Day: November 17, 2021

Political scientist Kalachev: the wall on the border between Poland and Belarus will not stop the flow of migrants with Belarus postponement of the solution of the problem. According to him, such a measure will not be effective and will not allow stopping the flow of migrants. The political scientist is convinced that the construction of the wall will add problems to both Poland and Belarus. He shared his assessment in an interview with Lenta.ru. Earlier, the Polish senator Krzysztof Mruz said that Warsaw would sign contracts for the construction of a wall on the border with Belarus on December 15 this year. After signing the contracts, the Poles plan to immediately start work and lay the foundation. Mruz promised that the wall would reliably close the 180-kilometer section of the Polish border. And then what? Building a wall on the border between Poland and Belarus will not solve the

The ECHR banned teachers from insulting schoolchildren after an incident with a student from Croatia The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) stood up for a student from Croatia whom the teacher scolded, and forbade teachers to offend students. This is stated in a summary prepared by the Supreme Court of Russia, writes RIA Novosti. It is clarified that the teacher insulted the student when he was late for class, calling him a fool and a redneck. When the student complained to the school principal, the teacher repeated his words. The student's father informed various authorities about the situation, but the school limited itself to talking, the Ministry of Education considered this an internal matter of the educational institution, and the prosecutor's office dismissed the complaint. Then he applied to the ECHR. “Based on the facts of the case, the court came to the conclusion: although the first insults of

Scientists at Brown University have discovered ancient Mayan settlements lost in the jungle Scientists at Brown University in the United States have shown that before 900 AD there were Mayan kingdoms that adopted sustainable agricultural practices to ensure their food security. New research, published in the journal Remote Sensing, showed that strategic thinking could help them cope with the droughts that caused the decline of ancient civilization. Archaeologists scanned 331 square kilometers of the upper Usumacinta basin in Mexico and Guatemala using a high-resolution aerialidar. In this territory, there were three Mayan kingdoms: Piedras Negras, La Mar and Sak-Tsi. Digital elevation models showed traces of ancient settlements and associated irrigation structures, and cluster analysis made it possible to distinguish urban, suburban and rural areas lost in the jungles of Central America. It turned out that between 350 and 900 AD there were Mayan kingdoms, which were characterized by a low

A criminal case was opened against a tennis coach in Moscow for the corruption of a schoolgirl … This is reported by Moskovsky Komsomolets. According to the source, the parents saw on the girl's phone messages of an intimate nature from the coach back in February 2021. After the conversation, the 59-year-old specialist promised to stop sending them. The incident was not reported to the police, but the schoolgirl stopped attending training sessions. In the summer, the situation repeated itself, and the parents turned to law enforcement agencies. The police began an investigation into possible sexual harassment of the young athlete. During a conversation with a psychologist, the girl recalled that once the coach hugged and kissed her, but noted that she did not notice the sexual connotation in the mentor's behavior. The man also denies guilt. In May 2021, Irina Slutskaya spoke about figure skating harassment. The former athlete

Belarusians closed the Bruzgi border crossing for arriving migrants Belarus closed access to the border near the place where migrants gather. Both new migrants and journalists were no longer allowed to enter the Kuznitsa-Bruzgi checkpoint (checkpoint). This was reported by a source of “Lenta.ru”. According to the Belarusian security officials, the border is “temporarily closed.” At the same time, the exact dates of the opening were not named. The reason for the restriction of access to the checkpoint is also unknown. Related materials 15: 31 – 11 November They are not expected. Like the desire of thousands of migrants to break through from Belarus to Europe led to casualties and an international scandal 04:19 – Today Biden puzzled journalists with an answer to the question about boycotting the Beijing Olympics Those migrants who spent the night there remained at the checkpoint. It is not known whether they are allowed to

The authorities of the Kirov region have introduced compulsory vaccination for residents over 60 years old residents. This is reported in the decree of the chief sanitary doctor of the region Elizaveta Belousova, which is published on the website of the regional department of Rospotrebnadzor.

Doctor Timakov: Sputnik Light coronavirus vaccine is suitable for people under 60 Sputnik Light coronavirus vaccine is suitable for people under 60 years old, infectious disease doctor Evgeny Timakov told Izvestia. This vaccination will be enough to train immunity and form immunological memory. The specialist recalled that older citizens develop T-cell immunity worse than the younger generation. “People over 60 are advised to get two vaccinations, even after an illness,” the infectious disease specialist explained. > At the beginning of November this year, The Lancet published an article about the high effectiveness of the Sputnik Light vaccine. The material indicated that the domestic vaccine causes a strong immune response both in seronegative (not recovered from COVID-19) and seropositive (recovered) groups. Earlier, the head of the Gamaleya Center, Alexander Gunzburg, said that he people under 60 should be vaccinated with Sputnik Light, and those over 60 should be vaccinated with Sputnik

Deputy Leonov: Reduction of QR codes vaccinated against COVID-19 is explained by the terms of the Ministry of Health Reduction of the validity of QR codes vaccinated against COVID-19 due to the timing recommended by the Russian Ministry of Health for re-vaccination after illness. So the change in the timing was commented on by the State Duma deputy, deputy chairman of the parliamentary committee on health protection Sergei Leonov, he is quoted by News.ru. … It turns out that he has a QR code not for 12 months, but for eight, “Leonov said. He noted that if a person got sick after vaccination, this means that his immunity has not been fully formed. In this case, a person who has recovered from the disease needs to receive a drug in six months, which is the recommendation of the Ministry of Health. Earlier, the head of the Gamaleya Center, Alexander Gintsburg,

The 20th anniversary of the Harry Potter film franchise will be celebrated without writer J.K. Rowling »Will reunite in a special issue dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the release of the tape. The Hollywood Reporter writes about this. It is noted that the anniversary of the film will be celebrated without the creator of a series of books about a wizard boy, British writer J.K. Rowling. Fans of the franchise attribute this to its controversial words in 2020 regarding transgender people, after which Rowling was accused of transphobia. It is known that the author of the series of novels will appear in archival footage, but will not join the filming of new material. “This retrospective is a tribute to all whose lives have been affected by this cultural phenomenon – from the talented cast and crew who put their hearts and souls into this extraordinary film franchise, to passionate