The number of coronavirus cases in Russia increased by 17 per day%

The day before, the head of the Gamalei Center, Alexander Ginzburg, said that the omicron strain was detected in 30% of coronavirus cases in Moscow. Rospotrebnadzor predicts that in a pessimistic scenario, the number of infections per day may exceed 100 thousand. So far, there are 305 confirmed cases of infection with omicron in the country. The news is being updated.

The historian told why there are two New Years in Russia

“Due to the transition after the revolution to the Gregorian calendar, the New Year precedes Christmas, when Orthodox Christians are fasting. For church people, there is some inconvenience in this. Since the Russian Church did not switch to the Gregorian calendar, we got a strange conflict. And as a result, another holiday appeared – the Old New Year, and on this day believers no longer have restrictions related to fasting,” he explained. The historian recalled that January 1 became a New Year’s holiday by decree of Peter I. Before the revolution, Russia lived according to the Julian calendar: then Christmas was celebrated on December 25, at the end of Lent. “After the revolution, the New Year absorbed the attributes of celebrating Christmas — a traditional Christmas tree, gifts to each other, a festive feast, in the conditions of Soviet reality, the holiday took root because there was no politicization in

Peacekeepers began to transfer protected objects to Kazakhstani security forces

“In & nbsp; in accordance with & nbsp; developed by the command of the collective peacekeeping forces of the CSTO and & nbsp; the transfer of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan objects to law enforcement agencies of the country & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said in the & nbsp; message. It is added that & nbsp; peacekeepers begin to & nbsp; preparation of equipment and & nbsp; material for & nbsp; loading into & nbsp; aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces and & nbsp; return to & nbsp; points of permanent deployment. It is noted that & nbsp; the return of the CSTO peacekeepers to & nbsp; their countries will be organized in & nbsp; interaction with & nbsp; the Kazakh side.

Baltic states start talks on increasing NATO contingent

The Baltic countries are negotiating & nbsp; increasing the number of NATO contingents on their territory in & nbsp; ties with Russia & nbsp; … According to Reuters, Estonian Prime Minister Kaya Kallas said this. “ Of course, we are discussing with & nbsp; our allies the issue of & nbsp; increasing their & nbsp; presence here in & nbsp; as a deterrent. If you & nbsp; look at the & nbsp; map, the Baltic States & nbsp; & mdash; this is a NATO peninsula, and & nbsp; therefore & nbsp; we have concerns & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; she said. In an & nbsp; interview with the French newspaper Le & nbsp; Figaro on January 10 & nbsp; Callas also talked about & nbsp; the Baltic countries are seeking from & nbsp; NATO and & nbsp; specifically the United States to increase their military presence. “ In &

The State Duma offered to pay for interaction with bosses outside the office

According to & nbsp; her words, now there is a significant difference in & nbsp; working conditions, those who & nbsp; work on & nbsp; remote site, and & nbsp; and & nbsp; ; office. “In the & nbsp; period of the pandemic, regulation of remote work has become especially relevant. And & nbsp; one of the & nbsp; rights of a remote employee is the right to be offline. We & nbsp; have determined that & nbsp; employees have the right to be offline during & nbsp; non-working hours. For example, a person works from & nbsp; 8:00 to & nbsp; 17:00. If the employer calls or writes to & nbsp; 17:05 and & nbsp; gives some kind of & nbsp; job & nbsp; & mdash; this is considered overtime and & nbsp; is paid at & nbsp; certain rates. But & nbsp; it so happened that & nbsp;

Russia may abandon foreign satellite communications

The proposal is still in project status. The & nbsp; materials of the commission says that & nbsp; FSB issued a negative opinion on & nbsp; extension of the allocation of frequencies required for & nbsp; connection to the & nbsp; Internet via & nbsp; foreign satellites using & nbsp; VSAT technology. These frequencies were allocated to the SCRF in & nbsp; 2017 for & nbsp; work with & nbsp; 32 satellites of foreign operators, including American Intelsat, French Eutelsat, Bermuda Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and & nbsp; others. Strong influence on the & nbsp; market the inability to rent power on & nbsp; foreign satellites will not & nbsp; will, agree the shareholder of Ka-Internet; Sergey Pekhterev. True, significant problems may arise for & nbsp; satellite Internet provider SenSat (RTKomm.ru project), which in the Far East provides services using JCSat-48 and Horizons 3E (Intelsat) satellites, the expert notes. Some

Blinken called the Russian company “Parsek” “a key source” of goods for the DPRK missile program

An American diplomat said that & nbsp; a citizen of the DPRK O & nbsp; Yong Ho in & nbsp; 2016 & mdash; & nbsp; 2021 & nbs; its director, a Russian, Roman Alar, for & nbsp; purchases of kevlar thread, aramid fiber, aviation fuel, bearings and & nbsp; high-precision milling machines. “ Relationship between O & nbsp; Yong Ho, Roman Anatolyevich Alar & ndbsp; Parsec & rdquo; are a key source of goods and & nbsp; technologies & hellip; for & nbsp; North Korean missile program & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; commented on the introduction of restrictions, the US Secretary of State (quoted on the & nbsp; website of the Department of State). Recall that on the eve of the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions against LLC & nbsp; “ Parsec '' and & nbsp; seven individuals, including Roman Alar and & nbsp; six citizens of the DPRK,

The WHO reported the transformation of COVID-19 into an endemic infection

“This virus is on its way to becoming endemic. There is no doubt about it,” the expert said, noting, however, that the pandemic is now “in full swing”: the incidence rate is growing, and with it the burden on the countries’ health systems. “We have not reached this stage yet,” she stressed. The infectious disease specialist added that the virus is changing, so it is difficult to predict the development of a pandemic. In addition, different countries are fighting the pandemic in different ways, she noted. “There is no such predictability here as with the flu and [other] typical seasonal infections. Maybe we will come to this, but we haven’t come yet,” van Kerkhove explained. In December last year, WHO head Tedros Adanom Ghebreyesus suggested that 2022 could be the year of the end of the coronavirus pandemic. The fact that the coronavirus is likely to become endemic, the organization’s

Reform of funded pensions is planned to be carried out in 2022

The document assumes the transformation of the funded part of compulsory pension insurance (OPS), which has been frozen since & nbsp; 2014, into the & nbsp; non-state pension system (NGO). According to & nbsp; the interlocutors of Izvestia, & nbsp; the new version will include three main incentive measures: tax deductions for & nbsp; personal income tax in & nbsp; 6%, co-financing from & nbsp; state and & nbsp; savings insurance up to & nbsp; 1.4 & nbsp; million rubles by & nbsp; analogy with & nbsp; deposits, and with & nbsp; payments through & nbsp; Deposit Insurance Agency. The & nbsp; Ministry of Finance clarified that & nbsp; the issue of guaranteeing the investments of citizens & nbsp; is already being worked out in & nbsp; in accordance with & nbsp; instructions of the president. At & nbsp; at the moment, the industry is discussing details of the changes