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UN Women: Focus on global business leaders to foster SDGs
2018/09/29
UN Women convenes global business and philanthropic leaders to help accelerate SDG action through women’s empowerment
SDG 5 Forum participants included Al Waleed Philanthropies, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Chanel Foundation, Ford Foundation, Procter & Gamble, Revlon, Unilever, WPP and others committed to achieve gender equality...
Putin in Azerbaijan: Israel will have to leave Moscow's sphere of influence
2018/09/28
Russian President Vladimir Putin came to Baku to participate in the Russian-Azerbaijani interregional forum. Putin will also attend the final stage of the World Judo Championship. However, behind closed doors, Putin and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev also discussed topics of military-technical cooperation, the CSTO, as well...
Russia's new combat drone ready for maiden flight
2018/09/28
Russia is about to complete the ground trials of the new combat unmanned aerial vehicle known as "Hunter." The new UAV will perform its maiden flight in the near future. The ground tests of the new vehicle were conducted in the Crimea and Novosibirsk.
Source: mtdata.ru
"In October, it is planned to begin the final stage of frequency trials...
White Helmets in the UK: 'Brave individuals' to breathe new life in Salisbury drama
2018/09/28
Having been evacuated from Syria, some of White Helmets filmmakers may settle in the UK and thus bring new details to the story about Salisbury poisoners.
Source: REX/Shutterstock
British Foreign Secretary released a special statement, in which he praised the White Helmets organization: "I am therefore proud that the UK is resettling these...
China names three most wanted Russian defense technologies
2018/09/28
The Russian Federation has a powerful and modern army, Chinese publication Jinri Toutiao said.
Source: Mil.ru
Russia is one of the top arms producers in the world, the article in the Chinese newspaper said. Russia is also one of the world's largest arms exporters. At the same time, however, Russia has three technologies that the country...
World Trade Organisation fears world trade war
2018/09/28
The head of the World Trade Organisation, Roberto Azevedo, believes that the world is standing on the verge of a global trade war. The official called on the governments of all countries to consolidate their efforts in confronting the impending disaster.
Roberto Azevedo said that the world economy was facing multiple challenges and problems...
New iPhones come to Russia: First customer comes drunk, loses money
2018/09/28
On September 28, Apple started selling its new iPhones in Russia. The official start of the sales ended the story about the line outside an Apple's retailer store on Tverskaya Street in Moscow.
Source: Fotodom.ru/Kommersant
The customer, who entered the store first on September 28, could not buy a new iPhone. The man, who seemed to be...
Nikolai Valuev snickers at poor Russians who made him rich MP
2018/09/28
Nikolai Valuev, formerly a famous boxer and now a member of the Russian Parliament, answered a question about poverty in Russia.
Source: Nikolai Valuevs charity fund
In "Ask Valuev a question" rubric of a special website, Russian citizens can post their questions to the famous MP. Alevtina Makarova, a resident of the Kemerovo region, wrote:...
USA's paranoia of sanctions not going to end after Trump
2018/09/27
US officials said that sanctions would not be the only tool to contain the Russian Federation. Russia's foreign policy is "unacceptable" and "malicious" for Washington. Representatives of the US administration said that they would introduce a number of restrictions against people in President Putin's inner circle.
Source: Fotodom.ru/DP
It...
India decides to buy S-400 systems from Russia worth nearly $6 billion
2018/09/27
India is ready to conclude an agreement with Russia on the purchase of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems. USA's recent sanctions against China for purchasing Russia's renowned anti-aircraft missile complexes have not affected the position of New Delhi.
Source: Mil.ru
India has decided to purchase five S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems...
Russian opposition MPs accept pension reform without a fight
2018/09/27
On Wednesday, September 26, the Russian parliament, the State Duma, gave the second reading to the government bill on the pension reform. Officially, it goes about a move to improve the pension law. In fact, however, the authorities prefer not to talk about the "improvement" as it basically raises the retirement age in Russia.
Source: Fotodom.ru/Kommersant
Three...
Skripal poisoner 'Colonel Chepiga' sounds utterly ridiculous
2018/09/27
The poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury overgrows with rumours. No one has ever produced clear evidence of Russia's involvement in the poisoning, but the West continues imposing sanctions against Russia in connection with this incident.
Source: YouTube screencap/Ruptly
Most recently, it was reported...
How far can Europe go in its opposition to USA?
2018/09/27
In 2015, a number of countries, including Russia and the United States, concluded an agreement on the settlement of the issue of nuclear weapons in Iran. A couple of years later, Washington has decided to withdraw from the international treaty, even though concluding that agreement was a very hard nut to crack.
As long as the USA has pulled...
Statue of Liberty will be dismantled when US imposes sanctions on all countries of the world
2018/09/26
The most recent meeting of the UN General Assembly has showed a rather high level of contradictions between participating countries.
Source: Fotodom.ru/DP
Predictably, US President Donald Trump delivered a speech, in which he once again positioned the United States of America as navel of the Earth, the exceptional center of everything....
UN Women and WFP harness innovation for women’s economic empowerment in crisis situations
2018/09/26
UN Women and WFP harness innovation for women’s economic empowerment in crisis situations
NEW YORK/ROME — UN Women and the World Food Programme (WFP) are breaking new ground by using blockchain to assist Syrian refugee women participating in UN Women’s cash for work programmes at the Za’atari and Azraq refugee camps in Jordan.
Traditionally,...
Su-57 fifth-generation fighter to be armed with ultra-long-range hypersonic missile
2018/09/26
The ultra-long-range hypersonic missile R-37M will be used for the fifth generation Su-57 fighter jet, Boris Obnosov, the general director of Tactical Missile Armament Corporation said. According to the official, the missile will be mounted on the aircraft on external suspension.
Source: Wikipedia
In July, it was reported that the missile...
Russia to build unmanned alternative to Armata tank
2018/09/26
Uralvagonzavod, or UZV - a Russian company that makes military, specialized vehicles and railroad cars - - announced a new project to build an unmanned version of the T-72BZ tank. UVZ CEO Alexander Potapov said on the sidelines of ADEX 2018 arms show in Baku that the chassis of the T-72 was chosen as an alternative to Armata tank for financial...
Chelyabinsk drowning in its own garbage
2018/09/26
A state of emergency has been declared in Chelyabinsk. The city has been drowning in piles of household garbage since September 11.
Source: Social media
Putin's aide in the Urals Federal District, Nikolai Tsukanov, instructed Chelyabinsk region Governor Boris Dubrovsky to normalize the situation with the removal of garbage from the city...
Terrorists don’t go to Syria – they stay in Russia
2018/09/26
Supporters of international terrorists no longer look for opportunities to travel abroad to take part in hostilities. Their leaders order them to stay on the territory of the Russian Federation, Andrei Kokourov, a senior representative for the National Anti-Terrorist Committee said.
Source: National Anti-Terrorist Committee
"The leaders...
It's too early for Russia to think of China as alternative to the West
2018/09/25
On September 25, the head of the Chinese delegation to international trade negotiations (ministerial level), Fu Ziying, said that China and Russia can overcome various kinds of hindrances and difficulties together owing to the complementarity of their economies.
Pravda.Ru turned to Andrei Ostrovsky, Deputy Director of the Institute for...
Poland's plan to dig navigable canal through Baltic Spit irritates the Kremlin
2018/09/25
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of Poland's Law and Justice party, promised that the construction of a canal cutting the Baltic Spit (also known as Vistula Spit) would be an important milestone not only for the development of the economy, but also for strengthening Poland's sovereignty.
"I do not know who will do it, but someone from the...
Israel is always right, just because it is Israel. However, Russia is not addicted to BDSM
2018/09/25
The Russian military have repeatedly warned Israel of the need to behave. Until recently, Russia has turned a blind eye on Israeli air raids in Syria.
When someone asks for something in an amicable way, there is always a temptation to ignore decency. Israel deceived the Russian military by designating the wrong area of their attacks on...
Will Russia and USA clash in Syria?
2018/09/25
What is the role of the Kurds in the Syrian crisis and its resolution? What is in store for these long-suffering people in the war-torn country? Are Russia and USA going to clash in Syria?
Pravda.Ru asked these questions to Valery Yemelyanov - chairman of the Information and Analytical Center "Time and Peace," orientalist, expert on the...
Gaddafi's predictions come true as Americans gang rape the world
2018/09/24
If in 2010 we could hear the head of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) of Libya, Mustafa Sanall, saying that Tripoli was on the verge of a fuel crisis, that would be akin to a report about the disappearance of sand in the Sahara. Today, this is part of objective reality that leads to the future of nowhere.
Source: REX/Shutterstock
"Only...
How many aircraft and pilots Russia has lost in Syria so far
2018/09/24
Russia lost its Ilyushin Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft on September 17 when the pilots of Israeli fighter jets put the Il-20 in the line of fire of Syrian air defence systems. It just so happened that a Russian-made S-200 missile struck the Russian aircraft, having killed 15 Russian servicemen.
Source: Mil.ru
On November 24, 2015, a Turkish...
Russia to ship S-300 to Syria after Il-20 shootdown
2018/09/24
After the incident with the shootdown of the Ilyushin Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over the Mediterranean Sea, Russia will supply an S-300 anti-aircraft missile system to Syria, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said. The Russian Il-20 was shot down by Syrian air defence systems when Israeli fighters struck the territory of the republic.
Russia...
On the collapse of civility in Western nations: living in the era of 'not nice'
2018/09/24
By Michael Pravica
Source: Fotodom.ru
In case you haven't noticed it, things seem to be going from bad to worse. Day in and day out, there is an astonishing level of ever-worsening anarchy and barbarity in our society. Driving on our roads is like racing in a demolition derby. Few signal their intentions switching lanes...
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