tass--2020-01-29--Lawmakers from post-Soviet security bloc seek to coordinate activities on global stage

`` At the last meeting of the Defense and Security Committee , an instruction was issued at the initiative of Olga Kovitidi [ the Committee ’ s member ] and our colleagues from Armenia , Kazakhstan and Belarus that the Secretariat and the Commission on Political Affairs draw up regulations to coordinate CSTO PA member states ’ activities on the international stage , '' Pospelov pointed out .
`` Such a document has now been drawn up and its draft will be sent to all of the member states ’ parliaments , '' he added .
MOSCOW , January 29 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Political Affairs and International Cooperation and the Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization ( CSTO PA ) have drawn up a document to coordinate member states ’ activities on international platforms , CSTO PA Executive Secretary Sergei Pospelov said at Wednesday ’ s meeting of the Russian Federation Council ( the upper house of parliament ) Committee on Defense and Security .
Pospelov was hopeful that the document would be adopted before the end of the year .
When speaking about the need to develop such a document @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ( OSCE PA ) , where CSTO countries failed to vote uniformly .
`` The last OSCE PA session considered resolutions that did not reflect the situation in Russia and other CSTO countries in a positive way , and , to put it mildly , the [ member ] countries did not vote uniformly on those matters , '' the CSTO PA executive secretary emphasized .
Kovitidi , in turn , noted that she had `` faced issues when it came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
`` We can see that we have problems within the OSCE , as well as within the United Nations .
The Warsaw Pact collapsed and now we only have the CSTO .
It is our own platform but still there are issues between member states .
We need to organize ourselves so that we have consolidated stances on a number of global issues that are important to us .
I have already raised the question of changing the CSTO ’ s charter to make sure we have coordinated positions on international @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The CSTO consists of Russia , Armenia , Belarus , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan .

"At the last meeting of the Defense and Security Committee, an instruction was issued at the initiative of Olga Kovitidi [the Committee’s member] and our colleagues from Armenia, Kazakhstan and Belarus that the Secretariat and the Commission on Political Affairs draw up regulations to coordinate CSTO PA member states’ activities on the international stage," Pospelov pointed out. "Such a document has now been drawn up and its draft will be sent to all of the member states’ parliaments," he added.
MOSCOW, January 29. /TASS/. The Standing Commission on Political Affairs and International Cooperation and the Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO PA) have drawn up a document to coordinate member states’ activities on international platforms, CSTO PA Executive Secretary Sergei Pospelov said at Wednesday’s meeting of the Russian Federation Council (the upper house of parliament) Committee on Defense and Security.
Pospelov was hopeful that the document would be adopted before the end of the year. When speaking about the need to develop such a document, he mentioned the last session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA), where CSTO countries failed to vote uniformly.
"The last OSCE PA session considered resolutions that did not reflect the situation in Russia and other CSTO countries in a positive way, and, to put it mildly, the [member] countries did not vote uniformly on those matters," the CSTO PA executive secretary emphasized.
Kovitidi, in turn, noted that she had "faced issues when it came to CSTO countries’ position on Crimea." "We can see that we have problems within the OSCE, as well as within the United Nations. The Warsaw Pact collapsed and now we only have the CSTO. It is our own platform but still there are issues between member states. We need to organize ourselves so that we have consolidated stances on a number of global issues that are important to us. I have already raised the question of changing the CSTO’s charter to make sure we have coordinated positions on international platforms," the senator said.
The CSTO consists of Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.


tass--2020-01-29--Number of people infected with coronavirus in China exceeds 6,000

Practically all regions of China have confirmed cases of the coronavirus , with the Hubei province remaining the epicenter of the virus with its administrative center in Wuhan , populated by 11 million people .
There have been cases of the coronavirus detected in 15 states ; however , the virus ’ incidence rate remains low outside of China .
Russia has examined 139 people with symptoms of respiratory infections , but no cases of the 2019-nCoV virus have been confirmed .
MOSCOW , January 29 .
/TASS/ .
A new type of coronavirus 2019-nCoV continues to spread in China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with 132 confirmed deaths .
In one month , the new virus has surpassed the 2002-2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome ( SARS ) , which lasted for six months , infecting 5,327 people and killing 349 of those infected .
The Russian Embassy in China is discussing the possibility of evacuating Russian citizens located in the Hubei province .
It is impossible to leave the province , as it is under quarantine .
According to the embassy , at least 177 Russian citizens are in the Hubei province currently , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Japan transported 206 of its citizens on a special flight from Wuhan , with two of the passengers hospitalized on suspicion of pneumonia .
The US , France and South Korea also announced plans to evacuate their citizens from the area .
On Wednesday , Russian President Vladimir Putin held a session with Russian officials tasked with avoiding the spread of the disease in Russia .
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova reminded that the Russian government had taken several steps to avoid the spread of the disease , namely , enhanced monitoring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at border crossings and special training of medical professionals in case the virus is detected .
She added that `` immediate isolation of people suspected of being infected with the disease and the corresponding medical control '' had been discussed .
Head of the Russian Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare Anna Popova informed that as of now , over 20,000 flights arriving to Russia from regions with detected cases of coronavirus have been examined , with over 1 mln people checked for symptoms of the virus .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are developing a more reliable system of detection , as the new type of coronavirus has symptoms similar to the regular flu .
Popova added that practically all Russian regions had approved plans to combat the virus .
Several states are applying security measures , especially those bordering China or serving as popular tourist destinations for Chinese nationals .
On Wednesday , Vietnam announced that it would temporarily stop receiving Chinese tourists .
Kazakhstan stated that it would suspend transport connection with China in the coming days , also suspending issuance of visas @ @ @ @

Practically all regions of China have confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with the Hubei province remaining the epicenter of the virus with its administrative center in Wuhan, populated by 11 million people. There have been cases of the coronavirus detected in 15 states; however, the virus’ incidence rate remains low outside of China. Russia has examined 139 people with symptoms of respiratory infections, but no cases of the 2019-nCoV virus have been confirmed.
MOSCOW, January 29. /TASS/. A new type of coronavirus 2019-nCoV continues to spread in China: 6,012 people have been infected, with 132 confirmed deaths. In one month, the new virus has surpassed the 2002-2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which lasted for six months, infecting 5,327 people and killing 349 of those infected.
The Russian Embassy in China is discussing the possibility of evacuating Russian citizens located in the Hubei province. It is impossible to leave the province, as it is under quarantine. According to the embassy, at least 177 Russian citizens are in the Hubei province currently, with 120 located in Wuhan. Earlier, Japan transported 206 of its citizens on a special flight from Wuhan, with two of the passengers hospitalized on suspicion of pneumonia. The US, France and South Korea also announced plans to evacuate their citizens from the area.
On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a session with Russian officials tasked with avoiding the spread of the disease in Russia. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova reminded that the Russian government had taken several steps to avoid the spread of the disease, namely, enhanced monitoring of the epidemiologic situation, increased control at border crossings and special training of medical professionals in case the virus is detected. She added that "immediate isolation of people suspected of being infected with the disease and the corresponding medical control" had been discussed.
Head of the Russian Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare Anna Popova informed that as of now, over 20,000 flights arriving to Russia from regions with detected cases of coronavirus have been examined, with over 1 mln people checked for symptoms of the virus. The official pointed out that Russian medical professionals are developing a more reliable system of detection, as the new type of coronavirus has symptoms similar to the regular flu. Popova added that practically all Russian regions had approved plans to combat the virus.
Several states are applying security measures, especially those bordering China or serving as popular tourist destinations for Chinese nationals. On Wednesday, Vietnam announced that it would temporarily stop receiving Chinese tourists. Kazakhstan stated that it would suspend transport connection with China in the coming days, also suspending issuance of visas to Chinese citizens.


tass--2020-01-29--Scientists discover antibody that can neutralize 2019-nCoV coronavirus

This discovery , according to the scientists from the Wuhan Institute of Virology and Fudan University in Shanghai , gives hope that CR3022 compound , combined with other antibodies that can bind with the new coronavirus , would allow to create the first effective remedies for the novel pneumonia and stop the epidemics .
`` We report for the first time that [ … ] CR3022 could bind potently with 2019-nCoV RBD , '' the scientists write in their article .
`` Interestingly , some of the most potent [ … ] antibodies ( e.g.
, m396 , CR3014 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spike protein . ''
MOSCOW , January 29 .
/TASS/ .
Chinese molecular biologists have found out that one of the antibodies discovered during the 2003 atypical pneumonia epidemic can neutralize the coronavirus that sparked the pneumonia outbreak in China and a number of other nations , says an article published in bioRxiv internet library .
The scientists have come to this conclusion after they observed how the copy of the RBD protein , which the Chinese virus uses to infiltrate human cells , interacts with various antibodies discovered in patient bodies or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
These viruses are closely related and their RBD proteins are similar , which , the scientists presumed , allowed for a slight chance that these old molecules would also neutralize the new pathogen .
On the one hand , those hopes were fulfilled with the CR3022 , but the four other antibodies , including the synthetic cure m336 , created several years ago in the Wuhan Institute of Virology , failed to react to the viral protein .
This discovery has greatly surprised the scientists , since computer models did not indicate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019-nCoV invulnerable to those protein molecules .
The scientists now study the infected blood samples , in hopes to find other antibodies that would bind with the coronavirus more effectively than the CR3022 does .
On December 31 , 2019 , Chinese authorities informed the World Health Organization ( WHO ) about an outbreak of an unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan — a large trade and industrial center in central China populated by 11 million people .
On January 7 , Chinese experts identified the infecting agent : coronavirus 2019-nCoV .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ people have been infected with the virus , with 132 people dead .
The virus continues to spread in China and other states , including Australia , Vietnam , Italy , Germany , Cambodia , Malaysia , Nepal , the Republic of Korea , Singapore , the US , Thailand , France , Sri Lanka and Japan .
The new virus belongs to the same group as the coronavirus of the well-known severe acute respiratory syndrome ( SARS ) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ( MERS ) .
Both viruses have claimed lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ East and East Asia , causing repeated epidemics , spread through camels and poultry .
The initial carriers of the 2019-nCoV virus were bats , the scientists believe .
All three pathogens relate to the so-called coronaviruses .
They cause similar symptoms : fever , cough , trouble breathing and constant phlegm production .
The incubation period is up to 12 days , followed by the strongest fever .
Most lethal cases happened due to exhaustion , complications and accompanying infections when left unattended .

This discovery, according to the scientists from the Wuhan Institute of Virology and Fudan University in Shanghai, gives hope that CR3022 compound, combined with other antibodies that can bind with the new coronavirus, would allow to create the first effective remedies for the novel pneumonia and stop the epidemics.
"We report for the first time that […] CR3022 could bind potently with 2019-nCoV RBD," the scientists write in their article. "Interestingly, some of the most potent […] antibodies (e.g., m396, CR3014) […] failed to bind 2019-nCoV spike protein."
MOSCOW, January 29. /TASS/. Chinese molecular biologists have found out that one of the antibodies discovered during the 2003 atypical pneumonia epidemic can neutralize the coronavirus that sparked the pneumonia outbreak in China and a number of other nations, says an article published in bioRxiv internet library.
The scientists have come to this conclusion after they observed how the copy of the RBD protein, which the Chinese virus uses to infiltrate human cells, interacts with various antibodies discovered in patient bodies or created during the 2003 atypical pneumonia outbreak.
These viruses are closely related and their RBD proteins are similar, which, the scientists presumed, allowed for a slight chance that these old molecules would also neutralize the new pathogen. On the one hand, those hopes were fulfilled with the CR3022, but the four other antibodies, including the synthetic cure m336, created several years ago in the Wuhan Institute of Virology, failed to react to the viral protein.
This discovery has greatly surprised the scientists, since computer models did not indicate that slight RBD differences would make the 2019-nCoV invulnerable to those protein molecules. The scientists now study the infected blood samples, in hopes to find other antibodies that would bind with the coronavirus more effectively than the CR3022 does.
The novel coronavirus
On December 31, 2019, Chinese authorities informed the World Health Organization (WHO) about an outbreak of an unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan — a large trade and industrial center in central China populated by 11 million people. On January 7, Chinese experts identified the infecting agent: coronavirus 2019-nCoV.
According to recent data, over 6,000 people have been infected with the virus, with 132 people dead. The virus continues to spread in China and other states, including Australia, Vietnam, Italy, Germany, Cambodia, Malaysia, Nepal, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the US, Thailand, France, Sri Lanka and Japan.
The new virus belongs to the same group as the coronavirus of the well-known severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). Both viruses have claimed lives of several hundred people in the Middle East and East Asia, causing repeated epidemics, spread through camels and poultry. The initial carriers of the 2019-nCoV virus were bats, the scientists believe.
All three pathogens relate to the so-called coronaviruses. They cause similar symptoms: fever, cough, trouble breathing and constant phlegm production. The incubation period is up to 12 days, followed by the strongest fever. Most lethal cases happened due to exhaustion, complications and accompanying infections when left unattended.


tass--2020-01-29--Russia’s cutting-edge Su-57 fighter jet celebrates 10 years in the sky

Press review : Who needs Trump ’ s ‘ deal of the century ’ and Russia to fight Iran sanctions @ @ @ @ @ press on Tuesday , January 28

Biden says alternative to sanctions against Russia would be Third World War
"Russia will pay a serious price for this short term and long term, particularly long term," the US leader stressed
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tass--2020-01-29--Investigative Committee reveals ex-cops illegally bought drugs to frame journalist Golunov

MOSCOW , January 29 .
/TASS/ .
Former police officers from Moscow ’ s Western District bought and planted drugs on Meduza news website reporter Ivan Golunov in order to prosecute him illegally for bogus drug trafficking charges , Russian Investigative Committee Spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko said on Wednesday .
The cops in question will be facing charges because of their illegal scheme .
`` Five defendants have been identified and taken into custody .
These are former officers from the department of combatting the trafficking of heroin , synthetic drugs , psychotropic and potent substances at the Internal Affairs Directorate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' she said .
The spokesperson identified them as Denis Konovalov , Akbar Sergaliyev , Roman Feofanov , Maxim Umbetayev as well as , Igor Lyakhovets , the department ’ s former chief .
According to the investigation , in June 2019 , these former cops planted drugs in Golunov ’ s rucksack and in his apartment in order to indict the journalist , Petrenko detailed .
`` In doing so , they falsified the results of the investigative activity , which were later used as evidence of Golunov ’ s guilt in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she specified .
These police officers had illegally bought the drugs to be used in their scheme , and illegally stored and transported them .
Petrenko said that pre-trial restrictions are being selected at the moment .
The criminal case is being probed by the Investigative Committee ’ s Office for the Investigation of Particularly Important Cases .
The then police officers were detained in a joint operation with the Interior Ministry ’ s Main Directorate for Internal Security and the Internal Security Directorate of the Interior Ministry ’ s Moscow Department .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that former chief of the Western Administrative District ’ s Police Drug Control Unit Andrei Shchirov had been detained in the case on suspicion of abuse of office , as well as former detectives from the Western Administrative District ’ s police force Roman Feofanov , Maxim Umetbayev , Akbar Sergaliyev and Denis Konovalov .
While speaking to TASS on Wednesday , Golunov said he was was hopeful that a trial against the former police officers would be fair .
`` I am pleased to see progress in the case but justice will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ruling .
I hope it will be a fair one , '' the reporter said .
On June 6 , 2019 , Golunov was taken into custody in Moscow on suspicion of selling drugs .
Two days later , he was put under house arrest .
He was released on June 11 , following a public campaign in his support .
All charges against Golunov were dropped .
Golunov 's detention sparked a criminal investigation on charges of police abuse of power .
The journalist was later deemed a victim .
During his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the Investigative Committee had initiated criminal investigations against five former police officers following Golunov ’ s unlawful detention .
The president disclosed that five people from the Interior Ministry services had been removed from service and fired .
As to who initiated the Golunov case , the head of state said that this information is `` not available yet .
`` .

MOSCOW, January 29. /TASS/. Former police officers from Moscow’s Western District bought and planted drugs on Meduza news website reporter Ivan Golunov in order to prosecute him illegally for bogus drug trafficking charges, Russian Investigative Committee Spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko said on Wednesday.
The cops in question will be facing charges because of their illegal scheme. "Five defendants have been identified and taken into custody. These are former officers from the department of combatting the trafficking of heroin, synthetic drugs, psychotropic and potent substances at the Internal Affairs Directorate of Moscow’s Western District," she said.
The spokesperson identified them as Denis Konovalov, Akbar Sergaliyev, Roman Feofanov, Maxim Umbetayev as well as, Igor Lyakhovets, the department’s former chief.
According to the investigation, in June 2019, these former cops planted drugs in Golunov’s rucksack and in his apartment in order to indict the journalist, Petrenko detailed.
"In doing so, they falsified the results of the investigative activity, which were later used as evidence of Golunov’s guilt in the illegal sale of drugs," she specified. These police officers had illegally bought the drugs to be used in their scheme, and illegally stored and transported them.
Petrenko said that pre-trial restrictions are being selected at the moment. The criminal case is being probed by the Investigative Committee’s Office for the Investigation of Particularly Important Cases. The then police officers were detained in a joint operation with the Interior Ministry’s Main Directorate for Internal Security and the Internal Security Directorate of the Interior Ministry’s Moscow Department.
A law enforcement source earlier told TASS that former chief of the Western Administrative District’s Police Drug Control Unit Andrei Shchirov had been detained in the case on suspicion of abuse of office, as well as former detectives from the Western Administrative District’s police force Roman Feofanov, Maxim Umetbayev, Akbar Sergaliyev and Denis Konovalov.
While speaking to TASS on Wednesday, Golunov said he was was hopeful that a trial against the former police officers would be fair. "I am pleased to see progress in the case but justice will be done when there is a court ruling. I hope it will be a fair one," the reporter said.
Golunov case
On June 6, 2019, Golunov was taken into custody in Moscow on suspicion of selling drugs. Two days later, he was put under house arrest. He was released on June 11, following a public campaign in his support. All charges against Golunov were dropped.
Golunov's detention sparked a criminal investigation on charges of police abuse of power. The journalist was later deemed a victim.
During his State of the Nation Address in December, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the Investigative Committee had initiated criminal investigations against five former police officers following Golunov’s unlawful detention. The president disclosed that five people from the Interior Ministry services had been removed from service and fired. As to who initiated the Golunov case, the head of state said that this information is "not available yet.".


tass--2020-01-29--RT correspondent wounded in militant attack in Syria

MOSCOW , January 29 .
/TASS/ .
A correspondent with Russia 's RT television has been wounded in Syria in @ @ @ @ @ Syrian Arab News Agency ( SANA ) reported on Wednesday .
According to the news @ @ @ @ @ in stable condition .

MOSCOW, January 29. /TASS/. A correspondent with Russia's RT television has been wounded in Syria in a militant attack, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Wednesday.
According to the news agency, the patient is in stable condition.


tass--2020-01-29--Proya sets up $2.2 million charitable fund to support 2019-nCoV epidemic prevention

HANGZHOU , China , Jan. 29 , 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In line with the firm 's corporate mission of delivering a `` Beautiful and Better Life '' , Proya Cosmetics Co. , Ltd. ( SHA : 603605 ) is contributing to the effort to control and prevent further expansion of the 2019 novel Coronavirus ( 2019-nCoV ) epidemic during these critical days .
Set up of a US $ 2.2 million charitable public fund to donate cash and scarce medical supplies Immediately after the onset of the outbreak of 2019-nCoV in Wuhan , the co-founders and senior management team of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the Wuhan Red Cross to understand the real needs , while quickly organizing overseas teams to purchase from European countries medical protective supplies urgently needed in Wuhan .
Proya also formally set up a RMB15 million ( approx .
USD2.2 million ) charitable public fund for the purchase of medical supplies , the provision of cash donations as well as assistance to infected employees , partners and their families , among other philanthropic causes .
The first batch of aid , including RMB3 million ( approx .
USD430,000 ) in cash and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in protective masks and other emergency medical supplies purchased from Europe , has been donated to the Wuhan Red Cross and the Wuhan Charity Federation for epidemic prevention and control .
At the same time , the company continues to source medical supplies worldwide to send to the stricken areas .
The special leading group on epidemic response will share the information concerning the spread of the disease as well as the prevention and control measures issued by the state authorities as soon as possible .
At the same time , Proya will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Spring Festival , such as the implementation of on-site offices , mobile offices , conference calls and other working models , in response to the local government 's call to adopt office protection measures , including disinfection , provision of face masks , among others .
For employees who are in areas identified affected by the epidemic , the group will regularly keep track of the evolving news and information in real time and advise employees on how to best protect themselves .
From now on , the operating hours of all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the local situation .
During this period , it is recommended that consumers communicate with beauty consultants online , or purchase products from Proya 's online flagship stores , all of which will remain in operation .
Proya will continue to give full support to epidemic relief efforts , strengthen confidence and work together .
The company firmly believes that Proya and the people will get through this difficult period together during this special Spring Festival .
Because Proya and the people are always together .

HANGZHOU, China, Jan. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In line with the firm's corporate mission of delivering a "Beautiful and Better Life", Proya Cosmetics Co., Ltd. (SHA: 603605) is contributing to the effort to control and prevent further expansion of the 2019 novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) epidemic during these critical days.
Set up of a US$2.2 million charitable public fund to donate cash and scarce medical supplies
Immediately after the onset of the outbreak of 2019-nCoV in Wuhan, the co-founders and senior management team of Proya worked day and night in concert with the Wuhan Red Cross to understand the real needs, while quickly organizing overseas teams to purchase from European countries medical protective supplies urgently needed in Wuhan.
Proya also formally set up a RMB15 million (approx. USD2.2 million) charitable public fund for the purchase of medical supplies, the provision of cash donations as well as assistance to infected employees, partners and their families, among other philanthropic causes.
The first batch of aid, including RMB3 million (approx. USD430,000) in cash and EUR280,000 (approx. RMB2.14 million) in protective masks and other emergency medical supplies purchased from Europe, has been donated to the Wuhan Red Cross and the Wuhan Charity Federation for epidemic prevention and control. At the same time, the company continues to source medical supplies worldwide to send to the stricken areas.
Establishment of a special group on epidemic response
The special leading group on epidemic response will share the information concerning the spread of the disease as well as the prevention and control measures issued by the state authorities as soon as possible. At the same time, Proya will prepare for the resumption of work after the Spring Festival, such as the implementation of on-site offices, mobile offices, conference calls and other working models, in response to the local government's call to adopt office protection measures, including disinfection, provision of face masks, among others. For employees who are in areas identified affected by the epidemic, the group will regularly keep track of the evolving news and information in real time and advise employees on how to best protect themselves.
Emergency adjustment of consumer services
From now on, the operating hours of all Proya physical stores will be adjusted according to the local situation. During this period, it is recommended that consumers communicate with beauty consultants online, or purchase products from Proya's online flagship stores, all of which will remain in operation.
Proya will continue to give full support to epidemic relief efforts, strengthen confidence and work together. The company firmly believes that Proya and the people will get through this difficult period together during this special Spring Festival. Because Proya and the people are always together.
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tass--2020-01-29--IEEE Introduces TechRxiv™, a New Preprint Server for Unpublished Research

PISCATAWAY , New Jersey , Jan. 29 , 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- IEEE , the world 's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity , announces the launch of TechRxiv.org , a preprint server for the global technology community .
TechRxiv.org is a collaborative multidisciplinary hub that will facilitate the open dissemination of scientific findings in electrical engineering , computer science and related technologies .
This is the latest offering in IEEE 's expanding publishing program , which provides authors with additional tools for enhancing their research , in support of open science .
TechRxiv.org is a free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ range of fields the opportunity to share early results of their work ahead of formal peer review and publication .
IEEE continues to provide researchers the opportunity to share early results and respond to comments and recommendations for improvement , ahead of formal peer review and publication .
`` IEEE is committed to open science , and TechRxiv.org enables researchers across diverse areas of discovery the opportunity to share early results and data with their fellow scientists and technologists prior to formal peer review and publication .
Based on input from our authors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large , we developed an openly accessible preprint server specializing in engineering and technology for a worldwide audience , '' said Tapan K. Sarkar , Vice President , Publications , IEEE .
TechRxiv.org will help drive the pace of scientific discovery and information dissemination by providing freely accessible , fully citable preliminary technical communications , each with their own unique digital object identifier ( DOI ) .
Preprint activity provides opportunities for collaboration and shapes ongoing studies with informal feedback from other researchers .
Further , submission of articles prior to formal peer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in research discoveries .
Following proper guidelines , a paper within scope which is submitted to TechRxiv.org can still be submitted formally to a conference or journal for formal peer review and publication , whether it be an IEEE publication or a publication of another publisher .
To ensure TechRxiv.org would meet the needs of the technical community , IEEE worked closely with an advisory board of subject matter experts across a wide range of fields from such esteemed universities and research organizations including the University of Maryland , University of Rochester , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University , the University of South Alabama and Raytheon Corporation .
All submissions to TechRxiv.org are screened prior to acceptance by a panel of experts , and although not peer reviewed , the papers are checked for plagiarism and inappropriate content .
IEEE encourages all researchers working in the fields of electrical engineering , computer science , and related technologies to submit their unpublished research to .
IEEE is the world 's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity .
Through its highly cited publications , conferences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ educational activities , IEEE is the trusted voice in a wide variety of areas ranging from aerospace systems , computers , and telecommunications to biomedical engineering , electric power , and consumer electronics .
IEEE Xplore provides access to more than five million full-text documents from some of the world 's most highly cited publications in electrical engineering , computer science , and electronics .
It includes content from more than 180 IEEE journals and magazines , over 1,800 annual conferences , more than 3,900 active technology standards , 3,600 eBooks , and @ @ @ @ @

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Jan. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, announces the launch of TechRxiv.org, a preprint server for the global technology community. TechRxiv.org is a collaborative multidisciplinary hub that will facilitate the open dissemination of scientific findings in electrical engineering, computer science and related technologies. This is the latest offering in IEEE's expanding publishing program, which provides authors with additional tools for enhancing their research, in support of open science.
TechRxiv.org is a free repository that provides researchers across a broad range of fields the opportunity to share early results of their work ahead of formal peer review and publication. IEEE continues to provide researchers the opportunity to share early results and respond to comments and recommendations for improvement, ahead of formal peer review and publication.
"IEEE is committed to open science, and TechRxiv.org enables researchers across diverse areas of discovery the opportunity to share early results and data with their fellow scientists and technologists prior to formal peer review and publication. Based on input from our authors, members and the engineering community at large, we developed an openly accessible preprint server specializing in engineering and technology for a worldwide audience," said Tapan K. Sarkar, Vice President, Publications, IEEE.
TechRxiv.org will help drive the pace of scientific discovery and information dissemination by providing freely accessible, fully citable preliminary technical communications, each with their own unique digital object identifier (DOI). Preprint activity provides opportunities for collaboration and shapes ongoing studies with informal feedback from other researchers. Further, submission of articles prior to formal peer review and publication helps demonstrate prior art in research discoveries.
Following proper guidelines, a paper within scope which is submitted to TechRxiv.org can still be submitted formally to a conference or journal for formal peer review and publication, whether it be an IEEE publication or a publication of another publisher.
To ensure TechRxiv.org would meet the needs of the technical community, IEEE worked closely with an advisory board of subject matter experts across a wide range of fields from such esteemed universities and research organizations including the University of Maryland, University of Rochester, University of Texas at Dallas, Northeastern University, the University of South Alabama and Raytheon Corporation. All submissions to TechRxiv.org are screened prior to acceptance by a panel of experts, and although not peer reviewed, the papers are checked for plagiarism and inappropriate content.
IEEE encourages all researchers working in the fields of electrical engineering, computer science, and related technologies to submit their unpublished research to www.techrxiv.org .
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tass--2020-01-29--Putin aims to beef up health defenses, mitigate losses from spread of coronavirus

`` We know quite well that in almost every country of the world , including our own , lives are lost to pneumonia and flu , and therefore we have a common goal to minimize these losses , to do everything we can so that something like this doesn ’ t happen , '' Putin stressed .
`` The new coronavirus stands out because it is a new phenomenon , and the question here is how prepared are we for this challenge .
I presume that the government , the Ministry of Health , and Rospotrebnadzor [ The Federal Service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Human Well-Being ] will do everything so that any surprises that we do run into don ’ t become surprises for most of our people , so that everyone is ready . ''
Putin also noted that a large number of lethal cases have already been registered in China .
He reiterated that the government had already developed a number of prevention measures to stop the virus from spreading in Russia .
At the meeting , attended by Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova , Health Minister Mikhail Murashko and head of the Federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Human Well-Being Anna Popova , President Putin asked for a report on how the battle against the new virus is unfolding .

"We know quite well that in almost every country of the world, including our own, lives are lost to pneumonia and flu, and therefore we have a common goal to minimize these losses, to do everything we can so that something like this doesn’t happen," Putin stressed. "The new coronavirus stands out because it is a new phenomenon, and the question here is how prepared are we for this challenge. I presume that the government, the Ministry of Health, and Rospotrebnadzor [The Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being] will do everything so that any surprises that we do run into don’t become surprises for most of our people, so that everyone is ready."
Putin also noted that a large number of lethal cases have already been registered in China. He reiterated that the government had already developed a number of prevention measures to stop the virus from spreading in Russia. At the meeting, attended by Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko and head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being Anna Popova, President Putin asked for a report on how the battle against the new virus is unfolding.


tass--2020-01-29--Thawing permafrost: how buffaloes and deer may save us from climate catastrophe

Sergei Zimov graduated from the Far Eastern University in hydrology .
He moved to Yakutia in 1980 , and in 1996 he founded the permafrost ’ s research center - the unique Pleistocene Park .
According to the scientist , reconstruction of the ecosystem , which was there millenniums ago , is the only way to stop the warming .
This sounds complicated , he said , but the solution is rather simple .
For a few decades Director of the Academy of Sciences ’ North-East research station , ecologist Sergei Zimov with a team of enthusiasts has pointed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ permafrost : the natural gas releases and their hard-to-foresee climate-related consequences , degradation of roads , bridges , houses , emission of greenhouse gases , revival of long forgotten diseases and spread of yet unknown illnesses .
This list is not exhaustive .
MOSCOW , January 29 .
/TASS/ .
The warming , which threatens the humanity with `` waking up '' ancient microbes and migration of major animal and bird populations , is an extremely scary process , scientists say .
However , other experts share the opinion this process may be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same time , the permafrost may be the warming ’ s main reason .
`` Every year our civilization burns and emits into the atmosphere 10 billion tonnes of carbon in the form of carbon dioxide .
Besides , we cut out and burn down tropical woods , which store 120 billion tonnes of carbon .
But the main storage of organic carbon is not in woods , it is in the permafrost .
In the form of organics it preserves 1,600 billion tonnes of carbon , and this is a fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' the scientist said .
`` Our permafrost is the soil of the mammoth steppe ; it is rich in fresh organics and dozing microbes .
When the permafrost degrades , the microbes wake up and start eating up the ancient organics - it is oxidation of organic matter , and any oxidation means emission of warmth .
These ancient microbes wake up , and by growing concentration of hydrocarbon in the atmosphere we can see they breathe .
In the north , the concentration has surged , most impressively over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ active .
In autumn 2019 , the biggest thawed areas in the Kolyma ’ s lower reaches grew to 4.12 meters ! ''
the expert said with alarm .
In March 2017 , the snow layer was 76 cm ( the average is 35 cm ) , and in summer on the areas free from moss the soil thawed more than two meters deep .
In March 2018 , the snow blanket was 90 cm high , and the thawed soil froze in winter less than one meter down .
`` Under thick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the moss blanket would not allow warmth in winter , '' he said .
`` On the contrary , areas covered with fluffy snow are much warmer .
Snow would not allow the soil to get frozen . ''
However , the permafrost ’ s temperature depends not only on the air temperature , but also on how and with what the soil is covered .
`` A huge area in Yakutia ’ s south and south-east used to be the permafrost , but over two years it has developed into an area @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TASS .
`` The average annual temperature there has grown from minus eleven to minus 7-8 degrees . ''
By tramping snow , the animals keep the permafrost ’ s temperature .
Thawing is a huge problem for people living in Yakutia , as most houses , electricity lines and roads are built on the permafrost .
The Pleistocene Park is a nature reserve in Yakutia ’ s north-east , in the lower reaches of the Kolyma , 30 kilometers from the Chersky village , 150 kilometers south from the Arctic Ocean .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ - he breeds Yakut horses , reindeer , elks , sheep , musk oxen , yaks , buffalos , and wild cows .
In summer 2019 , the reserve received 12 buffaloes .
The biggest share of frozen carbon lays in Russia , and half of it - in Yakutia , he continued .
`` Noteworthy , carbon ’ s biggest part is in the upper , 3-meter , layer of soil , which may melt within a few years .
Since the melting has begun even in the Kolyma ’ s lower @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and in that case carbon dioxide emissions from the permafrost will become bigger than those caused by human activities .
In that event , all carbon dioxide cuts under the Paris Agreement will become negligible .
Another threat is that under anaerobic conditions , microbes convert 10-25 % of organic matter into methane instead of carbon dioxide .
And it , as a greenhouse gas , is ten times stronger than carbon dioxide , '' he said .
According to the scientist , cooling the soil and permafrost is doable - for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stepped down - it would become thinner , denser and thus less insulating .
How would that be possible on the area of a few million square kilometers ?
Where to find a million of those who could do it with enthusiasm ?
`` This force exists in the region , '' the expert said .
`` Those are northern deer , horses , buffalos , musk oxen , bighorn sheep , deer , and roes .
Throughout winter , they all in search for breakfast , lunch and dinner step , dig @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the temperatures of soil and permafrost remain by 3-4 degrees lower than in areas where they do not go .
If today we bring here dozens of thousands of buffalos , then in 20 years they will a population of millions . ''
In the past , the biggest ecosystem on the planet was the mammoth steppe - savanna .
It spread from Spain to California and from Arctic islands to China .
It dominated throughout huge territories regardless of the climate .
`` It was a rich ecosystem , resembling the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of animals from times of that ecosystem .
Per every square kilometer of northern pastures , in the past used to live at least one grown-up mammoth , five buffalos , seven horses , 15 northern deer , as well as more rare species - musk oxen , rhinos , antelopes , saiga antelopes , red deer , snow sheep , elks , '' he said .
Per every square kilometer used to live about 10,000 animals .
`` Nowadays , even in Africa you can not find that many places with such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scientist said .
`` Every year , 10,000 herbivores require 100 tonnes of hay , or one tonne per a hectare .
This is an average productivity of today ’ s northern lawns .
On rich moist soils , it could be times bigger .
What was there in the mammoth steppe ?
Numerous animals within winter used to eat up everything that had grown up in summer , and whatever left after horses and mammoths was eaten up by oxen and deer . ''
Warm stomachs processed the organic stuff quickly , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ returned into the soil .
`` Animals supported and expanded their pastures , they trampled down mosses , ate bushes , tree bark , and mammoths broke down excessive trees , '' the scientist said .
`` Animals formed the park landscape .
In the past , pasture ecosystems prevailed in the world not due to climate changes , but - according to [ scientist , a founder of geochemistry , biogeochemistry , and radio-geology Vladimir ] Vernadsky - the evolution , aimed at speeding up the bio turnover - the capital turnover @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we need Many animals live in the region .
`` The Yakut horse should be returned to where it belongs .
Nowadays , it has been overfed .
In the past , it used to survive without given food .
It is important to build up the population of northern deer , snow sheep , elk , red deer , roe deer .
We should be bringing in buffalos and musk oxen .
The region responds positively to this requirement , but actions should be more active , '' he said .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ park ’ s all meadows were swampy , and lately grass productivity has increased .
While meadows are evaporating more water , the soil has dried up .
`` Yakutia even now has many good pastures , and in future it will be the main landscape .
In areas , where the high-ice permafrost melts , erosion begins .
Modern soils slide down hills , revealing ancient fertile soils , which immediately get covered with grass - this is how pastures develop .
Here will come the herbivores , they will shovel the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' the scientist forecasted .
He does not see big difference between wild and domestic animals .
Any half-domestic animal can become wild very quickly .
`` Making a wild animal out of a domestic buffalo or a Kalmyk domestic cow is as easy as making a free peasant out of a slave .
Give to them freedom and land .
I ’ ve tried it many times .
Just give it freedom , and you ’ ll see a different animal , different behavior , different posture .
Horses , buffalos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ separately on different continents .
But , whenever they meet , they remember at once that they come from the same ecosystem , from one team . ''
Have to pay for what is not produced The scientist pointed to many countries , ready to pay billions and billions to cut at least a bit the emissions of carbon dioxide .
`` Nowadays , climate exchanges trade quotas for greenhouse gas emissions .
An average price for one tone of carbon dioxide is about $ 10-15 , which means the price for carbon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Siberia ’ s stock of organic carbon is worth about $ 30 trillion or $ 40 trillion .
It is 30 times more than the country ’ s all mineral resources .
Thus , those roots , which have not got rotten in time , if calculated , cost tenfold more than all the oil , diamonds , molybdenum , and coal… '' If Russia manages to keep this carbon , not to allow it into the atmosphere , it will have a very profitable business , the expert said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : we have both livestock , we keep infrastructures , and we have rich landscapes .
But we are unable to make money by trading carbon dioxide .
At the same time , while trading of coal and oil requires production , transportation , big expenses , here we shall receive money not for what we mine , but , on the contrary , for what we do not produce .
And this would be a truly big business .
It ’ s a win-win project , where you do not have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our ethnic groups is not moss , nor trees ; wood for heating does not require that many forests .
The biggest wealth is the pastures with immense livestock .
This is precisely what we must restore , '' he said in conclusion .

Sergei Zimov graduated from the Far Eastern University in hydrology. He moved to Yakutia in 1980, and in 1996 he founded the permafrost’s research center - the unique Pleistocene Park. According to the scientist, reconstruction of the ecosystem, which was there millenniums ago, is the only way to stop the warming. This sounds complicated, he said, but the solution is rather simple.
For a few decades Director of the Academy of Sciences’ North-East research station, ecologist Sergei Zimov with a team of enthusiasts has pointed to potential threats to humanity from the thawing permafrost: the natural gas releases and their hard-to-foresee climate-related consequences, degradation of roads, bridges, houses, emission of greenhouse gases, revival of long forgotten diseases and spread of yet unknown illnesses. This list is not exhaustive.
MOSCOW, January 29. /TASS/. The warming, which threatens the humanity with "waking up" ancient microbes and migration of major animal and bird populations, is an extremely scary process, scientists say. However, other experts share the opinion this process may be stopped by remarkably elementary means.
At the same time, the permafrost may be the warming’s main reason. "Every year our civilization burns and emits into the atmosphere 10 billion tonnes of carbon in the form of carbon dioxide. Besides, we cut out and burn down tropical woods, which store 120 billion tonnes of carbon. But the main storage of organic carbon is not in woods, it is in the permafrost. In the form of organics it preserves 1,600 billion tonnes of carbon, and this is a fact everyone in the world knows perfectly well," the scientist said.
"Our permafrost is the soil of the mammoth steppe; it is rich in fresh organics and dozing microbes. When the permafrost degrades, the microbes wake up and start eating up the ancient organics - it is oxidation of organic matter, and any oxidation means emission of warmth. These ancient microbes wake up, and by growing concentration of hydrocarbon in the atmosphere we can see they breathe. In the north, the concentration has surged, most impressively over the autumn months, when thawing is most active. In autumn 2019, the biggest thawed areas in the Kolyma’s lower reaches grew to 4.12 meters!" the expert said with alarm.
In March 2017, the snow layer was 76 cm (the average is 35 cm), and in summer on the areas free from moss the soil thawed more than two meters deep. In March 2018, the snow blanket was 90 cm high, and the thawed soil froze in winter less than one meter down.
"Under thick moss the soil is colder, as the moss blanket would not allow warmth in winter," he said. "On the contrary, areas covered with fluffy snow are much warmer. Snow would not allow the soil to get frozen."
However, the permafrost’s temperature depends not only on the air temperature, but also on how and with what the soil is covered.
"A huge area in Yakutia’s south and south-east used to be the permafrost, but over two years it has developed into an area of discontinuous permafrost," he told TASS. "The average annual temperature there has grown from minus eleven to minus 7-8 degrees."
By tramping snow, the animals keep the permafrost’s temperature. Thawing is a huge problem for people living in Yakutia, as most houses, electricity lines and roads are built on the permafrost.
The Pleistocene Park is a nature reserve in Yakutia’s north-east, in the lower reaches of the Kolyma, 30 kilometers from the Chersky village, 150 kilometers south from the Arctic Ocean. There the scientist restores the ancient ecosystem - he breeds Yakut horses, reindeer, elks, sheep, musk oxen, yaks, buffalos, and wild cows. In summer 2019, the reserve received 12 buffaloes.
The biggest share of frozen carbon lays in Russia, and half of it - in Yakutia, he continued. "Noteworthy, carbon’s biggest part is in the upper, 3-meter, layer of soil, which may melt within a few years. Since the melting has begun even in the Kolyma’s lower reaches, the process may continue everywhere, and in that case carbon dioxide emissions from the permafrost will become bigger than those caused by human activities. In that event, all carbon dioxide cuts under the Paris Agreement will become negligible. Another threat is that under anaerobic conditions, microbes convert 10-25% of organic matter into methane instead of carbon dioxide. And it, as a greenhouse gas, is ten times stronger than carbon dioxide," he said.
According to the scientist, cooling the soil and permafrost is doable - for that it is necessary to have snow stepped down - it would become thinner, denser and thus less insulating.
How would that be possible on the area of a few million square kilometers? Where to find a million of those who could do it with enthusiasm? "This force exists in the region," the expert said. "Those are northern deer, horses, buffalos, musk oxen, bighorn sheep, deer, and roes. Throughout winter, they all in search for breakfast, lunch and dinner step, dig and shovel snow. At their pastures, the temperatures of soil and permafrost remain by 3-4 degrees lower than in areas where they do not go. If today we bring here dozens of thousands of buffalos, then in 20 years they will a population of millions."
In the past, the biggest ecosystem on the planet was the mammoth steppe - savanna. It spread from Spain to California and from Arctic islands to China. It dominated throughout huge territories regardless of the climate.
"It was a rich ecosystem, resembling the African savanna. The permafrost keeps bones of animals from times of that ecosystem. Per every square kilometer of northern pastures, in the past used to live at least one grown-up mammoth, five buffalos, seven horses, 15 northern deer, as well as more rare species - musk oxen, rhinos, antelopes, saiga antelopes, red deer, snow sheep, elks," he said.
Per every square kilometer used to live about 10,000 animals.
"Nowadays, even in Africa you cannot find that many places with such a density of animals," the scientist said. "Every year, 10,000 herbivores require 100 tonnes of hay, or one tonne per a hectare. This is an average productivity of today’s northern lawns. On rich moist soils, it could be times bigger. What was there in the mammoth steppe? Numerous animals within winter used to eat up everything that had grown up in summer, and whatever left after horses and mammoths was eaten up by oxen and deer."
Warm stomachs processed the organic stuff quickly, and nutritious substances within a few hours returned into the soil.
"Animals supported and expanded their pastures, they trampled down mosses, ate bushes, tree bark, and mammoths broke down excessive trees," the scientist said. "Animals formed the park landscape. In the past, pasture ecosystems prevailed in the world not due to climate changes, but - according to [scientist, a founder of geochemistry, biogeochemistry, and radio-geology Vladimir] Vernadsky - the evolution, aimed at speeding up the bio turnover - the capital turnover."
We’ve got all we need
Many animals live in the region. "The Yakut horse should be returned to where it belongs. Nowadays, it has been overfed. In the past, it used to survive without given food. It is important to build up the population of northern deer, snow sheep, elk, red deer, roe deer. We should be bringing in buffalos and musk oxen. The region responds positively to this requirement, but actions should be more active," he said.
In the past, he continued, the park’s all meadows were swampy, and lately grass productivity has increased. While meadows are evaporating more water, the soil has dried up.
"Yakutia even now has many good pastures, and in future it will be the main landscape. In areas, where the high-ice permafrost melts, erosion begins. Modern soils slide down hills, revealing ancient fertile soils, which immediately get covered with grass - this is how pastures develop. Here will come the herbivores, they will shovel the snow to stop eventually the permafrost thawing," the scientist forecasted.
He does not see big difference between wild and domestic animals. Any half-domestic animal can become wild very quickly. "Making a wild animal out of a domestic buffalo or a Kalmyk domestic cow is as easy as making a free peasant out of a slave. Give to them freedom and land. I’ve tried it many times. Just give it freedom, and you’ll see a different animal, different behavior, different posture. Horses, buffalos, musk oxen for thousands years lived separately on different continents. But, whenever they meet, they remember at once that they come from the same ecosystem, from one team."
Have to pay for what is not produced
The scientist pointed to many countries, ready to pay billions and billions to cut at least a bit the emissions of carbon dioxide.
"Nowadays, climate exchanges trade quotas for greenhouse gas emissions. An average price for one tone of carbon dioxide is about $10-15, which means the price for carbon would make $30-40 per one tonne. Siberia’s stock of organic carbon is worth about $30 trillion or $40 trillion. It is 30 times more than the country’s all mineral resources. Thus, those roots, which have not got rotten in time, if calculated, cost tenfold more than all the oil, diamonds, molybdenum, and coal…"
If Russia manages to keep this carbon, not to allow it into the atmosphere, it will have a very profitable business, the expert said.
"We have our share of profit anyway: we have both livestock, we keep infrastructures, and we have rich landscapes. But we are unable to make money by trading carbon dioxide. At the same time, while trading of coal and oil requires production, transportation, big expenses, here we shall receive money not for what we mine, but, on the contrary, for what we do not produce. And this would be a truly big business. It’s a win-win project, where you do not have to persuade anyone. The material culture of our ethnic groups is not moss, nor trees; wood for heating does not require that many forests. The biggest wealth is the pastures with immense livestock. This is precisely what we must restore," he said in conclusion.


tass--2020-01-29--Another $65.8 bln in funding by 2024 needed for enacting measures from Putin’s address

MOSCOW , January 29 .
/TASS/ .
The measures announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin in his State of the @ @ @ @ @ 4.128 trillion rubles ( $ 65.8 bln ) , of which 3.77 trillion rubles ( @ @ @ @ @ be federal budget funds , Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told reporters on Wednesday .
`` @ @ @ @ @ has provided final calculations on financing measures from President ’ s address .
Additional expenditures @ @ @ @ @ trillion rubles ( $ 65.8 bln ) by 2024 , of which 3.77 trillion rubles @ @ @ @ @ are federal budget funds and 0.358 trillion rubles ( $ 5.7 bln ) are the @ @ @ @ @ budgets , '' he said .
Amendments to the budget will be submitted to Russia @ @ @ @ @ 11 , 2020 , Siluanov added .

MOSCOW, January 29. /TASS/. The measures announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin in his State of the Nation Address will require another 4.128 trillion rubles ($65.8 bln), of which 3.77 trillion rubles ($60.09 bln) would be federal budget funds, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told reporters on Wednesday.
"Russia’s Finance Ministry has provided final calculations on financing measures from President’s address. Additional expenditures of budgets will total 4.128 trillion rubles ($65.8 bln) by 2024, of which 3.77 trillion rubles ($60.09 bln) are federal budget funds and 0.358 trillion rubles ($5.7 bln) are the funds of constituent entities’ budgets," he said.
Amendments to the budget will be submitted to Russia’s government by February 11, 2020, Siluanov added.


tass--2020-01-29--Key legislator vows vote on Russian constitutional amendments will be transparent

`` A referendum on the constitution in our country is possible only if we adopt a new constitution .
The @ @ @ @ @ on amendments to its Article 3 and Article 8 , this is the reason why @ @ @ @ @ institute this nationwide vote ...
Believe me , it will be convenient , clear to @ @ @ @ @ the procedural point of view , '' Klishas avowed .
On January 23 , the @ @ @ @ @ house ) unanimously passed the first reading of President Putin ’ s proposed bill on @ @ @ @ @ document particularly expands the powers of the State Duma and the Federation Council ( upper @ @ @ @ @ officials from holding residency status overseas , limits the number of presidential terms and guarantees @ @ @ @ @ over international treaties throughout Russia ’ s legal space .
In addition , it stipulates @ @ @ @ @ the state and a nationwide vote on the amendments .
According to State Duma Speaker @ @ @ @ @ are going to consider the second reading of the bill on February 11 .

"A referendum on the constitution in our country is possible only if we adopt a new constitution. The constitution prohibits holding a referendum on amendments to its Article 3 and Article 8, this is the reason why we are compelled now to institute this nationwide vote... Believe me, it will be convenient, clear to the electorate and transparent from the procedural point of view," Klishas avowed.
On January 23, the Russian State Duma (lower house) unanimously passed the first reading of President Putin’s proposed bill on amending the constitution. The document particularly expands the powers of the State Duma and the Federation Council (upper house), prohibits high-ranking officials from holding residency status overseas, limits the number of presidential terms and guarantees the supremacy of the сonstitution over international treaties throughout Russia’s legal space. In addition, it stipulates strengthening the social obligations of the state and a nationwide vote on the amendments. According to State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, Russian lawmakers are going to consider the second reading of the bill on February 11.


tass--2020-01-29--Over 2,000 troops of Russia’s military base in Armenia kick off live-fire exercise

ROSTOV-ON-DON , January 29 .
/TASS/ .
About 2,000 troops of Russia ’ s Southern Military District have started large-scale @ @ @ @ @ in Armenia , the District ’ s press office reported on Wednesday .
`` The @ @ @ @ @ District ’ s Russian military base stationed in Armenia have started qualifying live-fire drills employing @ @ @ @ @ in mountains , '' the press office said in a statement .
The qualifying exercise @ @ @ @ @ more than 500 motor and armored vehicles , the statement says .

ROSTOV-ON-DON, January 29. /TASS/. About 2,000 troops of Russia’s Southern Military District have started large-scale drills with a live-fire exercise in Armenia, the District’s press office reported on Wednesday.
"The servicemen of the Southern Military District’s Russian military base stationed in Armenia have started qualifying live-fire drills employing small arms and combat vehicles in mountains," the press office said in a statement.
The qualifying exercise involves about 2,000 troops and more than 500 motor and armored vehicles, the statement says.


tass--2020-01-29--US Department of State’s actions obstruct Syrian settlement — Russian top brass

MOSCOW , January 29 .
/TASS/ .
US Department of State ’ s policies are the chief obstruction to restoring peaceful life in Syria , Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told the media on Wednesday .
`` The Department of State is the root cause of the main problems hindering the Syrians ’ return to peaceful life .
It stops at nothing to impose the harshest sanctions that block any food , medical , material or financial aid to truly innocent peaceful Syrians in the territories of their country retaken from terrorists , '' Konashenkov said .
Konashenkov accused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the offensive from the Idlib de-escalation zone by large groups of militants having artillery and armored vehicles , both affiliated with the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda — Jabhat Al-Nusra ( both outlawed in Russia ) .
He stressed that the US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo for some reason referred to the militants who staged the attack as innocent peaceful civilians .
According to the spokesman , the Ministry is not surprised by hypocrisy of Pompeo , who announced the Department ’ s `` concern '' about `` major offensive '' of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Idlib .
The State Department has never publicly aligned itself with the Russian fight against international terrorism in Syria , and all its statements of concerns for `` civilian '' suffering were made `` solely in the moments of the terrorists ’ crushing defeats and long-awaited liberation of peaceful Syrians , '' he said .
The general recalled that `` similar hypocritical tweets from the US State Department accompanied the liberation and — unlike Raqqa , bombed off the face of the Earth by the US — independent restoration of peaceful existence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Homs , Douma , Deraa , Suweida , Kuneitra , Deir-ez-Zor . ''
On January 28 , Pompeo tweeted that `` ruthless actions by Russia , the Iranian regime , Hizballah , and the Assad regime are directly preventing the establishment of a ceasefire . ''
The Secretary of State claimed that the US condemn these `` barbaric attacks '' and call for immediate ceasefire .
According to Al-Masdar News website , on January 28 , the Syrian armed forces liberated Maarat al-Numan from the former Nusra Front and National Liberation Front and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Ariha , also under control of the Jabhat Fatah al-Sham , formerly known as the Nusra Front .

MOSCOW, January 29. /TASS/. US Department of State’s policies are the chief obstruction to restoring peaceful life in Syria, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told the media on Wednesday.
"The Department of State is the root cause of the main problems hindering the Syrians’ return to peaceful life. It stops at nothing to impose the harshest sanctions that block any food, medical, material or financial aid to truly innocent peaceful Syrians in the territories of their country retaken from terrorists," Konashenkov said.
Konashenkov accused the Department of State of tacit support for the offensive from the Idlib de-escalation zone by large groups of militants having artillery and armored vehicles, both affiliated with the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda — Jabhat Al-Nusra (both outlawed in Russia). He stressed that the US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo for some reason referred to the militants who staged the attack as innocent peaceful civilians.
According to the spokesman, the Ministry is not surprised by hypocrisy of Pompeo, who announced the Department’s "concern" about "major offensive" of Russia and Syria against the alleged civilians of Idlib. The State Department has never publicly aligned itself with the Russian fight against international terrorism in Syria, and all its statements of concerns for "civilian" suffering were made "solely in the moments of the terrorists’ crushing defeats and long-awaited liberation of peaceful Syrians," he said.
The general recalled that "similar hypocritical tweets from the US State Department accompanied the liberation and — unlike Raqqa, bombed off the face of the Earth by the US — independent restoration of peaceful existence in Aleppo, Palmira, Hama, Homs, Douma, Deraa, Suweida, Kuneitra, Deir-ez-Zor."
Pompeo’s statement
On January 28, Pompeo tweeted that "ruthless actions by Russia, the Iranian regime, Hizballah, and the Assad regime are directly preventing the establishment of a ceasefire." The Secretary of State claimed that the US condemn these "barbaric attacks" and call for immediate ceasefire.
According to Al-Masdar News website, on January 28, the Syrian armed forces liberated Maarat al-Numan from the former Nusra Front and National Liberation Front and continued offensive in Idlib province towards Saraqib and Ariha, also under control of the Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, formerly known as the Nusra Front.


tass--2020-01-29--Chinese authorities send 147 doctors from Hainan to Hubei province

HAIKOU , January 29 .
/TASS/ .
The first group of doctors from the southern Chinese province of Hainan arrived in Jingzhou ( Hubei Province ) , which was most affected by the new type of coronavirus pneumonia , in order to help its authorities to tackle the spread of the virus , www.hinews.cn reported .
A total of 147 medical workers arrived in Jingzhou .
Prior to this , the doctors worked , in particular , in the respiratory and emergency departments .
The Hainan doctors , the news outlet reported , are able to independently provide any necessary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the spread of coronavirus .
Hainan is one of the regions in China where a new type of coronavirus has been confirmed .
According to the latest official data , 40 cases of coronavirus infection were detected in the province , one of which turned out to be fatal .
The largest number of cases was registered in the resort city of Sanya , where 14 people were diagnosed with a new type of pneumonia .
On December 31 , 2019 , Chinese authorities notified the World Health Organization ( WHO ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , central China .
On January 7 , Chinese experts identified the 2019-nCoV coronavirus as the cause of the disease .
According to recent data , over 6,000 cases of patients infected with the virus and more than 130 deaths have been confirmed in China .
Coronavirus cases have also been reported in 15 other countries .
The WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of national concern and sent its experts to China .

HAIKOU, January 29. /TASS/. The first group of doctors from the southern Chinese province of Hainan arrived in Jingzhou (Hubei Province), which was most affected by the new type of coronavirus pneumonia, in order to help its authorities to tackle the spread of the virus, www.hinews.cn reported.
A total of 147 medical workers arrived in Jingzhou. Prior to this, the doctors worked, in particular, in the respiratory and emergency departments. The Hainan doctors, the news outlet reported, are able to independently provide any necessary assistance to local medics in the fight against the spread of coronavirus.
Hainan is one of the regions in China where a new type of coronavirus has been confirmed. According to the latest official data, 40 cases of coronavirus infection were detected in the province, one of which turned out to be fatal. The largest number of cases was registered in the resort city of Sanya, where 14 people were diagnosed with a new type of pneumonia.
On December 31, 2019, Chinese authorities notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, central China. On January 7, Chinese experts identified the 2019-nCoV coronavirus as the cause of the disease.
According to recent data, over 6,000 cases of patients infected with the virus and more than 130 deaths have been confirmed in China. Coronavirus cases have also been reported in 15 other countries. The WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of national concern and sent its experts to China.


tass--2020-01-30--Some sections of Russia’s border with China to be closed as of January 31 midnight

MOSCOW , January 30 .
/TASS/ .
Some sections of Russia ’ s border with China in the Far East @ @ @ @ @ January 31 midnight local time , as follows from an instruction signed by Prime Minister @ @ @ @ @ was published on the Cabinet of Ministers ’ official website .
Russia closes border with @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus Russia ’ s Transport Ministry in cooperation with the FSB ’ s Border Guard @ @ @ @ @ and consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor are to temporarily restrict traffic through border checkpoints on some @ @ @ @ @ state border with China in accordance with the addendum .
There are 16 checkpoints on @ @ @ @ @ and railway ones , the document says .
The measures apply to Zabaikalsk-Manchuria ( railway @ @ @ @ @ ) , Starotsurukhaituisky-Heishantou , Olochi-Shiwei , Blagoveshchensk-Heihe , Poyarkovo-Xunke , Amurzet-Luobei , Nizhneleninskoye-Tongjiang , Khabarovsk-Fuyuan @ @ @ @ @ , Pogranichny-Suifenhe ( railway ) , Pogranichny-Suifenhe ( automobile ) , Poltavka-Dongning , Kraskino-Hunchun and @ @

MOSCOW, January 30. /TASS/. Some sections of Russia’s border with China in the Far East will be closed as of January 31 midnight local time, as follows from an instruction signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The instruction was published on the Cabinet of Ministers’ official website.
Russia’s Transport Ministry in cooperation with the FSB’s Border Guard Service, Federal Customs Service and consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor are to temporarily restrict traffic through border checkpoints on some sections of Russia’s state border with China in accordance with the addendum. There are 16 checkpoints on the list, including automobile and railway ones, the document says.
The measures apply to Zabaikalsk-Manchuria (railway), Zabaikalsk-Manchuria (automobile), Starotsurukhaituisky-Heishantou, Olochi-Shiwei, Blagoveshchensk-Heihe, Poyarkovo-Xunke, Amurzet-Luobei, Nizhneleninskoye-Tongjiang, Khabarovsk-Fuyuan, Pokrovka-Raohe, Tury Rog-Mishan, Pogranichny-Suifenhe (railway), Pogranichny-Suifenhe (automobile), Poltavka-Dongning, Kraskino-Hunchun and Makhalino-Hunchun.
The shutdown of Russia’s border with China is a justified step, the Russian government commented. The prime minister's instruction has been published on the cabinet’s website.
According to the document, the Russian Foreign Ministry has been instructed "to provide information about the proposed measures to China and other countries whose interests could be affected by the move, pointing out that they are justified and purely temporary."
On December 31, 2019, Chinese authorities notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, central China. On January 7, Chinese experts identified the 2019-nCoV coronavirus as the cause of the disease.
According to recent data, over 7,800 cases of patients infected with the virus and at least 170 deaths have been confirmed in China. Coronavirus cases have also been reported in Australia, Cambodia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the United States. The WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of national concern and sent its experts to China.


tass--2020-01-30--Kremlin continues to analyze Mideast 'deal of the century'

Netanyahu offers to discuss White House ’ s ‘ deal of the century ’ with Putin MOSCOW , January 30 @ @ @ @ @ continues to analyze the US `` deal of the century '' on the Middle East @ @ @ @ @ between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Kremlin held @ @ @ @ @ Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS .
`` We continue to analyze [ it ] @ @ @ @ @ asked whether Putin backed the US initiative .

MOSCOW, January 30. /TASS/. The Kremlin continues to analyze the US "deal of the century" on the Middle East settlement process after a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held on January 30, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS.
"We continue to analyze [it]," he said when asked whether Putin backed the US initiative.
On Thursday, Netanyahu offered Putin during the talks in Moscow to discuss the US "deal of the century" on resolving the Middle East crisis, expressing his interest in the Russian leader’s stance on this issue.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled the key points of the so-called "deal of the century", a plan for Israel-Palestine settlement process based on mutual recognition of both states.
Netanyahu supported the initiative and said he was willing to start negotiations immediately. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the deal, while the Hamas movement stressed that the plan is "not worth the ink it was written with."


tass--2020-01-30--Russian Black Sea Fleet sub arrives for repairs after Mediterranean deployment

`` Last night , an operation was fulfilled to place the submarine into the dock of the Kronstadt Marine Plant , '' the source said , adding that the sub ’ s planned repairs would last up to four months .
MOSCOW , January 30 .
/TASS/ .
The Black Sea Fleet submarine Stary Oskol arrived at the Kronstadt Marine Plant for planned repairs after its deployment in the Russian Navy ’ s permanent Mediterranean taskforce , a source in Crimean defense circles told TASS on Wednesday .
The same-type submarine Krasnodar continues its deployment to the Mediterranean Sea within @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in that area .
Initially , these two subs were expected to undergo repairs at the Admiralty Shipyard in St. Petersburg , which had built them .
However , later , this task was assigned to the Kronstadt Marine Plant ( both shipyards are part of Russia ’ s United Shipbuilding Corporation ) .
In late April 2019 , the Krasnodar and the Stary Oskol deployed to the Mediterranean Sea from the Black Sea , replacing the same-type submarines Veliky Novgorod and Kolpino in the Russian Navy ’ s permanent Mediterranean taskforce .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ third generation of diesel-electric subs .
These submarines are considered among the world ’ s most noiseless vessels .
They develop a speed of up to 20 knots , can dive to a depth of about 300 meters and their sea endurance is 45 days .
The sub has a crew of 52 men and displaces about 4,000 tonnes .

"Last night, an operation was fulfilled to place the submarine into the dock of the Kronstadt Marine Plant," the source said, adding that the sub’s planned repairs would last up to four months.
MOSCOW, January 30. /TASS/. The Black Sea Fleet submarine Stary Oskol arrived at the Kronstadt Marine Plant for planned repairs after its deployment in the Russian Navy’s permanent Mediterranean taskforce, a source in Crimean defense circles told TASS on Wednesday.
The same-type submarine Krasnodar continues its deployment to the Mediterranean Sea within the Russian Navy’s permanent Squadron in that area. Initially, these two subs were expected to undergo repairs at the Admiralty Shipyard in St. Petersburg, which had built them. However, later, this task was assigned to the Kronstadt Marine Plant (both shipyards are part of Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation).
In late April 2019, the Krasnodar and the Stary Oskol deployed to the Mediterranean Sea from the Black Sea, replacing the same-type submarines Veliky Novgorod and Kolpino in the Russian Navy’s permanent Mediterranean taskforce.
Project 636.3 submarines are referred to the third generation of diesel-electric subs. These submarines are considered among the world’s most noiseless vessels. They develop a speed of up to 20 knots, can dive to a depth of about 300 meters and their sea endurance is 45 days. The sub has a crew of 52 men and displaces about 4,000 tonnes.


tass--2020-01-30--Netanyahu, Putin discuss US ‘deal of the century’ and Syria - delegation source

TEL AVIV , January 30 .
/TASS/ .
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed at their meeting in the Kremlin on Thursday the US `` deal of the century '' on the Palestinian-Israeli settlement and its influence on the region as well as the events unfolding in Syria , a source in the Israeli delegation told TASS .
`` This was a long , profound and substantial discussion on the details of the ‘ deal of the century ’ and its influence on the region .
Besides , the leaders discussed the developments in Syria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia , '' the source said .
Netanyahu arrived in Moscow for a meeting with Putin on Thursday shortly after visiting Washington , where the Israeli prime minister attended a joint news conference on Tuesday with US President Donald Trump .
On Tuesday , Trump unveiled the key points of the so-called `` deal of the century '' , a plan for Israel-Palestine settlement based on mutual recognition of both states .
The US offers to link the Palestinian territories of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank with a tunnel , also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s capital .
At the same time , Trump has stressed that Jerusalem remains Israel 's `` undivided capital , '' adding that the US intends to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Jewish settlements founded on Palestinian territories .
Among the preconditions for the peace process , the US leader listed Palestine denouncing the Hamas radical movement active in Gaza and ceasing military activity .
The US offers Palestine $ 50 bln in investments .
Netanyahu supported the initiative and expressed his readiness to start negotiations immediately .
President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a `` conspiracy deal '' , while the Hamas movement stressed that the plan is `` not worth the ink it was written with .
`` .

TEL AVIV, January 30. /TASS/. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed at their meeting in the Kremlin on Thursday the US "deal of the century" on the Palestinian-Israeli settlement and its influence on the region as well as the events unfolding in Syria, a source in the Israeli delegation told TASS.
"This was a long, profound and substantial discussion on the details of the ‘deal of the century’ and its influence on the region. Besides, the leaders discussed the developments in Syria and the necessary coordination between Israel and Russia," the source said.
Netanyahu arrived in Moscow for a meeting with Putin on Thursday shortly after visiting Washington, where the Israeli prime minister attended a joint news conference on Tuesday with US President Donald Trump.
On Tuesday, Trump unveiled the key points of the so-called "deal of the century", a plan for Israel-Palestine settlement based on mutual recognition of both states. The US offers to link the Palestinian territories of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank with a tunnel, also proposing to recognize East Jerusalem as Palestine’s capital.
At the same time, Trump has stressed that Jerusalem remains Israel's "undivided capital," adding that the US intends to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Jewish settlements founded on Palestinian territories. Among the preconditions for the peace process, the US leader listed Palestine denouncing the Hamas radical movement active in Gaza and ceasing military activity. The US offers Palestine $50 bln in investments.
Netanyahu supported the initiative and expressed his readiness to start negotiations immediately. President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas denounced the deal, blasting it as a "conspiracy deal", while the Hamas movement stressed that the plan is "not worth the ink it was written with.".


tass--2020-01-30--Young people and kids least susceptible to the new coronavirus, says Health Ministry

MOSCOW , January 30 .
/TASS/ .
Young people and children are the least susceptible to the novel coronavirus infection @ @ @ @ @ guidelines on preventing , diagnosing and treating the disease , published on the Russia ’ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` According to our data , young people and children are less susceptible to @ @ @ @ @ key elements of the clinical picture in children ( based on seasonal coronavirus infections analysis @ @ @ @ @ upper ( rhinopharyngitis , or common cold ) and lower ( bronchitis , bronchiolitis , @ @ @ @ @ . ''
The publication underscores that there is not enough statistical data for the 2019-nCoV @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, January 30. /TASS/. Young people and children are the least susceptible to the novel coronavirus infection, according to the temporary guidelines on preventing, diagnosing and treating the disease, published on the Russia’s Health Ministry website Thursday.
"According to our data, young people and children are less susceptible to the novel coronavirus. The key elements of the clinical picture in children (based on seasonal coronavirus infections analysis) is characterized by both upper (rhinopharyngitis, or common cold) and lower (bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia) respiratory tract damage."
The publication underscores that there is not enough statistical data for the 2019-nCoV infection in children.


tass--2020-01-30--Pardoned Israeli national Issachar never admitted guilt, attorney says

MOSCOW , January 30 .
/TASS/ .
Naama Issachar , the Israeli national sentenced in Russia for hashish smuggling and @ @ @ @ @ Putin , did not admit guilt when she filed the pardon plea , says the @ @ @ @ @ has been no admission of guilt - neither full nor partial , nothing .
There @ @ @ @ @ in the pardon plea .
What could she admit if she never crossed the Russian @ @ @ @ @ says .
On April 9 , 2019 , Issachar was apprehended in Sheremetyevo airport , @ @ @ @ @ on her flight from New Delhi to Tel Aviv .
A service dog reacted to @ @ @ @ @ customs officers discovered 10 grams of hashish .
On October 11 last year , Khimki @ @ @ @ @ 7.5 years for drug smuggling .
On December 19 , Moscow Regional Court upheld the @ @ @ @ @ , Issachar filed a pardon plea .
On January 29 , Vladimir Putin granted her @ @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, January 30. /TASS/. Naama Issachar, the Israeli national sentenced in Russia for hashish smuggling and pardoned by Russian President Vladimir Putin, did not admit guilt when she filed the pardon plea, says the defense statement.
"There has been no admission of guilt - neither full nor partial, nothing. There is no admission of guilt in the pardon plea. What could she admit if she never crossed the Russian border?" The statement says.
On April 9, 2019, Issachar was apprehended in Sheremetyevo airport, where she awaited plane change on her flight from New Delhi to Tel Aviv. A service dog reacted to her bag, and the customs officers discovered 10 grams of hashish. On October 11 last year, Khimki Moscow Court sentenced Issachar for 7.5 years for drug smuggling. On December 19, Moscow Regional Court upheld the sentence.
On January 26, Issachar filed a pardon plea. On January 29, Vladimir Putin granted her pardon, effective immediately.


tass--2020-01-30--Netanyahu meets with Israeli citizen Issachar, her mother at Vnukovo Airport

TEL AVIV , January 30 .
/TASS/ .
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have met with @ @ @ @ @ woman , who had been pardoned by Russian President Vladimir Putin , and her mother @ @ @ @ @ s Vnukovo Airport , the prime minister ’ s office reported on Thursday .
`` @ @ @ @ @ his wife Sara have met at Vnukovo Airport with Naama Issachar , who had been @ @ @ @ @ earlier today , '' the report said .
The photo of the meeting posted by @ @ @ @ @ was accompanied by her mother Yaffa .

TEL AVIV, January 30. /TASS/. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have met with Naama Issachar, an Israeli woman, who had been pardoned by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and her mother Yaffa, at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport, the prime minister’s office reported on Thursday.
"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have met at Vnukovo Airport with Naama Issachar, who had been released from a Russian prison earlier today," the report said. The photo of the meeting posted by the office shows that Naama was accompanied by her mother Yaffa.


tass--2020-01-30--Russian Defense Ministry denies reports of airstrikes on bakery, hospital in Syria’s Idlib

MOSCOW , January 30 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s Defense Ministry has denied reports saying that the Russian Aerospace @ @ @ @ @ airstrikes on a hospital and a bakery in the Syrian city of Idlib .
`` @ @ @ @ @ on the morning of January 30 , an aircraft from the Russian Aerospace Forces carried @ @ @ @ @ and a bakery in a southern suburb of the Syrian city of Idlib are an @ @ @ @ @ said in a statement .
According to the ministry , Russian aircraft did not carry @ @ @ @ @ the area .
Turkey ’ s Anadolu news agency reported earlier that Russian aircraft had @ @ @ @ @ near Idlib , which resulted in casualties .

MOSCOW, January 30. /TASS/. Russia’s Defense Ministry has denied reports saying that the Russian Aerospace Forces' aircraft carried out airstrikes on a hospital and a bakery in the Syrian city of Idlib.
"Foreign media reports alleging that on the morning of January 30, an aircraft from the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out airstrikes on a hospital and a bakery in a southern suburb of the Syrian city of Idlib are an instigation," the ministry said in a statement.
According to the ministry, Russian aircraft did not carry out any combat tasks in the area.
Turkey’s Anadolu news agency reported earlier that Russian aircraft had allegedly conducted airstrikes on targets near Idlib, which resulted in casualties.


tass--2020-01-30--Netanyahu stresses importance of meeting with Putin

TEL AVIV , January 30 .
/TASS/ .
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has posted a photo on his Twitter @ @ @ @ @ his handshake with Russian President Vladimir Putin at their meeting in the Kremlin on Thursday @ @ @ @ @ meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow .
The relations between Israel and Russia @ @ @ @ @ and strong .
Thank you , President Putin , '' the prime minister said in @ @ @ @ @ in Russian and Hebrew .

TEL AVIV, January 30. /TASS/. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has posted a photo on his Twitter account capturing a moment of his handshake with Russian President Vladimir Putin at their meeting in the Kremlin on Thursday.
"An important working meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The relations between Israel and Russia have never been so good and strong. Thank you, President Putin," the prime minister said in his comment to the photo in Russian and Hebrew.


tass--2020-01-30--First Bal coastal defense missile system arrives for Russia’s Caspian Flotilla

`` The first Bal coastal defense missile system has entered service with the Caspian Flotilla .
Its official handover has taken place in the Republic of Dagestan , '' the press office said in a statement .
MOSCOW , January 30 .
/TASS/ .
An official ceremony took place in the Republic of Dagestan to hand over the first Bal coastal defense missile system to the Caspian Flotilla , the press office of Russia ’ s Southern Military District reported on Thursday .
As the press office specified , the Bal is designated for the coastal defense of the permanent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Caspian Sea and Caspian Flotilla land troops .
The system ’ s teams can fire missiles in salvoes or make sole launches at the designated time .
`` Most of its flight time , a missile flies over the sea surface , which makes it possible to save munitions and complicates its interception and destruction by anti-missile defense capabilities .
One Bal launcher is capable of firing a salvo of over 50 missiles in no time , '' the press office said .
The Bal coastal defense missile system is mounted on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MZKT-7930 special truck , which makes it possible to assume fire positions on rough terrain .
The system is armed with cruise anti-ship missiles with a flight range of several hundred kilometers .
The Bal coastal defense system with the Kh-35 anti-ship missile is designated to control territorial waters and straits , defend naval bases , other coastal facilities and infrastructure and areas vulnerable to amphibious assaults .
The coastal defense missile system is capable of operating in any weather conditions , day and night , with its full autonomous guidance after launches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fire and jamming .

"The first Bal coastal defense missile system has entered service with the Caspian Flotilla. Its official handover has taken place in the Republic of Dagestan," the press office said in a statement.
MOSCOW, January 30. /TASS/. An official ceremony took place in the Republic of Dagestan to hand over the first Bal coastal defense missile system to the Caspian Flotilla, the press office of Russia’s Southern Military District reported on Thursday.
As the press office specified, the Bal is designated for the coastal defense of the permanent bases of ships that provide security in the Caspian Sea and Caspian Flotilla land troops. The system’s teams can fire missiles in salvoes or make sole launches at the designated time.
"Most of its flight time, a missile flies over the sea surface, which makes it possible to save munitions and complicates its interception and destruction by anti-missile defense capabilities. One Bal launcher is capable of firing a salvo of over 50 missiles in no time," the press office said.
The Bal coastal defense missile system is mounted on the high cross-country capability chassis of the MZKT-7930 special truck, which makes it possible to assume fire positions on rough terrain. The system is armed with cruise anti-ship missiles with a flight range of several hundred kilometers.
The Bal coastal defense system with the Kh-35 anti-ship missile is designated to control territorial waters and straits, defend naval bases, other coastal facilities and infrastructure and areas vulnerable to amphibious assaults. The coastal defense missile system is capable of operating in any weather conditions, day and night, with its full autonomous guidance after launches, under an enemy’s intensive fire and jamming.