The Japanese space agency on Wednesday successfully launched the Hayabus-2 probe into the space, which in 2018 should reach an asteroid, explore the crater on it by undermining, and in 2020 return for the Earth. This was reported on the website of the Japanese Aerospace Research Agency. The rocket with the spacecraft started from the Tanegasima cosmodrome in Southern Japan. The descent device has a size of 1x1.6x1.4 meters and weighs 600 kilograms.

Vladimir Zorin Photo: Politkavkaz.ru We continue to publish the materials of the project “The ABC of History from A (Vienna) to Z (Sina)”, prepared together with the portal “Your History”. As part of the project, leading Russian scientists, entrepreneurs and public figures tried to give their personal definition to the main terms and concepts in which Russia is aware of itself in the last quarter century.

Iranian Air Force fighters struck the positions of the militants of the Islamic State on the territory of Iraq, while the actions of the Iranian military were not coordinated with the anti -terrorist coalition led by the United States. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the representative of the Pentagon John Kirby. According to him, for a series of raids that have occurred in the last few days, F-4 Phantom fighters were used.

The renewable energy will soon encounter a trend in reducing subsidies, said Sergey Kondratyev , head of the Economic Department of the Energy and Finance Institute of Energy Foundation, commenting on the plans of the German energy concern E.on to concentrate on the development of alternative generation. According to him, the united company would have stronger market positions. “Everyone knows that diversification in the energy sector is good.

The DPRK was officially forbidden to call newborns by the name of the current head of state Kim Jong -un. It is reported by Yonhap News Agency. Parents who have already called their children with the name of the leader will have to change the names of the offspring. The use of the second name Chen E is also prohibited. It is noted that the decision is executed by an official document, but its exact name is not indicated.

In the eastern part of Lugansk, artillery volleys are heard on Wednesday night. This was reported by Interfax with reference to its own correspondent. Explosions and shots are reported from the village of Lugansk, where clashes between the militias of the Lugansk People’s Republic and the Ukrainian army are taking place daily. The correspondent notes that most likely fire is from large -caliber guns.

The Ambassador of Serbia to the Russian Federation Slavyenko Terzich said that Russia and the EU will discuss the future fate of the South Stream gas pipeline in the coming days after Moscow refuses to continue its implementation. His words are given by Interfax . “The stop of this project will not affect relations between our states,” Terzich explained.

Maria Blokhina Traffic police officers on autotrass It is likely that from the beginning of the next year, motorists will begin to be fined for speeding by 10 km/h. According to Kommersant, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, on behalf of the government, has already prepared the necessary amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses.

The Senate and the House of Representatives of the US Congress on Tuesday agreed on the bill on the allocations for military needs in the 2015 fiscal year, which contains an amendment prohibiting the acquisition of RD-180 missile engines in Russia in connection with the events in Ukraine. It is reported by TASS . Senator-republican John McCain, directed against Russian industry, made an amendment.

Anastasia Novak Corruption photo: vistage.com On December 3, at the Press Center of the Interfax news agency, the International Corruption Movement Transparency International presented its twentieth, anniversary corruption perception index (IVK). The upper lines traditionally occupy the Scandinavian countries, the lower ones are African, and Russia still remained at the end of the list.

Kommersant said : "The State Duma by the end of the year may adopt amendments to the Labor Code (TC) on the introduction of the mandatory application of professional standards - that is, requirements for employees in terms of education, work experience and a set of skills." Since 2016, the employees of the public sector must comply with them, and since 2020-"all the rest." One little thing and - how many possible changes at once, and - completely fundamental, as well as include actions

The Central Bank approved the official dollar and euros on December 4. The dollar rate increased to 54.38 rubles, the euro - to 67.26 rubles. Thus, the dollar exchange rate jumped immediately by 3.61 rubles, the euro at 4.02 rubles. The cost of the bivalve basket increased by 3.8 rubles and amounted to 60.18 rubles. In the morning, the dollar at the auction exceeded 54 rubles. At the same time, the euro reached 66.77 rubles.

Polit.ru conducts its traditional survey on the VKontakte social network. This time it is dedicated to the presentation of the Russian smartphone, which took place on December 2.

Four people became victims of the artillery steering of Donetsk and nearby settlements over the past day. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, TASS reports. According to the agency, two of them died in the Starobyshevsky district of Donetsk, the remaining two in Makeevka and Dokuchaevsk. 6 victims are also reported.

In the area of ​​the crash of the South Korean trawler "Oriong-501" off the coast of Chukotka, during which 54 sailors disappeared, the bodies of 11 people were discovered. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the head of the marine coordination and rescue reporter of the port administration Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka Arthur Retz. Thus, 12 people are already listed as a result of the tragedy. It was possible to save seven, including one citizen of Russia.