tass--2020-08-21--No side effects recorded among inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine by Vector center

MOSCOW , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
All volunteers inoculated with the vaccine against the novel coronavirus developed by the Vector State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology are in good health , no side effects have been registered .
The clinical trials are scheduled to be completed in September , the press service of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing reported on Friday .
`` All inoculated volunteers are feeling well .
To date , the first vaccination was administered to 57 volunteers , while 43 received placebo .
Six volunteers noted soreness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was insignificant and of a short-term nature ( 1-2 days ) .
No side effects were observed among the volunteers , '' the statement reads .
The agency added that the EpiVacCorona vaccine produces an immune response after double administration with the interval of 14-21 days .
To date , only one volunteer has been inoculated twice .
`` Clinical trials are planned to be completed in September 2020 , '' the sanitary watchdog concluded .
On August 11 , Russia became the first country worldwide to register a vaccine against the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was developed by the Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian Healthcare Ministry and passed clinical trials in June - July .
It is based on a known platform previously used for other vaccines .
On August 15 , the Healthcare Ministry announced the production launch of the vaccine .

MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. All volunteers inoculated with the vaccine against the novel coronavirus developed by the Vector State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology are in good health, no side effects have been registered. The clinical trials are scheduled to be completed in September, the press service of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing reported on Friday.
"All inoculated volunteers are feeling well. To date, the first vaccination was administered to 57 volunteers, while 43 received placebo. Six volunteers noted soreness at the injection site. The soreness was insignificant and of a short-term nature (1-2 days). No side effects were observed among the volunteers," the statement reads.
The agency added that the EpiVacCorona vaccine produces an immune response after double administration with the interval of 14-21 days. To date, only one volunteer has been inoculated twice. "Clinical trials are planned to be completed in September 2020," the sanitary watchdog concluded.
On August 11, Russia became the first country worldwide to register a vaccine against the coronavirus which was named Sputnik V. The preparation was developed by the Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian Healthcare Ministry and passed clinical trials in June - July. It is based on a known platform previously used for other vaccines. On August 15, the Healthcare Ministry announced the production launch of the vaccine.


tass--2020-08-21--Experts wrap up field studies of underground ice at oil spill area in Norilsk

MOSCOW , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
Field studies of the permafrost ice at the area of oil spill , which happened in Norilsk in May , are completed .
Experts may present conclusions in about two months , Sergei Serikov of the Russian Academy of Sciences ’ Permafrost Institute told TASS .
“ Scientists measured temperatures at different depths – from 5 to 15 meters , conducted route studies to analyze cryogenic processes on the surface and a possible manmade impact on them , ” he said .
“ It was a big thorough process ; the samples have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be tested at the laboratory.
” According to the expert , scientists measured temperatures in about 30 wells , drilled earlier .
In addition to that , three new wells had been drilled for the team of researchers .
“ The first well was drilled in the place , where conditions remained relatively unchanged – this well will be used as a baseline one to make further comparisons , ” he continued .
“ The second well is in a brook valley , which could have been affected by the spill ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the site , about 50 meters from the tank where the spill occurred.
” For the next two months , at the laboratory in Yakutsk , scientists will work to analyze the permafrost ’ s conditions near the power plant based on the measurements taken , results of landscape observations and information from satellite images .
Final conclusions about whether the permafrost ’ s thawing could have caused the accident would be made jointly with experts of the Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ geophysical survey of the power plant in Norilsk , Serikov added .
In late May , more than 21,000 tonnes of oil products spilled from a fuel tank on the premises of CHPP-3 power plant ( owned by the Norilsk-Taimyr Energy Company , a member of the Norilsk Nickel Group ) .
Russia ’ s ecological watchdog , Rosprirodnadzor , estimated the damage at about 148 billion rubles ( $ 2 billion ) .
Nornickel did not agree with the methods of damage evaluation and will argue them , though confirmed it would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences for the first time in recent years headed for the Taimyr Peninsula at the invitation of Nornickel .
The big scientific expedition will study the peninsula and later on scientists will present suggestions for industrial companies , working in the Arctic , on how to preserve the nature .
The expedition ’ s key points are watersheds of the rivers Pyasina , Norilka and Ambarnaya and Lake Pyasino .
The expedition will work for five months – from July to November .
It will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Academy of Sciences ’ Siberian Branch .
By the end of August , they will collect samples of soils , plants and sediments and then will begin working at labs .
The first results may be available in November-December 2020 .

MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. Field studies of the permafrost ice at the area of oil spill, which happened in Norilsk in May, are completed. Experts may present conclusions in about two months, Sergei Serikov of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Permafrost Institute told TASS.
“Scientists measured temperatures at different depths – from 5 to 15 meters, conducted route studies to analyze cryogenic processes on the surface and a possible manmade impact on them,” he said. “It was a big thorough process; the samples have been taken to Yakutsk, where they will be tested at the laboratory.”
According to the expert, scientists measured temperatures in about 30 wells, drilled earlier. In addition to that, three new wells had been drilled for the team of researchers. “The first well was drilled in the place, where conditions remained relatively unchanged – this well will be used as a baseline one to make further comparisons,” he continued. “The second well is in a brook valley, which could have been affected by the spill; and the third well was made right on the site, about 50 meters from the tank where the spill occurred.”
For the next two months, at the laboratory in Yakutsk, scientists will work to analyze the permafrost’s conditions near the power plant based on the measurements taken, results of landscape observations and information from satellite images. Final conclusions about whether the permafrost’s thawing could have caused the accident would be made jointly with experts of the Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Siberian Branch, who earlier conducted a geophysical survey of the power plant in Norilsk, Serikov added.
In late May, more than 21,000 tonnes of oil products spilled from a fuel tank on the premises of CHPP-3 power plant (owned by the Norilsk-Taimyr Energy Company, a member of the Norilsk Nickel Group). Russia’s ecological watchdog, Rosprirodnadzor, estimated the damage at about 148 billion rubles ($2 billion). Nornickel did not agree with the methods of damage evaluation and will argue them, though confirmed it would pay the costs of the cleanup.
About expedition to Taimyr
The Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences for the first time in recent years headed for the Taimyr Peninsula at the invitation of Nornickel. The big scientific expedition will study the peninsula and later on scientists will present suggestions for industrial companies, working in the Arctic, on how to preserve the nature.
The expedition’s key points are watersheds of the rivers Pyasina, Norilka and Ambarnaya and Lake Pyasino. The expedition will work for five months – from July to November. It will feature experts from 14 research institutes of the Academy of Sciences’ Siberian Branch. By the end of August, they will collect samples of soils, plants and sediments and then will begin working at labs. The first results may be available in November-December 2020.


tass--2020-08-21--Belarus army to hold large-scale drills on August 28-31

MINSK , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
The Belarusian army will hold large-scale drills under the direction of the Western Operational Command ’ s chief on August 28-31 , the republic ’ s Defense Ministry reported on Friday .
`` An integrated grouping of forces has been set up to hold a comprehensive tactical exercise .
It comprises Airborne Force , motor rifle , armored and artillery units and also the squads of unmanned aerial vehicles and electronic warfare systems , '' the Defense Ministry said .
Helicopters will redeploy from the Machulishchi aerodrome in the Minsk Region to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provide support for the troops ’ operations , it said .
`` A parachute battalion of the 103rd separate airborne brigade has conducted a march to the designated area and started practicing anti-saboteur measures , '' the statement reads .
At the 174th training ground of the Air Force and Air Defense Troops in the Brest Region , the anti-aircraft missile and artillery battalions of the 6th and 11th separate mechanized brigades are holding live firings from Tunguska air defense missile systems , according to the statement .
`` An-26 , Yak-130 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to protect the state borders in the airspace , '' the Defense Ministry said .
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko earlier instructed the Defense Ministry to closely follow NATO forces ’ movements in Poland and Lithuania and put the troops on high alert on the country ’ s western borders , noting the escalation of tension in the region .
Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin issued an order on August 19 to beef up the grouping of forces in the Grodno area with the battalions of tactical missiles and multiple rocket launchers and with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ systems .

MINSK, August 21. /TASS/. The Belarusian army will hold large-scale drills under the direction of the Western Operational Command’s chief on August 28-31, the republic’s Defense Ministry reported on Friday.
"An integrated grouping of forces has been set up to hold a comprehensive tactical exercise. It comprises Airborne Force, motor rifle, armored and artillery units and also the squads of unmanned aerial vehicles and electronic warfare systems," the Defense Ministry said.
Helicopters will redeploy from the Machulishchi aerodrome in the Minsk Region to the Lida airfield in the Grodno Region to provide support for the troops’ operations, it said.
"A parachute battalion of the 103rd separate airborne brigade has conducted a march to the designated area and started practicing anti-saboteur measures," the statement reads.
At the 174th training ground of the Air Force and Air Defense Troops in the Brest Region, the anti-aircraft missile and artillery battalions of the 6th and 11th separate mechanized brigades are holding live firings from Tunguska air defense missile systems, according to the statement.
"An-26, Yak-130 and Su-30SM aircraft will continue performing planned flights to protect the state borders in the airspace," the Defense Ministry said.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko earlier instructed the Defense Ministry to closely follow NATO forces’ movements in Poland and Lithuania and put the troops on high alert on the country’s western borders, noting the escalation of tension in the region.
Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin issued an order on August 19 to beef up the grouping of forces in the Grodno area with the battalions of tactical missiles and multiple rocket launchers and with a squad of drones and air defense systems.


tass--2020-08-21--Russia reports 4,870 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

According to its data , the daily growth rate stands at 0.5 % for the sixth day in a row .
MOSCOW , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s coronavirus cases grew by 4,870 in the past 24 hours , pushing the total to 946,976 , the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Friday .
The lowest daily growth rates were recorded in the Moscow Region ( 0.2 % ) , the Jewish Autonomous Region ( 0.2 % ) , Moscow ( 0.3 % ) , the Tuva Region ( 0.3 % ) , Kabardino-Balkaria ( 0.3 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , the Smolensk Region ( 0.3 % ) , the Tambov Region ( 0.3 % ) , the Tula Region ( 0.3 % ) and Chechnya ( 0.3 % ) .
Russia reports over 4,700 new coronavirus cases in the past day Another 690 cases were confirmed in Moscow , 181 - in St. Petersburg , 151 - in the Moscow Region , 132 - in the Stavropol Region and 128 - in the Rostov Region .
A total of 169,457 COVID-19 patients are currently undergoing treatment in Russia .
The number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 24 hours in Russia has increased by 5,817 , bringing the total to 761,330 , the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Friday .
According to the crisis center , the share of recoveries to date makes up 80.4 % of the total COVID-19 case tally in Russia .
Having recovered , 1,160 patients were discharged in Moscow , 238 - in the Ulyanovsk Region , 168 - in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area , 166 - in the Altai Region and 156 - in the Rostov Region in one day .
The number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past 24 hours increased by 90 , compared to 110 the day before .
In all , 16,189 patients have died which makes up 1.71 % of the total COVID-19 case tally in Russia .
Over the 24 hours , 12 fatalities were registered in Moscow , 8 - in the Sverdlovsk Region , 7 - in the Krasnoyarsk Region , 6 - in St. Petersburg and the Novosibirsk Region each and no more than 4 - in 31 more regions .

According to its data, the daily growth rate stands at 0.5% for the sixth day in a row.
MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. Russia’s coronavirus cases grew by 4,870 in the past 24 hours, pushing the total to 946,976, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Friday.
The lowest daily growth rates were recorded in the Moscow Region (0.2%), the Jewish Autonomous Region (0.2%), Moscow (0.3%), the Tuva Region (0.3%), Kabardino-Balkaria (0.3%), North Ossetia (0.3%), the Smolensk Region (0.3%), the Tambov Region (0.3%), the Tula Region (0.3%) and Chechnya (0.3%).
Russia reports over 4,700 new coronavirus cases in the past day
Another 690 cases were confirmed in Moscow, 181 - in St. Petersburg, 151 - in the Moscow Region, 132 - in the Stavropol Region and 128 - in the Rostov Region.
A total of 169,457 COVID-19 patients are currently undergoing treatment in Russia.
Recoveries
The number of coronavirus patients discharged over the past 24 hours in Russia has increased by 5,817, bringing the total to 761,330, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Friday.
According to the crisis center, the share of recoveries to date makes up 80.4% of the total COVID-19 case tally in Russia.
Having recovered, 1,160 patients were discharged in Moscow, 238 - in the Ulyanovsk Region, 168 - in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area, 166 - in the Altai Region and 156 - in the Rostov Region in one day.
Fatalities
The number of COVID-19 fatalities in Russia over the past 24 hours increased by 90, compared to 110 the day before. In all, 16,189 patients have died which makes up 1.71% of the total COVID-19 case tally in Russia.
Over the 24 hours, 12 fatalities were registered in Moscow, 8 - in the Sverdlovsk Region, 7 - in the Krasnoyarsk Region, 6 - in St. Petersburg and the Novosibirsk Region each and no more than 4 - in 31 more regions.


tass--2020-08-21--No toxins found in Navalny’s system, 'poisoning' version not confirmed at this stage

OMSK , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
No poisons have been found in Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny ’ s system on the outcomes of clinical tests , thus doctors do not think he was poisoned , Anatoly Kalinichenko , deputy chief physician of Omsk Emergency Hospital No .
1 , told reporters on Friday .
Navalny was hospitalized on Thursday after he lost consciousness on a plane from Tomsk to Moscow .
He is currently in an intensive care unit .
`` No poisons or traces of poison have been found in his system .
I suppose the diagnosis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back of our minds .
But we do not think that the patient has been poisoned , '' Kalinichenko said .
He added that the doctors had established a diagnosis , however , they will not share it with the media .
The patient ’ s wife and brother have been informed of the diagnosis , he said .
On August 20 , Navalny ’ s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said that the plane carrying the Russian opposition figure made an emergency landing in Omsk after he suddenly felt ill in mid-flight .
Navalny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that he had been hooked up to a ventilator .

OMSK, August 21. /TASS/. No poisons have been found in Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny’s system on the outcomes of clinical tests, thus doctors do not think he was poisoned, Anatoly Kalinichenko, deputy chief physician of Omsk Emergency Hospital No. 1, told reporters on Friday. Navalny was hospitalized on Thursday after he lost consciousness on a plane from Tomsk to Moscow. He is currently in an intensive care unit.
"No poisons or traces of poison have been found in his system. I suppose the diagnosis "poisoning" is still at the back of our minds. But we do not think that the patient has been poisoned," Kalinichenko said.
He added that the doctors had established a diagnosis, however, they will not share it with the media. The patient’s wife and brother have been informed of the diagnosis, he said.
On August 20, Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said that the plane carrying the Russian opposition figure made an emergency landing in Omsk after he suddenly felt ill in mid-flight. Navalny is in a coma. Earlier reports said that he had been hooked up to a ventilator.


tass--2020-08-21--Law enforcement investigation negates theory of poison in Navalny’s body — source

MOSCOW , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
No poison has been detected in the body of Russian blogger Alexei Navalny , the preliminary version has not changed , a law enforcement source told TASS .
`` The preliminary version has not changed .
The issue at hand is toxicity from psychodysleptic drugs .
It will be possible to provide more specific information after the diagnosis is established and doctors ’ conclusion is available , '' he said .
According to the source , a criminal case has not been opened yet , since there is no data indicating that Navalny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interviewed as part of the investigation as soon as his health permits .
Ivan Zhdanov , a lawyer from Navalny ’ s Anti-Corruption Foundation , said earlier on Friday that experts had found a dangerous substance in the blogger ’ s body , which could also pose a danger to people around him .
On August 20 , Navalny ’ s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said that the plane carrying the Russian blogger made an emergency landing in Omsk after he suddenly felt ill in mid-flight .
Navalny is in a coma .
Earlier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a ventilator .

MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. No poison has been detected in the body of Russian blogger Alexei Navalny, the preliminary version has not changed, a law enforcement source told TASS.
"The preliminary version has not changed. The issue at hand is toxicity from psychodysleptic drugs. It will be possible to provide more specific information after the diagnosis is established and doctors’ conclusion is available," he said.
According to the source, a criminal case has not been opened yet, since there is no data indicating that Navalny was deliberately poisoned. He will be interviewed as part of the investigation as soon as his health permits.
Ivan Zhdanov, a lawyer from Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, said earlier on Friday that experts had found a dangerous substance in the blogger’s body, which could also pose a danger to people around him.
On August 20, Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said that the plane carrying the Russian blogger made an emergency landing in Omsk after he suddenly felt ill in mid-flight. Navalny is in a coma. Earlier reports said that he had been connected to a ventilator.


tass--2020-08-21--Tikhanovskaya urges Belarusian workers to carry on with strikes

`` Workers of Belaruskali , the Minsk Tractor Plant , Grodno Azot , and other enterprises !
The future of Belarus , which also means the future of our children depends now on your unity and your determination .
So I am asking you to continue and to expand the strikes .
Don ’ t get intimidated .
Get united , '' she said .
She named the strikes a legal and effective method of fighting .
She added that `` millions have already been donated to the support foundations . ''
Among the goals of strikes she again noted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to release political prisoners and to conduct transparent , free and honest elections . ''
In Belarus , where the presidential election was held on August 9 , mass protest rallies of those disagreeing with the election results have been continuing .
In the early days these rallies were accompanied by clashes between protesters and law enforcement forces .
Employees of large enterprises expressed dissatisfaction with the situation , holding rallies with demands to conduct a new election .
According to the final results of the Central Election Commission , incumbent president of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the vote .
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya who was considered his main opponent , came second with 10.12 % .
She refused to recognize the election results .
Later Tikhanovskaya left for Lithuania and announced that she was ready to become the nation ’ s leader .
Despite the calls of the opposition , Belarusian industrial enterprises lately have been functioning as usual , the protest activity has decreased significantly .

"Workers of Belaruskali, the Minsk Tractor Plant, Grodno Azot, and other enterprises! The future of Belarus, which also means the future of our children depends now on your unity and your determination. So I am asking you to continue and to expand the strikes. Don’t get intimidated. Get united," she said.
She named the strikes a legal and effective method of fighting. She added that "millions have already been donated to the support foundations." Among the goals of strikes she again noted the necessity "to end violence, to release political prisoners and to conduct transparent, free and honest elections."
In Belarus, where the presidential election was held on August 9, mass protest rallies of those disagreeing with the election results have been continuing. In the early days these rallies were accompanied by clashes between protesters and law enforcement forces. Employees of large enterprises expressed dissatisfaction with the situation, holding rallies with demands to conduct a new election. According to the final results of the Central Election Commission, incumbent president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko got 80.1% of the vote. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya who was considered his main opponent, came second with 10.12%. She refused to recognize the election results. Later Tikhanovskaya left for Lithuania and announced that she was ready to become the nation’s leader. Despite the calls of the opposition, Belarusian industrial enterprises lately have been functioning as usual, the protest activity has decreased significantly.


tass--2020-08-21--Plane for Navalny’s possible transportation to Germany lands in Omsk

OMSK , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
The plane for the possible transportation of Russian blogger Alexei Navalny to Germany @ @ @ @ @ the Omsk airport , according to the Flightradar24 website .
The plane began its journey @ @ @ @ @ 03:11 am ( 04:11 am Moscow time ) .
The flight was arranged by the @ @ @ @ @ Earlier on Friday , Alexander Murakhovsky , the chief physician of Omsk Emergency Hospital No @ @ @ @ @ was taken , said that doctors had concluded that it was impossible to transport him @ @ @ @ @ , Navalny ’ s condition has improved but was not stable enough .
On August @ @ @ @ @ spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said that the plane carrying the Russian blogger made an emergency landing @ @ @ @ @ felt ill in mid-flight .
Navalny is in a coma .
Earlier reports said that @ @ @ @ @ a ventilator .

OMSK, August 21. /TASS/. The plane for the possible transportation of Russian blogger Alexei Navalny to Germany for treatment has landed at the Omsk airport, according to the Flightradar24 website.
The plane began its journey from Nuremberg to Omsk at 03:11 am (04:11 am Moscow time). The flight was arranged by the Cinema for Peace foundation.
Earlier on Friday, Alexander Murakhovsky, the chief physician of Omsk Emergency Hospital No. 1, where Navalny was taken, said that doctors had concluded that it was impossible to transport him abroad. According to Murakhovsky, Navalny’s condition has improved but was not stable enough.
On August 20, Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said that the plane carrying the Russian blogger made an emergency landing in Omsk after he suddenly felt ill in mid-flight. Navalny is in a coma. Earlier reports said that he had been connected to a ventilator.


tass--2020-08-21--Navalny in no condition to be transported, says press secretary

MOSCOW , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
Russian blogger Alexei Navalny can not be transported yet due to his unstable @ @ @ @ @ Yarmysh wrote in a Twitter post on Friday citing the hospital ’ s chief physician @ @ @ @ @ said that Navalny was in no shape to be transported .
His condition is unstable @ @ @ @ @ adding that his relatives ’ decision was not enough for doctors .
On Thursday , @ @ @ @ @ carrying the Russian blogger made an emergency landing in Omsk after he suddenly felt ill @ @ @ @ @ was taken to a hospital in Omsk is in a coma .
Earlier reports said @ @ @ @ @ to a ventilator .

MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. Russian blogger Alexei Navalny cannot be transported yet due to his unstable condition, his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh wrote in a Twitter post on Friday citing the hospital’s chief physician.
"The chief physician said that Navalny was in no shape to be transported. His condition is unstable," she noted, adding that his relatives’ decision was not enough for doctors.
On Thursday, Yarmysh said that the plane carrying the Russian blogger made an emergency landing in Omsk after he suddenly felt ill in mid-flight. Navalny who was taken to a hospital in Omsk is in a coma. Earlier reports said that he had been connected to a ventilator.


tass--2020-08-21--Plane for Navalny’s possible transportation to Germany bound from Nuremberg

BERLIN , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
Germany has sent a plane to transport Russian blogger Alexei Navalny , who @ @ @ @ @ one of the Omsk hospitals , to Germany for treatment , the Bild newspaper reported @ @ @ @ @ own sources .
According to the paper , the plane carrying specialists began its journey @ @ @ @ @ 03:11 am ( 04:11 am Moscow time ) .
The blogger may be transported to @ @ @ @ @ in the evening .
The flight was arranged by the Cinema for Peace human rights @ @ @ @ @ Merkel earlier said that Germany was ready to provide medical care to Navalny .
According @ @ @ @ @ Peskov , the Kremlin will help transport Navany abroad if there is such a request @ @ @ @ @ Navalny ’ s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said that the plane carrying the Russian blogger made @ @ @ @ @ after he suddenly felt under the weather in mid-flight .
According to Yarmysh , Navalny @ @ @ @ @ morning .
She claimed that the blogger may have been poisoned .

BERLIN, August 21. /TASS/. Germany has sent a plane to transport Russian blogger Alexei Navalny, who is in intensive care at one of the Omsk hospitals, to Germany for treatment, the Bild newspaper reported on Friday, citing its own sources.
According to the paper, the plane carrying specialists began its journey from Nuremberg to Omsk at 03:11 am (04:11 am Moscow time). The blogger may be transported to Berlin this afternoon or early in the evening.
The flight was arranged by the Cinema for Peace human rights foundation. German Chancellor Angela Merkel earlier said that Germany was ready to provide medical care to Navalny.
According to Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin will help transport Navalny abroad if there is such a request.
On Thursday morning, Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said that the plane carrying the Russian blogger made an emergency landing in Omsk after he suddenly felt under the weather in mid-flight. According to Yarmysh, Navalny only drank tea in the morning. She claimed that the blogger may have been poisoned.


tass--2020-08-21--Hamas ready to participate in inter-Palestinian meeting in Moscow — Lavrov

MOSCOW , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
The Hamas leadership informed Russia that it would be ready to participate in a meeting of the main Palestinian parties and movements when it is organized in Moscow , Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Trud newspaper .
The foreign minister noted that the most important prerequisite for resuming direct Palestinian-Israeli negotiations is restoring Palestinian unity on the political platform of the Palestine Liberation Organization .
`` In this regard , we welcomed the timely steps of Fatah and Hamas on the road to overcoming the long-term split , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a joint press conference of authorized representatives of Fatah and Hamas in a video format , '' Lavrov recalled .
`` For our part , we will continue to work with the Palestinians in order to consolidate and develop the emerging hopeful tendency .
We are planning to hold a regular meeting of representatives of the main Palestinian parties and movements in Moscow as soon as the sanitary and epidemiological situation allows .
In early July this year , Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ours , '' Lavrov said .
`` The leadership of Hamas also informed us of its readiness to take part in such an event , '' the minister added .

MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. The Hamas leadership informed Russia that it would be ready to participate in a meeting of the main Palestinian parties and movements when it is organized in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Trud newspaper.
The foreign minister noted that the most important prerequisite for resuming direct Palestinian-Israeli negotiations is restoring Palestinian unity on the political platform of the Palestine Liberation Organization. "In this regard, we welcomed the timely steps of Fatah and Hamas on the road to overcoming the long-term split, which were announced on July 2 during a joint press conference of authorized representatives of Fatah and Hamas in a video format," Lavrov recalled.
"For our part, we will continue to work with the Palestinians in order to consolidate and develop the emerging hopeful tendency. We are planning to hold a regular meeting of representatives of the main Palestinian parties and movements in Moscow as soon as the sanitary and epidemiological situation allows. In early July this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who positively reacted to this proposal of ours," Lavrov said. "The leadership of Hamas also informed us of its readiness to take part in such an event," the minister added.


tass--2020-08-21--Medical case conference gathered to decide on Navalny transportation

OMSK , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
A medical case conference , which includes Moscow specialists who arrived in Omsk @ @ @ @ @ decision on the possibility of transporting Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny , who was hospitalized @ @ @ @ @ of the Ministry of Health of the Omsk region told reporters .
`` We can @ @ @ @ @ For this , a medical case conference was set up , specialists from Moscow came @ @ @ @ @ the examination they will make a decision whether he is transportable or not , '' @ @ @ @ @ said .
The regional Ministry of Health reported that Navalny 's condition has not changed @ @ @ @ @ a coma in a serious condition .
On Thursday morning , Navalny ’ s spokeswoman @ @ @ @ @ plane carrying Navalny made an emergency landing in Omsk after he suddenly felt unwell in @ @ @ @ @ , Navalny may have been poisoned .

OMSK, August 21. /TASS/. A medical case conference, which includes Moscow specialists who arrived in Omsk, gathered to make a decision on the possibility of transporting Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, who was hospitalized in Omsk, press service of the Ministry of Health of the Omsk region told reporters.
"We cannot just transport him. For this, a medical case conference was set up, specialists from Moscow came to examine him. After the examination they will make a decision whether he is transportable or not," a representative of the ministry said.
The regional Ministry of Health reported that Navalny's condition has not changed - he is still in a coma in a serious condition.
On Thursday morning, Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said that the plane carrying Navalny made an emergency landing in Omsk after he suddenly felt unwell in mid-flight. According to Yarmysh, Navalny may have been poisoned.


tass--2020-08-21--Joe Biden accepts Democratic presidential nomination

NEW YORK , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
Former US Vice President Joe Biden formally accepted the Democratic Party ’ @ @ @ @ @ Thursday night .
`` If you entrust me with the presidency , I will draw @ @ @ @ @ , not the worst .
I will be an ally of the light , not @ @ @ @ @ s time for us , for we the people , to come together , and @ @ @ @ @ we can and will overcome this season of darkness in America , '' Biden said @ @ @ @ @ US presidential election is scheduled for November 3 .
Donald Trump will be the Republican @ @

NEW YORK, August 21. /TASS/. Former US Vice President Joe Biden formally accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president on Thursday night.
"If you entrust me with the presidency, I will draw on the best of us, not the worst. I will be an ally of the light, not the darkness. It’s time for us, for we the people, to come together, and make no mistake, united we can and will overcome this season of darkness in America," Biden said in his speech.
The US presidential election is scheduled for November 3. Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee.


tass--2020-08-21--Opposition in Belarus believes protests will lead to dialogue

MINSK , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
The authorities of Belarus do not want to enter into a dialogue with the Coordination Council of the opposition , but they will have to do it taking into account the protest mood of a large number of Belarusians , the Council ’ s presidium member , ex-Minister of Culture Pavel Latushko told TASS .
`` We understand that there is no desire here , … but we see the statements by the incumbent president that it is necessary to change the constitution .
This is one of the signs of readiness for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the protests , '' Latushko said .
According to him , the members of the Coordination Council foresaw the reaction of the authorities to its creation , and initially stressed that the council `` has no goals of violating the constitution and the current legislation , it is a public platform aimed at relaying the need for a dialogue on the main problematic moments amid political crisis in the country '' .
`` We will look at the development of the situation .
We continue to receive proposals from citizens to join the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the near future , '' Latushko said .
The opposition in Belarus formed a Coordination Council to ensure the transit of power in a political crisis .
Prosecutor General of Belarus Alexander Konyuk said on Thursday that the activities of the Coordination Council of the opposition are unconstitutional and aimed at seizing power , a criminal case has been opened .

MINSK, August 21. /TASS/. The authorities of Belarus do not want to enter into a dialogue with the Coordination Council of the opposition, but they will have to do it taking into account the protest mood of a large number of Belarusians, the Council’s presidium member, ex-Minister of Culture Pavel Latushko told TASS.
"We understand that there is no desire here, … but we see the statements by the incumbent president that it is necessary to change the constitution. This is one of the signs of readiness for dialogue and one of the results of the protests," Latushko said.
According to him, the members of the Coordination Council foresaw the reaction of the authorities to its creation, and initially stressed that the council "has no goals of violating the constitution and the current legislation, it is a public platform aimed at relaying the need for a dialogue on the main problematic moments amid political crisis in the country".
"We will look at the development of the situation. We continue to receive proposals from citizens to join the council, its numbers will increase significantly in the near future," Latushko said.
The opposition in Belarus formed a Coordination Council to ensure the transit of power in a political crisis. Prosecutor General of Belarus Alexander Konyuk said on Thursday that the activities of the Coordination Council of the opposition are unconstitutional and aimed at seizing power, a criminal case has been opened.


tass--2020-08-21--Launch of Russian Amur rocket with reusable stage will cost $22 mln

MOSCOW , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
The cost of launching a new Russian carrier rocket Amur powered by methane with a reversible first stage and without an upper stage will reach $ 22 mln , according to the tender documentation for a new rocket published on the government procurement website on Friday .
Meanwhile , the materials specified that the cost of launching the rocket without landing the first stage unit and reusing it and without using an upper stage , which allows satellites to be launched , for example , into geostationary orbit , should not exceed $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stage , but with an upper stage - below $ 35 mln .
Sources in the space industry told TASS earlier that Roscosmos Space Corporation approved the technical assignment for the rough design of a new space rocket powered by liquefied natural gas ( methane ) and liquid oxygen .
`` Roscosmos approved the technical assignment for the creation at Vostochny spaceport of a medium-class rocket powered by liquefied natural gas and liquid oxygen , '' one source said .
The other source confirmed the information and added the R & D is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be signed in the coming months and all technical details will be made public after that , '' he said .
The project envisages a reusable first stage which will be landed by engines .
Design-to-cost principle will for the first time be used in the Russian space industry which means design in compliance with the final cost .
The launch cost will be calculated according to the global trends in the launch market .

MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. The cost of launching a new Russian carrier rocket Amur powered by methane with a reversible first stage and without an upper stage will reach $22 mln, according to the tender documentation for a new rocket published on the government procurement website on Friday.
Meanwhile, the materials specified that the cost of launching the rocket without landing the first stage unit and reusing it and without using an upper stage, which allows satellites to be launched, for example, into geostationary orbit, should not exceed $30 mln. Without returning the first stage, but with an upper stage - below $35 mln.
Sources in the space industry told TASS earlier that Roscosmos Space Corporation approved the technical assignment for the rough design of a new space rocket powered by liquefied natural gas (methane) and liquid oxygen.
"Roscosmos approved the technical assignment for the creation at Vostochny spaceport of a medium-class rocket powered by liquefied natural gas and liquid oxygen," one source said. The other source confirmed the information and added the R&D is called Amur-SPG. "A contract has to be signed in the coming months and all technical details will be made public after that," he said.
The project envisages a reusable first stage which will be landed by engines. Design-to-cost principle will for the first time be used in the Russian space industry which means design in compliance with the final cost. The launch cost will be calculated according to the global trends in the launch market.


tass--2020-08-21--Number of coronavirus cases in Brazil surpasses 3.5 mln

RIO DE JANEIRO , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
The number coronavirus cases in Brazil per day increased by 45,323 , to 3,501,975 , according to the Ministry of Health .
According to the ministry , 2,653,975 people have recovered , another 736,264 patients remain under medical supervision .
The number of deaths per day increased by 1,204 and reached 112,304 .
Brazil , where the first coronavirus case was confirmed on February 26 , ranks second in the list of states with the highest number of cases and deaths , behind only the United States .
The Ministry of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the situation would stabilize by July , and in August a gradual slowdown in the spread of infection would begin .
In late December 2019 , Chinese officials informed the World Health Organization ( WHO ) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , in central China .
Since then , cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe , including Russia .
On March 11 , 2020 , the WHO declared the @ @ @ @ @

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 21. /TASS/. The number coronavirus cases in Brazil per day increased by 45,323, to 3,501,975, according to the Ministry of Health.
According to the ministry, 2,653,975 people have recovered, another 736,264 patients remain under medical supervision. The number of deaths per day increased by 1,204 and reached 112,304.
Brazil, where the first coronavirus case was confirmed on February 26, ranks second in the list of states with the highest number of cases and deaths, behind only the United States. The Ministry of Health of the country had previously predicted that the situation would stabilize by July, and in August a gradual slowdown in the spread of infection would begin.
In late December 2019, Chinese officials informed the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe, including Russia. On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.


tass--2020-08-21--Washington raises concern over Alexey Navalny

NEW YORK , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
The US authorities are concerned about the situation around the Russian opposition @ @ @ @ @ remains in intensive care at one of the Omsk hospitals , United States National Security @ @ @ @ @ an interview with Fox News .
`` It ’ s extraordinarily concerning and if the @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s something that we ’ re going to factor into how we deal @ @ @ @ @ , '' O ’ Brien said .
`` He ’ s a very courageous man @ @ @ @ @ our prayers are with him and his family , '' he added .
On Thursday @ @ @ @ @ spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said that the plane carrying Navalny made an emergency landing in Omsk @ @ @ @ @ in mid-flight .
According to Yarmysh , Navalny may have been poisoned .
The medical @ @ @ @ @ informed that Navalny is currently in an intensive care unit receiving symptomatic treatment , his @ @ @ @ @ established .

NEW YORK, August 21. /TASS/. The US authorities are concerned about the situation around the Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, who remains in intensive care at one of the Omsk hospitals, United States National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien said in an interview with Fox News.
"It’s extraordinarily concerning and if the Russians were behind this ... it’s something that we’re going to factor into how we deal with the Russians going forward," O’Brien said.
"He’s a very courageous man … and our thoughts and our prayers are with him and his family," he added.
On Thursday morning, Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said that the plane carrying Navalny made an emergency landing in Omsk after he suddenly felt unwell in mid-flight. According to Yarmysh, Navalny may have been poisoned.
The medical staff of the Omsk hospital informed that Navalny is currently in an intensive care unit receiving symptomatic treatment, his exact diagnosis is currently being established.


tass--2020-08-20--HEISHA Launches Its Latest Advanced Drone-in-the-Box Hardware Platform

SHENZHEN , China , Aug. 20 , 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- HEISHA , a drone charging solution and unattended drone system provider , has launched a new drone-in-the-box hardware platform , D.NEST on Aug. 20 with a limited-time promotion to celebrate the launch .
The first 200 Users who buy a standard D.NEST will get a Mavic 2 Zoom or 1,126 USD off their purchase .
Based on HEISHA 's Third Generation Charging Pad C500 , centering protection from IR upgraded and polished through 3 generations , D.NEST is a reliable and stable automatic drone charging solution .
Equipped with T3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , remote control base and local router , D.NEST is easy to maintain and redevelop .
Additionally , the hardware platform can be a data center and control center for different robots .
HEISHA operates an open-source interface API and SDK , making it highly compatible .
Designed for use with the DJI Mavic and Phantom series , D.NEST can also be customized for use with the M200 .
M210 , M300 , M600 , open-source UAVs and VTOL fixed-wing .
Equipped with the 5-in-1 PCB control K100 and industrial level materials , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and cost-effective drone charging platform .
Unattended technology is slowly helping to improve our lives , but the high cost and maintenance of automated systems are preventing further adoption .
Aiming to provide easy access to air data , HEISHA launched the world 's first omni-compatible , cost-effective drone interface .
We aim to create a future where everyone can have a bird 's eye view from their cellphone .
A technology-driven company , HEISHA , focuses on creating products with real value to daily life through advancing science and technology .
Owning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ square meters and advanced test and processing equipment , HEISHA provides cost and time-saving solutions for more developers and is open to OEM and business partnerships .

SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- HEISHA, a drone charging solution and unattended drone system provider, has launched a new drone-in-the-box hardware platform, D.NEST on Aug. 20 with a limited-time promotion to celebrate the launch. The first 200 Users who buy a standard D.NEST will get a Mavic 2 Zoom or 1,126 USD off their purchase.
Based on HEISHA's Third Generation Charging Pad C500, centering protection from IR upgraded and polished through 3 generations, D.NEST is a reliable and stable automatic drone charging solution. Equipped with T3 separated monitoring pile, built-in AI computer, remote control base and local router, D.NEST is easy to maintain and redevelop. Additionally, the hardware platform can be a data center and control center for different robots.
HEISHA operates an open-source interface API and SDK, making it highly compatible. Designed for use with the DJI Mavic and Phantom series, D.NEST can also be customized for use with the M200. M210, M300, M600, open-source UAVs and VTOL fixed-wing.
Equipped with the 5-in-1 PCB control K100 and industrial level materials, HEISHA also provides a useful, stable and cost-effective drone charging platform.
Unattended technology is slowly helping to improve our lives, but the high cost and maintenance of automated systems are preventing further adoption. Aiming to provide easy access to air data, HEISHA launched the world's first omni-compatible, cost-effective drone interface. We aim to create a future where everyone can have a bird's eye view from their cellphone.
About HEISHA
A technology-driven company, HEISHA, focuses on creating products with real value to daily life through advancing science and technology. Owning a manufacturing facility of more than 1,700 square meters and advanced test and processing equipment, HEISHA provides cost and time-saving solutions for more developers and is open to OEM and business partnerships.


tass--2020-08-22--Ambulance has taken Alexei Navalny from Omsk hospital to airport

OMSK , August 22 .
/TASS/ .
Russian blogger Alexei Navalny has been taken from a hospital in Omsk to the airport by an ambulance car , a TASS correspondent reported .
Navalny will continue his treatment at the Charite Clinic in Berlin .
According to the doctors of the hospital , where the blogger stayed since Thursday , his condition stabilized , and by the request of his relatives it was decided to transfer him from the Omsk hospital to the German clinic .
A plane from Nuremberg for the transportation of Navalny to Germany landed at the Omsk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctors of the Omsk hospital did not find it necessary to transport the blogger to Germany , since he could continue treatment in Omsk On August 20 , Navalny ’ s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh disclosed that Navalny ’ s plane , en route from Tomsk to Moscow , conducted an emergency landing in Omsk , because Navalny suddenly felt bad .
The blogger was hospitalized , he is currently in coma .
According to earlier report , he was put on a ventilator .
Earlier , after a case conference held with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Omsk on Friday afternoon , it was decided to leave Navalny in the hospital until his condition stabilized .

OMSK, August 22. /TASS/. Russian blogger Alexei Navalny has been taken from a hospital in Omsk to the airport by an ambulance car, a TASS correspondent reported. Navalny will continue his treatment at the Charite Clinic in Berlin.
According to the doctors of the hospital, where the blogger stayed since Thursday, his condition stabilized, and by the request of his relatives it was decided to transfer him from the Omsk hospital to the German clinic.
A plane from Nuremberg for the transportation of Navalny to Germany landed at the Omsk airport on Friday. However, the doctors of the Omsk hospital did not find it necessary to transport the blogger to Germany, since he could continue treatment in Omsk
On August 20, Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh disclosed that Navalny’s plane, en route from Tomsk to Moscow, conducted an emergency landing in Omsk, because Navalny suddenly felt bad. The blogger was hospitalized, he is currently in coma. According to earlier report, he was put on a ventilator.
Earlier, after a case conference held with the participation of physicians from Germany who arrived in Omsk on Friday afternoon, it was decided to leave Navalny in the hospital until his condition stabilized.


tass--2020-08-22--Rescuers found third dead body at the site of household gas blast in Yaroslavl

YAROSLAVL , August 22 .
/TASS/ .
Rescuers found the third dead body under the rubble at the site of @ @ @ @ @ building in Yaroslavl , where a gas explosion occurred , a spokesperson with the regional @ @ @ @ @ Rescuers recovered a body from under the rubble .
Presumably , this is a child @ @ @ @ @ .
Earlier rescuers found a woman under the rubble on the second floor .
The @ @ @ @ @ Situations Ministry reported that one woman died as a result of the explosion , four @ @ @ @ @ TASS , head of the regional department Oleg Bocharov , confirmed that three dead bodies @ @ @ @ @ debris .
The household gas explosion on Friday evening sent structures from the sixth to @ @ @ @ @ According to a source in the law enforcement agencies , the blast might have been @ @ @ @ @ criminal case was opened on charges of rendering services not meeting safety requirements .

YAROSLAVL, August 22. /TASS/. Rescuers found the third dead body under the rubble at the site of the collapse of a residential building in Yaroslavl, where a gas explosion occurred, a spokesperson with the regional government told TASS.
"Rescuers recovered a body from under the rubble. Presumably, this is a child," the source said.
Earlier rescuers found a woman under the rubble on the second floor.
The regional department of the Emergency Situations Ministry reported that one woman died as a result of the explosion, four were injured.
Talking to TASS, head of the regional department Oleg Bocharov, confirmed that three dead bodies had been recovered from the debris.
The household gas explosion on Friday evening sent structures from the sixth to the ground floors collapsing. According to a source in the law enforcement agencies, the blast might have been caused by a gas leak.A criminal case was opened on charges of rendering services not meeting safety requirements.


tass--2020-08-22--Rescuers at the site of house fire in Yaroslavl warn about a threat of slabs collapsing

YAROSLAVL , August 22 .
/TASS/ .
The rescuers working at the site of the residential building in Yaroslavl , where a household gas explosion took place have warned about a threat of slabs collapsing .
Oleg Bocharov , head of the Emergency Ministry ’ s department for the Yaroslavl region told reporters that the threat of collapse of the slabs on the sixth floor of the building complicates the cleanup of the rubble in the house .
`` The floor of the sixth floor collapsed , and the structures collapsed on the first floor .
It turned out to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a danger of the hanging slabs falling from the sixth floor .
Therefore , this threat complicates the cleanup of debris , '' he said .
According to him , at present , the debris is being cleaned up manually , minutes of silence are announced , and a dog team is working .
Until the end of these works , the area around the house will be cordoned off .
It is expected that on Saturday the residents of the house will be able to collect personal belongings , animals and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information from the [ Emergency Situations ] Commission , the schedule of either the restoration of the house or its demolition will be defined , '' the head of the Emergency Situations Ministry for the region added .
The household gas explosion on Friday evening sent structures from the sixth to the ground floors collapsing .
According to the latest update , one person was killed and four other were injured .
A woman and a child are still under the debris .
According to a source in the law enforcement agencies , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a gas leak .
A criminal case was opened on charges of rendering services not meeting safety requirements .

YAROSLAVL, August 22. /TASS/. The rescuers working at the site of the residential building in Yaroslavl, where a household gas explosion took place have warned about a threat of slabs collapsing. Oleg Bocharov, head of the Emergency Ministry’s department for the Yaroslavl region told reporters that the threat of collapse of the slabs on the sixth floor of the building complicates the cleanup of the rubble in the house.
"The floor of the sixth floor collapsed, and the structures collapsed on the first floor. It turned out to be such a compressed blockage. There is a danger of the hanging slabs falling from the sixth floor. Therefore, this threat complicates the cleanup of debris," he said.
According to him, at present, the debris is being cleaned up manually, minutes of silence are announced, and a dog team is working. Until the end of these works, the area around the house will be cordoned off. It is expected that on Saturday the residents of the house will be able to collect personal belongings, animals and documents from apartments.
"After receiving information from the [Emergency Situations] Commission, the schedule of either the restoration of the house or its demolition will be defined," the head of the Emergency Situations Ministry for the region added.
The household gas explosion on Friday evening sent structures from the sixth to the ground floors collapsing. According to the latest update, one person was killed and four other were injured. A woman and a child are still under the debris. According to a source in the law enforcement agencies, the blast might have been caused by a gas leak.
A criminal case was opened on charges of rendering services not meeting safety requirements.


tass--2020-08-22--Tikhanovskaya says will not run for Belarus’ president in case of rerun elections

MINSK , August 22 .
/TASS/ .
Former candidate for Belarus ’ president Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said on Friday she doesn @ @ @ @ @ for president again in case of rerun elections .
`` I don ’ t have @ @ @ @ @ said in an interview with the Belsat television channel when asked whether she or her @ @ @ @ @ in case of new presidential polls in Belarus .
Her press secretary Anna Krasulina also @ @ @ @ @ to Belarus only after negotiations on peaceful transfer of power begin .
`` There are @ @ @ @ @ We believe that it would be quite safe for her to return to Belarus when @ @ @ @ @ transfer of power begins .
As soon as relevant officials speak out about that , @ @ @ @ @ down at the negotiating table , at the very beginning of this process , '' @ @ @ @ @ with the Dozhd television channel .
Tikhanovskaya left Belarus in the small hours on August @ @ @ @ @ in Lithuania .

MINSK, August 22. /TASS/. Former candidate for Belarus’ president Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said on Friday she doesn’t plan to run for president again in case of rerun elections.
"I don’t have such plans," she said in an interview with the Belsat television channel when asked whether she or her husband would run for president in case of new presidential polls in Belarus.
Her press secretary Anna Krasulina also noted that Tikhanovskaya may return to Belarus only after negotiations on peaceful transfer of power begin.
"There are different degrees of danger. We believe that it would be quite safe for her to return to Belarus when the negotiating process on peaceful transfer of power begins. As soon as relevant officials speak out about that, as soon as they sit down at the negotiating table, at the very beginning of this process," Krasulina said in an interview with the Dozhd television channel.
Tikhanovskaya left Belarus in the small hours on August 11 and is now staying in Lithuania.


tass--2020-08-22--Fire following household gas explosion in Yaroslavl apartment block extinguished

TASS , August 22 .
The fire that followed a household gas explosion in an apartment block in the Volga @ @ @ @ @ been extinguished , the press service of the regional government said on Friday .
`` @ @ @ @ @ 1992 .
It has 120 apartments with 342 people , including 64 children .
The @ @ @ @ @ .
Three people are in condition of moderate gravity , '' it said .
According @ @ @ @ @ , the building was cut off electricity and gas supplies .
As many as 160 @ @ @ @ @ household gas explosion on Friday evening sent structures from the sixth to the ground floors @ @ @ @ @ latest update , one person was killed and four other were injured .
A woman @ @ @ @ @ under the debris .
According to a source in the law enforcement agencies , the @ @ @ @ @ by a gas leak .
A criminal case was opened on charges of rendering services @ @ @ @ @

TASS, August 22. The fire that followed a household gas explosion in an apartment block in the Volga River city of Yaroslavl has been extinguished, the press service of the regional government said on Friday.
"The house was built in 1992. It has 120 apartments with 342 people, including 64 children. The fire has been put out. Three people are in condition of moderate gravity," it said.
According to the regional emergencies agencies, the building was cut off electricity and gas supplies. As many as 160 people were evacuated.
The household gas explosion on Friday evening sent structures from the sixth to the ground floors collapsing. According to the latest update, one person was killed and four other were injured. A woman and a child are still under the debris. According to a source in the law enforcement agencies, the blast might have been caused by a gas leak.
A criminal case was opened on charges of rendering services not meeting safety requirements.


tass--2020-08-22--Former US army member accused of spying for Russia

WASHINGTON , August 22 .
/TASS/ .
A former member of the U.S. Army was arrested on Friday for conspiring with Russian intelligence operatives to provide them with United States national defense information , the US Department of Justice said in a press release on Friday .
`` According to court documents , from December 1996 to January 2011 , Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins , 45 , a former member of the U.S. Army , allegedly conspired with agents of a Russian intelligence service .
During that time , Debbins periodically visited Russia and met with Russian intelligence agents , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` In 2008 , after leaving active duty service , Debbins disclosed to the Russian intelligence agents classified information about his previous activities while deployed with the Special Forces .
Debbins also provided the Russian intelligence agents with the names of , and information about , his former Special Forces team members so that the agents could evaluate whether to approach the team members to see if they would cooperate with the Russian intelligence service , '' according to the press release .
The US Department of Justice notes that if convicted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life in prison .

WASHINGTON, August 22. /TASS/. A former member of the U.S. Army was arrested on Friday for conspiring with Russian intelligence operatives to provide them with United States national defense information, the US Department of Justice said in a press release on Friday.
"According to court documents, from December 1996 to January 2011, Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, 45, a former member of the U.S. Army, allegedly conspired with agents of a Russian intelligence service. During that time, Debbins periodically visited Russia and met with Russian intelligence agents," the US Department of Justice said.
"In 2008, after leaving active duty service, Debbins disclosed to the Russian intelligence agents classified information about his previous activities while deployed with the Special Forces. Debbins also provided the Russian intelligence agents with the names of, and information about, his former Special Forces team members so that the agents could evaluate whether to approach the team members to see if they would cooperate with the Russian intelligence service," according to the press release.
The US Department of Justice notes that if convicted, Debbins faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.


tass--2020-08-21--Ten more coronavirus patients die in Moscow in past day

MOSCOW , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
Ten more coronavirus patients died in Moscow during the past day , with @ @ @ @ @ exceeding 4,700 , the city ’ s anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Friday .
`` @ @ @ @ @ pneumonia have died in Moscow , '' it said , adding the overall number of @ @ @ @ @ reached 4,720 .
The coronavirus situation in Moscow , which was the most serious in @ @ @ @ @ .
By today , Moscow has reported more than 255,800 confirmed coronavirus cases .
More @ @ @ @ @ .
A campaign of voluntary testing for coronavirus antibodies is underway in the capital city @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia , with 761,330 patients having recovered from the @ @ @ @ @ latest data indicates 16,189 fatalities nationwide .
Earlier , the Russian government set up an @ @ @ @ @ public updated on the coronavirus situation .

MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. Ten more coronavirus patients died in Moscow during the past day, with the overall number of fatalities exceeding 4,700, the city’s anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Friday.
"Ten coronavirus-positive patients diagnosed with pneumonia have died in Moscow," it said, adding the overall number of coronavirus-related deaths in Moscow has reached 4,720.
The coronavirus situation in Moscow, which was the most serious in Russia, has visibly stabilized. By today, Moscow has reported more than 255,800 confirmed coronavirus cases. More than 202,700 patients have recovered. A campaign of voluntary testing for coronavirus antibodies is underway in the capital city.
To date, 946,976 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 761,330 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 16,189 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-08-21--ISS crew locks itself down inside Russian segment

MOSCOW , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
The crew of the International Space Station ( ISS ) has gathered inside the Russian segment and closed the hatches following an air leak detected aboard the orbital outpost , a spokesman for Russia ’ s state space corporation Roscosmos on Friday .
`` The hatches of the American segment and between the American and Russian segments have been closed , '' the spokesman said , adding that the crew will stay inside the Russian segment until Monday evening .
Along with specialists of the mission control centers , they will control air @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the possible air leak site .
`` The results of these works will be discussed with the partners in the first half of the day on Monday and a further plan of action will be decided after that , '' the spokesman said .
Earlier , the hatches of the MIM-1 Russian module , the SO-1 ( Pirs ) Russian module and the Progress MS-15 resupply ship docked were closed .
According to Roscosmos , `` the data received from the ISS crew , which is controlling the pressure levels in the modules @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
A source told TASS on August 20 that the Russian-US crew on the ISS was tracking down a discovered air leak .
As the source said , `` the air leak was registered by the sensors of the station ’ s Russian segment for measuring the content of nitrogen , oxygen and carbon dioxide in the station ’ s atmosphere . ''
The crewmembers were planning to sequentially seal off the station ’ s modules to track down the area where the pressure was failing .
Roscosmos told TASS that all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Zvezda service module for three days to organize air pressure control in the American segment ’ s modules .
As Roscosmos specified , `` during the three-day stay in the Russian segment , the crew will perform routine work . ''
The ISS crew comprises NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner .

MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) has gathered inside the Russian segment and closed the hatches following an air leak detected aboard the orbital outpost, a spokesman for Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos on Friday.
"The hatches of the American segment and between the American and Russian segments have been closed," the spokesman said, adding that the crew will stay inside the Russian segment until Monday evening. Along with specialists of the mission control centers, they will control air pressure inside the closed modules to spot the possible air leak site.
"The results of these works will be discussed with the partners in the first half of the day on Monday and a further plan of action will be decided after that," the spokesman said.
Earlier, the hatches of the MIM-1 Russian module, the SO-1 (Pirs) Russian module and the Progress MS-15 resupply ship docked were closed. According to Roscosmos, "the data received from the ISS crew, which is controlling the pressure levels in the modules, indicate that the pressure remains normal."
Air leak on ISS
A source told TASS on August 20 that the Russian-US crew on the ISS was tracking down a discovered air leak. As the source said, "the air leak was registered by the sensors of the station’s Russian segment for measuring the content of nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide in the station’s atmosphere."
The crewmembers were planning to sequentially seal off the station’s modules to track down the area where the pressure was failing.
Roscosmos told TASS that all the ISS crewmembers would move to the Zvezda service module for three days to organize air pressure control in the American segment’s modules. As Roscosmos specified, "during the three-day stay in the Russian segment, the crew will perform routine work."
The ISS crew comprises NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner.


tass--2020-08-21--Flight from Omsk to Germany with Navalny delayed till Saturday morning

OMSK , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
The flight that was to take Russian opposition blogger Alexei Navalny from the Russian Siberian city of Omsk to Germany has been delayed till Saturday morning due to the request of the German trade union of air carriers , the press service of the regional health ministry said on Friday .
`` At the request of the German medical team , the flight will be delayed till the morning of August 22 .
It is explained by the requirements of the German trade union of air carriers , which regulate working conditions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a long flight , '' it said .
`` All necessary documents have been prepared after it was decided to take Alexei Navalny to a German clinic at the request of his family .
Yulia Navalnaya signed a document requesting transfer of her husband , where she noted she had been warned about possible worsening of his condition during the flight , '' the Omsk region ministry of health said .
Navalny ’ s press secretary Kira Yarmysh said on August 20 Navalny had felt sick while flying from Tomsk to Moscow and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Omsk .
The man was taken to hospital and is now in coma .
After a case conference with German medics on Friday , it was decided to leave him at the Omsk hospital until his condition stabilized .
But Navalny ’ s wife insisted on his being taken to a German hospital .

OMSK, August 21. /TASS/. The flight that was to take Russian opposition blogger Alexei Navalny from the Russian Siberian city of Omsk to Germany has been delayed till Saturday morning due to the request of the German trade union of air carriers, the press service of the regional health ministry said on Friday.
"At the request of the German medical team, the flight will be delayed till the morning of August 22. It is explained by the requirements of the German trade union of air carriers, which regulate working conditions of aircraft personnel. Pilots need rest before a long flight," it said.
"All necessary documents have been prepared after it was decided to take Alexei Navalny to a German clinic at the request of his family. Yulia Navalnaya signed a document requesting transfer of her husband, where she noted she had been warned about possible worsening of his condition during the flight," the Omsk region ministry of health said.
Navalny’s press secretary Kira Yarmysh said on August 20 Navalny had felt sick while flying from Tomsk to Moscow and the plane had made an emergency landing in Omsk. The man was taken to hospital and is now in coma. After a case conference with German medics on Friday, it was decided to leave him at the Omsk hospital until his condition stabilized. But Navalny’s wife insisted on his being taken to a German hospital.


tass--2020-08-21--Protesters gather on Minsk’s central Independence Square

MINSK , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
Demonstrators begin to gather on Minsk ’ s central Independence Square , a traditional venue of opposition rallies in the recent days , a TASS correspondent reported on Friday .
According to the TASS correspondent , some 2,000 people have gathered on the square , Participants are holding posters , singing songs , chanting anti-government slogans and the names of enterprises that are currently on strike .
A part of the adjacent avenue is blocked for motor vehicles .
No police are seen around .
The situation is calm .
On August 9 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since declaring independence in 1991 .
According to the final results of Sunday ’ s voting , the incumbent president , Alexander Lukashenko , won 80.10 % of the vote .
His closest rival , Svetlana Tikhanovskaya , scored 10.12 % of votes .
Mass protests and clashes with police took place in Minsk and other Belarusian cities after exit poll results were made public .
As a result , some 6,000 people were detained , dozens of law enforcers and demonstrators were injured during the first days of protests .
Rallies have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the biggest one held in Minsk on August 16 .

MINSK, August 21. /TASS/. Demonstrators begin to gather on Minsk’s central Independence Square, a traditional venue of opposition rallies in the recent days, a TASS correspondent reported on Friday.
According to the TASS correspondent, some 2,000 people have gathered on the square, Participants are holding posters, singing songs, chanting anti-government slogans and the names of enterprises that are currently on strike.
A part of the adjacent avenue is blocked for motor vehicles. No police are seen around. The situation is calm.
On August 9, Belarus held its sixth presidential election since declaring independence in 1991. According to the final results of Sunday’s voting, the incumbent president, Alexander Lukashenko, won 80.10% of the vote. His closest rival, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, scored 10.12% of votes.
Mass protests and clashes with police took place in Minsk and other Belarusian cities after exit poll results were made public. As a result, some 6,000 people were detained, dozens of law enforcers and demonstrators were injured during the first days of protests. Rallies have continued for more than a week, with the biggest one held in Minsk on August 16.


tass--2020-08-21--Structures collapse between 2nd and 6th floors in household gas blast in Yaroslavl

MOSCOW , August 21./TASS/ .
Structures collapsed between the second and sixth floors of a residential building in the Volga @ @ @ @ @ rocked by a household gas explosion on Friday , an emergency source has told TASS @ @ @ @ @ of structures is recorded between the second and the sixth floor of a ten-story apartment @ @ @ @ @ said , adding that they were fully destroyed between the third and the fifth floors @

MOSCOW, August 21./TASS/. Structures collapsed between the second and sixth floors of a residential building in the Volga River city of Yaroslavl, rocked by a household gas explosion on Friday, an emergency source has told TASS.
"Different degree collapse of structures is recorded between the second and the sixth floor of a ten-story apartment building," the source said, adding that they were fully destroyed between the third and the fifth floors.


tass--2020-08-21--Navalny’s family insists on his transfer to Germany

`` Another case conference has taken place and we can see some improvement in the patient ’ s condition , '' he noted .
`` The main diagnosis has been made and a treatment strategy has been determined that is producing results , '' Murakhovsky added .
OMSK , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
The wife of Russian blogger Alexei Navalny , who is in a coma at the Emergency Hospital No .
1 in the Russian city of Omsk , insists that her husband should be transferred to Germany , the hospital ’ s Chief Physician Alexander Murakhovsky told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ German doctors who had arrived in Omsk earlier `` have been provided with all information and agreed that there is no immediate need to transfer the patient anywhere , particularly because a flight could negatively affect him . ''
However , in Murakhovsky ’ s words , `` the risk declined as his condition slightly improved . ''
`` Since Navalny is still unconscious , the information was provided to his wife who is his legal representative .
We don ’ t recommend a flight for him but his wife insists that her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We believe that such a flight is possible if the family and German intensivists take all responsibility , '' the chief physician pointed out .
On August 20 , Navalny ’ s spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said that a plane carrying the blogger made an emergency landing in Omsk after Navalny had suddenly felt unwell in mid-flight .
The blogger , who was taken to the hospital , is in a coma .
On Friday , a case conference took place that involved German experts and a decision was made to keep Navalny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stabilized .

"Another case conference has taken place and we can see some improvement in the patient’s condition," he noted. "The main diagnosis has been made and a treatment strategy has been determined that is producing results," Murakhovsky added.
OMSK, August 21. /TASS/. The wife of Russian blogger Alexei Navalny, who is in a coma at the Emergency Hospital No. 1 in the Russian city of Omsk, insists that her husband should be transferred to Germany, the hospital’s Chief Physician Alexander Murakhovsky told reporters on Friday.
He noted that German doctors who had arrived in Omsk earlier "have been provided with all information and agreed that there is no immediate need to transfer the patient anywhere, particularly because a flight could negatively affect him." However, in Murakhovsky’s words, "the risk declined as his condition slightly improved."
"Since Navalny is still unconscious, the information was provided to his wife who is his legal representative. We don’t recommend a flight for him but his wife insists that her husband be transferred to a German hospital. We believe that such a flight is possible if the family and German intensivists take all responsibility," the chief physician pointed out.
On August 20, Navalny’s spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said that a plane carrying the blogger made an emergency landing in Omsk after Navalny had suddenly felt unwell in mid-flight. The blogger, who was taken to the hospital, is in a coma. On Friday, a case conference took place that involved German experts and a decision was made to keep Navalny at the Omsk hospital until his condition stabilized.


tass--2020-08-21--Kalashnikov group presents new missile weaponry at Army-2020 forum

KUBINKA /Moscow Region/ , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
The Kalashnikov group ( a Rostec subsidiary ) presented its Vikhr-1 @ @ @ @ @ anti-aircraft missile at the Army 2020 forum , Kalashnikov CEO Dmitry Tarasov said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ Vikhr-1 and 9M333 for the first time , '' Tarasov said .
According to the @ @ @ @ @ the Vikhr-1 ’ s range are underway .
`` Its range is about 8,000 meters @ @ @ @ @ increasing its range to almost 10 kilometers , '' he said .
According to Tarasov @ @ @ @ @ testing stage recently .
`` This missile works on a ‘ fire and forget ’ @ @ @ @ @ .

KUBINKA /Moscow Region/, August 21. /TASS/. The Kalashnikov group (a Rostec subsidiary) presented its Vikhr-1 anti-tank missile and 9M333 guided anti-aircraft missile at the Army 2020 forum, Kalashnikov CEO Dmitry Tarasov said.
"We present the newest missiles Vikhr-1 and 9M333 for the first time," Tarasov said.
According to the CEO, works on increasing the Vikhr-1’s range are underway.
"Its range is about 8,000 meters. We are working on increasing its range to almost 10 kilometers," he said.
According to Tarasov, the 9M333 finished another testing stage recently.
"This missile works on a ‘fire and forget’ principle," he noted.


tass--2020-08-21--US’s notification of restoration of sanctions against Iran legally void, Moscow says

MOSCOW , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
The US ’ s notification of restoration of UN Security Council ’ s sanctions against Iran can not enact the mechanism of restoration of previous UN sanctions and is legally void , Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement , published Friday .
`` We are adamant that the US notification is legally void and can not enact the mechanism of restoration of previous resolutions on Iran , '' the Ministry said .
`` Insisting on its mistaken position , the US can not count on support of the UN Security Council .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ obligations under a treaty while demanding the rights it provides . ''
The Ministry reminded that the US excluded itself from the JCPoA signatories and therefore stripped itself from rights and abilities to use mechanisms , provided by the UN Security Council resolution 2231 .
`` The US side seeks to prove that it has right to comply only with clauses of [ UN Security Council Resolution 2231 ] that suits it , because they could be used for the needs of the anti-Iran policy .
But this is not the case .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the list of its ‘ best efforts in good faith ’ within the framework of the dispute settlement procedure , mentioned by the JCPoA .
They made no such efforts .
And this is necessary , '' the statement says .
The Ministry added that Russia also provided its points to the Security Council .
`` Therefore , the UN Security Council has no reason to take the UN notification for reviewing , let alone take any action based on it , '' the Ministry added .
`` This would contradict the UN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apparently , is exactly what Washington seeks by trying to pull other Security Council members into depths where the light of the international law does not shine . ''
According to the Ministry , the path of escalation of tensions around Iran is a dead end .
`` We call on the US to make a choice in favor of sensible solutions , and not to strip itself of ability to reach agreements with Iran , '' the statement says .
In early August , the US once again accused Iran of violation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intention to restore the UN sanctions against Tehran within a procedure , mentioned by the JCPoA .
On August 20 , US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo forwarded Washington ’ s request to initiate the procedure of restoration of sanctions against Iran to the chairman of the UN Security Council .
According to Washington , the sanctions may enter force again in 30 days .
According to the JCPoA text , any signatory ( Russia , the US , the UK , China , France , Germany ) can launch the procedure of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tehran violate the terms of the deal .
The US withdrew from the agreement in 2018 .

MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. The US’s notification of restoration of UN Security Council’s sanctions against Iran cannot enact the mechanism of restoration of previous UN sanctions and is legally void, Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, published Friday.
"We are adamant that the US notification is legally void and cannot enact the mechanism of restoration of previous resolutions on Iran," the Ministry said. "Insisting on its mistaken position, the US cannot count on support of the UN Security Council. One cannot reject one’s obligations under a treaty while demanding the rights it provides."
The Ministry reminded that the US excluded itself from the JCPoA signatories and therefore stripped itself from rights and abilities to use mechanisms, provided by the UN Security Council resolution 2231.
"The US side seeks to prove that it has right to comply only with clauses of [UN Security Council Resolution 2231] that suits it, because they could be used for the needs of the anti-Iran policy. But this is not the case. Besides, the US cannot provide the list of its ‘best efforts in good faith’ within the framework of the dispute settlement procedure, mentioned by the JCPoA. They made no such efforts. And this is necessary," the statement says.
The Ministry added that Russia also provided its points to the Security Council.
"Therefore, the UN Security Council has no reason to take the UN notification for reviewing, let alone take any action based on it," the Ministry added. "This would contradict the UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which, apparently, is exactly what Washington seeks by trying to pull other Security Council members into depths where the light of the international law does not shine."
According to the Ministry, the path of escalation of tensions around Iran is a dead end.
"We call on the US to make a choice in favor of sensible solutions, and not to strip itself of ability to reach agreements with Iran," the statement says.
In early August, the US once again accused Iran of violation of the Nuclear Deal and stated its intention to restore the UN sanctions against Tehran within a procedure, mentioned by the JCPoA. On August 20, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo forwarded Washington’s request to initiate the procedure of restoration of sanctions against Iran to the chairman of the UN Security Council. According to Washington, the sanctions may enter force again in 30 days.
According to the JCPoA text, any signatory (Russia, the US, the UK, China, France, Germany) can launch the procedure of restoration of sanctions against Iran, should Tehran violate the terms of the deal. The US withdrew from the agreement in 2018.


tass--2020-08-21--Palestinian organizations welcome Russia’s idea of new Moscow meeting

MOSCOW , August 21./TASS/ .
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and leadership of Palestinian organizations discussed bilateral relations and Middle East settlement in telephone conversations on Friday , the Russian Foreign Ministry reported .
The Palestinian side welcomed Russia ’ s offer to hold a new intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow , it said .
`` Representatives of Palestinian organizations welcomed an offer from the Russian side to hold a new intra-Palestinian meeting to hammer out a consolidated position of all main Palestinian parties and movements in the interests of exercising the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ framework of their own independent , territorially integral and sovereign state in accordance with the international legal framework for the settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict , '' the ministry said .
The parties discussed key issues for the development of Russian-Palestinian relations , including a trust-based dialogue on Middle East settlement .
The phone calls were initiated by the Palestinian side .
The Foreign Ministry said that Bogdanov , who is Russian Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and Africa , had talked to Saeb Erekat , Secretary-General of the Executive Committee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mohammed Abu Marzook , a senior member of Hamas , Maher Taher , one of the leaders of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and Mustafa Barghouti , General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative .

MOSCOW, August 21./TASS/. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and leadership of Palestinian organizations discussed bilateral relations and Middle East settlement in telephone conversations on Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.
The Palestinian side welcomed Russia’s offer to hold a new intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow, it said.
"Representatives of Palestinian organizations welcomed an offer from the Russian side to hold a new intra-Palestinian meeting to hammer out a consolidated position of all main Palestinian parties and movements in the interests of exercising the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, including the right to national self-determination within the framework of their own independent, territorially integral and sovereign state in accordance with the international legal framework for the settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict," the ministry said.
The parties discussed key issues for the development of Russian-Palestinian relations, including a trust-based dialogue on Middle East settlement.
The phone calls were initiated by the Palestinian side. The Foreign Ministry said that Bogdanov, who is Russian Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and Africa, had talked to Saeb Erekat, Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook, a senior member of Hamas, Maher Taher, one of the leaders of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and Mustafa Barghouti, General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative.


tass--2020-08-21--Russian, Finnish presidents discuss situation in Belarus

MOSCOW , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
The situation in Belarus was among the topics of Russian President Vladimir Putin ’ s telephone conversation with his Finnish counterpart , Sauli Niinisto , the Kremlin press service said on Friday .
`` When discussing the situation in Belarus , Vladimir Putin reiterated Russia ’ s position and stressed that interference into the domestic affairs of a sovereign states ad attempt of exerting external pressure on the legitimate authorities are unacceptable .
Both sides said they are interested in the soonest normalization of the situation in the republic , '' the Kremlin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a number of current issues of bilateral relations .
The conversation was initiated by the Finnish side .
On August 9 , Belarus held its sixth presidential election since declaring independence in 1991 .
According to the final results of Sunday ’ s voting , the incumbent president , Alexander Lukashenko , won 80.10 % of the vote .
His closest rival , Svetlana Tikhanovskaya , scored 10.12 % of votes .
Mass protests and clashes with police took place in Minsk and other Belarusian cities after exit poll results were made public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people were detained , dozens of law enforcers and demonstrators were injured during the first days of protests .
Rallies have continued for more than a week , with the biggest one held in Minsk on August 16 .
On Wednesday , the European Union held an extraordinary videoconference summit on the situation in Belarus .
The Three-hour summit yielded a statement echoing the ones issued by the European institutions earlier .
Thus , the leaders of the 27 EU nations and the presidents of the European Commission , the European Parliament , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the results of the August 9 presidential polls in Belarus , demanded `` police violence '' be stopped , called for a transparent investigation of police abuses , for release of all those detained , voiced support to people ’ s striving to decide their own future , and promised to impose sanctions on Belarusian top officials in the near future .

MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. The situation in Belarus was among the topics of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s telephone conversation with his Finnish counterpart, Sauli Niinisto, the Kremlin press service said on Friday.
"When discussing the situation in Belarus, Vladimir Putin reiterated Russia’s position and stressed that interference into the domestic affairs of a sovereign states ad attempt of exerting external pressure on the legitimate authorities are unacceptable. Both sides said they are interested in the soonest normalization of the situation in the republic," the Kremlin said.
The two presidents also discussed a number of current issues of bilateral relations. The conversation was initiated by the Finnish side.
On August 9, Belarus held its sixth presidential election since declaring independence in 1991. According to the final results of Sunday’s voting, the incumbent president, Alexander Lukashenko, won 80.10% of the vote. His closest rival, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, scored 10.12% of votes.
Mass protests and clashes with police took place in Minsk and other Belarusian cities after exit poll results were made public. As a result, some 6,000 people were detained, dozens of law enforcers and demonstrators were injured during the first days of protests. Rallies have continued for more than a week, with the biggest one held in Minsk on August 16.
On Wednesday, the European Union held an extraordinary videoconference summit on the situation in Belarus. The Three-hour summit yielded a statement echoing the ones issued by the European institutions earlier. Thus, the leaders of the 27 EU nations and the presidents of the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the European Council refused to recognize the results of the August 9 presidential polls in Belarus, demanded "police violence" be stopped, called for a transparent investigation of police abuses, for release of all those detained, voiced support to people’s striving to decide their own future, and promised to impose sanctions on Belarusian top officials in the near future.


tass--2020-08-21--Lavrov tells Swedish top diplomat unacceptable to impose mediation on Belarus

MOSCOW , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has held a telephone conversation with his Swedish counterpart Ann Linde , pointing out that it was unacceptable to impose mediation services and ready-made solutions on Belarus , the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday .
According to the ministry , the parties exchanged views on the situation in Belarus , including initiatives by Albania ’ s current OSCE chairmanship and Sweden ’ s upcoming OSCE chairmanship concerning dialogue between the Belarusian authorities and opposition .
`` Russia emphasized that it was unacceptable to impose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as well as ready-made solutions , '' the statement reads .
`` It was also pointed out that attempts to dictate to Belarusian society what forces should represent the country ’ s opposition in the proposed dialogue with the authorities were counterproductive .
It is highly important to let the Belarusian people sort out the domestic political processes on their own , taking into account a constitutional reform suggested by President Lukashenko , '' the Russian Foreign Ministry added .
Lavrov and Linde also discussed the prospects for cooperation during Sweden ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the statement , the parties agreed on the need to address geographical imbalance in the organization ’ s personnel situation as representative of countries located west of Vienna held most top posts .
The conversation was initiated by Sweden .

MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has held a telephone conversation with his Swedish counterpart Ann Linde, pointing out that it was unacceptable to impose mediation services and ready-made solutions on Belarus, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
According to the ministry, the parties exchanged views on the situation in Belarus, including initiatives by Albania’s current OSCE chairmanship and Sweden’s upcoming OSCE chairmanship concerning dialogue between the Belarusian authorities and opposition.
"Russia emphasized that it was unacceptable to impose any kind of mediation services on Minsk, as well as ready-made solutions," the statement reads. "It was also pointed out that attempts to dictate to Belarusian society what forces should represent the country’s opposition in the proposed dialogue with the authorities were counterproductive. It is highly important to let the Belarusian people sort out the domestic political processes on their own, taking into account a constitutional reform suggested by President Lukashenko," the Russian Foreign Ministry added.
Lavrov and Linde also discussed the prospects for cooperation during Sweden’s OSCE chairmanship in 2021. According to the statement, the parties agreed on the need to address geographical imbalance in the organization’s personnel situation as representative of countries located west of Vienna held most top posts.
The conversation was initiated by Sweden.


tass--2020-08-21--Belarusian Customs report fourfold increase of currency illegal import attempts

MINSK , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
Attempts to illegally bring foreign currency into Belarus increased fourfold over the month @ @ @ @ @ of the republic says on its website on Friday .
`` The number of attempts @ @ @ @ @ to Belarus outside the Eurasian Economic Union increased in this August by four times , @ @ @ @ @ of the last year , '' the Customs says in its official Telegram channel .
@ @ @ @ @ , `` 51 cases amounting to more than 300,000 US dollars were detected , seized @ @ @ @ @ amount authorized for transfer across the customs border without declaration , '' the Customs reported @ @ @ @ @ of the Eurasian Economic Union , cash money totaling over 10,000 US dollars in the @ @ @ @ @ declaration , the committee added .

MINSK, August 21. /TASS/. Attempts to illegally bring foreign currency into Belarus increased fourfold over the month, the State Customs Committee of the republic says on its website on Friday.
"The number of attempts to illegally bring foreign currency to Belarus outside the Eurasian Economic Union increased in this August by four times, compared to the like period of the last year," the Customs says in its official Telegram channel. During 20 days of August, "51 cases amounting to more than 300,000 US dollars were detected, seized in respect of exceeding the amount authorized for transfer across the customs border without declaration," the Customs reported.
According to customs rules of the Eurasian Economic Union, cash money totaling over 10,000 US dollars in the equivalent is subject to customs declaration, the committee added.