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OneWeb sends batch of satellites to Baikonur for next launch

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A package of 34 telecommunications satellites was sent to Baikonur from a plant in Florida on February 24, a OneWeb spokesman told TASS. Baikonur specialists will receive telecommunications satellites of the British company on February 25. The launch is scheduled for the second half of March. Recall, the company OneWeb forms a group of orbital satellites to provide broadband access services to the Internet. The OneWeb contract with the Arianespace launch operator provides for 20 launches using Russian Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicles and one launch with the Ariane 6 carrier being devel

Iranian president compares US sanctions to coronavirus

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the effect of U.S. sanctions is similar to coronavirus, on the one hand, they inspire horror, and on the other, they have no real impact on the situation. On 23 February, he reported during a meeting with the Minister for European and Foreign Affairs of Austria, Alexander Schallenberg. U.S. sanctions as a coronavirus: the horror from them exceeds the real effect, quoted the Iranian leader press service of the president. Rouhani added that the imposition of American sanctions was a terrorist act and expressed hope that the European Union would be able to fulfil its humanitarian duty in that direction. According to the news agency, earlier on February 20, Washington decided to impose new unilateral sanctions on Tehran. Five individuals have been added to the U.S. sanctions list of the Ministry of Finance, including Ahmad Jannati, Chairman of the Iranian Constitution Guard Council.

Lyubskaya to conduct a public investigation into the case of the Ukrainian maidan

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Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Natalia Lyubskaya (United Russia) promised to carry out her public investigation into the coup d 'état in Ukraine in 2014 and the outbreak of an armed conflict in the Khabarovsk. She announced this on February 17, the news agency reports. I 'll start my investigation publicly. And I call on all eyewitnesses to the true face of the Maidan not to forget that we have unfinished business, help me to complete it to the maximum, on what the remaining powder investigation is capable, to make screenshots of my pages in social networks and to pack them in the materials of criminal case. So, colleagues, especially for your convenience I will record videos about your chiefs involved in the state revolution in Ukraine. Only, in an honest way, promise to invest them in the case file, she appealed to the Ukrainian law enforcement agencies. According to the deputy, all those involved in the state revolution in Ukraine and in the war in the Kh

Kosovo's new justice minister: politicians will now fear prosecutors

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On 16 February, the Minister of Justice in the new Government of Kosovo, Albulen Hajiu, made loud statements to the media. The war crimes lawsuit against Serbia is one of the priorities of the Kurti Government (Albin Kurti, Prime Minister of Kosovo, Editor). During my mandate, it is not the prosecutor who will fear politicians, but politicians who will fear prosecutors, Hajiu said. According to the Albanian news agency KosovaPress, Hajiu stressed that participation in the struggle of the UCHC (Kosovo Liberation Army) will not be a shield blocking the perpetrators from p

The team of special forces Rosgvardia returned from the UAE with medals

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Fighters of Vityaz Rosgvardia center returned to Moscow from Dubai after brilliant performance at the international competitions of special forces UAE Swat Challenge. This was reported to the correspondent by the news agency in the press service of special forces Rosgvardia. Rosgvardia received silver, claiming the first place, they lost to owners of tournament overall only five points. The most points were scored by the soldiers of Rosgvardia in the tests, where it was necessary to work in the team and understand each other with half a sight. For example, when evacuating a wounded person in a difficult tactical environment while carrying out combat tasks. At this stage fighters from Russia received gold medals. At Moscow Sheremetyevo airport the prize-winners of competitions were met by co-workers, friends, relatives and relatives. The Vityaz Special Purpose Center is considered an elite of Rosgvardia troops. His calling card is a crab beret. High results at competitions fighters achi