Day: November 30, 2021

Head of BioNTech ahin: Comirnaty vaccine is probably effective against omicron strain Head of BioNTech Ugur ahin ), developed by the German company BioNTech (“Biontech”) together with the American partner Pfizer (“Pfizer”), against the new omicron strain of the coronavirus. His words are quoted by Reuters. Shahin pointed out that the drug is likely to provide protection against severe disease, referring to cases where patients require hospitalization or intensive care. “We believe that humans are likely to have significant protection against the severe course of the omicron strain,” he explained. Related Materials 00:01 – 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? 17: 19 – 27 November A new strain of coronavirus from Africa has arrived in Europe. What is known about the omicron and how dangerous it is? doses of

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg: Ukraine will join the alliance if all 30 member countries support this NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has named a condition for Ukraine's entry into the alliance. According to him, this will happen if all 30 member states support such a decision, but Russia cannot interfere in this process, RIA Novosti reports. The Secretary General noted that the organization supports Kiev on the way to membership and the Euro-Atlantic integration, including through reforms, fighting corruption, strengthening defense and security systems to meet accepted standards. “This should be a decision of 30 member states, a consensus is needed to expand the alliance. Russia has no right to interfere in this process, since Ukraine is a sovereign and independent state … This issue can be resolved by Ukraine and the NATO countries, Russia has no veto right, “Stoltenberg emphasized. Earlier, the NATO Secretary General said, that the alliance

WHO has called on people over 60 years of age and with underlying medical conditions to refrain from travel The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on people at risk including persons over 60 years of age, as well as persons with concomitant diseases, refrain from traveling. Such new recommendations, the WHO presented a statement, RIA Novosti reports. “People who are unwell or at risk of developing a serious COVID-19 disease and death, including people aged 60 years and older or people with concomitant diseases (for example, heart disease, cancer and diabetes), it should be recommended to postpone the trip, “the organization said in a statement. WHO previously said that a complete ban on international flights would not stop the spread of COVID-19. It also indicated that countries need to continue to apply an evidence-based and risk-based approach when implementing travel-related measures in line with international health regulations. Newest strain

Yuzhuralzoloto Group of Companies filed a lawsuit against Petropavlovsk for the sale of 29.9% of shares Mining company Yuzhuralzoloto Group of Companies ( UGK), which is the largest shareholder of the gold mining company Petropavlovsk, has filed a lawsuit against it over the proposed sale of a 29.9 percent stake in the Hong Kong iron ore company IRC, Petropavlovsk said in a statement cited by TASS. Previously, UGK management said that the sale of shares in IRC is not in the sphere of Petropavlovsk's business interests, and therefore opposed this transaction. Earlier it became known that Russian gold miners earned and got rich thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, during which world prices for the precious metal was at a consistently high level. Among Russian companies, the largest price increase was recorded in transactions involving Petropavlovsk (by 30 percent) and Seligdar (29 percent), the smallest – in GV Gold (by 24

WHO head Gebreyesus: states must take rational measures against the omicron strain “Punish” countries that have discovered the omicron strain of the coronavirus, and take rational and proportionate measures to combat the spread of the infection. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti. “I well understand the desire of all countries to protect their citizens from a strain that we still do not fully understand. But I am also concerned that some Member States are introducing drastic, general measures that are not factual and ineffective and that will only exacerbate inequalities, ”Ghebreyesus said. Related Content 00:01 – 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? 17: 19 – 27 November ? He recommended taking measures to reduce the risk of spreading infection in accordance with the International Health Regulations. The head of

Business Insider: The T-72 tank is a reliable support for the Russian army and has the potential called a reliable support for the Russian army. According to him, this is the T-72 tank, which, despite the development of half a century ago, has significant potential. According to the author, thanks to the modernization, the combat vehicle can compete with modern technology, including after the installation of the new 125 -mm 2A46M-5 smoothbore cannon with automatic loading. Eastwood added that the T-72 is also equipped with a Kalina fire control system capable of independently tracking enemy targets. The tank also fires armor-piercing and fragmentation shells, can use AT-11 anti-tank missiles, and the body is covered with Kontakt-5 reactive armor. The observer explained that Russia plans to upgrade the vehicles to the T-72B3 version. This means that the model will remain a “workhorse” in the Russian armed forces. Earlier, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported

The court rejected the blogger Navalny's complaint about the initiation of a fraud case FBK, included by the Ministry of Justice in the register of organizations performing the functions of a foreign agent, recognized as an extremist organization and banned in Russia ) Alexei Navalny to initiate a criminal case for large-scale fraud, recognizing it as legal. TASS writes about this. “The result of the lawyer's first complaint is to deny satisfaction. This means that the court decided that the case under part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code (“Fraud”) was initiated lawfully, ”said lawyer Veronika Polyakova. The Basmanny Court is expected to announce its decision on the blogger's second complaint on December 1 to initiate a criminal case on contempt of a judge. Earlier, Navalny filed a fourth lawsuit against the administration of IK-2 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Vladimir region in Pokrov,

KSU refused to appoint judges proposed by the President of Ukraine Zelensky , whose candidacies were proposed by the President of the country, Volodymyr Zelensky, according to the website of the judicial authority. This decision was made due to the lack of vacancies in the CCU under the quota of the head of state. The court convicted Zelensky in an attempt to violate Ukrainian laws: according to article 148 of the Constitution of the state, 18 judges appointed by the leader of the state, parliament and the congress of judges (six people each) can be included in the Constitutional Court. The President at various times has already appointed six judges. Among them are Sergey Golovaty, Viktor Kolesnik, Vasily Lemak, Vladimir Moisik, Alexander Kasminin, as well as Alexander Tupitsky, whose powers have not expired yet. The court recalled that the inclusion of two more judges in the Constitutional Court would lead

Head coach of the Russian national team Valery Karpin on the meeting with the players: nothing will be forgotten teams. His words are quoted by Sport-Express. “Nothing will be forgotten. People will go on vacation with their teams with the thoughts I spoke. It's always productive, ”said the specialist. He added that due to logistics problems, Zenit and foreign players were absent from the hotel at the meeting. On November 26, the draw for the play-off matches in the qualifying for the 2022 World Cup took place. The Russian national team will play with the Poles in the first round. In case of victory, Karpin's team will have to compete for the World Championship with the best pair Sweden – Czech Republic. The semi-final play-offs will be held on March 24. The decisive meetings will take place in five days.

The price of Brent crude on ICE fell below $ 68 per barrel for the first time since August 23 February 2022 on the London stock exchange ICE fell by 7.4 percent – to 67.8 dollars per barrel, according to the website of the trading floor at 21:06 Moscow time. The price of a barrel of Brent oil for the first time since summer became less than $ 68. The previous similar indicator was recorded on August 23, 2021. In addition, the price of a WTI oil futures fell 7.51 percent to $ 64.7 per barrel.