Monday, March 7, 2016

Digest foreign media: the death of Nancy Reagan, the Order of the Saudi prince – RIA Novosti

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She died the wife of former US President Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan -. The world’s media (Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Independent, Guardian, Telegraph, Monde, Figaro, Parisien, Mundo and others) on the front page coverage of the death of the wife of former US President Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan. As the newspaper writes New York Times, the widow of the 40th US president was “an ardent defender of the image of her husband, sometimes to the detriment of their own”, and calls it a “trusted advisor” Reagan. Many American politicians expressed their grief over the death of the former first lady of the country. “We remain grateful for the life of Nancy Reagan and grateful for her leadership”, – quotes the words of condolence to the current US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama newspaper Washington Post. The British edition of the Guardian, in turn, quotes the wife of another former head of the United States George Bush Sr. Barbara Bush, according to which, “Nancy Reagan devoted himself entirely to President Reagan”.

Hollande presented the Saudi prince Order of the Legion of Honor – France accused of devaluing the highest award of the French Republic after President Francois Hollande gave a sign of the order of the Legion of Honour to the Saudi Prince Muhammad bin Nayif. According to the newspaper Independent, the French government has always condemned the mass execution carried out in Saudi Arabia. The newspaper reminds that the country called these actions on the part of the kingdom “are deeply deplorable.” In turn, the Guardian newspaper indicates that Hollande did not make any statement on the awarding of the prizes, but his assistant called getting orders Naif “normal protocol practice”

Rubio won the primaries in Puerto Rico -. Candidate US presidential Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Sunday won the pre-party elections (primaries) in Puerto Rico, according to the publication New York Times, Washington Post, Monde. According to the newspaper New York Times, thanks to the victory in Puerto Rico Rubio will prevail in the primaries in his state – in Florida, as there live more than a million Puerto Ricans. The French edition of Monde notes that the victory in Puerto Rico became a senator for the second in a row after the state of Minnesota. At the same time, according to Washington Post, the supporters of the senator still believe that he is not doing enough to defeat his rival billionaire Donald Trump

Babak Zanjani sentenced to death -. The death sentence of Iranian billionaire Babak Zanjani on alleged corrupt activities related to the sale of oil, was the focus of such newspapers as the Guardian and the Pais. According to Guardian, the Iranian court convicted Zanjani “spreading corruption on earth”, which entails the death penalty by hanging. The Spanish edition Pais notes that in addition to the billionaire to the same extent were sentenced two others. According to the newspaper, it is necessary to compensate for the amount of 200 million euros

Jimmy Carter is no longer in need of treatment for cancer -. The American newspaper The Washington Post reports that former US President Jimmy Carter is no longer in need of treatment from cancer. Last August, it was reported that the former head of the country is sick with liver cancer, metastases in other parts of the body. However, in December, he said that he was able to recover from this disease. “Doctors have determined that I no longer need treatment”, – quotes the words of the 39th President of the US edition. It is noted that doctors still continue to monitor the health of 90-year-old Carter, to make sure that cancer cells did not return to his body.

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