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UN Secretary General Guterres went into self-isolation until December 9 after contact with an infected COVID-19 UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres went into self-isolation after contact with an infected coronavirus and canceled all upcoming face-to-face meetings. Reported by France 24. According to the TV channel, contact with the infected occurred on Tuesday. As noted by TASS, the UN Secretary General has no symptoms of the disease, the results of the first test were negative. Nevertheless, Guterres will work from home as a precaution until the second test is carried out on December 9. Earlier, Guterres called unfair and ineffective the restrictions on entry imposed by a number of countries due to the omicron strain. At the same time, he called for strengthening control over the spread of the omicron strain in order not to allow the world to “close down” and interrupt economic interaction again.

The cost of the “New Year's set” in Russia in November increased to 5 thousand rubles 19 percent in annual terms – up to almost 5 thousand rubles. This is the conclusion reached by analysts from the Chek Index resource of the OFD platform operator of fiscal data (part of the Sberbank ecosystem), RIA Novosti reports. The Christmas set includes an artificial spruce, Christmas balls, a star on the top of a Christmas tree garlands, tinsel, champagne and tangerines. Goods rose in price against the background of a surge in demand: in November, it grew by 80-90 percent compared to last year. Analysts pointed out that Russians have adapted to the changed conditions of trade, which, due to the pandemic, mostly went online. Analysts concluded that Russians in general began to buy goods from this set more often. The growth in sales was influenced by greater enthusiasm for the celebration

A woman came to her daughter's wedding in a wedding dress and angered netizens The bride's mother came to her daughter's wedding in a white dress and was cursed networks. The Sun reporters drew attention to the corresponding publication on the Reddit portal. An anonymous user posted on the platform a photo in which the bride and groom pose with their next of kin. The hero of the occasion is captured in a free-cut white wedding dress with translucent sleeves. At the same time, her mother came to the party in a dress of the same color with ruffles in the neckline. She complemented her look with a pink fur cape. “The lady in furs is the mother of the bride. She should have chosen a dress of a different color, ”the author of the publication signed the photo. Platform readers agreed with his opinion and began to express their

REN TV: almost 30 rounds of ammunition were seized from Glazov, who opened fire in the Moscow MFC myself almost 30 rounds. This was reported by REN TV. In addition to ammunition, an ISSC M22 Austria pistol, designed for firing small-caliber bullets, was seized from the shooter. He also had three gas cartridges found. The shooting at the MFC on 1st Novokuzminskaya Street took place in the afternoon on December 7. Retired Lieutenant Colonel Sergei Glazov came into conflict with the center guard over a mask. Then he took out a weapon and opened fire. As a result of the incident, two people died, four more, including a 10-year-old child, were injured. The attacker was detained. A criminal case was initiated under article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Murder of two or more persons”). Later, investigators doubted the killer's mental health: during interrogation, he could not

Political scientist Bortnik: Ukraine left the CIS, as the structure was moving towards decline This reason for Ukraine's withdrawal from the Commonwealth was named by the director of the Ukrainian Institute for Policy Analysis and Management Ruslan Bortnik, RIA Novosti reports. The political scientist believes that the CIS is incapable of solving problems in the post-Soviet space. According to him, other countries, including Georgia, stop their participation in the Commonwealth for the same reasons. “Initially, the CIS was conceived as a new union, a confederal union. But then the CIS countries fled to different rooms. One of the key factors in this was the quality of the Russian leadership of the 1990s. This is the war in Chechnya and the shooting of the White House in Moscow, ”the expert explained. At the same time, Bortnik noted that Ukraine was not a full-fledged member of the CIS, because Kiev only ratified

The man entered the numbers he dreamed of in a lottery ticket and won 178 million rubles sleep. This is reported by the UPI news agency. The man said that for several years he used the same set of numbers that he once dreamed of while playing the lottery. “It's difficult believe it, but many years ago I dreamed of the numbers that I wrote on the lottery ticket, and since then I have used them in reality, ”said the Australian. He stressed that it was a very vivid dream, and in a dream the numbers helped him hit the jackpot and get rich. “It looked like an omen,” the man said. The Australian used these numbers to fill out a ticket for the next draw and won the first prize as a result. He hit the jackpot of AU $ 3.4 million (RUB 178.3 million). “In the morning I

SUSMU scientists: COVID-19 is exhausting its potential, omicron may become the last mutation the last mutation of the virus, after which the pandemic will subside. This opinion was expressed by the head of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the South Ural State Medical University (SUSMU) Lyudmila Ratnikova in an interview with Interfax. “There is evidence that the virus is exhausting its potential. Yes, he is contagious, his contagiousness is high. But the epidemiological activity may be less, and it may not mutate anymore, “Ratnikova believes. According to the Russian scientist, after the loss of potential, COVID-19 may turn into a” seasonal “disease, which will run with cold symptoms. The researcher believes that the virus will cease to massively cause severe forms of the disease, the person will cope with it himself. Earlier, the RAS virologist Pyotr Chumakov called the omicron strain a live vaccine due to its reduced pathogenicity.