The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, was involved as a co -stander in the claim of the REGNUM news agency against the Russian Foreign Ministry, TASS reports. Such a decision was made by the Presnensky District Court of Moscow. REGNUM is suing the Foreign Ministry, demanding that Zakharova’s phrase be refuted that the REGNUM journalists who arrested in Belarus used the word “non -treasure” or “underway” in relation to Belarusians.

The International Group of Paleontologists from China, the USA, Australia and Great Britain discovered evidence that the ancient reptile of the genus of dinocephalosaurus was viviparous. Earlier it was believed that representatives of this group of animals were propagated only by layering of eggs. Dinocephalosaurus are represented by the only type of Dinocephalosaurus Orientalis , the petrified remains of which were found in 2003 in the Chinese province of Guzhuu.

Blogger Ruslan Sokolovsky, detained in September last year after publishing a video about catching Pokemon in the Yekaterinburg Church on Blood, will appear before the court for denying the existence of God and comparing Jesus Christ with a zombie. This is stated in the indictment in the case that RBC got acquainted with.

Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the annual expanded meeting of the FSB College, dedicated to the results of the department’s activities over the past period and priority tasks in ensuring national security for the future, the Kremlin press service reports .

The Russian writer Zakhar Prilepin (real name Eugene) became a defendant in a criminal case opened under articles on participation in the activities of a terrorist organization and on the financing of terrorism. This was reported in the Security Service of Ukraine, which opened the case, Interfax reports. On February 13, it became known that Prilepin is the deputy commander of the battalion in the self -proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic.

Scientists have long suspected that the parasitic worm, which causes the so -called “river blindness” among the inhabitants of Africa, is responsible for the occurrence of another disease, the so -called “nodding syndrome” , which affects the nervous system. But it was not possible to confirm these suspicions for a long time. Now they managed to identify new facts that look significant evidence of the fault of this worm. For the first time, nodding syndrome was seen in Tanzania in the 1960s.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Moscow was ready to restore cooperation with the Pentagon, but attempts to build it from the “position of power” are hopeless. The day before, the new head of the US defense department James Mattis called for such a dialogue with Russia.

The deadlines for the implementation of the Laws of the Package of Yarovoi can be shifted, and the requirements for storing information can be adjusted in accordance with the recommendations of the expert group under the leadership of the Minister for Open Government Mikhail Abyzov. The transfer of the deadlines for the implementation of the law is connected with the proposal to try it to begin with a pilot project in order to be able to evaluate the practice and upcoming costs in practice.

The time has come to predict the results of the 2018 election campaign, says political observer Andrei Shcherbakov. In an interview with Polit.ru, he appreciated her prospects in terms of probable turnout and possible distribution of votes. “All governors are set aside, all preliminary results are summed up. The time for forecasting the final results comes. The final results, as you know, will be summed up according to the results of the presidential campaign.

About 1,400 cars were stuck at customs in the Far East and Japan due to the requirements of the mandatory installation of ERA-GLONASS systems. This was announced by the head of the Far Eastern Customs Administration Yuri Ladygin, the website of the Primorsky Territory administration said .

In St. Petersburg, the oldest giraffe in the world died, a female named meadow. This was reported on the website of the Leningrad Zoo. The animal was 35 years old. In the wild, giraffes usually live 10 years less. Luga was born in the Leningrad Zoo on October 31, 1981. In pairs with a male named Hamlet, she was born seven cubs.

The Kremlin was called the internal affair of the United States The initiative of the American congressmen to investigate the possible connections of the US presidential administration Donald Trump with Russia, RIA Novosti reports. “I have not heard such statements ... All this is an absolutely internal business (USA - Ed.).

In Bonn, the first meeting of the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his American colleague, new US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, reports TASS . During the meeting, the parties will discuss bilateral cooperation. It is expected that the issue of anti -Russian sanctions imposed by the United States in connection with the accession of Crimea to Russia, which the West considers annexation will be affected.

At least two thirds of sites (65%) blocked by Roskomnadzor in Russia continue to operate. This was reported by RBC based on the results of studying the register of prohibited Internet resources. It is noted that administrators of 65% of blocked resources “continue to pay for domain registration, hosting and content filling.” RBC analyzed the register as of December 16, 2016. For the analysis, a copy of the register from the Roskomsvoboda website was used.

The Moscow City Hall agreed on the application for Marsh Nemtsov, but will invite the organizers to amend the demonstration route, RIA Novosti said on February 16. The head of the metropolitan department of regional security and counteracting corruption, Vladimir Chernikov, told the agency that the city hall has its own proposals, which will be announced later, as the decision is made.