On Sunday, the tanker became the first to deliver Iranian crude into Europe since mid-2012, when Brussels imposed an oil embargo in an attempt to force the Middle Eastern nation to negotiate the end of its nuclear program. The ban was lifted in January as part of a broader deal that ended a decade of sanctions.
Famous actor Armen Dzigarkhanyan’s health condition is assessed as moderate. He was hospitalized on March 5, reports RIA Novosti.
A United flight bound for Munich was forced to make an emergency landing at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. Less than 1000 feet in the air and less than five minutes after take- off, trouble hit, reports “ABC”.
A number of high-profile celebrities- including Oprah Winfrey, Mary J. Blige, Charlize Theron and Meryl Streep – have signed an open letter calling on world leaders to fight for gender equality across the globe. The letter released on March 6 states that some 62 million girls around the world are denied the right to education, 500 million women can’t read and 155 countries have laws that discriminate against women.
“Russia is ready to implement its allied liabilities before Armenia, what it currently does, and if, against this background, Azerbaijan reduces purchase of military equipment, restoration of balance between NKR conflict becomes much easier for us. As a military expert, I highlight military balance especially in such types like TOS-1 “Solntseplyuk” heavy flame thrower system, “Uragan” system. They are systems, in case of which balance should be implemented,” Yevseev mentioned.
“I don’t think, that currently negotiated Armenia-EU document is equivalent to Association Agreement, as currently factors restricting Armenia are more, from which Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Availability of conflict is already a big burden for country’s foreign policy. The same issue is existent both in Armenia and Moldova, as well as in the Ukraine. Russia makes use of conflicts to keep these countries apart from the West.”
The entertainment blog, The Playlist, is predicting that much-anticipated Genocide-themed film, “The Promise,” with its lead actors Oscar Issac and Christian Bale, will be on a short list for Academy Award consideration in 2017.
Scientists have created non-allergenic peanuts, a possible workaround for a potentially lethal allergy that plagues 2.8 million Americans. The advance also proved promising for wheat and other tree nut allergies.
On March 4 USSR People’s Artist Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was hospitalized in the intensive care unit of the cardiology department of Scientific Research Institute for Emergency Medicine named after N.V. Sklifosovsky, reports TASS.. “He is in the cardiology department of intensive care for patients with heart attack,” – the institute informed.
The Kremlin is concerned over North Korea’s statements about its readiness to use nuclear forces and urges all states to display restraint, reports TASS, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.