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Russia is determined to launch a new communications satellite in January 2019, said Nikolai Sevastyanov, chief designer of the Russian space program Gazprom. "The Yamal-601 is being developed at the plant of Thales Alenia Space in Cannes," said Igor Kot, deputy director general of the project. "For its development, Spirbank Bank has provided loans worth 350 million euros." "The moon is supposed to be completed by the end of this year and will be transferred to the Baikonur space station in preparation for its launch in January 2019." The Yamal-601 is planned for 15 years in space, providing communications to all parts of Russia, CIS countries, Europe, the Middle East and parts of Southeast Asia. Source: Novosti Asaad Dahir

MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres plans to leave the Spanish Premier League club when his contract expires at the end of the season to try to play more. The 34-year-old has only played three Serie A matches this season and has played 17 matches from the bench and scored two goals. "I want to take this opportunity to say that this will be my last season with the club," Torres said in a media interview on Monday. "I accept that I no longer have a big role, so this is the right moment to step aside for the opportunity for others." The Spanish striker is spending his second spell with the club he left in 2007 to join Liverpool. The player also spent periods with Chelsea and AC Milan before returning to Spain in 2015. "It's hard to say goodbye for the second time because I wanted to retire here, but things do not always go as you please. "I feel that I have the physical and mental ability to play, and

The Russian artist Vladimir Machkov was the artistic director of Moscow's Tabakirka Theater, a theater founded by the late Soviet artist Oleg Tabakov, who was its artistic director for years. The "Tabakirka" theater was established in Moscow in 1987. Vladimir Machakov acted as a stage actor and director after graduating from the Tekovov Theater, a theater of the Chekhov Theater. He directed his famous plays such as "Poparach", "Hour (o) local time", "Killer decision" and others. Vladimir Mashkov is also known for directing the films "Kazim Yatim" and "Baba". He has filmed more than 60 feature films, won the Golden Eagle, Tephy and Nika cinemas and television awards. Oleg Tabakov died on March 12 at the age of 83. Source: Novosti Yevgeny Diakonov

Land Rover celebrates its 70th anniversary, and plans to organize a special event on the occasion in Moscow. The company decided to organize a review of Land Rover at Moscow Third Ring Road on Sunday night, April 22. The company is counting on collecting the largest number of cars to enter the Guinness Book of Records. Owners of Land Rover can sign up for the Land Rover 70 application on the Google Play or App Store. Participants must be at the outer lane of Third Ring Road between 2:30 and 3:00 pm. Source: Vesti. Ru Yevgeny Diakonov

Ali Larijani, head of the Iranian Islamic Consultative Council, said that the heroic move of the Palestinian youth recently fighting over the Saudi project to mirage. "The actions and statements of these Saudi officials are regrettable, but on the other hand, they are of course helping to uncover the real atmosphere," Larijani said in a speech at a meeting of the Majlis (parliament) on Sunday. He accused "all countries in the region and the world of any malicious practices such as those carried out under the guise of statements demonstrating human and religious principles during the past years." Larijani also criticized Saudi officials, saying that "they have provided much of the wealth of the Saudi Muslim population to the American agents who, instead of being suspicious of it, said that without American support the Persian Gulf countries would remain in two weeks." The Iranian official said in response to Saudi Crown Prince Moham

US President Donald Trump issued a statement in which he praised the government of Lebanon for strengthening security and economy in the country, stressing that the United States is proud of its relations with Lebanon and supports his government. The US statement coincided with the conclusion of a donor conference held in Paris to support Lebanon, where the Lebanese state received conditional investment promises worth $ 11 billion, but the financial grants were very low. "Lebanon is a country facing countless challenges, including the unprecedented influx of refugees and the devastating impact of Iran and Hezbollah, but, as we see from the success of the conference, Lebanon is also a country with enormous potential," Trump said in a statement distributed by the White House. Many friends. " "Lebanon, under the leadership of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, is addressing these pressing issues," President Trump said in his White House statement.