The delay in Russia’s adoption of the new “Ratnik” combat equipment is due to the “fine-tuning” of the small arms included in its composition. about this on his Twitter wrote Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin . According to him, fine-tuning the weapon was required after experts from the Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering, which conducted the tests, made a number of comments.

Oil supplies abroad through the Pacific port of Kozmino will increase by 40 percent next year to 30 million tons. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Energy of Russia Kirill Molodtsov, RIA Novosti reports . He added that the balance of oil supplies between the western and eastern directions will gradually change in favor of the latter. Molodtsov, however, added that the degree of change in the proportion is still unclear and will become clear by September of this year.

Microsoft provided American intelligence agencies with access to Outlook, SkyDrive and Skype. The Guardian newspaper wrote about this on July 11, citing documents provided by former CIA employee Edward Snowden, revealing the extent of the company’s cooperation with the US authorities within the framework of the PRISM program. According to the British newspaper, the materials confirm Microsoft's cooperation with the US National Security Agency (NSA) over the past three years.

In 2013, New York City police were strictly prohibited from detaining topless women - provided, of course, that they did not break any laws. The world received the news with unprecedented joy, but in fact, the largest city in the United States has never banned going topless, although people were regularly arrested for it. What is the situation now with walking around New York with bare breasts and equality in this matter between men and women?

Employees of the Federal Drug Control Service conducted two special operations in the Moscow region, during which more than 150 kilograms of Afghan heroin were seized. this The service announced on Thursday, July 11, on its website. During the operation, which took place on July 4, a truck loaded with 115 kilograms of heroin was detained. According to the Federal Drug Control Service, the value of the seized drug is close to 1.4 billion rubles, and the heroin itself is of high quality.

Subscribers who want to keep their phone number when switching to another mobile operator will have to line up in an “electronic queue”. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Communications Denis Sverdlov, ITAR-TASS reports . As the official explained, the queue will be organized so that operators can cope with peak loads. The ministry expects that three million people will use the number preservation service in 2014.

British astronomers have for the first time been able to determine the color of exoplanets. Using the Hubble Telescope, researchers from the University of Oxford conducted a spectral analysis of a star in the constellation Vulpecula and were able to calculate the color of the orbiting planet HD 189733 b. Details with reference to an unpublished article by scientists for the journal Astrophysical Journal Letters are provided by Nature News .

Actor Andrew Garfield, who starred in the 2012 film “The Amazing Spider-Man,” suggested that the producers of the sequel should make the Marvel comics superhero gay or bisexual. Entertainment Weekly writes about this. Garfield stated that during his conversation with producer Matt Tolmach, he was joking in some sense, but there is some truth in every joke. “Why don’t we find out that Peter Parker is experimenting with his sexuality? This won't shock anyone anymore!

In Ukraine, in the Kherson region, a Mi-2 helicopter rented by the Kherson Regional Department of Forestry and Hunting crashed, according to the website of the State Service for Emergency Situations of Ukraine in the region. The helicopter's crew of three managed to evacuate in time and were not injured. The incident occurred on Thursday, July 11, at 13:15 local time (14:15 Moscow time). During landing, the helicopter fell on its right side due to strong winds and caught fire.

The Brazilian striker of the St. Petersburg football club "Zenit" Hulk will miss the match for the Russian Super Cup in football, in which his team will play with the country's champion CSKA Moscow. The publication “Sport-Express” writes about this. Hulk will join Zenit only on July 15, two days after the Super Cup game. Hulk will arrive at the St.

Member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine from the opposition “Batkivshchyna” Liliya Grinevich was injured during a brawl in the session hall of the Kyiv City Council. reports this Interfax with reference to the party's press service. “Currently Liliya Grinevich is on a drip,” the message says. She was previously diagnosed with a concussion.

Swedish authorities have closed the Undertexter website, which distributed user-written subtitles for films, TV series and TV shows. BBC News reports this. The closure was preceded by searches in the premises where the site administration was located. According to the police, an investigation into Undertexter was launched after a complaint from copyright holders.

“I don’t focus on the authorities - I have shareholders” Aram Gabrelyanov - about his function in RSN, the market’s envy of Izvestia and relations with the authorities Aram Gabrelyanov. Photo: Vasily Shaposhnikov / Kommersant At the end of June, the head of the News Media holding, Aram Gabrelyanov, was appointed general director of the Russian News Service radio station.

A former railway minister has been sentenced to death in China. He was found guilty of receiving multimillion-dollar bribes and kickbacks. The harsh verdict fits within the framework of the course of the new head of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, who promised to eradicate corruption. An attempt to break a centuries-old tradition overnight seems difficult: bribery has been an invariable attribute of Chinese society for thousands of years.

Beaten State Duma deputy Roman Khudyakov identified one of the four Caucasians detained as part of a criminal case. This was reported on July 11 on the website of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. Zakarya Gadzhiev, born in 1975, has been identified. According to the deputy, this man was in the passenger seat of the Toyota, with the driver of which he had a conflict. During the quarrel, it was Gadzhiev who struck Khudyakov.