As a result of terrorist attacks in the capital of Burkina-Faso Uagadugu, 27 people were killed, a French ambassador to Tibo Gilles said on Twitter. According to AFP , citing a source in Burkina-Faso security services, citizens of 18 states were killed (it is indicated that 23 people were killed). Three terrorists were also destroyed.

The delegation of oil companies arrived in the capital of Iran-the French Total and the Anglo-Dutch Royal Dutch Shell. For tomorrow, they have been appointed negotiations with Iranian oil workers in cooperation in the field of production, processing and transportation of oil, reports Iranian agency MEHR .

The deputy of the City Council of Krasnoyarsk Konstantin Senchenko was played by prankers. The recording of the drawing prankers Vladimir Krasnov (Vovan) and Alexei Stolyarov (Lexus) were posted on YouTube . Prank Lexus: The frightened deputy Senchenko asks the advice of "Ilya Yashin" how to behave in the story with Kadyrov.

On January 16, 1867, the writer and translator Vikenty Veresaev was born. Personal business Vikenty Vikentievich Veresaev (the real surname - Smidovich, 1867 - 1945) was born in Tula in the family of a doctor. I became interested in literature while studying at the Tula classical gymnasium. In 1884 he graduated from a gymnasium with a silver medal and entered the historical and philological faculty of St. Petersburg University.

Maria Blokhina Gaidarovsky Forum Photo: Official website of the forum On January 15, on the final day of the Gaidarovsky Forum-2016, the Russian Academy of National Economy and the Presidential Academy of the Russian Federation took place an expert discussion on the topic “Political Trends: Estimates, Analysis, Forecast”. In the framework of this annual event, outstanding representatives of science and public figures shared their views and assumptions about what was waiting for Russia in 2016.

The Russian hydrometeorological center has increased the level of weather hazard for Moscow to the penultimate, orange level, that is, there is a likelihood of natural disasters and damage due to deterioration, TASS reports. The same level of danger was introduced in other regions of Central Russia - in the Kursk, Smolensk, Lipetsk, Bryansk, Oryol regions. Snowfall with a snowstorm is expected in Moscow from 20:00 January 16 to 10:00 on January 17.

A militant attack on a hotel in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou killed at least 20 people, the head doctor of a hospital in the capital told Reuters . Another 33 people were injured, AFP reports , citing the country's Ministry of Information. During the assault, 63 hostages were freed from the Splendid Hotel, including the country's government minister. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, an Islamist group based in Algeria, claimed responsibility for the attack on the hotel.

We publish a transcript and video recording of the performances of doctors of historical sciences, professors of the Department of Literary Criticism of the Russian State Humanitarian University Oksana Ivanovna Kiyanskaya and David Markovich Feldman as part of the Public Lectures cycle Polit.ru, which was on April 9, 2015 at the Ivan Turgenev library-reader.

For the first time, a woman will become the president of Taiwan. The election leads the chairman of the opposition democratic progressive party, Tsai Inven, reports Reuters . Inven is gaining more than 57% of the vote, its main competitor, candidate from the ruling party of Gomintan Erica Zhu - about 30%. The head of the government of Taiwan Mao Jigo, who is part of the Gomintan, has already resigned. Inven will become the sixth president of the country.

A new trailer for the tenth season of the American television series “Secret Materials” appeared on YouTube. The premiere of the six -part series will take place next Sunday, January 24, Fox reports. The roles of the main characters of the series - agents of the FBI Malder and Scully, investigating paranormal incidents - as before, actors David Dukhovna and Gillian Anderson play. The previous season of the series ended 13 years ago.

In the immediate vicinity of the building of the largest hotel in Burkina-Faso and casino in the capital of the country, the city of Uagadugu, near the international airport, a shootout occurred, and several explosions thundered. Apparently, the hotel was attacked by terrorists, Reuters reports with reference to their own sources in Burkina-Faso. The details of the incident have not yet been reported, the victims and victims are unknown.

The Boeing 737-500 aircraft flying from Moscow, Yutyir, made an emergency landing at the Samara airport Kurumoch due to the fact that one liner engine stopped working. The plane sat down safely, the Volga Investigation Department on the Transport of the TFR reports . The incident occurred the night before. On board the Boeing were 43 passengers and 6 crew members. As a result of an abnormal situation, no one was injured. The airport’s work was not interrupted.

Anton Bykov Last Friday, a closed meeting between the assistant to the President of Russia Vladislav Surkov and the deputy US Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, at which the problems of the implementation of the Minsk agreements, was held at the State Residence of the Pionersk of the Kaliningrad Region. According to the results of six -hour negotiations, the parties recognized that the meeting was productive and thorough.

A law enforcement officer was wounded during a shootout with an action movie in Nalchik, TASS and Interfax report with reference to a source in Kabardino-Balkaria law enforcement agencies. “As a result of a shootout with a law enforcement officer blocked in a private house, a militant was injured,” the source said. According to preliminary data, during the operation, one militant was killed. The special operation continues.

On January 16, the Decree of the Government of Ukraine on the complete termination of trade with the Crimea entered into force. Ukrainians are prohibited from the supply of goods, as well as the provision of services and work in Crimea. The ban does not apply to personal belongings of citizens, socially significant food products and humanitarian assistance.