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Biologist Baranova: “Sputnik V” may be more effective against the omicron strain than RNA vaccines Vaccines containing adenovirus basis, may be more effective against the omicron strain of coronavirus than RNA drugs. This was stated by Professor of the School of Systems Biology at George Mason University (Virginia), Doctor of Biological Sciences Ancha Baranova, her words are quoted by “Moscow 24”. The key difference between vaccines is that adenoviral drugs use the T-cell link, the biologist emphasized. “Adenovirus vaccines are slightly weaker than mRNA vaccines in terms of the overall level of antibodies. But their answer is broader, because they use the T-cell link more. Therefore, “Sputnik V” may be a little better against the omicron-strain, “the specialist explained. At the same time, Baranova noted, it is too early to give a more accurate assessment of the effectiveness of vaccines against the omicron-strain. Earlier, Ancha Baranova worried about the contactless

Peskov: negotiations with Ukraine on gas will begin only after the sale of fuel on gas transit, RIA Novosti reports. Russia will start negotiations with Kiev only after it can sell fuel, and the topic of transportation is secondary, the speaker said in a conversation with reporters. On November 30, the head of the Ukrainian company for the transportation of fuel Naftogaz, Yuriy Vitrenko, announced the unwillingness of the Russian side to negotiate the extension of the contract on gas pumping after 2024. The journalists asked the presidential press secretary when to wait for the start of the dialogue. “As for transit matters, of course, we need to address the question to Gazprom,” Peskov commented. However, he added that for gas transit, it is necessary to first find end buyers in Europe. “Until Gazprom decides on this line, then, accordingly, the discussion of the transit topic is in the second

Deputy Rashkin filed a lawsuit against the head of the Duma ethics commission after the deprivation of immunity on an elk, filed a lawsuit in the Tverskoy Court of Moscow against the Duma and the head of the Duma ethics commission Otari Arshbe. This was announced by the secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Sergei Obukhov, writes “Interfax.” Obukhov noted that in a corresponding statement, the politician asked that his representatives, professional lawyers, be allowed to the meeting of the ethics commission. At the same time, he added that representatives of state prosecution. Earlier it became known that Rashkin was hospitalized after the decision of the State Duma to deprive him of his parliamentary immunity. The policy is not currently reported on the health status.

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio sold a house overlooking the Pacific Ocean for $ 10.3 million luxury mansion in the prestigious Californian area of ​​Carbon Beach in Malibu. The Oscar-winner sold a house overlooking the Pacific Ocean for $ 10.3 million (772.6 million rubles), writes portal about luxury real estate Mansion Global. The actor bought a villa built in 1950 in 1998 for $ 1.6 million. In 2016, he already tried to sell the mansion, but could not find a buyer – it was decided to lease the property for 25 thousand dollars (1.9 million rubles) per month. DiCaprio decided to put the house up for sale again in September 2021. The 162 square meter mansion has three bedrooms with floor-to-ceiling doors. There are sliding windows overlooking the ocean, there are several terraces on the territory, and a separate staircase leads to the beach from the house. In August, DiCaproio decided to

Foreign Minister Lavrov: the organization of the “Summit of Democracies” implies the US right to dictate partners to dictate their understanding of democracy. The head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, accused the White House of neglecting the basic UN principle of the sovereign equality of states, TASS reports. 00:01 – 10 November : 02 – 13 October “Sanctions are for life” The US threatens Russia with new sanctions. Who makes these decisions and how? According to the diplomat, the list of 110 countries, determined by the administration of US President Joe Biden, “raises a huge number of questions.” Lavrov stressed that the United States has effectively arrogated to itself the right to determine which country is democratic and which is not. “Before teaching others how to organize their democracy, let's talk about democracy in international relations. The West does not accept it and replaces it with

Leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Zyuganov: Rashkin went through the second stage of the operation, which was forced to postpone hospitalization of State Duma deputy Valery Rashkin. He is quoted by Gazeta.Ru. “Let's figure it out. He had an operation, this is the second stage of the operation, in connection with this trial he had to postpone, “Zyuganov told the details. Rashkin's hospitalization became known earlier on November 30. It was clarified that the deputy underwent an operation due to an eye disease aggravated by nerves. On November 25, State Duma deputies voted to deprive Rashkin of immunity, suspected of illegal elk hunting. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption Anatoly Vyborny explained that the decision of the lower house of parliament was dictated by the public's request for openness and fairness. In October 2021, police stopped the politician's car in the

Astronomers at Curtin University have discovered water on the Itokawa asteroid objects of the solar system. The results of scientific work suggest that astronauts can get water from asteroids and lunar rocks in the case of a manned landing on the moon. This is reported in an article published in the journal Nature Astronomy. Researchers have found that the solar wind, composed of charged particles (mainly hydrogen ions), creates water on the surface of dust particles on asteroids that crashed into Earth in the first days of the existence of the solar system. Initially, it was assumed that water came to Earth thanks to class C astroids (dark carbon objects), but isotopic analysis showed the existence of another unaccounted source. Scientists analyzed samples of the C-class asteroid Itokawa, which were collected by the Japanese space probe ” Hayabusa “and brought to Earth in 2010. It turned out that the dust

Biologist Oskolsky: there is no reason to believe that the new virus is causing a more serious illness and lives in the capital of South Africa, Johannesburg, commented on the situation with the omicron strain of the coronavirus. The scientist expressed his thoughts on his Facebook page. “Nothing is really known about the new virus, and there is no reason to believe that it causes a more serious illness than other strains,” Oskolsky wrote. According to him, the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus in South Africa did not become a reason for tightening restrictions. The only problem caused by the omicron strain, the researcher named the cancellation of flights to South Africa. “I really hope that soon this panic will resolve, and planes will fly to us again,” said the doctor of biological sciences. Earlier, scientists from China named a number of dangerous properties of the new strain.

Juventus may be transferred to Serie B and stripped of titles due to suspicion of fraud Turin Juventus may be transferred to Serie B and stripped of titles due to an investigation related to the actions of the club's management. This is reported by TuttoMercatoWeb with reference to the head of the Italian Consumer Protection Association (CODACONS) Marco Donzelli. “If Juventus illegally gained an advantage over other teams, then the management of market competition must intervene and impose individual sanctions.” – said Donzelli. In his opinion, the Turin club will not be exempted from punishment, one of which may be expulsion from Serie A. Earlier, Juventus President Andrea Agnelli, Vice President Pavel Nedved and former sports director Fabio Paratichi fell under investigation on suspicion of fraud. Experts could have falsified the club's financial data in the amount of 50 million euros. The Turin police searched Juventus' headquarters in the Continassa