Category: Russia

Authorities forced prisoners to engage in telephone fraud in the colonies of Primorye … This was reported to “Lente.ru” on Tuesday, December 7, in the press service of the regional department of the Federal Penitentiary Service. According to the department, as a result of the raid, which also involved the employees of the TFR and the FSB, a group was established prisoners who adhered to the “thieves” foundations and belonged to the movement “A.U.E.” ( banned in Russia as extremist ). Criminals organized a system of extortion of money from other prisoners on the territory of institutions and even maintained a “call center”, forcing other convicts to engage in telephone fraud. Criminals prevented employees of the penal system from performing their official duties and provoked other prisoners imitate them. At the moment, these authorities have been taken to other institutions, and new criminal cases have been initiated against them under

Immunologist Zhemchugov: the COVID-19 pandemic is ending, and the coronavirus is looking for a new host Zhemchugov predicted the end of the coronavirus pandemic in the human population. His words are reported by RIA Novosti. The specialist stressed that the infection is looking for a new host among animals. “If it finds a new animal that will not kill it, it will remain there, there will be a new natural focal infection,” Zhemchugov noted. In his opinion, the specific timing of the end of the pandemic will depend on the creation of herd immunity in 70 percent worldwide. He added that the World Health Organization (WHO) needs to take control of the situation and vaccinate the unvaccinated. Earlier, the former chief infectious disease specialist in Moscow, Doctor of Medical Sciences Nikolai Malyshev, in an interview with Lenta.ru, assessed the chances of the omicron strain become a “natural vaccine” against COVID-19.

Sberbank: the volume of cyber fraud in Russia this year has exceeded the historical maximum About half a million Russians help scammers through the accounts of which the stolen money is cashed out). This was stated by the deputy chairman of the board of Sberbank Stanislav Kuznetsov, writes RIA Novosti. According to his owls, such criminals are easy to recognize, but there is very little chance of proving the crime. “I am not yet aware of any cases of bringing this to court, but it should be. Unfortunately, in a number of regions we see that young people, students come to draw up cards and decide to sell them even through advertisements in newspapers, “Kuznetsov said. Deputy Chairman of Sberbank added that the volume of cyber fraud in Russia this year exceeded the maximum on record. For 11 months of this year, the bank has prevented thefts for 100 billion

RUDN University scientists have discovered a mechanism for the development of lymphocytopenia in patients with COVID-19 RUDN University scientists have found out a possible mechanism of a significant decrease in the number of lymphocytes in patients with COVID -19. This condition of immune cell deficiency is called lymphocytopenia and is responsible for the body's reduced defense against infection. This was reported in a press release published on the website Godnauki.rf. Researchers assessed the viral load and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in the lungs, lymph nodes and spleen in 36 patients who died from COVID-19 associated with lymphocytopenia. In 63.8 percent of the deceased, the number of lymphocytes was below the critical value. In 33 percent, the virus was detected in the lungs, and the state of the cells indicated bronchopneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome in the stage of restoration of lung tissue while maintaining respiratory failure … In 58.4

Deputy Prime Minister Abramchenko: a ban on disposable plastic dishes will be introduced from 2023 will be introduced in Russia from the beginning of 2023. This date was named by the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Viktoria Abramchenko, TASS reports. “We are still talking about the ban on, for example, disposable tableware or non-recyclable colored plastic, that is, nothing has changed here “, – said Abramchenko. The list of 28 disposable plastic products that should be banned in the country was previously prepared by the Russian Ecological Operator (REO). The restrictions may include, among other things, straws and lids from glasses, coffee capsules, cotton swabs, plastic glasses and plates. Abramchenko also announced another environmental initiative – an experiment to limit CO2 emissions into the atmosphere in certain regions of Russia. The implementation of measures to protect the environment can begin in the Sakhalin Oblast as early as 2022. According to

The ruble rose at the beginning of the talks between Putin and Biden , having risen in price by 0.69 percent against the dollar and by 0.62 percent against the euro, according to the data of the Moscow Exchange. Negotiations via video link began at 18:08 Moscow time. Before the meeting, at 17:30, the dollar was worth 74.45 rubles. Then the currency stopped growing, abruptly went down and by the time of writing the news is trading at the level of 74 rubles. At the moment, the dollar dropped to 73.87 rubles. The euro also began to fall in price before the meeting of the presidents – at 17:30 its price was 83.7 rubles, and now it has dropped to 83.18 rubles.

Spartak Moscow defender Andrey Yeshchenko admitted that he wanted to wear a kilt in the summer which he wears a skirt in public. He spoke on this topic on the air of the Sport Fashion show on the Sporthab YouTube channel. The Russian footballer discussed his own style with correspondent Alexei Yaroshevsky in the broadcast studio. So, one of the athlete's images consisted of a sand turtleneck and a pleated kilt (an item of men's Scottish national clothing – approx. “Lenta.ru” ). Yeshchenko admitted that he wanted to go out in the summer on the street in the described outfit, but changed his mind at the last moment. The host of the program suggested that the footballer did not wear a kilt to avoid criticism from the patriarchal Russian society, but the hero of the article replied that he didn’t care about the opinion of others. “Let them say what

Ian Nepomniachtchi lost to Carlsen in the ninth game of the match in the World Chess Championship final Russian chess player Ian Nepomniachtchi was defeated in the ninth game the title of world champion (World Cup) in Dubai. This was reported by the Lenta.ru correspondent. The Russian lost to the Norwegian Magnus Carlsen. Nepomniachtchi played with white pieces. Now the score after nine games is 6: 3 in favor of the Norwegian grandmaster. Nepomniachtchi suffers a second defeat in a row in the confrontation with Carlsen. Earlier it became known that the pornographic actress MihaNika69 turned to the Russian, promising to “become his queen for the night” in case of success in the match with Carlsen. The match consists of 14 classical chess games. If, based on their results, the winner is not determined, the chess players play a tie-break. To win the title, an athlete needs to score 7.5

Bloomberg: Japan almost reaches zero death rate from coronavirus became the lowest since July 2020 – the beginning of the second wave of the pandemic. Bloomberg reports. Mortality in the country has almost reached zero, and the daily number of coronavirus infections has decreased from 25 thousand in August 2021 to 200 cases over the past three weeks. One of the reasons for the sharp decline in the incidence was the massive vaccination. As of Tuesday, December 7, about 97 million people – 77 percent of the population – are fully vaccinated in Japan. Among older people, immunization rates are approaching 100 percent: 92 percent of citizens aged 65 and over have completed the full course of vaccinations. However, many other developed countries that have launched similar campaigns to combat the virus are now seeing a rise in the number of infections and deaths. Related materials 00:01 – November 25