Новости за 29.07.2017

Roscosmos, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) all understand that if co-operation breaks down, it will seriously affect each other’s work, the head of Russia’s Federal Space Agency has said.
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Anora Ashurova is not a big fan of traditional art forms. Instead of painting on a canvas, she paints the skulls of dead animals and sells her creations to unconventional art lovers.
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The world’s longest hanging pedestrian bridge opened Saturday in the Swiss Alps near the town of Zermatt. The structure measures 494 meters in length and hangs 85 meters above the Grabengufer ravine.
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The Israeli military raided the PalMedia building in Ramallah on the West Bank early Saturday morning. It is home to a number of international media organizations, including RT’s regional office. Property belonging to other media channels was either damaged or seized.
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International human rights organizations have appealed to the European Commission asking it to “re-evaluate” its Privacy Shield agreement on personal data transferring with Washington. The US surveillance practices do not comply with EU laws and standards, they claim.
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Veterans hoping to use medical marijuana to treat post-traumatic stress disorder have had their hopes extinguished after Republicans shot down the Veterans Equal Access amendment to allow doctors to discuss medicinal cannabis with patients.
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In a survey published by Der Spiegel, 83 percent of Germans over 18 disapprove of the US’ planned expanded sanctions on Russia, with a mere six percent expressing approval.
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Philippines boxing hero-turned-senator Manny Pacquiao visited the country’s battle-weary troops fighting the ISIS-linked Islamist insurgency that has plagued Marawi City for over 10 weeks.
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Chinese social media is in uproar over video that appears to show two giant panda cubs being abused at Chengdu Panda Base, the country’s prestigious breeding facility for the animals.
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Moscow is calling on Washington to revise its policy and break “the vicious circle of retaliation,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated.
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The US and South Korean militaries responded to North Korea’s latest missile test with its own display of military strength, firing live surface-to-surface missiles from rocket launchers, amid renewed tension on the peninsula.
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The European Commission has launched legal action against Poland over its new law giving the government more control over judges. The procedure could result in Poland losing its voting rights in the bloc.
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A former British soldier who fought against ISIS in Syria with the Kurdish YPG militia was recently arrested on holiday in Turkey and is facing terrorism charges.
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Hamburg State Interior Minister Andy Grote said that the knife attacker who fatally stabbed one person and wounded several others in Germany’s largest port city on Friday, was actually known to authorities as an Islamist.
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The North Korean ICBM system is now able to fire at “random regions and locations at random times” with the “entire” US mainland within its range, according to the latest statement by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
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Authorities in Brazil are deploying 10,000 troops to Rio de Janeiro in response to a rising surge in organized crime and murders since the city hosted last year’s Olympics.
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US warships fired several warning shots at Iranian patrol boats in the Persian Gulf in what Tehran calls another “provocative and unprofessional move.” A similar incident involving the US and Iran took place in the region on Tuesday.
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Russian musicians left the Salzburg Festival audience in awe, becoming the third non-Austrian musicians ever to open the event. RT spoke with world-famous Greek-Russian conductor Teodor Currentzis, who led the orchestra.
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France has officially shut down its only state-run radicalization prevention center in Pontourny, near the Loire Valley, intended to host up to 25 people who become radicalized and choose to enroll on a voluntary basis.
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Charlie Gard, the 11-month-old English baby born with an extremely rare genetic disease and whose parents battled doctors for the right to experimental treatment, died on Friday night, according to local media.
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An Ohio woman was forced to place a 911 call after a boa constrictor she rescued turned on her, wrapped itself around her neck, and began biting her face.
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A Russian base-jumper plunged from Peru’s highest peak – Mount Huascarán. He filmed his breathtaking 1.5-minute freefall after a five-days climb.
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Protesters blocked the road in east London’s Dalston district, attacking riot police with fireworks and Molotov cocktails, and setting makeshift barricades on fire in protest over the death of Rashan Charles following a police chase.
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An RT reporter was barred from the Nyansapo Afro-feminist festival in Paris, due to allegations of negative coverage of France’s population and even Islamophobia. The festival has been embroiled in controversy for restricting 80 percent of its venue for black women only.
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Police were reportedly called to a house in Ankeny, Iowa, 68 times over the past 10 years to investigate allegations that a couple was abusing their adopted children with disabilities before making an arrest.
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