The Court of the first instance of the Italian city of Grosseso sentenced to 16 years and one month in prison the former captain of the Costa Costa Concordia cruise liner, Francesco Skettino, reports Reuters . Skettino was found guilty in the case of the crash of the vessel, as a result of which 32 people were killed and more than 100 were injured. The former captain of the vessel was not present at the announcement of the sentence.

Alexandra Younger Submarine for the study of titanium ill.: NASA All the forces of the Institute for Advanced Concepts (Niac), one of the innovative NASA units, are now aimed at the possibilities of studying titanium - a giant satellite of the planet Saturn. Titan is the second body after the Earth in the solar system, with the proven existence of liquid on the surface, as well as the only satellite with a dense atmosphere.

An employee of Vnesheconombank, arrested in the United States, Yevgeny Buryakov is accused of working for the foreign intelligence service of Russia. It is reported by RIA Novosti . According to the agency, such information is contained in the materials of the American court.

A subject of the Netherlands, who was removed from the Yerevan-Moscow flight on Wednesday in Volgograd due to inadequate behavior, flew to Moscow. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the head of the press service of the Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office, Agnes Savchenko. The day before, at 22:25 Moscow time Tuesday, the plane of one of the airlines, by decision of the crew commander, made an emergency landing in Volgograd due to inadequate behavior of one of the passengers.

The aircraft, which followed the flight of Yerevan-Moscow, made a forced landing in Volgograd because of an inadequate passenger, Interfax reports with reference to regional emergency services. The crew commander decided to plant an emergency due to the fact that one of the passengers on board violated the order on board the plane, ran along the cabin and knocked on the door of the pilots’s cab. After landing in Volgograd, the man was taken out of the plane, then the flight continued.

The United Russia party in the IV quarter of 2014 spent a quarter of expenses for the maintenance of its leadership. This was reported by the control department of the apparatus of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation.

Ivan Besedin, dismissed from the post of head of the Moscow metro after the July accident in the Arbat-Pokrovskaya line, returned in Russian Railways. This was reported by the corporate publication of the Carrier "Guuckom". The publication clarifies that Besedin received the appointment of the head of the Department of Management of the Transport and Logistic Business Bloc.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko announced the position on the Summit in the "Norman format" coordinated with representatives of the EU. TASS writes about this. According to Poroshenko, at the upcoming meeting in Minsk, Ukraine and the European Union will make a single position. Its key part is a ceasefire without preliminary conditions. According to Interfax , Poroshenko also stated that Ukraine will remain a unitary state, despite all attempts to impose federalization ideas.

The market value of Apple for the first time in the history of the United States exceeded $ 710 billion, the Associated Press reports. On February 10, the Apple shares went up to 122.02 dollars to close the exchange trading on February 10, which provided the company with a market value at the level of more than 710 billion dollars. Earlier it was reported that Apple set a new quarterly profit record.

The USA Today American newspaper on the first page of the room published a map of Ukraine without Crimea. It is reported by Foreign Policy . The publication notes that while the West refuses to recognize the accession of Crimea to Russia, one of the largest Western newspapers did this in front of all. The press secretary of USA Today has not yet answered a request for a commentary on the situation.

The first plant of the Russian-Chinese forestry park opened in the Asinovsky district of the Tomsk region on Wednesday, February 11. Here they will produce a veneer (woody material). In total, until 2022 they plan to open 10 plants with a total value of more than 30 billion rubles. It is reported by RIA Novosti .

The Commander of the NATO Ground Forces in Europe, Lieutenant General of the US Army Frederick Ben Hodges, announced the direct intervention of Russian troops in the fighting in the Debaltsevo area. The military announced this during a visit to the NATO base in Schezin in the north-west of Poland, writes Reuters .

Applications of American leaders about the probability of providing military assistance to Ukraine caused a large controversy in the press. This initiative in the United States has many supporters, and recently their number has increased, including due to the fact that democrats began to join the Republicans in this matter. On the other hand, there are furious opponents who believe that such a step is not only useless, but also very dangerous for all participants in the conflict around Ukraine.

US President Barack Obama said that the weakened economy of Russia is dangerous for both the country itself and the USA in the field of security in Europe. He stated this in an interview with BuzzFeed . “If Russia does not matter, there is a fear that it can return to the old expansionist ideas that should in no case be used in the 21st century,” Obama explained.

The State Duma of the Russian Federation proposed to create quotas for preferential receipt of graduates from the self -proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics to Russian universities. It is reported by TASS . Such an initiative was announced during a meeting of the round table on the problems of cooperation between Russia with the Donbass in the field of education.