Trevor Reid, convicted of attacking police officers in Moscow, ends hunger strike

Lawyers for American Trevor Reed reported that their client ended his hunger strike stopped the hunger strike. Interfax reports this on Wednesday, November 7, with reference to the lawyers of a US citizen. According to the defenders, on November 11, he was released from the punishment cell, the premises in which became the reason for the hunger strike, and transferred to his detachment. Currently, the convict is receiving the necessary medication. On November 9, the republican department of the Federal Penitentiary Service said that Reed did not go on a hunger strike and took food in the colony according to the schedule. His lawyer Sergei Nikitenkov told RIA Novosti about his client's hunger strike. He said that Reed decided to stop eating from November 4 due to his repeated illegal placement in a punishment cell and other violations of his rights in a colony. On July 30, 2020, the Golovinsky

Estonian military will be sent to the border with Russia with barbed wire

The Estonian government decided to temporarily strengthen the border with Russia with a wire fence The Estonian government decided to call for additional training sessions Ship-2021 ( Okas 2021) 1684 reservists. This was reported by the press service of the government of the republic. According to the decision of the government, the military who were in the reserve will also be sent to stretch barbed wire on the Russian border. “The Estonian national defense model relies on reservists – it has proven its viability and effectiveness as a deterrent,” Defense Minister Kalle Laanet emphasized. The head of the Defense Ministry added that the exercise will work out cooperation with the Police Department and the border guard and installation of temporary border fences. Earlier, the President of Estonia Alar Karis said that the situation on the border of Belarus with Lithuania and Poland could be conceived and organized not only by

Russians rushed to buy dollars

Central Bank: Russians' demand for foreign currency in cash grew by 48 percent in September amounted to 4.7 billion dollars – 48 percent more than in August. This is stated in the materials of the Central Bank of Russia. Compared to the indicators of September 2019 and 2020, the growth was 10 and 29 percent, respectively. First of all, the Russians rushed to buy dollars – the population's demand for the American currency in September 2021 compared to August increased by 58 percent, to $ 3.2 billion, for the European currency – by 30 percent, to $ 1.4 billion. The share of dollars in the structure of aggregate demand increased to 69 percent (plus 5 percent compared to August), the share of the European currency fell to 30 percent (minus 4 percent).

Russia promised to build a new resort to replace Crimea

Head of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East Chekunkov: a new resort town will be built near Vladivostok which can replace tourists with a vacation on the coast of Crimea and Krasnodar Territory. It was reported by RIA Novosti. It also became known that on Wednesday, November 17, the minister, together with the Deputy Prime Minister, Plenipotentiary of the President of Russia in the Far Eastern Federal District, Yuri Trutnev, will inspect the site for the future city. “I think it will be healthy competition with Crimea and Sochi. There “pressure” from tourists, demand for housing and prices are such that the Primorsky Territory will take away part of the tourist flow on the Black Sea coast, “the minister said. According to Chekunkov, it is planned to create a” tourist cluster from Nakhodka to the very south Primorye, to Hasan “. “This will be a tourist

A police officer frees a woman from a possum holding her hostage

A possum took a woman hostage and did not let her out of the house until the police arrived In Dunedin, New Zealand, a possum took a woman hostage and did not let her out of the house until the police arrived. The New Zealand Herald writes about this. Related materials 00:03 – September 12, 2019 The most terrible beastCannibal hippopotamus and bloody festival on the best wildlife shots00: 02 – December 29, 2019 Crocodiles, boars and monkeys have declared war on humans. No one knows how to stop them Police Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen said that a woman called the station and said that an aggressive possum was holding her hostage. According to her, she was trying to leave the house and walk to the car when the animal got in her way and made her come back. The police went to the call to free the hostage, and

The political scientist spoke about the role of Russia in the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Political scientist Perendzhiev: Russia should become a mediator between Armenia and Azerbaijan gray zone and outline clear territorial boundaries in order to exclude provocations, says a military political scientist, associate professor of the Department of Political Science and Sociology of the PRUE. G.V. Plekhanov Alexander Perendzhiev. In a conversation with Lenta.ru, he added that Armenia is trying to blackmail Russia, drawing it into an unnecessary conflict. Information about the military conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan continues to flow, seven Azerbaijani soldiers have already died, 13 Armenian soldiers have been taken prisoner, and 24 have lost contact. The peculiarity of the ongoing events, according to Perendzhiev, is that no mechanism has been developed to prevent provocations – according to him, this was not even the case in Donbass. Blackmail and provocation “If we remember Donbass, then at least they tried to dissolve heavy equipment, to make a gray zone. Here there

Khodorkovsky mortgaged an estate for half a billion rubles to a Swiss bank

RT: Yukos founder Khodorkovsky pledged his estate to a Swiss bank for £ 6 million his estate Best Beech Place on the outskirts of London for six million pounds (more than half a billion rubles). This is reported by RT. According to the newspaper, Khodorkovsky bought a three-story red brick mansion in April 2015 for 4.67 million pounds and rebuilt it. The house, erected in 1929, is located in the High Wilde area, near London. It has seven bedrooms, six living rooms, five bathrooms and two swimming pools. The residential section is connected by a glazed greenhouse with a garage and technical annexes. In addition, the detached wing has three offices, a tennis court behind the garage, and a fountain in front of the house. The estate has gardens and meadows. According to RT, the annual cost of housing and communal services (HCS) in the house can reach 25 thousand

Cold traps on the moon have been proven

US astronomers have confirmed the existence of carbon dioxide traps on the Moon US astronomers have confirmed the existence of cold traps on the Moon may contain solid carbon dioxide. The discovery could influence the fate of future missions to the Earth satellite and the possibility of the constant presence of robots on it. The study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, is briefly reported in a press release on Phys.org. Planetologists predicted cold traps in permanently shaded areas at the poles of the Moon, but so far there has been no evidence of their existence. … The researchers analyzed temperature data collected over 11 years by the Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. This allowed the creation of maps of cold traps that may contain carbon dioxide. These areas include several foci centered around the moon's south pole. The total area of ​​carbon dioxide traps is 204

Virologist compared long-term COVID-19 with chronic disease

Virologist Malinnikova: long-term COVID-19 can be compared to herpes Long-term COVID-19 should be considered a chronic disease that the virus has been circulating in the human body for a long time. This was stated by Elena Malinnikova, head of the Department of Virology of the Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, she is quoted by TASS. The virologist said that there are cases when the virus persists for more than 12 months, and compared it with herpes, which can lead ourselves in this way. “In some cases, there is a transition of the disease from an acute phase to a chronic one, and we understand that the virus has not gone away and can be latent in certain cells and, after some time, come out again. We have seen and know this in herpes, “Malinnikova said. Earlier it was reported that a Russian woman with reduced immunity was ill

The girl got a temporary tattoo on her face and stayed with him forever

The British woman made a tattoo on her face on her own and could not get rid of it … The video posted on TikTok was noticed in The Sun. In the footage posted on the network, Jamie explained that she had drawn a drawing on her face using a needle and ink. According to her, the image was supposed to look like freckles. The Briton drew the dots in such a way that they would repeat the shapes of the constellations corresponding to her zodiac sign, as well as those of her daughters. Jamie emphasized that she tried not to pierce the skin too deeply and hoped that over time the image will disappear. However, after six days, the tattoo did not come off her skin, and the girl assumed that the drawing would remain on her face forever. The video went viral and scored 1.9 million views and