Category: Russia

FT: UK Competition and Markets Authority will block Meta's deal with Giphy Competition and Markets Authority, CMA) may block the acquisition of the online platform Giphy for Meta (formerly Facebook), writes the Financial Times (FT), citing sources. The deal is estimated at $ 315 million, and the decision, as noted, is unprecedented – previously the supervisor did not interfere with the deals of tech giants.

Military expert Shurygin: the words of an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine about the flight of the Russian army are PR Nedzelsky about the ability to put the Russian army to flight does not reflect the opinion of the current Ukrainian military and is a way of drawing attention to oneself. This is how the military expert Vladislav Shurygin assessed the words of the retired serviceman in an interview with Izvestia. According to him, the officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is promoting himself through such statements, and serious military and political figures are unlikely to think the same way. He stressed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are unlikely to be confident that they could easily achieve such an outcome of events. “We soberly assessed their combat effectiveness. And so – since there are no particular successes, then we need to come up with them, “- said

Members of the KVN BSU team thanked for sponsoring the wanted businessmen Members of the KVN team of the Belarusian State University (BSU) on the air thanked for the sponsorship of businessmen Roman Semiokhin, Sergey Karshkov and Dmitry Kazorin, who were put on the international wanted list. The words were spoken during the festive release dedicated to the 60th anniversary of KVN. An excerpt of the program is available on YouTube. After the performance of the Belarusian team, the head and presenter of the program Alexander Maslyakov read out the gratitude of its participants to the entrepreneurs. “The KVN BSU team thanks Sergey Karshkov, Roman Semiokhin and Dmitry Kazorin,” he said. Semiokhin, Karshkov and Kazorin were put on the international wanted list for illegal organization and conduct of gambling using the Internet. Businessmen are the creators of a large illegal online casino 1xBet, which is banned in Russia. According to

World Mice Awards: Mriya Resort & amp; SPA in Yalta became the best business hotel in Russia in the nomination “The Best MICE Hotel in Russia 2021”. This was reported in the press release of the Russian hotel, which was received by the editorial board of “Lenta.ru”. Thus, the resort complex Mriya Resort & SPA was recognized as the best hotel in Russia, which organizes and conducts a variety of events – from official receptions, international summits and conferences before weddings, banquets and press conferences. The resort has the largest transforming hall in Crimea, which can accommodate more than a thousand people, and meeting rooms and conference rooms are suitable for events of any complexity and equipped with the most modern technologies. It is noted that the hotel annually hosts a significant event in the economic sphere – the Yalta International Economic Forum. The World Mice Awards was established in

Bloomberg: The International Maritime Organization has postponed climate decisions during which the participants discussed climate issues. According to Bloomberg, the outcome of the negotiations jeopardizes the achievement of the goals of the Paris Agreement, the implementation of which is necessary to save the planet. IMO agreed to revise its decarbonization strategy only in 2023. The commitment to achieve zero emissions has not received formal approval, and the introduction of small fuel charges to fund the development of cleaner analogues has been postponed until the next meeting. That said, the current strategy falls short of the goals of the Paris Agreement. To achieve zero emissions, shipping will need to eliminate fuel from oil and use cleaner and more expensive alternatives. IMO planned to take a series of strict measures to achieve carbon neutrality, and significant progress was expected from the meeting. However, the adoption of global decisions was postponed until the

Russian specialists implanted electrodes into nerves to transmit sensations from prostheses in Russia, an operation to implant electrodes, which provides the transfer of sensations from prostheses. This was reported in a press release at the disposal of Lenta.ru. Electrodes embedded in peripheral nerves allow the artificial limb to be combined with the nervous system and transmit signals from the prosthesis to the nerves. The patients were two men with forearm amputations. One of them lost both arms in a fire and now wears bionic prostheses, but suffers from phantom pain that feels like a burning sensation. According to him, at these moments you want to dip them in cold water. The second patient lost one arm 26 years ago. After implantation of electrodes to stimulate a peripheral nerve, initial sensitivity data were obtained. However, the participants will have to perform a series of tasks to select the parameters of stimulation

Russian Embassy in Egypt: the country's resorts do not pose a threat to tourists connection with the spread of the omicron-strain of coronavirus. Izvestia writes about this with reference to the Russian embassy in the republic. The diplomatic mission noted that not a single case of the new omicron strain of coronavirus has been registered in Egypt at present. “The situation in resorts and other tourist places does not pose any epidemiological danger for Russians,” the report says. Earlier in November, Dmitry Gorin, vice-president of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR), commented on the possibility of closing Egypt to tourists … The expert believes that access to the resorts of an Arab country for Russians is unlikely to be limited. Since November 28, Russia has indefinitely restricted the entry of citizens from a number of African countries, including South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia, due to a new

Pirelli has posted pictures of The Cal's 2022 musicians Pirelli has posted pictures of The Cal's new 2022 calendar … The pictures appeared on the official website of the brand on Monday, November 29. So, one of the frames of the series captures the rap singer Saweetie pushing a trolley with suitcases in the hotel lobby, on the other – the singer Bohan Phoenix, standing on black piano with a naked torso. The heroes of the shooting also became Rita Ora lying in an empty bathtub, rock vocalist Iggy Pop, St. Vincent, Normani Corday, Cher and other musicians. In total, the issue contains more than 160 pages, 70 of which contain photographs. “Pirelli's 2022 calendar in a stylish album-shaped sleeve resembles a collectible vinyl record. This is the right packaging for the first Pirelli calendar, which is not only entirely dedicated to musicians, but also created by one of them