Day: November 19, 2021

Baku handed over to Yerevan the servicemen who were killed during the battles on November 16 border. Sputnik Armenia reported this on Friday, November 19. The bodies were transferred through the mediation of Russian peacekeepers to the State Emergency Service of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). The dead were taken to Yerevan. Their personalities will be announced by the Ministry of Defense. On November 16, battles began on the border of the Syunik region of Armenia and Kelbajar Azerbaijan. Yerevan and Baku have accused each other of escalation. The situation was stabilized on the same day. Azerbaijan estimated its losses at seven dead and ten wounded. Armenia stated that six servicemen were killed on its part. On September 27, 2020, fighting began on the line of contact between Azerbaijan and the NKR, which is supported by Armenia. The parties accused each other of provocation. The clashes continued until November 9,

The Moscow Exchange Index fell 1.89 percent The Russian stock market closed with a drop in major stock indexes on Friday, November 19. At the close of the main trading session on the Moscow Exchange, the Moscow Exchange index fell to 4016.47 points (minus 1.89 percent), the RTS index – to 1723.74 points (minus 2.17 percent). Of 15 companies Only four blue chips from the Moscow Exchange finished in positive territory – Polymetal (plus 0.89 percent, 1,455 rubles per share), Yandex (plus 0.85 percent, 6,044.8 rubles), Magnit (plus 0, 19 percent, 5957 rubles) and Polyus (plus 0.02 percent, 15 807.5 rubles). Most of all, the shares fell in price for Novatek (minus 4.46 percent, 1,638.4 rubles), TCS Group (minus 4.04 percent, 7084 rubles) and Rosneft (minus 3.6 percent, 592 rubles). The dollar exchange rate at 18:45 Moscow time was 73.39 rubles (plus 0.29 rubles), the euro rate – 83.08 rubles

EMERCOM: fires in Russian hospitals occur due to emergency operation of electrical networks the operation of electrical networks and equipment, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said following the results of the government commission for the prevention and elimination of emergencies and ensuring fire safety, TASS reports. The department stressed that over the past five years, an increase in the number of fires. The careless handling of fire was also called the cause of fires in Russian medical institutions. Recently, there have been several resonant episodes in Russia associated with fires in medical institutions. For example, in early October in Kirov as a result of a fire in an infectious diseases hospital, two people were killed. Then in the regional Ministry of Health, the likely cause of the fire was the actions of the patient in whose ward there was a fire. Even earlier, a fire

Disgraced billionaire Leon Black bought a mansion in Britain near the residence of Elizabeth II , whom the Russian model Guzel Ganieva accused of rape and harassment, acquired a mansion in the UK. The entrepreneur's new property is located in one of the most expensive areas of London, Bloomberg reports, citing a source. The residence called Eaton Square is located in the exclusive Belgravia area, a 15-minute walk from Buckingham Palace – the official London residence of Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain II. Several decades ago, former Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin lived in the house. Black gave about £ 21 million (over two billion rubles) for the property – two million below the asking price. The residence includes a spacious apartment and an adjacent house. According to The New York Post, there are a total of six bedrooms, a dining room and living rooms with access to a terrace. The

TFR: a suspect in the murder of a lawyer in Moscow has been detained; he is an acquaintance of the deceased west of Moscow. This was reported to “Lente.ru” by the representative of the Moscow Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia (TFR) Yulia Ivanova. According to her, the detainee is 39 years old, he is an acquaintance of the deceased. Investigative actions are being carried out with him, charges will be brought in the near future. The issue of arresting the alleged killer is being resolved. According to the investigation, on the evening of November 18, the body of a man born in 1980 with stab wounds to the chest and neck was found in an apartment in a residential building on Marshal Zhukov Avenue. Earlier on November 19, it was reported that the murdered man was a lawyer of the Moscow Bar Association “Manakov and Partners” Artem Karakaev.

Russian tennis player Rublev lost to Ruud in the group stage of the final ATP tournament (ATP). This was reported by the Lenta.ru correspondent. The 24-year-old Russian athlete lost in the decisive match of the group stage. Rublev's rival was the Norwegian Kasper Ruud. Rublev was defeated with a score of 6: 2, 5: 7, 6: 7 (5: 7). Thus, he was left without participation in the semifinals. Another representative of Russia, Daniil Medvedev, will pair Ruud. Previously, he was stronger than the Italian Yannick Sinner. In another semi-final, Serb Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev from Germany will meet. Rublev is fifth in the ATP singles ranking. His opponent Ruud is the eighth racket in the world. Rublev became the winner in ten ATP tournaments. Eight of them are in singles. At the Tokyo Olympics, he won gold in the mixed double with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

The Russian Embassy in the United States declared Russophobia in connection with the idea of ​​not recognizing Putin's presidency recognize Vladimir Putin as president if he runs for presidential elections in 2024. This is stated in the ministry's message on Twitter. “Attempts by individual American parliamentarians to engage in self-publicity at the expense of rabid Russophobia are doomed to failure. This will not lead to anything other than exposing oneself in an absurd form, ”the diplomatic mission said. In addition, the Russian embassy advised the congressmen to “tackle the situation at home” instead of interfering in the affairs of Russia. Earlier, political scientist Alexandra Filippenko. Party and Republican Joe Whislon want to get the attention of voters. The expert considered the fact that the initiative was proposed by a Democrat and a Republican as an attempt to overcome the split between the parties. The proposal not to recognize Vladimir Putin

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: Cryptocurrencies Can Destabilize States Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned about the dangers of digital assets on the Bloomberg New Economy forum, New York Times journalist Ben Smith said on his Twitter account. “What looks very interesting and exotic … can undermine currencies, undermine the dollar's role as a reserve currency and destabilize countries, Clinton said. “A completely new level of activity has emerged, which can be very destructive, and in the wrong hands can become a direct threat to many nations and, of course, to global currency markets.” The head of the largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance also named a potential threat Changpeng Zhao. At the same time, he noted that digital assets should not be attacked. According to Zhao, this is a technological innovation that needs to be exploited. The head of the crypto exchange himself hardly invests, but his

Deputy Director of the Gamaleya Center Logunov: there are no deaths from the Sputnik V vaccination that there are no deaths from vaccination against the new coronavirus infection with the domestic drug “Sputnik V”. TASS writes about this on Friday, November 19. According to him, the drug was also used in Argentina, where it proved its safety. More than five million doses were administered and not a single fatal case was recorded. “That is, we have an independent examination, which is in Hungary, Argentina, which is in different countries,” said Logunov during his speech at the III Moscow Congress of Cardiology. The Russian vaccine against COVID-19 “Sputnik V” was registered in the country in the summer of 2020. At the moment, the drug is widely used in many foreign countries, but has not yet been recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO). Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment