## Azerbaijani president demands compensation and admission of guilt from Russia over downed plane

Authored by pravda.com.ua

On 27 December, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev demanded an apology and admission of guilt from Russia over the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane.

Quote from Aliyev: "Firstly, Russia must apologise to Azerbaijan.

Secondly, it must admit its guilt.

Thirdly, the perpetrators must be punished and held criminally liable, and compensation must be paid to the Azerbaijani state and the affected passengers and crew members.

There are no extraordinary demands or issues here: this is based on international experience and the principles of normal human conduct.".

During a telephone conversation with Aliyev yesterday, Russian leader Vladimir Putin apologised for the fact that the "tragic incident involving the Azerbaijan Airlines plane occurred in Russian airspace", but did not admit Russia’s guilt.

On 25 December, an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer aircraft en route from Baku to Grozny crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on the Caspian Sea. »

### Ebola: How a vaccine turned a terrifying virus into a preventable disease

Authored by cnn.com

It was the largest Ebola outbreak since the virus had first been discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1976.

Ebola is a terrifying virus which, if left untreated, causes bleeding inside the body and through the eyes, nose, mouth and rectum.

As a biologist and epidemiologist, I travelled to Guinea amid the chaos to coordinate the laboratory activities of the rVSV-ZEBOV Ebola vaccine trials. »

### Endling: Extinction is Forever – interview with Javier Ramello (Herobeat Studios)

Authored by prankster101.com

As part of this mission statement, its first game, Endling: Extinction is Forever, has been described as offering “an incredibly powerful story that hits harder than I anticipated for sure“.

How did you become the Studio Head of Herobeat Studios, and what made you decide to pick Endling as your first game?.

We were very lucky because there were some colleagues that decided to join us at the beginning. »

### ‘Living proof that you can spend money on the poor’: Utopia comes to Mexico City

Authored by theguardian.com

“For decades they have put all the things that nobody wanted in the centre of Mexico City here.

View image in fullscreen A play area in Liberty Utopia in Iztapalapa, with the prison seen in the background.

“This is living proof that if you want to, you can spend money on the poor. »

### Belgium will ban sales of disposable e-cigarettes in a first for the EU

Authored by abcnews.go.com

Belgium will ban sales of disposable e-cigarettes in a first for the EU.

BRUSSELS -- Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes as of Jan. 1 on health and environmental grounds in a groundbreaking move for European Union nations.

“Disposable e-cigarettes is a new product simply designed to attract new consumers,” he said in an interview. »

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