Housing construction has ceased in more than 40 cities of Russia

Izvestia: construction of housing stopped in 43 Russian cities during the year In 43 Russian cities with a total population of 2.2 million people the construction of apartment buildings decreased to zero compared to the fall of 2020. Fyodor Vylomov, General Director of the Rating Agency for the Construction Complex (RASK), told Izvestia about this. The expert noted that a similar situation is observed, including in fairly large cities with a population of more than 100 thousand people, such as Murmansk, Orsk, Bratsk, Syzran, Solikamsk and Tchaikovsky, in which housing construction has stopped since October 2019. As the reasons for this problem, Vylomov named the discrepancy between the capabilities of buyers and the desires of developers, climatic and territorial features, problems with project financing for launching new projects, the cyclical nature of the industry, as well as the lack of free land. According to Alexander Ruchiev, President of the Osnova

The Ukrainian government has allocated money for barbed wire

The Ukrainian authorities will spend 800 thousand dollars on barbed wire for border protection technical arrangement of the state border, RBC reports. According to the press service of the Ministry of Economy of the country, the government allocated 21 million hryvnia (797 thousand dollars) to the State Border Service to strengthen the defense capability of the state border. “The money will be allocated from the reserve fund of the state budget and directed to the purchase of raw materials for the manufacture of razor-sharp tape of the Egoza type in order to ensure the protection of the state border of Ukraine,” the press service reported. Previously, the director of the communications department Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Artem Shevchenko said that illegal migrants who enter the territory of Ukraine from Belarus will be sent back in accordance with a readmission decision. He noted that Ukraine urgently needs to build

The doctor named the health benefits of large buttocks

Dr. Karan Raj: Buttock Fat May Reduce Cardiovascular Risk for human health. The corresponding video appeared on his TikTok account. Dr. Karan Raj explained that fat located in the gluteofemoral region can reduce the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases and increase life expectancy. According to him, the subcutaneous fat in the lower body acts like a sponge. It accumulates fatty acids and prevents them from entering the internal organs. The video went viral and received 464.9 thousand views and 54.4 thousand likes. Netizens were pleased with the doctor's video, and they began to joke in the comments to the publication. “I will live forever”, “Finally my ass is doing at least something useful”, “Oh no, so I don't have much time left”, “Super! The best news for today ”,“ I'm happy. I'll show it to my boyfriend, “they wrote. In October, the blogger showed cellulite in the photo without

В ВОЗ назвали европейский регион эпицентром пандемии

«Европейский регион снова стал эпицентром пандемии. Есть ряд объяснений: “Дельта”-штамм с высоким уровнем заразности, невакцинированные люди или с ослабленным иммунитетом, мероприятия в помещениях из-за холодной погоды», — заявили «Известиям» в пресс-службе регионального бюро ВОЗ. При этом в Европе вакцинная кампания протекает достаточно успешно. По данным Европейского центра профилактики и контроля заболеваний (ECDC), на территории ЕС и Европейского экономической зоны (ЕЭЗ) привиты 64,9% населения. В ECDC «Известиям» заявили, что вакцинация является приоритетным способом борьбы с пандемией, но нужно усилить ограничительные меры для снижения передачи вируса. «Особенно это касается уязвимых лиц с высоким риском тяжелого протекания болезни», — заявили «Известиям» в пресс-службе ведомства. Представители ВОЗ в беседе с «Известиями» отметили, что необходимо вновь соблюдать такие меры, как социальная дистанция, ношение масок и регулярная гигиена рук. Тем временем в Австрии уже ввели локдаун для невакцинированных, в Германии власти обсуждают новые ограничения.

Ukraine and Britain renounced their desire to be at enmity with Russia

The heads of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and Britain declared their unwillingness to “strategically surround” Russia Great Britain and Ukraine have renounced their desire to be at enmity with Russia. This is stated in a joint statement by Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov and his British colleague Ben Wallace, RIA Novosti reports. The heads of departments noted that Kiev and London do not want to be hostile to Moscow, to try in any way ” strategically surround or undermine “it. At the same time, Reznikov and Wallace stressed that their countries are concerned about the strengthening of the military presence and military activity of Russia on the border with Ukraine. It is noted that the British Defense Secretary is now on an official visit to Ukraine. Earlier it was reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talked to Wallace. During the conversation, the parties discussed the international steps necessary

The head of NASA told Rogozin about the threat to the ISS crew due to Russia's actions

NASA head Nelson, in an interview with Rogozin, said about the continuing danger for the ISS crew NASA) Bill Nelson said in an interview with Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin that the threat to the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) due to Russian tests of anti-satellite weapons still remains. He wrote about this on his Twitter account. Nelson noted that he expressed to Rogozin his concerns about the space debris generated as a result of the tests, which, in his opinion, could pose a danger to astronauts. “It is critically important that we ensure the safety of our people and objects in space – now and in the future,” he stressed. Earlier it was reported that Russia conducted tests on November 15, which resulted in the inoperative Russian space the Celina-D apparatus, which has been in orbit since 1982. In response, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken accused Russia