Category: Russia

Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation: a case was initiated against a resident of Rostov-on-Don, who set a dog on policemen who set his dog on the police. RIA Novosti reports about the incident with reference to the representative of SUSK of Russia in the Rostov region. The interlocutor of the agency clarified that the 42-year-old resident of Rostov-on-Don is accused of committing a crime under Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“ The use of violence against a government official in connection with the performance of his official duties “). According to him, the man” ignored the lawful demands of the police on the inadmissibility of violating public order, “and set a dog on law enforcement officers. The dog bit one of the police officers, leaving a wound in the forearm. Earlier it was reported that in Mytishchi near Moscow, a drunk

Brian May criticizes gender-neutral Brit Awards and cancellation culture Queen guitarist Brian May speaks out about Brit Awards music and culture cancellation. This is reported by the Mirror. The musician criticized the genre-neutral award, which a few days ago decided to abandon the division into male and female nominations. “I am so sick of people trying to change something without thinking about the long-term consequences. Some of these things are improvement, some are not, “May said. He stated that there is an atmosphere of fear in society, and people are afraid to say what they think. The guitarist also noted that if the Queen group appeared now, she would have to recruit people of different genders, different skin colors, as well as one transgender into the team. May recalled that the leader of the group, Freddie Mercury, was born in Zanzibar, but nobody ever discussed it. “He was a musician,

Doctors from South Africa are ready to provide samples of the omicron strain to other countries The omicron option will be given to biosafety agencies and departments in other countries, said Tulio de Oliveira, director of the South African Center for Innovation and Epidemic Response. His words are reported by RIA Novosti. “We have always worked very closely with all the major security agencies in the world so that the key questions could be answered as quickly as possible,” de Oliveira said. < p> The omicron strain COVID-19 doctors from South Africa are ready to provide as quickly as they did with the beta strain last time, the director said. According to him, requests for samples of this variant of the virus have already been received from the UK and the US. At the same time, de Oliveira stressed that the sample of the virus is sent to government departments,

Russian UFC fighter Islam Makhachev will fight Beneil Dariush championship (UFC). This is reported by ESPN MMA. 30-year-old Russian athlete will fight with American Beneil Dariush. Their rivalry is set to lead the UFC on February 26th. Both fighters have already agreed to hold the fight. The UFC has not yet announced the place where the event will take place. On October 30, at the UFC tournament in Abu Dhabi, Makhachev defeated New Zealander Dan Hooker. After the triumph, the Russian fighter announced his readiness to fight for the lightweight title. The current belt holder is Brazilian Charles Oliveira. Makhachev confidently performs under the auspices of the UFC. He demonstrates a series of nine victorious fights. The only defeat in the framework of the promotion he suffered in October 2015, losing to the Brazilian Adrian Martins. Makhachev is an ally of the former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. He also trains

The talks in Sochi sparked a protest in Armenia demanding the removal of Pashinyan and Sargsyan A rally was held in Yerevan demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister Pashinyan and Armenian President Armen Sargsyan. Representatives of the “Liberation Movement” organization demanded to replace the current political leadership of the country. This is reported by Sputnik. “We call to unite not around us, but around the demands that we have voiced. Let's jointly demand the resignation of these two persons (the President and the Prime Minister of Armenia – comment of Lenta.ru ), ”said the representative of the movement, former chairman of the Chamber of Lawyers Ara Zohrabyan. Zohrabyan does not conciliatoryly share the policy of Pashinyan and Sargsyan and is convinced that all the “misadventures” of the Armenian people are the result of the retreat of the Armenians from the three fundamental institutions of society: the church, the family

The bodies of five miners were raised at the Listvyazhnaya mine in the Kemerovo region the bodies of five more victims, TASS reports with reference to the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry. It is noted that all those raised during the rescue operations are dead miners. In total, after the accident at the mine, the bodies of 11 victims have so far been raised, three of them are rescuers. On November 26, the bodies of six victims of the explosion were raised – three miners and three rescuers. The names of all of them have already been established. Methane explosions at the Listvyazhnaya mine took place on the morning of November 25. 51 people were killed, 63 were injured. Among the dead were both miners and rescuers who went to rescue them. A criminal case was initiated, five suspects, including the director of the mine, were arrested for

Russian biathlete Eduard Latypov mixed up the finish flaps at the World Cup race World Cup and lost the chance to win a medal. This was reported by the Lenta.ru correspondent. The 27-year-old athlete confused the finish lines on the last lap. Instead of the finish line, Latypov went to the firing line. Due to a mistake, he lost time and lost chances for medals in the race. As a result, he took seventh place. The first place was taken by the representative of Norway Sturla Holm Legrade. Second place went to his compatriot Tarja Be, who made two mistakes in shooting. The third place was taken by the Frenchman Simon Destier. The World Cup stage is held in Ostersund, Sweden. According to the results of the World Cup last season, Latypov took 18th place in the overall standings.

Ministry of Health of South Africa: the existing vaccines against coronavirus are effective against the new strain they are also effective against a new strain that was identified in South Africa and was named after the Greek letter “omicron”. The use of vaccines was assessed by Professor Jan Sanne, a member of the advisory board at the South African Ministry of Health, reports TASS. “Available data show the effectiveness of existing vaccines in the fight against the omicron strain. Now among those hospitalized in South Africa with the omicron strain of coronavirus, 75 percent are not vaccinated against COVID-19, “Sanne said. Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) earlier in November recognized the new COVID-strain as a threat to the world. 19 identified in South Africa, Hong Kong and Botswana. British scientists suggested that the new strain would be better at evading antibodies than the delta variant.

Former Trump adviser Bolton: Russia needs to be distracted in Transnistria and South Ossetia the purpose of which is not yet clear. The United States needs to respond to this policy globally, starting to defrost the slow-moving conflicts in this territory. Former National Security Adviser John Bolton called for such action in an article for 19Fortyfive. “One of the policy priorities should be the destruction of Transnistria, an artificial entity completely dependent on Russia. Another distraction may be the increased attention of the international community to Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the “occupied provinces” of Georgia, ”Bolton shared his ideas. Such actions will help distract Russia from the Ukrainian direction, he said. Related materials 00:01 – November 2 “We cannot live in enmity “Why does Zelensky want to meet with Putin and what is he willing to do to keep power? 00:00 – March 22 “Our relations are nowhere worse” The