correspondent of RIA Novosti.
The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova previously told the Agency that "African tour" - a complex logistics export a flight that will allow you to return home, dozens of Russian citizens from the most remote corners of Africa was held from 16 to 20 July. The route covered seven countries: 16-17 July - Tanzania, Liberia, Ghana, Cameroon
Scientists have warned about the possible appearance in the future a new ocean, according to NBC News.
According to the calculations of researchers that approximately five to ten million years in Eastern Africa, formed by tectonic fault, resulting in a continent "split" into two parts.
The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova told RIA Novosti about the details of the organization "African tour" – export of Russian citizens to the homeland from several African countries.
From 16 to 20 July is "African tour" - a complex logistics export a flight that will allow you to return home, dozens of Russian citizens from the most remote corners of Africa. The route covered seven countries: 16-17 July - Tanzania, Liberia, Ghana, Cameroon
UN chief Antonio Guterres urged to make an equal number of women and men in leadership positions.
The Secretary General acts on video with a lecture in memory of the fighter against the apartheid regime in South Africa Nelson Mandela, born July 18, 1918.
UN chief Antonio Guterres said in the world about the continuing legacy of colonialism.
The Secretary General acts on Saturday via video link with a lecture in memory of the fighter against the apartheid regime in South Africa Nelson Mandela, born July 18, 1918.
UN chief Antonio Guterres proposed to conclude a new social contract, to build a more equitable world, against the background of the pandemic coronavirus.
The Secretary-General on Saturday via video link delivers a lecture in memory of the fighter against the apartheid regime in South Africa Nelson Mandela, born July 18, 1918.
The number of cases infected with coronavirus new type in Africa exceeded 660 thousand, recovered over 343 thousand previously infected, according to the regional office of the world health organization (who).
According to who, all the time by the coronavirus in the African continent contracted 663 648 people, once infected, recovered more than 343 thousand people. It is reported that in Africa, died 14 386 patients with confirmed COVID-19.
Reaction of various States to the pandemic coronavirus can be described in four scenarios, said the head of the world health organization tedros adhanom Ghebreyesus at the briefing.
The first group include the countries of South-East Asia, the Pacific, the Caribbean and Africa, "which was warned and aware" about the outbreak. According to the head of the who, the leaders of these countries "took control of the situation into their own hands", which allowed to establish effective communication with the population regarding the necessary action.
Founded by the Belgian king Leopold II colonizer Museum for Central Africa in Brussels intends to play a key role in the study of the colonial past of Belgium and to help to achieve reconciliation within the country and its former colonies, said in an interview with RIA Novosti General Director of the Museum Guido Grissell.
The death of the African-American George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis was revived in Belgium in dialogue about their own colonial past and the figure of the king of the Belgians Leopold II, who ruled from 1865 to 1909. Monuments to Leopold, known for his cruel policies in the Congo in the nineteenth century, was attacked and desecrated during the recent protests in Belgium itself. Unknowns doused the monument with red paint, symbolizing the blood of the Congolese people. Activists started collecting signatures to remove from the streets and squares of Brussels all the monuments depicting the king of the colonizer.
Belgium can officially apologize to its former African colonies, this question is studied by a special parliamentary Commission, told RIA Novosti the Belgian academician, Director of the Royal Africa Museum Guido Grissell.
The king of the Belgians Philippe of 30 June for the first time expressed regret over the suffering caused to the people of the Congo in the period when this country was a possession of his ancestor, Leopold II, and then a Belgian colony. However, the official apologies Belgium has not yet been brought.
The number of cases infected with coronavirus new type in Africa exceeded 540 thousand died, more than 12,4 thousand persons, informs the regional office of the world health organization (who).
According to who, the total number of identified cases of infection on the African continent 540 207, died 12 434 patients with confirmed COVID-19.
South African scientists have discovered that aardvarks are usually active only at night, began to leave in search of food during the day. The researchers suggest that this is due to climate change and lack of food. Violation of circadian rhythm, according to biologists, may have a negative impact on the survival of these rare mammals and lead to the disruption of the ecosystem as a whole. The study is published in the journal Frontiers in Physiology.
The African aardvark is the only modern representative of the relic squad trubkozuby. Animals remained only in Africa South of the Sahara. They lead a solitary lifestyle, living in burrows, feed on ants and termites.
The number of confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus new type in Africa exceeded $ 507 million, nearly 12 thousand people died, informs the regional office of the world health organization (who).
According to the organization, the number of cases of infection in Africa is 507 187, 959 11 people with confirmed coronavirus has died.
In the Northern part of India has removed the viral video in which two dogs do not give the monitor lizard climb a tree, reports NDTV.
The video was filmed in the city of pauri, state of Uttarakhand. The footage shows that the lizard is trying to escape from the dogs on the tree, but they bite her tail and dragged on the ground. The chances of rescue from the lizard almost was not, if not interfered with people otgnivshie dogs. It is reported that the lizard was not injured.
The number of deaths in France has increased significantly in the epidemic of the coronavirus, but changes not uniform - the most significant increase observed among the natives of Africa and Asia, according to a report from the National Institute of statistics and economic studies of France (Insee).
It is noted that the most significant increase observed for natives of Africa, 54% for immigrants from the Maghreb, 114% for those born in other African countries
The number of confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus new type in Africa exceeded 460 thousand people, more than 11 thousand people died, informs the regional office of the world health organization (who).
According to the organization, the number of cases of infection in Africa is 461 203, died 11 052 people with confirmed coronavirus.
The number of cases infected with coronavirus new type in Africa exceeded 430 thousand, more than 10 thousand people died, informs the regional office of the world health organization (who).
According to the organization, the number of cases of infection in Africa is 430 602, died 10 623 people with confirmed coronavirus.
New British incident in Glasgow is not associated with the attack that occurred on Friday, police said.
"This (attack) is not considered as associated with an incident on West George street on Friday," said the police.
Police in Glasgow reported a new attack in the city.
Police got a call at 12.10 local time (14.10 GMT) in connection with the attack.
The number of confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus new type in Africa has exceeded 350 thousand, more than 9 thousand people died, informs the regional office of the world health organization (who).
According to who, all the time with coronavirus in Africa contracted 356 442 person, 9156 sick died.
The installation of the missiles "Caliber" the icebreaker is not defensive, but offensive step, said Thursday the commander of the U.S. Navy in Europe and Africa Admiral James Foggo
"Russia is aggressive in his approach to the Arctic. They recently presented a new ice breaker "Ivan Papanin", which can carry cruise missiles "Caliber". I already asked this question a few times and will ask again: who put missiles on the icebreakers? Some countries put defensive armament on their icebreakers, but "Caliber" has no defensive weapons," he said during the webinar.
Doctor and TV presenter Alexander mjasnikov has explained the phrase "who should die — die", which he delivered in may, commenting on the situation with the pandemic coronavirus in the world.
How to write a medic in the Telegram, a "ridicule" him for those words, but in reality "all right." He added that in reality, "who should get" sick, and in the vast majority of cases people will take COVID-19 in the mild or asymptomatic form. Thus, according to the doctor, the elderly, and patients from risk groups "with a limited life expectancy can fill up the sad statistics".
U.S. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo has accused China of "empty promises" to African people during the Sino-African summit.
"On the Sino-African summit, unfortunately, we saw more empty promises and repetitive platitudes of the Communist party of China (CPC)," - said in a statement, Pompeo issued by the state Department on Wednesday.
American Director Colin Trevorrow, who directed the two part sci-Fi Thriller "Jurassic World," have teamed up with Universal Pictures to create a Thriller about a mythical island-state Atlantis, according to Deadline.
According to the publication, the script will be written by Dante Harper, based on the idea Trevorrow and playwright Matt Charman nominated for the award "Oscar" for the film "Spy bridge" (2015).
The number of confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus new type in Africa exceeded $ 282 thousand, more than 7,5 thousand people died, informs the regional office of the world health organization (who).
According to the organization, the number of cases on the African continent is 282 916, died 7570 people with confirmed coronavirus.
German MPs and diplomats are not surprised by Washington's decision to reduce the number of American military in Germany.
On the eve of President Donald trump has promised to reduce the American contingent almost doubled. He noted that the military spend a lot of money there, and Berlin, by contrast, are underpaid in the budget of NATO.
State Duma Deputy from the LDPR faction Vladimir Zhirinovsky in his telegram channel offered to split the USA into two parts.
The MP expressed doubts that the country will be able to reconcile whites and blacks, so the latter, he believes, should be passed two or three States where they will be able to live in peace. Also in African Americans in these areas will have their own police, their doctors and their teachers, said the Deputy.
A group of activists opposed the "glorification of the Dutch colonial regime", painted with red paint several statues and walls center for contemporary art Witte de wit in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the newspaper reports NL Times.
Activists poured red paint and painted the words "killer" and "thief" the pedestal of the statue of the Admiral of the Dutch West India Company and member of the 80 year war in the Netherlands Piet Hein Peterson. According to activists, Hain was a key figure in the trade and transportation of slaves from Africa across the Atlantic ocean.
General Director Swedish Agency for health Johan Carlsson believes that to avoid a second wave of coronavirus in the fall does not succeed, he stated during a press conference on Thursday.
"Pandemic is still ongoing, now is the big focus in Latin America, we expect that at some point the virus get to Africa. The risk is still very large, we must be ready for the second wave," said Johan Karlsson told reporters.
Pandemic COVID-19 in Africa is gaining momentum despite the fact that the infected only 3% of total cases in the world, said at the briefing foreign correspondents Association in Geneva the UN office of the regional Director of who for Africa, Matshidiso of Moate.
"We have 200 thousand confirmed infections in Africa. And 5 thousand deaths. The exact number (of infections) - 207 617 on the continent. And in the African region, which we curated from Brazzaville, which includes mainly countries South of the Sahara and Algeria, we have 127 600 cases," she said.
New outbreaks of Ebola can occur in African countries, a need for more large-scale vaccination, said RIA Novosti the representative of who on the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, Nga Nsenga.
He noted that vaccination will be a key solution to this problem.
Military equipment can become part of the trade relations between Kenya and Russia, said in an interview with RIA Novosti chargé d'affaires of the Kenyan Embassy in Moscow Maurice Calving.
According to Lambing, at present, across countries there is no direct cooperation in the military field, but Kenya is interested in larger volume of trade with Russia, part of which may be military sector.
The number of cases of infection with coronavirus in Africa have exceeded 200 thousand died, more than 5.5 thousand people, follows from the data of regional office of the world health organization (who).
According to who, since the beginning of the epidemic in Africa contracted coronavirus 202 783 people, 5540 patients died. It is noted that on the African continent, the number of survivors exceeds 90 thousand people.
The number of cases infected with coronavirus new type in Africa exceeded $ 187 thousand, have died more than five thousand people, follows from the data of regional office of the world health organization (who).
According to who, since the beginning of the epidemic on the African continent was infected by the coronavirus 187 875, died 5 140 patients with COVID-19. It is noted that the number of recovered than 82 thousand people.
Crocodile wanted by the police in the North-West of Spain, refers to a form of Nile crocodiles - one of the most dangerous to humans, according to the newspaper 20 minutos, with reference to the expert opinion of biologists.
Reports of a crocodile sighted in the area of the municipality Simanca (Valladolid province) appeared in Friday and Saturday. Already installed the approximate location of reptile habitat - a zone of confluence of the rivers Duero and Pisuerga just 20 kilometers from the provincial centre of Valladolid.
The President of France Emmanuel macron and Chinese President XI Jinping held telephone talks, discussing the situation with the coronavirus, as well as support for Africa and climate change.
It is noted that the two leaders "discussed the implementation of priorities and future stages of an ambitious global strategic partnership, uniting the two countries". "In the face of growing tension in the world the President of the Republic expressed their determination to build a strong international response to the pandemic around the three priorities in the multilateral framework and on the basis of jointly developed rules," - said the administration of the Macron.
Now Russia needs the West more than the West needs Russia, and the farther, the stronger it will be shown — this banal idea is very difficult to learn not only a few of Westerners, but also by Western leaders. It is very difficult to accept that the rules of the game and the agenda in relations with Russia is determined not much stronger in the West — but this lack of understanding is itself evidence that the Atlantic world is a thing of the past, leaving behind only the usual cliches.
Last year, on the eve of the summit "the Big seven" in Quebec city, trump talked about it — but then no one except the Italian Prime Minister, openly did not support it. Now trump has decided to go to the other side. Last weekend, he told his companions on the flight from Florida to reporters that the "Big seven" is outdated.
The new Ambassador of Russia in Egypt Georgy Borisenko said in his speech on Friday about the chance to expand trade between the countries and strengthen cooperation in tourism and culture.
"We have all opportunities to increase cultural and tourism exchange, to be expanded trade and technological cooperation," the Ambassador said in a statement published in the Facebook of the Embassy.