Day: November 20, 2021

The Times: British Prime Minister considers the possibility of boycotting the Olympics in China which will be held in Beijing, China. This is reported by The Times. According to the British newspaper, this step may become a sign of protest against the human rights situation in China. It is noted that currently there is an active discussion in the British government on this issue. At the same time, Foreign Minister Liz Truss supports the initiative. Earlier, US President Joe Biden said that the White House admits the possibility of a boycott of an international sporting event. “This is under consideration,” Biden said, when asked if the US administration is considering a boycott. On November 16, The Washington Post reported that the US presidential administration intends to declare a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics … According to the newspaper, the technical solution has not yet been finalized, but the American

Personal physician O & # 39; Connor: during colonoscopy, doctors removed a polyp in Biden's intestines Doctors removed a polyp in the intestine President of the United States Joe Biden. This was told by the personal doctor of the head of state, Kevin O'Connor, reports TASS. According to the specialist, the histological examination will be completed next week. He stressed that the polyp was removed without difficulty. The doctor also noted that Biden had never had bowel cancer. Earlier, O'Connor spoke about the ailments that the US president suffers from. According to him, the American leader has recently had a worsening cough and worsening gait. He also disclosed that the president was being treated for atrial fibrillation, hyperlipidemia (high fat in the blood), gastroesophageal reflux, seasonal allergies, minor sensory neuropathy of the legs. On November 19, it was reported that Biden underwent a colonoscopy (examination of a fat intestine) and

Gunzburg supported the idea of ​​depriving the diplomas of doctors who dissuade Russians from vaccination from vaccination against coronavirus. He told RIA Novosti about this. According to him, such doctors “destroy, that is, they kill people,” improperly taking advantage of their position. Earlier, Senator, Candidate of Medical Sciences Alexander Bashkin proposed to deprive anti-vaccination doctors of medical diplomas for life. He pointed out that a physician who opposes vaccinations has not received proper education, medical knowledge and practice, therefore such doctors should not be allowed to work that is related to virology and vaccination. After that, a general practitioner, immunologist Irina Yartseva considered the lawmaker's initiative absurd. In particular, she noted the impossibility of proving the anti-vaccination mood of the doctor. In addition, she added, a doctor cannot force a refusal to be vaccinated.

RIA Novosti: the main target of the S-550 will be the American space drones X-37 The main target of the mobile missile defense system S-550 currently under development in Russia, will become the American space unmanned vehicles X-37, capable of carrying nuclear warheads. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to two sources in the military-industrial complex. According to the interlocutor of the agency, the S-550 will specialize in the destruction of ballistic and orbital space objects, including nuclear warheads of intercontinental missiles. He stressed that among the typical targets of the Russian missile defense system can be called planning hypersonic units and drones, such as the X-37. It is noted that in fact the new system will be a modification of the S-500 with specialization in intercepting ballistic and orbital targets . Earlier, TASS military observer Dmitry Litovkin said that the Russian S-550 missile defense system is likely

Adele has released an album “30” British singer Adele has released her first album in six, which includes 12 songs. This was reported by CNN. The new disc was named “30”. The album is the artist's fourth studio album and the first full-length release since 2015. Adele's single Easy on Me, which Adele released on October 15, was a resounding success: the video for the song has now received over 169 million views on YouTube, and the number of streams on Spotify is approaching six million. As noted by Page Six , the album is dedicated to the singer's son Angelo and is Adele's attempt to explain to him the divorce of her parents. Adele began dating businessman Simon Konecki in 2011. A year later, the couple had a son – Angelo. The couple broke up in April 2019. Their representatives said that the couple intends to continue “raising their

Le Petit Robert French Dictionary includes gender-neutral pronoun “iel” Le Petit Robert French Dictionary adds gender-neutral pronoun “iel “. This is reported by The Independеnt. The new pronoun is a combination of “il” (he) and “elle” (she). At the same time, the word was included in the dictionary back in October, but attention was drawn to it in the media after Francois Jolivet, a deputy from President Emmanuel Macron's party, “En March”, criticized this decision. “Le Petit Robert, the dictionary we thought was a reference, just added the word iel, ielle, iels, ielles to its site. Consequently, its authors are activists in a case that has nothing to do with France: #wokisme, “he wrote on Twitter. French Education Minister Jean Michel Blanquet also criticized the decision. The politician stated that “inclusive language is not the future of the French language” and that students should not use this pronoun. In turn,

Over the past year, the Amazon forest area has decreased by 5,100 square miles maximum over the past 15 years. This is reported by The New York Times. According to a report by the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE), from August 2020 to July 2021, the world's largest rainforest lost 5,100 square miles (13,200 square kilometers). kilometers) of tree cover. In addition, since Jair Bolsonaro became President of Brazil in 2019, the country has lost more forest area than Belgium. Earlier at the UN climate conference COP26 in Glasgow, the Brazilian delegation joined more than 100 countries, pledging end deforestation. The country has said it will reduce deforestation in the Amazon by 15 percent by next year. However, experts now doubt that Brazil will be able to achieve such indicators. Brazilian Environment Minister Joaquim Leite noted that he was not aware of these figures at the time of

Due to wind and wet snow in Moscow and the region, a yellow level of weather hazard was declared Due to wind and wet snow in Moscow and the area Hydrometeorological Center has declared a yellow level of weather hazard. This follows from the data of the forecast map on the website of the institution. “Degree of intensity of hazardous phenomena: yellow – the weather is potentially dangerous,” reports the Hydrometeorological Center. In Moscow, wind gusts of up to 15-20 meters per second are expected from 10:00 Saturday to 4:00 Sunday, in the Moscow region – from 9:00 Saturday to 5:00 Sunday. The hydrometeorological center also warned of wet snow and ice in the capital and the region from Saturday night to Sunday evening. Earlier, a leading employee of the Phobos weather center, Yevgeny Tishkovets, warned Moscow residents about a record sleet and stormy winds. He noted that Muscovites will

Trump congratulates who shot two protesters and acquitted teenager Rittenhouse Former US President Donald Trump congratulated teenager Kyle Rittenhaus, acquitted in the murder of two Rittenhouse during the riots in 2020. This is reported by RIA Novosti. “Congratulations for being found innocent on all charges … If this is not self-defense, then what is self-defense?”, – he said. The Rittenhouse case has become one of the most notorious in recent times in the United States. Society has practically split into two camps – those who consider Rittenhouse to be a mass murderer and vigilante, and those who are confident that he has not exceeded the limits of permissible self-defense. On August 26, 2020, a video was published, filmed by an eyewitness: the crowd The rioters chase 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, armed with a semi-automatic rifle and shooting a man who was trying to attack him. At some point, Rittenhouse stumbles and

In the Saratov region, a 13-year-old schoolboy got behind the wheel of a car and died in an accident in an accident. This was reported by the press service of the IC department for the region. The accident occurred on November 19 in the Lysogorsky district of the Saratov region. A 13-year-old teenager lost control of a VAZ 2106 car and crashed into a pole. The car overturned, the boy was hospitalized with numerous injuries, but it was not possible to save him. The circumstances under which the teenager ended up behind the wheel are not yet known. According to the IC, there were peers of the deceased in the car, but none of them sought medical help. Now, a check is being carried out on the fact of an accident. Earlier, in Drozhzhino near Moscow, a 16-year-old teenager driving a foreign car Volkswagen Touareg hit a woman with a