Day: November 17, 2021

Rostov Region became one of the leaders in the use of digital public services by the population Rostov Region in 2021 may again become one of the best digital regions of Russia. In recent years, the region has noticeably improved its position in the ranking of the subjects of the Russian Federation in terms of the level of digitalization and the convenience of providing public services to the population. If in 2016 the region was ranked 49th, then at the end of 2020 it became the fifth in this list. “We purposefully went to ensure that Don did not lag behind, but was ahead of other regions in terms of digital engagement , – said the governor Vasily Golubev. “The authorities must serve the interests of the population with high quality and quickly, the direct way to this is electronic document circulation and the provision of electronic services.” , the

Bloomberg: Dior was criticized online for the gloomy appearance of an Asian woman in advertising for the brand new advertising campaign. Bloomberg publishes the relevant information. Photo artist Chen Man (Chen Man) presented a picture taken specifically for the Dior catalog at an exhibition in Shanghai. The footage shows an Asian woman in a traditional costume with smoky eyes and a Lady Dior bag in hand. Her hair is pulled back in a bun, and her face is adorned with freckles. The photo sparked anger from local residents. Thus, the editors of the state newspaper Beijing Daily accused the luxury brand of disfiguring the appearance of Asian women. The ad image makes Chinese shoppers feel uncomfortable, they said, as the model in the photo has “creepy eyes and a grim face.” “The photographer is playing along with brands or aesthetic tastes in the Western world. The Chinese vision of beauty

Moscow Mayor Sobyanin: Russians from other regions need to be attracted to work on construction sites houses under the renovation program should be reduced. The corresponding instruction was given on Wednesday, November 17, by the mayor of the city, Sergei Sobyanin, RIA Novosti reports. As the mayor noted during the inspection of a new house under the renovation program on Baumanskaya Street, such construction sites need “people of different quality, with a different salary. ” He advised the general director of the Krost contractor, Alexei Dobashin, to involve Russians from nearby regions in the work. They need to provide decent working conditions, increase wages, the mayor said. Dobashin, in turn, said that over the past year, the number of foreign builders at the company's construction sites has decreased by 15 percent. Workers with good qualifications, according to him, earn 120-150 thousand rubles a month. Earlier, the vice-mayor of Moscow for

TASS: a case was initiated after a riot of prisoners in a colony in the Urals what happened in the spring in a strict regime colony located in the city of Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk region. A law enforcement source told TASS about this. According to him, eight convicts are involved in the case. They, according to the investigation, beat prisoners who collaborated with the administration of the colony during the riot. The suspects accepted the calls for mass riots and, acting jointly and in concert, committed violence against other convicts, the regional department of the Federal Penitentiary Service explained. The riot in the maximum security colony (IK-47) in Kamensk-Uralsky took place on March 28 2021 year. The inmates smashed the security cameras and attacked other inmates. After the emergency, the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case under Article 321 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Disorganization of

German Cabinet of Ministers: Germany considers it necessary to negotiate with Lukashenko to help migrants The German government refused to recognize the legitimacy of Alexander Lukashenko as President fit negotiations with him to assist migrants. This was stated by the official representative of the German Cabinet of Ministers Steffen Seibert, TASS reports. According to him, contacts with Minsk are necessary to “improve the alarming humanitarian situation for thousands of people.”

State Duma Deputy Vitaly Milonov criticized the IOC for its position on transgender people in sports on the admission of transgender athletes to competitions among women. This is reported by Sport24. The IOC has published a set of recommendations for national federations, stating that the final decision on the admission of transgender people to participate in women's competitions should be made by them. Milonov criticized the committee's position and called the transgender athletes crooks and crazy. He noted that athletes with acute mental illness are prohibited from participating in the Olympic Games. “It turns out that they call our girls to compete with these crazy mutants,” he said. Milonov also proposed to establish special competitions for transgender people. It also excludes the appearance of transgender athletes in Russian national teams. Earlier on November 17, the IOC presented recommendations on the admission of transgender athletes to competitions among women. They state

Press Club Polska: Polish soldiers attacked three reporters near the border with Belarus … This was stated by the Polish journalistic organization Press Club Polska on the official website. “On Tuesday, November 16, at about 16:00 (18:00 Moscow time), a group of people in the uniform of the Polish army attacked three photojournalists: Maciej Nabrdalika, Maciej Moskow and Martina Diviska while performing their journalistic duties, ”the official statement says. According to the victims, the incident occurred when they were returning from work in the area of ​​the village of Veiki, which is outside the emergency zone. Polish soldiers blocked their way and then pulled the men out of the car. It is noted that the reporters were kept in handcuffs for more than an hour before the arrival of the police. The journalists said that the Polish military behaved aggressively towards them. Before the arrival of law enforcement officers, the

State Duma Deputy Delyagin will go remotely due to the introduction of QR codes in the State Duma – for the introduction of QR codes in the building of the lower house of parliament. He spoke about this in an interview with “Sekret Firmy”. According to him, the deputies have “a different legal status” that does not apply to medicine. “As the madam (head of Rospotrebnadzor – comment of Lenta.ru ) [Anna] Popova said, and as the Lancet magazine later confirmed, vaccinated people carry coronavirus and infect others in the same way as unvaccinated people. Apparently, the doctors of the Russian Federation do not know this, “Delyagin emphasized. He added that he did not want to” stage medical experiments on himself, “but respect those who encourage it. At the same time, the deputy noted that he already has antibodies to coronavirus. Earlier, the speaker of the lower house of parliament,

Deputy Treasury Secretary Adeyemo: the introduction of the digital ruble in Russia will not affect sanctions including the digital ruble will not make the sanctions less effective. This assessment was given by the politicians in an interview with CNBC. “We believe that even if the digital ruble or other cryptocurrencies appear, our sanctions will still be able to affect the economies of these countries simply because the world economy is still interconnected”, – said Adeyemo and stressed that Russian companies are still doing business all over the world and most of the transactions are made in dollars. This makes the country's economy dependent on the American currency. The Deputy Minister also recalled that the US economy remains the largest in the world. “As long as this is so and as long as we make the necessary investments, we will still be able to use our sanctions regime,” Adeyemo said. His