Day: November 27, 2021

Russian UFC fighter Islam Makhachev will fight Beneil Dariush championship (UFC). This is reported by ESPN MMA. 30-year-old Russian athlete will fight with American Beneil Dariush. Their rivalry is set to lead the UFC on February 26th. Both fighters have already agreed to hold the fight. The UFC has not yet announced the place where the event will take place. On October 30, at the UFC tournament in Abu Dhabi, Makhachev defeated New Zealander Dan Hooker. After the triumph, the Russian fighter announced his readiness to fight for the lightweight title. The current belt holder is Brazilian Charles Oliveira. Makhachev confidently performs under the auspices of the UFC. He demonstrates a series of nine victorious fights. The only defeat in the framework of the promotion he suffered in October 2015, losing to the Brazilian Adrian Martins. Makhachev is an ally of the former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. He also trains

The talks in Sochi sparked a protest in Armenia demanding the removal of Pashinyan and Sargsyan A rally was held in Yerevan demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister Pashinyan and Armenian President Armen Sargsyan. Representatives of the “Liberation Movement” organization demanded to replace the current political leadership of the country. This is reported by Sputnik. “We call to unite not around us, but around the demands that we have voiced. Let's jointly demand the resignation of these two persons (the President and the Prime Minister of Armenia – comment of Lenta.ru ), ”said the representative of the movement, former chairman of the Chamber of Lawyers Ara Zohrabyan. Zohrabyan does not conciliatoryly share the policy of Pashinyan and Sargsyan and is convinced that all the “misadventures” of the Armenian people are the result of the retreat of the Armenians from the three fundamental institutions of society: the church, the family

The bodies of five miners were raised at the Listvyazhnaya mine in the Kemerovo region the bodies of five more victims, TASS reports with reference to the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry. It is noted that all those raised during the rescue operations are dead miners. In total, after the accident at the mine, the bodies of 11 victims have so far been raised, three of them are rescuers. On November 26, the bodies of six victims of the explosion were raised – three miners and three rescuers. The names of all of them have already been established. Methane explosions at the Listvyazhnaya mine took place on the morning of November 25. 51 people were killed, 63 were injured. Among the dead were both miners and rescuers who went to rescue them. A criminal case was initiated, five suspects, including the director of the mine, were arrested for

Russian biathlete Eduard Latypov mixed up the finish flaps at the World Cup race World Cup and lost the chance to win a medal. This was reported by the Lenta.ru correspondent. The 27-year-old athlete confused the finish lines on the last lap. Instead of the finish line, Latypov went to the firing line. Due to a mistake, he lost time and lost chances for medals in the race. As a result, he took seventh place. The first place was taken by the representative of Norway Sturla Holm Legrade. Second place went to his compatriot Tarja Be, who made two mistakes in shooting. The third place was taken by the Frenchman Simon Destier. The World Cup stage is held in Ostersund, Sweden. According to the results of the World Cup last season, Latypov took 18th place in the overall standings.

Ministry of Health of South Africa: the existing vaccines against coronavirus are effective against the new strain they are also effective against a new strain that was identified in South Africa and was named after the Greek letter “omicron”. The use of vaccines was assessed by Professor Jan Sanne, a member of the advisory board at the South African Ministry of Health, reports TASS. “Available data show the effectiveness of existing vaccines in the fight against the omicron strain. Now among those hospitalized in South Africa with the omicron strain of coronavirus, 75 percent are not vaccinated against COVID-19, “Sanne said. Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) earlier in November recognized the new COVID-strain as a threat to the world. 19 identified in South Africa, Hong Kong and Botswana. British scientists suggested that the new strain would be better at evading antibodies than the delta variant.