Category: Russia

CNBC: fires in Siberia, the United States and Turkey have broken the record for planetary pollution by emissions Siberia is one of the most dangerous for the planet. Experts have come to the conclusion that fires in Russia, the United States and Turkey have led to the highest level of atmospheric pollution in almost 20 years, CNBC reports. According to Copernicus, in 2021, carbon dioxide emissions from fires around the world for the first time since 2003, they reached 1.76 billion tonnes – almost double the total emissions in Germany. In many ways, this level of harm to the environment, according to experts, is associated with forest fires in Siberia, Turkey, Tunisia and the western part of the United States. NASA noted that for the first time smoke from fires in Russia overcame three thousand kilometers and reached the North Pole, and smog from fires in the United States crossed

In the Urals, a Russian who had buried an acquaintance because of a debt of 500 rubles was sentenced to 15 years 27-year-old Sergei Aserkhlitsyn, who, together with an accomplice, kidnapped and buried an acquaintance alive because of a debt of 500 rubles. This was announced on Tuesday, December 7, to Lente.ru by the official representative of the Investigative Directorate of the ICR in the Sverdlovsk Region, Alexander Shulga. The man was found guilty under Articles 126 (“Abduction of a person committed by a group of persons”) and 105 (“Murder involving kidnapping, committed by a group of persons”) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. According to the investigation, on the night of July 3, 2016, the defendant, together with an accomplice, kidnapped a former classmate from the city of Karpinsk, who owed him 500 rubles. The young man was pushed into the trunk and taken to the forest

Petro Poroshenko announced the “red lines” for negotiations between the presidents of Russia and the United States Of the Verkhovna Rada, Petro Poroshenko called the “red lines” for negotiations between the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden. This was reported by the press service of the political force. According to him, one of them sounds like “nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.” He explained that this implies a requirement for “American and European allies” to coordinate with the Ukrainian authorities and people. Related materials00:01 – November 2 ” We cannot live in enmity “Why does Zelensky want to meet with Putin and what is he ready to do in order to maintain power? 17:26 – 23 November DNR and Ukraine declare mutual shelling and are preparing for war. Why are Russia accused of aggravating the situation in Donbass? 00:01 – December 3 ” Ukraine is

Former UFC champion Rashad Evans will perform at the Eagle FC league tournament Khabib Nurmagomedov Eagle FC league tournament. This is reported by Yahoo Sports. Evans, who retired in 2018, will return to fighting for the Khabib Nurmagomedov League tournament. The fight will take place in the United States in January 2022. The American's rival has not yet been announced. Evans signed a contract with Nurmagomedov's promotion on December 7. In the main duel of the tournament, fighter from the Netherlands Tyrone Spong and Brazilian Antonio Silva will meet. Nurmagomedov after the end of his career bought the Gorilla Fighting Championship promotion and relaunched it under the name Eagle Fighting Championship. In late November, he announced that Eagle FC would host an event in Miami with three or four notable fighters whose names the fighter did not name. Evans won the UFC light heavyweight title in 2008. He defeated Forrest

Dr. Malyshev on the chances of the omicron to become a “natural vaccine”: this is how the swine flu disappeared strain of coronavirus. So the chances of a new strain of becoming a natural vaccine against COVID-19 in an interview with “Lenta.ru” were assessed by the former chief infectious disease specialist of Moscow, Doctor of Medical Sciences Nikolai Malyshev. “The idea itself is not new, Professor Altstein is I expressed the idea a week ago that this is possible. Another thing is that we still poorly know the parameters of this strain. Therefore, time will tell whether it is possible or not, “the specialist said. He compared the COVID-19 pandemic with the outbreak of swine flu in 2009-2010 and noted that this is how the virus disappeared. “We already had such an example, if you remember. Swine flu, which was raging in the beginning, and then descended and became seasonal

The head of Sberbank Gref called the restrictions on the conversion of the ruble by the United States impracticable rubles into other foreign currencies, Interfax writes. According to him, such a measure is impracticable, and information about the plans of the American authorities is “fiction and utter nonsense.” Earlier, Bloomberg journalists said that the new package of US sanctions against Russia may include restrictions on the conversion of the ruble. Thus, the American government intends to “punish” the country in the event of an invasion of the territory of Ukraine. “It is impossible to prohibit it, it is impossible to fulfill it, and in general such notions … You know, it seems to me that journalists from Bloomberg sometimes need to go out into the open world, because, apparently, they have sat out in the office if they make such predictions. Such forecasts may frighten them themselves, probably, “Gref said.

Labor Minister Kotyakov: Russian pensioners are compensated for high inflation The Russian Ministry of Labor is working out proposals for additional compensation for high inflation for pensioners. The head of the department, Anton Kotyakov, promised to compensate for the too high prices, RIA Novosti quoted him as saying. Preparations are proceeding on behalf of the president. Kotyakov said that within the framework of the adopted budget, the indexation of pensions by 5.9 percent is envisaged, but at the end of the year inflation will be slightly higher. “Now, as part of an additional instruction from the president on the need to provide options (…) of additional compensation for high inflation, we have also prepared our proposals,” he noted and indicated that relevant decisions will be made in the near future. Since December 1, the Pension Fund of Russia (PFR) has automatically indexed pensions for three categories of Russians. The increase

Anatoly Chubais predicted a large-scale transformation of the Russian economy in 30 years said that in the next 30 years, the Russian economy will have to go through a period of large-scale transformation. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti. Chubais made such a prediction at the Open Innovations forum. “I believe that we are now one step away from the beginning of a process of exactly the same scale, only not in information, but in energy,” he commented he. According to Chubais, the basic principles will be revised in this sector in the coming decades.

VTsIOM: 71% of Russians have never flown an airplane in the last 2-3 years 71 percent) stopped flying, the remaining 29 percent used this mode of transport with varying degrees of frequency. This is evidenced by the results of a study by VTsIOM, published on the organization's website. Thus, nine percent of respondents have made only one flight over the past few years, 11 percent – two or three. Another five percent of respondents have traveled by plane more than six times. Most of the passengers (18 percent) are residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg. According to VTsIOM, 89 percent of Russians liked the airports they used. Among them, 28 percent of respondents noted the politeness of the staff, 20 percent – cleanliness and order in the air harbor, 15 percent – comfort and no queues. Another 11 percent of the survey participants praised the organization of passenger traffic. Dissatisfaction