On the night of November 17, seismologists recorded several earthquakes at once at different points in the Pacific Ocean: next to the Kuril Islands, off the coast of New Zealand, and in the Solomon Sea in the Papua - New Guinea area. The victims and any destruction are not reported. There is no information about the threat of tsunami.

Four KIA global models will receive the latest automatic gearbox with two clutches (like Volkswagen DSG), reports Onliner with reference to the ThemotorReport publication. According to journalists, the DCT transmission, who debuted in Geneva in March of this year, will be available with gasoline engines with a thrust of up to 270 N • M and diesel units with a moment of up to 330 N • m.

The famous British chef Jamie Oliver admitted that he is raising his children with the help of culinary methods of punishment, writes The Independent . According to the publication, Oliver said this in the culinary show BBC Good Food. “I force them to eat sharp pepper in punishment,” the newspaper quotes the word Oliver.

In Romania, the second round of the presidential election was held. Official results have not yet been published, and Ecis-Pores show approximately the same results among the candidates-Prime Minister Viktor Ponte and mayor of Sibiu Claus Johannis. Despite this, the head of government has already congratulated his opponent on the victory. “I called Johannis and congratulated him,” REUTERS reports to reporters.

The Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia plans to purchase 88 residential premises located in Moscow for its employees (with the exception of the Trinity Administrative District), almost 700 million rubles are planned for these purposes, follows the message placed on the public procurement portal.

The sector of private preschool education in Russia is not developed enough and it is necessary to give impetus to its further development, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced at a meeting with members of the Expert Council under the government on November 17.

Rosneft can receive money from the National Welfare Fund, but it will be an amount of up to 300 billion rubles, not 2 trillion, Kommersant writes with reference to sources in the government and close to Rosneft. According to them, the allocation of Rosneft is now being discussed up to 300 billion rubles. “It is unrealistic to make an application in full, this is simply not physically possible,” says one of the sources.

The Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies ( ISEPI ) close to the Kremlin published a new rating of socio-political figures of the country who can become promising candidates for deputies in the 2016 State Duma in the districts or whose authority is able to have a decisive impact on the performance of political parties.

Ukraine is ready for the worst scenarios, including for war with Russia, said Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in an interview with the German tabloid Bild , which was published on Monday, November 17. The translation of the material is offered by Inopressa . Poroshenko noted how the combat effectiveness of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has recently increased, and also once again announced the presence of Russian military and equipment in Ukraine.

The famous actor Colin Farrell appealed in an open letter to Sunday World with a request to support fellow citizens to support the law on the legalization of same -sex marriages in Ireland, reports Newsru Israel with reference to People magazine. For 2015, a referendum is planned where this issue should be resolved. This request is personal in nature. Thus, the actor expressed support for his older brother Imon Farrell, who recently legalized his relationship with his partner - Stephen.

State Duma deputies from the LDPR prepare a bill, according to which all alcohol products in stores will be removed from the visibility zone, as it recently happened with tobacco products. Igor Lebedev, Yaroslav Nilov and Andrei Svintsov prepare a draft law on amendments to the Federal Law "On State Regulation of the Production and Turnover of Ethyl Alcohol, Alcohol and Alcohol Continuing Products, and restricting the consumption (drinking) of alcohol products," Izvestia newspaper reports.

Despite the personal refutation by the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation Vladimir Kolokoltsev information that he allegedly filed a resignation report, The New Times continues to insist that the resignation of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can be announced on November 24.

Against the backdrop of the fears of NATO representatives about the frequent flights of Russian military aircraft in the European airspace, the Latvian Armed Forces report the interception of the Su-27 fighter, Bloomberg reports. The incident occurred above the international waters of the Baltic Sea, near the Latvian territorial waters. The fighter was intercepted by the NATO F-16 aircraft rising into the air.

The legendary boxer Mike Tyson said he was completely devoted to an acting career and treated this with all seriously, hoping to play in Shakespeare's play. “I really want to play Shakespeare,” he said at the presentation of the Soul Train Awards in Las Vegas. “I recently spoke with someone and he quoted:“ The first thing we will do, let's kill all the lawyers. ”We laughed, and he explained that this is from“ King Henry VI. ”Shakespeare said so. He had great ideas,” the Boxer quoted The Mirror .

In the Serbian city, the Sremsk Karlovites on the eve of the hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church abroad (ROCZ) honored the memory of the hierarchs.