Biden is about to run for a second term at 81

The Washington Post: US President Biden is about to run for a second term in 2024 79-year-old US President Joe Biden is about to run for a second term in 2024. He and his inner circle have been assuring supporters of this in recent days, writes The Washington Post. As the newspaper notes, by the time of voting, Biden will be 81 years old. According to the newspaper, efforts are directed to convince supporters of the desire of the head of state to stay in the White House for another term. This is due, among other things, to a decrease in his rating. A friend of the president and former Democratic Senator Chris Dodd said that Biden told him about his plans. “The only thing I've heard from him is that he plans to run again. And I'm glad of that, ”said Dodd. Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, in turn,

Dozens of migrants drown in the Mediterranean Sea on their way to Europe

Libya's IOM: over 75 migrant migrants drown off Libya on their way to Europe Over 75 migrants drown in the Mediterranean off Libya … This is reported by the country's International Organization for Migration (IOM) on a Twitter account. It is reported that dozens of migrants were heading to Europe by boat. The fishermen managed to save 15 refugees, they were taken to the Libyan city of Zuwara. The organization added that a total of more than 1,300 people have died in the Central Mediterranean this year. Previously, French police allowed a crowd of migrants to leave the coast of France unhindered in an attempt to cross the Channel on their way to the UK. Britain said that they offered the French side to organize joint patrols of the English Channel, but did not receive consent from Paris.

The number of Russians with credit cards at risk is named

Unicom 24: about 40 percent of credit card holders in Russia are at risk of delaying payments payments. RIA Novosti writes about this with reference to a study of the financial marketplace “Unicom 24”. According to analysts, this is due to the fact that today about 60 percent of cardholders have one active credit card in their hands. 32 percent have two, and 8 percent have three or more. Thus, about 40 percent of users are at a higher risk of late payments, experts emphasize. President of the National Association of Professional Collection Agencies (NAPKA) Elman Mehdiyev named the reason for this relationship. According to him, with an increase in the number of existing loans, the likelihood of their delay increases in direct proportion. Managing Director of the First Collection Bureau Pavel Mikhmel notes that Russians, experiencing financial difficulties, first of all begin to miss credit card payments. believing that

Ovechkin approached Gretzky's record

Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin scored a double in the NHL match Russian forward helped Washington Capitals two Alexander Ovechkin scored his team to beat the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular championship match. This was reported by the Lenta.ru correspondent. The 36-year-old striker scored a double, scoring goals at the 14th and 59th minutes of the meeting. Thus, he improved his position in the list of scorers and came close to the league record set by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 744 goals scored. He is the fourth best scorer in league history. The Russian lags behind the Czech Jaromir Jagr, who scored 766 goals. Second line behind Gordie Howe (801). Gretzky's record is 894 goals. Thus, Ovechkin is 150 goals behind the leader. Gretzky ended his professional career at the age of 39. Also in the match against San Jose Sharks, Ovechkin came close to

Rusnano prepared for restructuring due to huge debts

State Corporation Rusnano is thinking about restructuring due to “disproportionate debt” bonds, within which a possible restructuring was discussed. This is stated on the company's website. According to the Kommersant newspaper, the corporation is thinking about restructuring due to huge debts. “It was stated that the accumulated disproportionate debt and the current financial model of the [joint-stock] company require adjustments,” Rusnano admitted. The Moscow Exchange has suspended trading in nine issues of Rusnano bonds since November 19. The total volume of their issues is 71.6 billion rubles. The company has not yet announced the reasons for the suspension of trading. According to financial statements in accordance with Russian Accounting Standards (RAS), Rusnano's revenue grew 5.9 times, and gross profit – 5.3 times, to 15.3 billion rubles. However, the company has a lot of accumulated debts until 2021. “Accrued interest expenses for the nine months of 2021 amounted to 11.5 billion

Reputable cardiologist dispels the myth about the dangers of wine, chocolate and coffee

Swiss cardiologist Thomas Luscher spoke about the health benefits of wine, chocolate and coffee Famous Swiss cardiologist Thomas Luscher medical journal European Heart Journal, dispelled the myth about the negative effects of wine, chocolate and coffee on health. This was reported by The Guardian. The specialist believes that it is impossible to unequivocally assess the benefits or harms of these products. Moreover, according to him, there are no studies to judge what is the optimal dose of dark chocolate. Related materials 00:07 – January 10 “The more culinary expanse, the more we eat” How food changes our minds, behavior and prevents us from losing weight – says a neurobiologist 00:01 – 17 December 2020 “Eclairs are not to blame, and in general there is no one's fault” Sweet, fatty and tasty: how familiar food is killing Russians Luscher believes that when used in moderation, wine is not dangerous, but not

In Russia, 36 970 new cases of coronavirus were detected

In Russia, over the past day, 36,970 cases of coronavirus infection were detected Over the past day, 36,970 new cases of coronavirus were detected in Russia. Thus, the total number of infected people since the beginning of the pandemic was 9 331 158. This was reported on Sunday, November 21, by the headquarters for combating infection in its Telegram channel. At the same time, the day before, 37 120 were known of infected COVID-19 Russians in 85 regions of the country. 6.7 percent of new infections did not have clinical manifestations of the disease, the headquarters noted. According to the data, the largest number of infected were in Moscow (3438), St. Petersburg (2496), Moscow region (1909), Samara region (1661) and Krasnodar Territory (989). It is also clarified that over the past day, another 884 residents of Crimea fell ill with COVID-19.

Political scientists explained Surkov's article on the political destabilization of Russia

Political analysts Bashirov and Abzalov on Surkov's article: urged to negotiate with strong players Vladislav Surkov, in which he, in particular, wrote about the possibility of destabilizing the political situation in the country. This was reported by RIA Novosti. Bashirov pointed out that the idea behind the article is that, in order to avoid internal shocks, “you should always look for options for moving this entropy to external contours.” p> The essence of Surkov's article is that social entropy is always present, but in order for you to have a stable state, you need (…) like this entropy, it eventually crystallizes outside the borders of the state Marat Bashirov, political scientist Bashirov recalled that the “golden age of Putin's rule,” about which Surkov wrote, should be remembered and kept in mind, to study this experience so as not to repeat the 90s and that these principles, which now exist under