The names of the musicians who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 have been announced. The list is published on the website of the organization. Singer Whitney Houston, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, T. Rex, The Doobie Brothers and rapper The Notorious BIG will be inducted into the Hall of Fame The solemn ceremony of inducting new musicians into the Hall of Fame will take place on May 2.

Microsoft has released the first version of its Edge browser on the Chromium engine. It can be downloaded from the official Microsoft website. The new Edge supports 10 languages, including Russian. The browser is compatible with all Windows systems, starting with Windows 7, and versions for iOS, macOS, and Android are also available. In Windows 10, the new Chromium-based Edge will automatically replace the operating system's built-in browser in one of the next automatic updates.

The Russian Football Union and the head coach of the national team Stanislav Cherchesov agreed to extend the contract until 2022. This is reported by "Championship.com" without specifying specific sources. According to the publication, the direct signing of the contract will take place next week. Cherchesov has led the Russian national team since 2016.

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Step -by -step parsing of the President Anton Vaganov / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Turning to the Federal Assembly, Vladimir Putin announced a radical constitutional reform. It is aimed at expanding the role of the State Council (which now does not appear in the Constitution at all), parliament and prime minister. At the same time, the president reduced the capabilities of Russians to protect their rights through international legal authorities.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the creation of a working group that will prepare proposals on amendments to the Constitution. The group, in particular, included Senator Konstantin Kosachev, General Boris Gromov, athlete Elena Isinbaeva, artistic director of the ET Cetera Theater Alexander Kalyagin, entrepreneur Natalya Kasperskaya, Pianist Denis Matsuev, Ataman of the All -Russian Cossack Society Nikolai Doluda, Director of the Hermitage Mikhail Pidrovsky, director Karen.

Russia’s prime minister is about to become Putin’s deputy in the Security Council. What does that mean? Sergey Savostyanov / TASS / Scanpix / LETA Vladimir Putin has offered Acting Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who resigned the prime minister’s post on January 15, a new position as the deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council. This will make Medvedev deputy to Putin himself: Russia’s primary security law dictates that the Security Council is always chaired by the president.

The House of Representatives voted to refer the impeachment case against President Donald Trump to the Senate. The transfer was supported by 228 congressmen, 193 opposed. The House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump in December. The President was found guilty of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. To remove Trump from office, two-thirds of the senators must vote for it.

The United States and China signed an agreement on the first phase of the settlement of trade disputes. It is reported by Reuters. US President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed the document at a ceremony held at the White House. The agreement includes an increase in US imports to China by $200 billion over two years, as well as a reduction in some US duties on goods from China.

Former prime minister became Deputy Vladimir Putin at the Security Council. What is this position? Sergey Savostyanov / TASS / Scanpix / Leta Vladimir Putin suggested Dmitry Medvedev, who left the post of Prime Minister of Russia, to take the post of deputy chairman of the Security Council. Thus, Medvedev will become the deputy of Putin himself, since according to the law “On Security” it is the president who presides in this structure.

One of the authors of the Russian Constitution Viktor Sheinis - on amendments to the basic law proposed by Putin Dmitry Lebedev / Kommersant On January 15, in his message to the Federal Assembly, President Vladimir Putin announced constitutional reform.

Vyacheslav Prokofyev / TASS / Scanpix / LETA In his January 15 state-of-the-nation address, Vladimir Putin proposed a number of changes to the Russian Constitution. He also stated that he is not interested in the creation of an entirely new Constitution. However, one of the changes Putin suggested cannot be implemented if the current Constitution remains in place.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed Federal Tax Service (FNS) head Mikhail Mishustin to the State Duma as a candidate for the post of prime minister of the Russian government. The Kremlin’s press service reported Putin’s decision to the news agency Interfax . Mikhail Klimentyev / Press Service of the President of the Russian Federation / TASS / Vida Press FNS head Mikhail Mishustin Putin held a meeting with Mishustin to offer him the post, and Mishustin accepted Putin’s proposal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced to the State Duma the candidacy of the head of the Federal Tax Service of Russia Mikhail Mishustin for the post of Prime Minister. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the Kremlin press service. Mikhail Klimentyev / Press Service of the President of the Russian Federation / TASS / Vida Press Head of the Federal Tax Service Mikhail Mishustin Putin held a work meeting with Mishustin and invited him to take the position of prime minister.

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