The Russian jump with the sixth Elena Isinbaeva, who had removed from the competition in Volgograd due to the injury, was ready to set the world record at the tournament. Today, the two -time Olympic champion was supposed to take part in the Cup of the Governor of the Volgograd Region. “On the control“ set ”I jumped 4.90. I knew that Sur in America jumped 5.03 and I was tuned to the level of the world record, because my physical condition allows you to do this, I was very good.

The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev invited the United Russia deputies to refuse salary compensation due to early terminations of their powers in connection with the upcoming elections-the so-called "gold parachutes" , which the deputies spelled out due to the postponement of the elections from December to September. Speaking at the party’s congress, Medvedev said: "I believe that the deputies of the State Duma from" United Russia "should not remain aloof.

During the searches in Moscow in November 2015, one of the largest hacker groups of the world was covered, three independent sources told Reuters . The agency learned that in connection with hacker attacks on American banks, they searched the offices of the film company "25th floor" in Moscow City.

A powerful earthquake in Taiwan brought down a 17-story residential building. According to Reuters, more than a hundred people can be under the rubble in the city of Tynan. To date, it is already known about two dead - this is a 40 -year -old man and a little girl. According to a representative of local emergency services, about 120 people managed to save, 26 of them were hospitalized.

The project of the state strategy for the fight against the spread of HIV infection in Russia is criticized by the Ministry of Health and sent for revision.

Bahrain is ready to send his troops to Syria after Saudi Arabia, which is his neighbor and a close ally, Reuters reports. According to Ambassador Bahrain in the UK Sheikh Favaz Bin Mohammed al-Khalifa, the operation will be carried out as part of the International Anti-Terrorism Coalition. He noted that the United Arab Emirates are also ready to enter the troops into Syria. Saudi Arabia announced the readiness to start a ground operation in Syria earlier this week.

The former chief coach of the London Chelsea Jose Mourinho received an offer to become a consultant to the Chinese football league, Daily Mail reports. Chinese football leaders with the help of Portuguese want to increase the level of the local league. The Chinese championship this winter attracted attention due to the high -profile transitions of the players.

Forward Munich Bavaria and the Poland team Robert Lewandovsky demanded that the club leadership improve the financial part of his contract, AS reports. The 27-year-old striker expressed his readiness to extend the current labor agreement that expires in June 2019, with the condition that his annual salary will increase to 18 million euros. His current salary is 10 million.

Russian Semen Elistratov broke a world record at a distance of 1000 meters at the stage of the World Cup in Short Treku, which takes place in Dresden (Germany). Elistratov in a quarterfinal race showed the result of 1 minute 22.607 seconds. “Semyon is a very purposeful guy and told us that he would definitely set a record.

North Korea can launch a rocket on the nearly Sunday, Reuters reported with reference to sources in American intelligence agencies. According to the interlocutor of the agency, the launch of the rocket can occur before the start of Super Bowl - the final game of the season of the National Football League. In Moscow time, the match will begin on Monday night at 2:30 in the morning. As previously reported, Pyongyang informed the UN of intention to launch a satellite between February 8 and 25.

The head of the Ministry of Finance of Russia Anton Siluanov confirmed the elaboration of excise tax on harmful food. According to him, it can be introduced on July 1 of this year. Earlier, the media reported that soda, sugar, as well as palm oil, products could rise in price. Siluanov also told at what level the oil prices will have to spend the treasury reserves.

About 15 thousand people entered the royal embankment of Dresden on Saturday, protesting against the migration policy of German Chancellor Angel Merkel. This action has become the largest, among the protests organized by the PEGIDA movement, held in a number of cities in Europe. Pegida opens against the Islamization of Europe and, as RIA Novosti reports, demanded the resignation of Chancellor.

In Kaunas, CSKA basketball players won a confident victory with a score of 94:59 (26:11, 18:18, 22:16, 28:14) over the Lithuanian "Zalgiris" in the match of the sixth round of the Euroliga. The meeting of the group F, in which the Khimki near Moscow also performed with the overwhelming advantage of the army, in which Milos Theodosich, who scored 20 points, became the most effective player.

World WibC world champion American Deontaei Wilder said that he wanted to reach the ring against Russian Alexander Povetkin as quickly as possible. WBC ordered the representatives of Wilder and the obligatory contender for Povetkin’s belt to reach an agreement on the battle until February 26.

The State Duma Education Committee will propose to return astronomy to the school curriculum, Mikhail Berulava, deputy chairman of the committee, told the Russian News Service . On the eve of the Moscow planetarium began collecting signatures about this. Polls showed: a third of the Russians is sure that the sun rotates around the Earth, and over the years, the proportion of mistaken is growing. "We will make a draft change in the law on education, the committee.