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Сообщения за август, 2020

Elon Musk: Russian Kryuchkov wanted to carry out a cyber attack on Tesla

The founder of Tesla and SpaceX, Ilon Musk, said on Twitter that the detained Russian Yegor Kryuchkov wanted to carry out a cyber attack on his enterprise in Nevad. Earlier, the US Department of Justice announced the arrest of 27-year-old Russian Yegor Kryuchkov on

Illusionist David Blaine changed balloon conditions

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The famous illusionist David Blaine changed the conditions of his flight from the US state of New York to Arizona, which he intends to carry out with the help of many balloons. This was announced on September 1 by the Screen Rant portal. He announced that due to bad weather conditions in New York State, he would not fly, but would simply try to reach an altitude of about 5.5 km in Arizona. It is worth noting that Blaine during the stunt will conduct a live broadcast on YouTube. It will begin on September 2, 2020, at 15:55 Moscow time. Recall that in 2012, David Blaine performed the original trick live. For 72 hours he stood on a column about six meters high, which was under a voltage of a million volts. Mann Don Single

Indian summer will come to Moscow in the first days of September

Warm weather is expected in the capital on September 1-6, the so-called young Indian summer will come, RIAMO reports. In

Named the cost of the zero section of the Moscow-Kazan highway

The government decided on the cost of building a zero section of the Moscow-Kazan toll road. It will cost the budget 80 billion rubles. Most likely, this is not the final amount and the costs will only grow, since the contractor has not yet been determined, even a tender for the implementation of this state order has not been announced.

For Georgian citizens may tighten the procedure for leaving the European Union

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The bill providing for tightening the procedure for leaving the EU countries was introduced by deputies of the Georgian parliament. The text of the document is posted on the website of the legislative body. If innovations are accepted, then Georgian citizens at the border will need a biometric passport with a validity period of at least three months to leave. In addition, you will need to present a return ticket, proof of reservation in the hotel or the address where the receiving person lives. Also, the traveller should have insurance and a sufficient amount of money. The bill provides for the introduction of criminal liability for forgery of asylum documents abroad. Under aggravating circumstances, the punishment for this, when adopting the document in the form presented, can reach up to eight years in prison. This initiative is due to the fact that in the EU countries they have repeatedly complained about too much flow of Georgian citizens who travel to Europe to seek political ...

The first mobile operator connected to the project Accessible Internet

Virtual mobile operator SberMobile became the first market participant to connect to the Affordable Internet project. As part of this undertaking, citizens can visit socially significant Internet resources without paying for communication services. Experts are confident that the project is of great public importance and plays a significant role in the further development of Russia.

Chinese spyware apps monitor millions of users

Applications of the Chinese developer QuVideo Inc are tracking users, warn IB researchers. So, some of them request a huge number of permissions to access the functions of a smartphone, and one even contains a virus. At the same time, dangerous services have already been downloaded hundreds of millions of times, and users do not even suspect the threat.

French armed forces officer suspected of spying for the Russian Federation

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A lieutenant colonel of the French armed forces is suspected of spying for the Russian Federation. This was announced on August 30 on Radio Europe 1 by the Minister of the Armed Forces of France Florence Parly. According to her, an investigation has been launched against a high-ranking officer who is accused of transmitting important information to the Russian special services. Parly added that employees of the French prosecutor's office must determine whether the officer is guilty or not. According to the news agency, on August 21, the US Department of Justice reported that a retired employee of a special unit of the American ground forces, who was suspected of colluding with Russian intelligence agents, was arrested in the country. See also: Retired US commando accused of spying for Russia Acuto Appingedam Singles

I hate violence: Urgant, Jared Leto, Korge and others about the protests

Mass protests in Belarus have become one of the main world topics of this week and have attracted the attention of many stars -- including Hollywood ones. The news agency tells who and how spoke about what is happening in the country after the election: from Ivan Urgant and Max Korge to Jared Leto and Mark Ruffalo.

Lavrov: US and EU interference in Belarus is unacceptable

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Attempts at sanctions and political pressure on Belarus by the United States and the European Union are unacceptable, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Bigan in Moscow on August 25. Flirt Vinalesa Suomi

Iran gained access to data from recorders of a downed Ukrainian airliner

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Iranian specialists gained access to part of the data from the flight recorders of the IAU airliner shot down on January 8, 2020 by the Iranian military over Tehran. This was reported on August 23 by the Associated Press with reference to the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran. Some of the information that Iranian experts have gained access to includes recordings of pilots' conversations. According to Turaj Dekhkani Zangene, head of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran, the duration of the recordings that were made after the explosion of the first anti-aircraft missile is 19 seconds. The second rocket hit the airliner 25 seconds after the first. In this regard, Zangene admitted that the fragments of the first rocket disrupted the operation of recording devices on the aircraft. It is noted that when extracting data from flight recorders, representatives of the United States of America, Ukraine, France, Canada, Great Britain and Sweden were present. Citizens of these states d...

Chinese streaming services Tencent and Baidu blocked in Taiwan

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The Taiwanese government has tightened requirements for Chinese organizations by blocking the streaming video services of Tencent Holdings and Baidu. It is reported by Nikkei Asian Review. The Tencent platform and the Baidu iQiyi streaming service are already banned in Taiwan. However, Chinese companies managed to circumvent this blocking by collaborating with local organizations. This loophole will be eliminated on September 3, when the new rules approved by the Taiwan Ministry of Economy come into force. ICBC International analyst Martin Bao noted that this decision will not have much impact on Tencent and Baidu. He explained that Taiwan, with a population of about 23 million people, is a small market for Chinese companies, so the symbolic significance of this decision is more important than its financial consequences. In the summer of 2020, Tencent and other Chinese technology companies faced political pressure in international markets. In particular, the Indian government banned a ...

Russia and Iran condemn US actions to resuscitate sanctions

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Washington's attempts to reanimate sanctions against Tehran are unlawful, the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry said on August 21. This opinion was expressed by Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and Iranian Ambassador to the Russian Federation Kazem Jalali during a meeting in Moscow today, August 21. The illegality of US steps to reanimate anti-Iranian sanctions by using the provisions of resolution 2231, taking into account Washington's loss of rights in the framework of this document after the unilateral withdrawal from the [Joint Comprehensive] Action Plan, was emphasized, the report said. As previously reported by the news agency, the American side initiated the restoration of the UN Security Council resolutions, which would resume sanctions against Iran allegedly for violation by this country of the terms of the nuclear deal (JCPOA). ...

France will continue Operation Barhan, despite rebellion in Mali

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Operation Barhan in the Sahel (Mali, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania) will continue, French Defense Minister Florence Parly tweeted on August 20.

Journalists pool mishustina suspected COVID-19

Several journalists who accompanied the Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail mishustina on a tour of the Far East, at the stage of testing was found positive tests for coronavirus infection COVID-19, TASS reports

A delegation of the Georgian government visited Minsk?

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Georgia Airways made a special flight on the Tbilisi Minsk Tbilisi route on August 16. This was reported by the Mtavari Archi channel.

Russia and Malta have agreed on new terms of the tax agreement

Russia and Malta in the negotiations have approved the new terms of the tax Treaty. It is reported by RIA Novosti.So, representatives of the countries agreed on raising the tax rates on dividends and interest to 15%.When

A thousand deaths: the dangerous myths about the coronavirus

Fakes about the coronavirus led to the death of at least thousands of people, and many of them became infected or suffered serious injury, found an international group of scientists. Messages with incorrect information about methods of prevention and treatment COVID-19 can hurt people and become a serious problem for the health system.

On the border of Ukraine with Slovakia detained a group of illegal migrants

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Ukrainian border guards, together with Slovak law enforcement officers, detained a group of illegal migrants who were sent from Ukraine to the countries of the European Union at night. This was reported on August 16 in the press service of the state border service of Ukraine.

It is useless to complain: pandemic gave rise to extortion in schools

Human rights defenders have also received more complaints of extortion in schools against the background of the pandemic. In connection with the recommendations of the CPS teachers require parents to hand over money for thermometers and remedies. At the same time all the necessary school should provide regional authorities-for the same extortion is threatened with the penalty to 80 thousand roubles. In the Ministry of education news Agency said that the Agency has already warned the regional authorities about the inadmissibility of any fees of money from parents.

Facebook users could not accurately assess the time spent on the social network

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A study by the American company Facebook showed that people cannot accurately estimate the time they spend watching social networks. This was reported in the blog Facebook Research.

32 previously detained in Belarus Russians returned home

32 of 33 Russian citizens detained earlier in Belarus, has returned home, according to the Prosecutor General's office.In accordance with the petition of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Igor Krasnov on August 5, 32 citizen of the Russian Federation,

The squads of Barcelona and Bavaria for the match of the 1/4 final of the Champions League became known

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The starting lineups of Catalan Barcelona and Munich Bavaria for the quarterfinal match of the Champions League were announced. Recall that the rest of the playoffs of the tournament is played out in the framework of the final ...