Day: November 16, 2021

Armenia called on Russia to defend its territory under the 1997 treaty Yerevan appealed to Moscow to protect the territorial integrity of Armenia in accordance with earlier the concluded bilateral agreement between the countries. This was reported on Tuesday, November 16, by TASS with reference to the Armenian Security Council. Thus, the Secretary of the Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan recalled the treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance, which was concluded in 1997 by the then presidents of Russia and Armenia by Boris Yeltsin and Levon Ter-Petrosyan. According to him, the country's authorities are currently preparing an appeal to Moscow based on this document. In mid-November, the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border again aggravated. Thus, on November 14, the Armenian Ministry of Defense announced an intense firefight between the military of the two countries, which was caused by an attempt by the Azerbaijanis to launch an offensive in the

Mash: Russian writer Viktor Pelevin was found on Koh Samui The whereabouts of Russian writer Viktor Pelevin have become known. Telegram-channel Mash informs about it. Photos of a person similar to Pelevin appeared in the channel. It is said to have been found on the island of Koh Samui in Thailand. The writer spent 2017 and 2018 traveling, and on November 30, 2019, he flew from Moscow to Bangkok and never returned to Russia. In August, The Blueprint published a fresh photograph of Pelevin. The picture was allegedly taken in 2020. An anonymous Russian biometrics company analyzed the frame and compared it with old portraits of the author published in open sources. The similarity was 75 percent. Viktor Pelevin is the author of the novels Omon Ra, Chapaev and Emptiness, Generation P and Empire V. Winner of numerous literary awards, including “Small Booker” and “National Bestseller”. Many readers question whether

Virologist Chepurnov predicted the emergence of a more terrible variant of the coronavirus In the future, the recombination of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus may occur, as a result of which more terrible virus. This opinion was expressed by a leading researcher at the Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor of Virology, Alexander Chepurnov, his words are quoted by the TV channel “Tsargrad”. Chepurnov shared his concern about the development of the coronavirus pandemic and said that in the worst scenario 19 will remain forever with humanity, like the flu. “What worries me most is that somewhere in nature there will be a recombination. And after the recombination we would not have a certain degenerate who would already be catastrophically terrible. This is just dangerous, “- said the virologist. He also added that people will learn to live with the coronavirus, thanks to vaccination and

Fitch agency: Nord Stream 2 may be launched by the end of the heating season Nord Stream 2 may be launched by the end of the heating season. The Fitch rating agency named such a term, TASS reports. The agency's forecasts are made taking into account the slow pace of certification of the Russian gas pipeline. Dmitry Marinchenko, senior director of Fitch's natural resources and commodities group, linked the suspension of the Nord Stream 2 certification process to procedural rather than political issues. “Germany consistently supports the project, and it is probably not worth looking for conspiracy theories here,” the expert noted.

Analysts predicted that China's GDP growth will slow to 5 percent for the first time in 30 years will reach an anti-record – for the first time in 30 years, it will slow down to 5 percent. The worsening economic situation is caused by pressure from Beijing on the real estate sector, writes Bloomberg. China's GDP growth in the third quarter slowed sharply to 4.9 percent in annual terms. This is the weakest growth in nine months. Experts predict that the policy of Chinese President Xi Jinping will be long-term and the pressure on the real estate sector will continue for several more years. In this regard, banks Goldman Sachs, Nomura and Barclays have lowered their forecasts for the growth of the Chinese economy in 2022 to 5 percent and below. If analysts' expectations are met, the growth rate will decline by 2 percent from the pre-pandemic level (7 percent).

Avito: Russians want to receive 30 thousand rubles in addition to their salary Most Russians (about 70 percent) lack their current salaries, 55 percent have not received a salary increase over the past year, according to a survey by Avito and GigAnt (available to Lenta.ru). Another 37 percent received a slight increase at work (in the amount of less than 10 percent of the monthly salary). More than a quarter of Russians named 30 thousand rubles as a desired increase in salary. This would be enough for them to live comfortably. Residents of the country are looking for different options for solving financial problems, for example, trying to save money and want to cut costs (53 percent). At the same time, 37 percent of Russians consider part-time work to be the main way to improve material well-being. This is more popular than loans, additional workload or attempts to create your

Ministry of Defense: Russia conducted tests, as a result of which the device “Tselina-d” was hit the inoperative Russian spacecraft Tselina-d, which had been in orbit since 1982, was struck. This was reported to “Lenta.ru” in the press service of the Ministry of Defense. According to the department, the fragments formed after the defeat of anti-satellite weapons do not pose a threat to satellites and space activities. “The fragments have been included in the main catalog of the domestic space control system and immediately taken for support until they cease to exist. Tests similar to those carried out by Russia have already been carried out in outer space by the United States, China and India, “the Defense Ministry recalled. It is also noted that the Russian Defense Ministry is carrying out planned activities to strengthen defense capabilities, which excludes” the possibility of sudden damage security of the country in space

The first complex of innovative diagnostics of the organism was opened on the basis of the MFC Dolgoprudny a pilot project, the press service of the Ministry of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communications of the Moscow Region reports. “On the basis of the Moscow Region MFC, a pilot project has been launched to install modern diagnostic systems, where you can quickly check your health status without an appointment. The first such station has been opened in the MFC Dolgoprudny, “said the Minister of State Administration, Information Technologies and Communications of the region Maxim Rymar. Residents of the Moscow region can measure their blood pressure, pulse, height and weight for free, as well as analyze their body composition. The diagnosis itself at the health station in the MFC will take from 5 to 10 minutes. The procedure will show a basic picture of the state of the body.

The Department of Defense called the US actions in space a threat The actions of the United States in space are assessed as a threat. They are incompatible with the goals of the peaceful use of outer space, This is stated in the message of the Russian Ministry of Defense, received by the editorial office of “Lenta.ru”.