Day: December 3, 2021

ATOR: from December 6, foreign tourists arriving in Cyprus will have to pass a PCR test The Cypriot authorities announced tougher entry rules for foreign travelers against the background of the spread of a new strain of coronavirus omicron. The Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) writes about this on Friday, December 3. From December 6, all tourists over 12 years old arriving in the republic, regardless of vaccination status and country of departure, will have to hand over to the airport upon arrival PCR test for COVID-19. The cost of the study for air passengers will be 15 euros (1.2 thousand rubles). In case of a positive test result, vacationers should go to a two-week quarantine at their own expense. It is noted that the tightening of entry rules for foreigners will be in effect until at least January 10, after which the decision may be revised taking

TFR: a group of teenagers was detained near Smolensk for attempted murder of a friend's parents a summer friend who forbade her to go out at night. This was reported to “Lente.ru” in the regional department of the Investigative Committee of Russia (TFR). According to investigators, on the night of Thursday, December 2, in the village of Verkhnedneprovsky, a schoolgirl had a fight with her mother and stepfather. She called her friends and complained about her parents, after which they decided to help her leave home. At about 5 o'clock in the morning, the minors entered the apartment and attacked their stepfather and mother with knives. The couple was hospitalized with multiple injuries. Investigative actions are being carried out with the detained teenagers. Forensic experts conduct an inspection of the scene, ICR officers interrogate victims and witnesses. A criminal case has been initiated into the attempted murder of two people

Former Putin adviser Glazyev proposed to introduce export duties on commodities Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission and ex-adviser to the President Sergei Glazyev proposed to Vladimir Putin's Russia to fight inflation with the help of export duties on commodities, Vedomosti writes. In his opinion, the current measures to combat price increases are controversial, others are needed. “It seems to me that the best way would be to protect our economy from an inflationary wave from abroad – to use the instrument that we actively used in 1992-1993 – to introduce export duties on commodities, which are subject to price inflation,” he suggested he. Additional income can be directed to targeted investment programs, says Glazyev. For example, increase import substitution. This will saturate the market with goods and reduce inflation by increasing the supply of its own goods, said the ex-adviser to Putin. Similar measures are

Kommersant: Bastrykin appointed Colonel Korpusov, the Acting Chief of the Main Military Directorate of the Main Military Directorate of the Northern Fleet became Colonel Konstantin Korpusov, who headed the Northern Fleet Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia (TFR). Kommersant learned about the candidate for the post. According to the newspaper, the decision on this appointment was made personally by the chairman of the TFR, Alexander Bastrykin. It is Korpusov who may soon be approved in the new post by presidential decree. He is known for the fact that his unit was investigating the emergency with the nuclear submarine manned vehicle AS-31 “Losharik”. It burned down in July 2019 during underwater work in the Barents Sea, killing 14 sailors. Prior to his appointment as head of the ICR Northern Fleet Directorate, Korpusov was deputy head of the ICR Investigation Directorate for the Western Military District, which is located in St.