Day: November 19, 2021

Astronauts from the ISS showed the Russians images of the longest lunar eclipse in 500 years eclipse and made rare pictures from the window of the “Science” module. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to Roscosmos. “Right now, together with the inhabitants of the planet, we are observing a partial lunar eclipse. The best view on board the ISS is in the window of our new module “Science” “, – said the author of the photographs, cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov. The published photographs show how part of the moon has sunk into the shadow. The eclipse began at 09:03 Moscow time and will last until 15:04. It will be possible to observe it from Earth only in the Far Eastern regions. The largest phase of the eclipse can be seen in the Trans-Baikal Territory, and its end – in Siberia. In June, the Russians saw the first rare annular

The grocery set for Olivier salad in 2021 has risen in price by 6.07 percent by six percent. Elena Myasnikova, associate professor of the restaurant business department at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (REU), said this, according to the Moskva agency. The cost of 2-2.5 kilograms of Olivier for the New Year's table for Russians will be 322.5 rubles this is 6.07 percent higher than the 2020 amount. For calculations, the recipe proposed by Rosstat for the “Olivier index” was used: the salad includes cucumbers, green peas, potatoes, carrots, chicken eggs, boiled sausage, mayonnaise and onions. “A significant increase in prices for vegetables – potatoes, carrots – 52.7 percent and 32.6 percent, respectively. Prices for cucumbers have significantly decreased – by 20 percent, other products for the salad have slightly increased in price in the range of 4 to 7.7 percent, ”said Myasnikova and clarified that the salad can

Sber became the only company from Russia to be included in the top employers of Forbes , according to a press release received by the editorial board of “Lenta.ru”. A total of 750 companies entered the top. The ranking was compiled based on a survey of 150,000 employees from 58 countries working in multinational companies and institutions. The respondents were asked to rate their willingness to recommend employers to friends and family, as well as to rate other employers in their industries. South Korean Samsung Group topped the list. In addition to her, the top ten included Apple, IBM, Microsoft, Dell Technologies. Sberbank became the only Russian employer, which, in addition, bypassed such corporations as Goldman Sachs, Mazda Motor, Subaru, Nissan Motor, the Metro Group retailer and Mango clothing manufacturer. According to Sberbank's Q3 2021 reporting , today the company employs 281.7 thousand people. The number of employees of the

Defense Minister Laanet: Estonia will send 100 troops to the Polish border Estonia will send 100 troops to the Polish-Belarusian border crisis. This was announced by the Minister of Defense of Estonia Kalle Laanet, reports ERR. According to him, Tallinn is ready to assist the Poles in repelling the “hybrid attack” of Belarus, which uses refugees as an instrument of pressure on the European Union (EU). The head of the defense department added that the unit that will be sent to help the Polish military includes members of the Defense Forces and military police officers. Also, the minister noted, Estonia will help Poland improve its intelligence capabilities and will transfer several drones to Warsaw … “We expect that when we need help, they will also help us,” Laanet said and recalled that Estonia was the first to support Lithuania in the summer, when the migration crisis was just beginning to

Tenants of apartments in Berlin were offered to buy furniture for 25 thousand euros Applicants for free living space were forced to buy furniture for a disproportionate cost, Bloomberg writes. In one of the announcements for renting a one-room apartment on the ImmoScout24 website, the owner asked to buy furniture for 25 thousand euros (more than 2 million rubles). It included a kitchen set, TV, sofa, bed and garden accessories. The payment for the rent itself was 930 euros (about 76.7 thousand rubles) per month. The announcement also stated that the amount was not negotiable. Tenants note that they are often asked to purchase furniture and appliances in order to sign a lease. There is little furniture in rented apartments in Berlin, the agency notes; basic furnishings, sometimes even household appliances, are often missing. Therefore, future tenants have to rent apartments with the purchase of furniture, then reselling the property

“Tutu.ru”: six countries were opened without PCR and quarantine for those vaccinated with EpiVacCorona and KoviVac. vaccines “EpiVacCorona” and “KoviVac” can enter the territory of six states without PCR tests and quarantine. The list of available countries was compiled by the travel and travel service Tutu.ru, the material was received by Lenta.ru. Among the countries receiving tourists vaccinated with Russian drugs alternative to Sputnik V, they named Albania, Armenia , Belarus, Hungary, Montenegro and North Macedonia. It is noted that a visa is required only in Hungary, in other cases, you can enter either with a national passport, or for a period not longer than a certain number of days (from 30 to 180 days). In this case, travelers vaccinated with a single-component drug “ Sputnik Light “, free entry is available only to four of the six countries – Albania, Armenia, Belarus and Hungary. Experts also recalled that crossing