Category: Russia

A Russian traveler named laziness as the main reason for unreasonable spending on vacation on tourists in the summer season. He shared his observations on his personal blog on the platform

Analyst Maslov: the ruble has seriously weakened against the dollar, but will not continue to fall during December that the ruble has seriously depreciated against the dollar, but will not continue to fall through December. His words are quoted by the Prime agency. Maslov named the factors that influenced the behavior of the Russian currency. We are talking about geopolitical risks that appeared “against the background of the movements of Russian troops in the Southern Military District near the borders of Ukraine, which alerted the representatives of the United States and the EU.” In addition, the expert noted that the reason for the weakening of the ruble was a sharp the strengthening of the dollar after the Senate approved Jerome Powell for a second term as head of the Fed, as well as after the discovery of the omicron strain of coronavirus in South Africa. Maslov also pointed to the

Kommersant: The Supreme Court will decide whether it is legal not to appear at the meeting due to COVID-19 disease Supreme Court of Russia (ВС ) will figure out whether the coronavirus infection of one of the parties can be considered the basis for revising the outcome of the dispute. The newspaper Kommersant writes about this. The reason for the revision was a dispute between NPTs Enercom-Service LLC and Valery Korneev, in which the losing party refers to the coronavirus disease and self-isolation as the reason for not being present at the meeting and the inability to provide the necessary evidence as a result. The dispute is related to the fact that NPTs Enercom-service LLC, which was declared bankrupt in January 2019, transferred 3.18 million rubles to Korneev from 2015 to 2017 as salary payments, loan refund and transfers to the accountable person. The last payment was made on March

Izvestia: from December 1, the Russians are expected to change, including free social Internet December. Izvestia reminds of the new innovations that come into force. As the newspaper writes, from December a law on “free Internet” will work in Russia, now access to a number of socially important sites can be obtained even with a zero balance. These sites must be controlled or created by Russian citizens operating in the country and located in the .ru, .рф, .su or .deti zones. At least 50 percent of the audience must be located in Russia. In total, the list includes 371 resources, including a public service portal, news aggregators, search services and some social networks and individual online stores. In addition, from December 1, Russia will be able to block websites created by financial fraudsters without a court decision. We are talking about sites that imitate the official sites of banks and

CNBC: Ricult App Provides Farmers with Weather Forecast and Risk Analysis time for sowing crops. Artificial intelligence predictions also help banks assess risks and offer farmers affordable loans, CNBC reports. ev The startup provides farmers with satellite imagery with crop health data, expert advice and weather information to help them better plan their agricultural cycle and increase yields despite annual droughts. “We have shown that our technology has increased the basic income of farmers by at least 50 percent,” co-founder Aukrit Unahalehaka told CNBC Managing Asia. The platform also performs risk analysis and yield forecasting. These data, with the consent of farmers, are used by banks to form more favorable loan offers. In addition, banks pay a commission to the company when farmers apply to them for a loan, which allows the application to remain free for ordinary users. According to Ricult, more than 587 thousand farmers are already registered

The Guardian: Major Apparel Brands Involved in Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon on lies in matters of nature conservation. Despite commitments to reduce the harmful impact on the planet, they were involved in the destruction of forests in the Brazilian part of the Amazon, writes The Guardian. Analysts studied the customs data of the main representatives of the fashion industry and found that Coach, LVMH (produces Dior products , Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Guerlain), Prada, H&M, Zara, Adidas, Nike, New Balance, Teva, UGG and Fendi supply leather for products from the Brazilian JBS factory, a deforestation business in the Amazon. However, many of the listed brands have previously announced the termination of cooperation with such enterprises and presented a policy to minimize harm to the planet. Nevertheless, the destruction of trees did not stop, but only became larger. In many ways, it is associated with the deliberate burning of the forest for

Associate Professor of the PRUE Ivanova-Shvets: those employed in hazardous and hazardous jobs can retire earlier capital “PRUE named after G.V. Plekhanova Lyudmila Ivanova-Shvets, in an interview with the Prime agency, named the categories of Russians who have the right to early retirement. According to the economist, first of all, citizens who work harmful can count on early retirement. hazardous work, in hot workshops, as well as on railway transport and in the subway. Also, those who, due to the increase in the retirement age, have also raised the retirement age, can retire earlier, but it is still lower than the generally established one. This category includes women who have given birth to a certain number of children, guardians, citizens with certain diseases. Early retirement is also guaranteed for people affected by radiation man-made disasters, and for doctors and teachers with special experience, it is from 25 to 30 years,

VNII GOChS: a cyclone is approaching the Far East, capable of paralyzing almost the entire region region. The All-Russian Research Institute for Civil Defense and Emergency Situations (VNII GOChS) warned about this, RIA Novosti cites the quote. According to experts, a hurricane wind of up to 40 meters per second, which is federal district, could disrupt the life support of the population this week. This forecast applies to all constituent entities of the district, with the exception of the Trans-Baikal Territory and the Republic of Buryatia. Forecasters also promise precipitation of up to 65 millimeters per day. In addition, during this period, a power failure is expected in the Leningrad, Pskov, Novgorod, Vologda and Tver regions – power lines may not withstand the sticking of wet snow on the wires. Earlier, Muscovites were warned about the strongest precipitation in the last 69 years. According to the specialist of the Phobos

Pentagon: US to expand military infrastructure in Australia and the Pacific Islands containment strategies for the PRC. This was stated by Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs Mara Karlin, writes RIA Novosti. According to her, it is also planned to expand infrastructure in the Pacific Islands and base aviation in Australia on a rotational basis. p> Karlin stressed that the United States intends to deploy fighter and bomber aircraft in Australia. Earlier, Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Le Yucheng said that the creation of the AUKUS trilateral alliance between the United States, Great Britain and Australia aims to fan the cold war, violates the provisions of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and poses a threat of nuclear catastrophe in the Pacific region.