ria.ru The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has opened a section on the website dedicated to “fake news” about Russia RIA Novosti The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched a section on its website with publications from foreign media, which the Foreign Ministry regards as “propaganda stuff.” This was stated by his official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova.

Authorities in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir have banned “lavish” weddings that involve more than 900 people and more than seven courses. The decree will come into force on April 1, 2017 and, according to the regional government, will reduce food waste, the reports . BBC Chefs prepare dishes in Jammu and Kashmir. Photo Getty According to the publication, the most expensive weddings in India are held in Jammu and Kashmir.

Characters: Kolya, Vasya, Tajiks and Lyuda (in episodes). Photo by stivoberlin, Flickr Three years have passed since people started talking about Bitcoin in a truly massive way. Almost all major financial institutions, including Sberbank, have become interested in the technology on the basis of which all transactions are kept track of—blockchain—which in itself gives rise to memes . However, explaining how the blockchain (and Bitcoin itself) works is still difficult.

And it definitely hurts more for coconuts. 25-year-old Indian mechanic Abeesh Dominic set a new world record by breaking 124 coconuts with his hands in about 47 seconds. In total, the man struck 145 coconuts, but only broken ones were counted. The previous record was set by a resident of Germany, who split 118 coconuts in a minute.

Vedomosti, citing several sources in the economic bloc , told what options for raising taxes are being discussed in the government. Among the proposals are both an increase in VAT and personal income tax, and the introduction of a progressive scale. According to sources of the publication, options for tax reform are being discussed by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economic Development and the Center for Strategic Research of Alexei Kudrin, which offers its own options for maneuvers.

in Russia A register of news aggregators has begun operating , the law on which obliges their owners to verify the accuracy of information from resources that are not registered as media outlets. Roskomnadzor has already added the first services to the register - Mail.Ru News and SMI2. Information about the register of news aggregators is publicly available.

The new Apple Park campus will open for relocating employees in April. The company will name the theater in which presentations of future products will take place in honor of its founder Steve Jobs, Apple representatives told TJ. Apple Park Campus. Apple photo Apple Park is located in the heart of the Santa Clara Valley in California, not far from the company's current office in Cupertino. It has an area of ​​more than 70 hectares and is designed for 12 thousand people.

The artist regrets that Russian cities practically do not make cartoons about themselves. Artist and director Oleg Kuvaev, best known as the creator of the animated series about Masyan, drew a short cartoon about life in the capital of Yamal - Salekhard. In a cartoon with recognizable Flash animation and voice-over, a fox (an animal depicted on the city coat of arms) in the stand-up genre talks about the peculiarities of life in a city located on the Arctic Circle.

The Soyuz-U launch vehicle took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for the last time, almost 40 years after its first launch. She headed towards the International Space Station along with the Progress space truck to transfer about 2.5 tons of cargo to the astronauts. The space exploration agency NASA announced this on Twitter. According to the plan, Soyuz-U is to deliver the Progress MS-05 cargo ship into orbit.

An unremarkable 2009 track has been revived thanks to a new meme. In 2009, the Australian electronic duo Bag Raiders released the single “Shooting Stars” and a video for it. Neither the song nor the video were particularly noteworthy until 2013, when the track was featured on Australia's Got Talent. The video features the musicians traveling through space on old supercars, and the track is based on powerful synth sounds from the 80s - a popular reference to modern electronic music culture.

He influenced the life of parliament more than many of his colleagues. Cardboard figure of deputy Vladimir Petrov. Photo 47news.ru At a meeting of the Legislative Assembly of the Leningrad Region on February 22, instead of deputy Vladimir Petrov, appeared a cardboard copy of him . The parliamentarian was absent due to a broken leg. The figure was carried by Petrov’s assistant, who seated her in the deputy’s seat in the first row.

All thanks to a video blogger from Canada. Canadian musician and video blogger Andrew Huang showed how to make a drawn unicorn sound using MIDI technology. reports TeenVogue.com . To achieve the final result, Huang edited an image of the unicorn using Photoshop, printed it on transparent film, placed it in front of the laptop screen, and then traced the outline and lined up the notes in the program.

When a gift for February 23rd is not only warm, but also tinny. Men's socks packed in tins. Photo TUT.by The Brest Hosiery Factory (BCHK) has produced a limited batch of socks packed in tin cans. The number of sets dedicated to Defender of the Fatherland Day was 3 thousand pieces.

According to YouTube versions. YouTube has presented a ranking of the most popular trailers from the Oscar nominees for Best Picture. When compiling it, the number of views of videos both on studio channels and on popular aggregators from January 1 to February 13, 2017 was taken into account. This year, users watched all nine trailers for a total of three million hours, YouTube representatives told TJ. The trailer for the film “La La Land” took first place in the ranking.

The creators of the public “Lentach” spoke about a warning received from the organization “Orthodox Rapid Response Center”.