Day: November 28, 2021

Politico: US authorities are developing plans for COVID-19 outbreaks due to the omicron strain US authorities are preparing for new coronavirus outbreaks from – for the discovery of a new omicron-strain and develop plans for this case. The Politico newspaper writes about this, citing officials. Despite the fact that no cases of infection with the new species have been identified in the United States, the administration of President Joe Biden, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Ministry of Health and Social Services held a series of planning meetings in case of outbreaks of infection. In addition, the timing of the closure of entry from southern Africa, the return of US citizens to their homelands and the need to change health care guidelines were discussed. Officials noted that the pace of revaccination should be significantly increased in the near future. According to a White House spokesman, Biden is familiar

Senator Arkharov: consumption of electronic cigarettes among young people has doubled The popularity of vaping has grown significantly. He called for improving legislation in this area, RIA Novosti reports. The senator said that electronic cigarettes are a “new danger”: the growth of their consumption among young people has almost doubled. He urged to fight this trend, since smoking is dangerous to health. According to Arkharov, it is necessary to change the legislation in this area, as well as develop adolescents' interest in healthy lifestyles and sports. “The anti-tobacco law, according to which a ban on smoking in public places was introduced, has been in effect in Russia for eight years … After the adoption of the law, there was a positive trend towards a decrease in the prevalence of smoking among the population of Russia. These positive results are recorded by the World Health Organization, “the parliamentarian emphasized. Arkharov added

Nature Astronomy: TRAPPIST-1 system survived minor meteorite bombardments An international team of scientists has calculated how intensely TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets were bombarded in their early stages. This was done with the help of modeling, which showed at what intensity of collisions with celestial bodies a harmonious relationship between the orbital periods of the planets could be maintained. The results of a study revealing the possibility of the existence of water are published in the journal Nature Astronomy. Scientists have created a computer model of the bombardment phase of planetary formation in TRAPPIST-1 to study the effects that its planets could withstand without losing harmony in the form of orbital resonance. So, the time required to complete one revolution around the star is 1.5 days on planet b and 19 days on planet h. Eight “years” on planet b correspond to five years on planet c, three on planet d, two on

Psychiatrist Feinsilberg: crimes are interesting to a person as a trait beyond which he will not go crimes. According to him, especially grave acts cause the greatest attention of society, Sputnik radio reports. The specialist cited as an example the formation of traffic jams, in which drivers slow down and watch what happened, sometimes even stop when they see something out of the ordinary. According to Feinsilberg, crimes are interesting to a person as a kind of “red line”, a line beyond which he will not step, it is curious to understand the psychology of the killer. “This is not entirely healthy , from my point of view, interest. We have an urge to savor some bloody, frightening details. This is also the reason for the popularity of horror films. And the basis is a primitive thing: how good it is that all this did not happen to me, and

Deputy Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Polyansky: “The Summit for Democracy” may cause controversy The Summit for Democracy, “organized by the United States, could undermine the UN and cause new divisions and problems. He expressed this opinion on his Twitter account. “The planned so-called Summit for Democracy is a regrettable initiative that could undermine the UN and cause new divisions and problems,” the Russian diplomat wrote. p> According to him, history teaches that when some countries are lenient towards others and try to instruct them, “nothing good comes of it.” Earlier, the National Interest published a joint article on donkeys Russia and China, Anatoly Antonov and Qin Gan, which said that Moscow and Beijing resolutely reject the idea of ​​an international “Summit for Democracy”, which will be held in December at the initiative of the United States. The article emphasizes that holding such an event will cause