The large-scale work for soloists, choir and orchestra first performed in the Cathedral in this part: Vladimir Jurowski, Julia Lezhneva, Benedict Kristjansson, Intrada vocal ensemble and the state orchestra of Russia named. E. F. Svetlanov.
U.S. Secretary of state Michael Pompeo has decided to postpone scheduled visits to Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Cyprus. Earlier it was expected that he would visit the country from 3 to 7 January.
Russian footballer of the hockey club "Pittsburgh penguins" Evgeni Malkin was fined five thousand dollars from the National hockey League. The tournament organisers have issued sanctions against Russian blow with a stick player, "Ottawa senators" by Jean-Gabriel Pajot.
In Kiev tightened security because of the torchlight procession in honor of Stepan Bandera. Since last year's birthday accomplice of Hitler and the chief ideologist of the Ukrainian nationalists by the decision of the Verkhovna Rada became an official holiday. How many people celebrated?
In the city of Kamyshlov (Sverdlovsk oblast) police shot and killed a drunken man who threatened them with a crowbar.
At the international airport of Mexico city aircraft Boeing 757-232 Delta Airlines before takeoff, the engine caught fire.
World champion and European football in the Spanish national team David Villa ended his career. In his final match at the professional level he, as a player of the club "Vissel Kobe", won the Japan Cup.
Since January 1, the website of the Estonian Bureau of the Agency Sputnik works in emergency mode. Employees are forced to terminate the employment relationship with the editorial Board due to threats of criminal prosecution.
"Invasion" - in the movie. In the first minutes of the New year on the big screen in Russia and the CIS came out of a Grand blockbuster Fyodor Bondarchuk. The most anticipated sci-Fi film of the year about the new threat of the invasion of Earth by alien creatures.
China has almost three dozen people were in hospital with a virus that puts doctors in a deadlock. The victims have a high fever and infected lungs.