Новости за 23.02.2017

When you gotta go, you gotta go, and in the spirit of that ageless philosophy, a Japanese telecommunications provider is developing an app that will let users know where the closest open toilet is, so as to reduce wasted time searching for a vacant stall.

The Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the United States Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman said that KRG was not opposed to autonomous areas for Iraq’s Yazidi and Christian minorities.

Two months before US President Barack Obama left office to pave the way for President Donald Trump, a French group started to dream big: “Whether it’s possible or not...we have to do this for real...Vive la Republique, Vive Obama.”

Staffan de Mistura said he would hold bilateral meetings with participants to intra-Syrian talks in Geneva.

US officials are reporting that China has almost completed constructing two dozen buildings on its artificial islands in the South China Sea. The structures, according to reports, are intended to contain long-range surface-to-air missiles.

Canada’s prime minister aka “Mr-steal-your-girlfriend” sends the twittersphere into a craze and no it’s not for anything political… it’s all about his assets.

The Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned the Syrian company Metallic Manufacturing Factory for links to Syria’s Scientific Studies and Research Center.

A large crack has formed in the massive Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica, according to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Larsen C has formed a crack some 1500 feet wide and 100 miles long, and is projected to break off entirely in the near future. This will create a new iceberg with a surface area of almost 2000 square miles.

John Kelly claims that the United States is not going to use military forces to round up and deport undocumented immigrants.

On Thursday, Chinese defense officials announced that they are well aware of the recent deployment of the US Navy’s nuclear-powered USS Carl Vinson, to patrol the South China Sea in ‘routine operations,’ a move one Beijing official said that China opposes.

The Daesh has announced the start of its withdrawal from northern Syrian town of Al Bab, which is currently under siege by Turkish and Syrian forces, according to local media.

The Iraqi Army supported by the Western anti-terrorist coalition is continuing its offensive to liberate western Mosul from Daesh. Speaking to Radio Sputnik, Dr. Lily Hamourtziadou, a senior researcher for the Iraq Body Count project, said that the humanitarian situation in the terrorist held areas of the city is simply catastrophic.

Female students at Umm al-Qura University in Mecca have been expelled for having a masculine appearance, they told local media.

Scientists have the know-how to plan a trip to the TRAPPIST-1 star system, home to three potentially habitable exoplanets, but they need political and financial support to make it happen, astrophysicist Jeremy Leconte told Radio Sputnik.

UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura urged all parties at the intra-Syrian talks "to end horrible conflict and lay foundation for country peaceful and unified."

As the new round of UN-mediated intra-Syrian peace talks kicks off in Geneva, Russian political analysts review whose interests are currently at stake in the region.

A new movement of "state deniers" has sprung up in Austria, where hundreds of people are refusing to accept the authorities of the state or any punitive measures handed down by state officials.

This short but comprehensive hyperlapse video chronicles the journey of Swiss couple Sylvain Botter and Jenny Gehrig across Asia.

The Russian Armed Forces have inflicted major damage on terrorists in Syria, which helped facilitate talks between Damascus and opposition, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

Marine Le Pen is likely to finish second in the run-off election no matter whether she stands against Macron or The Republicans' presidential candidate Fillon, however, in the former case the candidates are expected to have a 20-percent gap, while in the latter scenario the gap is likely to constitute 16 percentage points, according to the poll.

Reliance Jio, backed by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, is offering free data and call services in world’s second largest telecom market. Fierce competition generated by Reliance Jio has hampered the businesses of rival telecom firms in Indian market.

Moody’s Investors Service said in a poll that a financial crisis spurred by the rise of populism in Europe poses the greatest risk to the region’s economic recovery.

This week Russian civil and defense concern Roselektronika premiered Polyana-D4M1, an automated command and control system for air defense, at the IDEX-2017 defense exhibition in Abu Dhabi. Sputnik gets into the details of what exactly the system is capable of.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has been forced to put back his masterplan for a reformed Europe to December, as EU leaders - including the Netherlands and Germany - fear his federalist passion would stoke up anti-EU sentiment.

Indian state of Kerala has started a record book of sex offenders on the lines of those maintained in western countries. Narendra Modi government has started a consultation to set up similar registry at national level, which is expected to be finalized very soon.