Day: December 3, 2021

Moldovan President Sandu called on to stop Russian propaganda in the republic the problem of Russian TV propaganda in the country. She spoke about this on the air of the TVR Moldova channel. Sandu commented on the report of the Center for Independent Journalism of Moldova, which reported the presence in the country of “massive propaganda from Russia” spreading through retransmitted TV channels and carrying “a threat to the republic.” . The President hoped that the new composition of the Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting (CTR) with the help of “certain legal instruments” will be able to stop “propaganda, deception and other violations.” “I really hope that this STR will be objective and effective,” she said. The head of state stressed that the work of the council will also become an indicator of the effectiveness of the current legislation in the field of information security. Earlier, Sandu said that

Head of the Ministry of Health Murashko: no cases of infection with the omicron strain have been recorded in Russia No cases of infection with the omicron strain have been recorded in Russia yet. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Health Mikhail Murashko, he is quoted by TASS.

The Ministry of Finance of Russia announced a total revision of tax agreements with other countries and the erosion of the tax base will lead to a total revision of all current agreements with other countries on the avoidance of double taxation, Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Sazanov said in a conversation with Vedomosti. The implementation of the reform will allow the Russian authorities to collect more taxes from foreign companies. The fiscal initiatives Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 (Two-Pillar Solution) were prepared by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and presented the final document on July 1. The agreement reflects the consolidated position of 131 countries, including Russia. One of the main changes in international tax relations will be an increase in the rate of withholding tax on payments abroad of interest, royalties and a number of other similar payments, with the exception of dividends, to nine percent.

Health Minister Murashko: the wave of COVID-19 incidence in Russia is declining Head of the Russian Ministry of Health Mikhail Murashko said that the wave of the incidence of COVID-19 in the country is declining. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti. The number of patients with coronavirus is now approaching 900 thousand, the minister said. Earlier Murashko said that more than 70 million citizens in Russia were vaccinated against COVID-19. Over the past week, the number of vaccinated citizens over 60 years old has increased.

Chinese taxi aggregator DiDi will leave the New York Stock Exchange , announced his departure from the New York Stock Exchange five months after the initial public offering (initial public offering) of shares in the stock market in order to list the shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange soon, CNBC reports. DiDi said the decision was made after “careful scrutiny”, but Bloomberg wrote last week that the Chinese authorities are forcing the company to leave the US market. Thus, DiDi surrendered under pressure from Beijing. In addition to placing on the stock exchange in Hong Kong, the option of direct privatization of DiDi was considered, although such a development event could cause dissatisfaction with shareholders and lead to lawsuits against the company, the newspaper noted. “I think China has made it clear that it no longer wants to allow technology companies to enter the US markets because it puts