The Buzzfeed publication contacted George Bilt, whom Mikhail Leontyev called the host of the LEA program, he called the source of the satellite picture with the “evidence” of the Boeing fighter of the Boeing of Malaysian Airlines. Bilt explained that he took the image on the same forum on which he was discovered by bloggers after the plot released on Channel One.

The Russian authorities decided to expel an employee of the German Embassy in Moscow. The name of the exiled diplomat is not known. Der Spiegel writes that he worked for a long time in the political department of the embassy. Der Spiegel source in government circles: "We regret this unfair decision and have informed the Russian authorities about it" (German) The mirror Relations between Russia and Germany have recently deteriorated significantly due to the conflict in Ukraine.

Mikhail Lesin told Novaya Gazeta about the conflict with Venediktov Photo: Pavel Petrov / Photoxpress On Friday, November 14, it became known that Mikhail Lesin was convening an extraordinary board of directors of Echo of Moscow, which will be raised about the editor -in -chief of the radio station. The conflict at Echo is associated with the dismissal of journalist Alexander Poychev for the unethical, according to Lesin, Twit.

The scientist Matt Taylor, who was responsible for the landing of the Phil probe on the comet Churumov-Gerasimenko, apologized for "sexist" clothes. During a press briefing on November 14, Taylor asked the question of data received from the descent apparatus. However, the scientist began his answer with apologies behind the shirt, in which he was on the day of landing of the probe. Taylor then paused to cope with feelings, and continued communication.

In 2015, the gross domestic product of Russia will grow by 1.2%, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In 2014, economic growth will be 0.5-0.6%. Every year, as Putin said, GDP growth rates will increase. In 2016, the economy will grow by 2%, in 2017 - by 3%. In general, these are not the indicators that we would like to see, the head of the Russian state said.

The editor-in-chief of Ekho Moskvy, Alexei Venediktov, sent journalist Alexander Plyushchev on leave from November 15, on whose dismissal the owner of the radio station, Mikhail Lesin, insists. Plyushchev was sent on leave at his own expense until the decision of the labor commission on the issue of his dismissal. A decision is expected to be made no later than December 7th. Plushev retains the right to work with other media during his vacation.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko instructed to stop the work of all state institutions, enterprises, organizations and their branches in the conflict zone in the east of the country. All employees of these institutions must be evacuated. The decree also provides for the evacuation of property and all documentation of state institutions and enterprises. Among other things, it is planned to evacuate prisons and all prisoners in them.

The authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced the end of the Ebola outbreak in the country. According to the Minister of Health of the country, Felix Kabange Numbi, the epidemic is over, but this does not mean that a dangerous disease cannot return to the Congo. Numbi warned that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is just as vulnerable to Ebola as other African countries, which killed more than 5,000 people from the disease in 2014.

A temporary high-readiness corps of the NATO rapid reaction force will be created in Germany in 2015. It is expected that the final decision on this matter will be made in December at a meeting of the alliance's foreign ministers. Previously, it was assumed that the corps will begin to operate only in 2016. During 2015, the corps will be led by German Lieutenant General Volker Halbauer. The following year, the corps will move to Poland and receive permanent status.

The popular blogger Ilya Varlamov claims that the frame of the Malaysian Boeing shown on the air of the “Channel One” is a fake collected on the basis of the Google Maps satellite picture. In the record in his LJ, Varlamov demonstrates how the picture could be arranged with the help of Google cards. He also claims that the fighter in the picture, which was called the MiG-29 on the air of the “Channel One”, is actually more similar to the Su-27.

The descent probe "Phila" went into sleep mode due to a lack of electricity. Nearly all of the probe's systems are disabled. Communication with Philae, which is located on the surface of the Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet, was lost on the night of Saturday, November 15, at about 3.36 Moscow time. Further communication with the probe is possible only after its solar panels have accumulated enough energy.