Day: November 26, 2021

Roskosmos: cosmonauts Shkaplerov and Dubrov for the first time switched to the new module “Prichal” on the ISS into the new Russian module “Prichal” on the International Space Station (ISS). This was reported on the page of the state corporation “Roskosmos” on Twitter. “The hatches from the side of the module” Science “and from the side of the” Prichal “were opened at 22.39 Moscow time,” – said in the message of “Roskosmos”. Earlier it was reported that Progress M-UM with the Prichal nodal module docked to the ISS. Docking of the last Russian module with the ISS took place on November 26 at 18:26 Moscow time. The separation of the instrument-and-assembly compartment from the “Prichal” is scheduled for December 22 at 01:20.

A Brussels court has banned Uber An appeals court in Brussels ruled that Uber should disable the taxi booking app in the Belgian capital. The service has stopped working in this country, writes Reuters. The ban on private individuals from providing taxi services now also applies to professional drivers. Uber said it was very upset with this court decision. This will affect about two thousand drivers, the company noted. In protest, taxi drivers blocked a main street in the EU capital on 25 November. The Brussels administration has said it will work on a “temporary solution” to ban Uber. Uber is suing many European countries for not meeting service regulations and staffing practices. Some drivers complain that they cannot make enough money through the app, and that they are unable to take advantage of hospital payments and annual leave. It was previously reported that food delivery service Uber Eats will

Epidemiologist Rutherford: vaccines are effective against COVID-19 strains, the new one is no exception reason to think that the new strain from Africa will be an exception. This opinion was expressed in comments to “Lenta.ru” by Professor of Epidemiology at the University of California at San Francisco (USA) George Rutherford. Related materials00: 01 – September 8 ” The lack of vaccines is a shame “The acute phase of a pandemic could drag on for years. How can humanity defeat the coronavirus? 00:01 – 31 July ? The specialist emphasized that so far there is no evidence that the available vaccines have a lower chance against a new strain, called the Greek letter omicron. Earlier, the Head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that the strain could spread around the world in the next few months. On the evening of November 26, the World Health Organization recognized the

WHO: the newest strain COVID-19 B.1.1.529, named with the letter “omicron”, may threaten countries Experts from the World Organization Health (WHO) recognized the threat identified in South Africa, the newest strain COVID-19 B.1.1.529, which was assigned the Greek letter “omicron” (O). This is reported by Reuters. According to WHO experts, a new type of coronavirus may threaten countries that are fighting its spread. 50 mutations have a new strain of coronavirus B.1.1.529 According to the organization, the B.1.1.529 virus, after a series of mutations, can affect the protein content in the body, and with such a change, current vaccines may not be as effective. The WHO also suggested that the omicron variant is spreading faster than its predecessors, as evidenced by the experience of South Africa. Therefore, the newer strain can affect more people in the world, including those who have recovered from other strains. The organization called on all

Ukrainian journalist Dmitry Gordon accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of dishonesty. He stated this on the air of the program “Freedom of Speech by Savik Shuster” on the TV channel “Ukraine 24”. Gordon called the press marathon, timed to coincide with the “equator” of Zelensky's presidential term, a theater of one actor. He noted that he was no longer interested in the Ukrainian leader. “Today there was a very mediocre actor on the stage who lied, constantly lied, and this was visible with the naked eye, who was aggressive, who entered into a skirmish with journalists, which simply belittled himself. Several times he repeated“ I am the president ”,“ I am the president ” … It seems to me that he himself still does not believe in this, he wants to convince himself of this, “Gordon emphasized. According to the journalist, Zelensky promised to leave the presidency after the first