Category: Russia

Washington Capitals: Ovechkin scored his first hat-trick of the season in the NHL match against Florida scored his first hat-trick of the season in a National Hockey League (NHL) regular season home game against Florida. This is stated on the official Washington Capitals Twitter page.

Reuters: the first WTO conference in 4 years was postponed due to a new strain of coronavirus The World Trade Organization (WTO) decided to postpone the first four years of a ministerial conference due to the appearance in South Africa of a new strain of coronavirus omicron. This is reported by Reuters. The meeting was to be held from November 30 to December 3. The new dates for its implementation have not yet been determined. As Interfax clarifies, citing a source in the Russian delegation, the postponement of the event is due to the decision of the Swiss authorities to suspend flights with South Africa and a number of African countries. Earlier, WHO experts recognized the newest COVID-19 strain identified in South Africa as a threat B.1.1.529, which was assigned the Greek letter omicron. According to the organization, the virus, after a series of mutations, can affect the protein content

Ministry of Defense: Reutov NPO Mashinostroyenia began to produce hypersonic “Zircons” “For the Russian Navy. This is reported by TASS with reference to a source close to the Ministry of Defense. “Serial production of Zircons is already underway at NPO Mashinostroyenia, although state tests of this product from a surface carrier will continue,” the report says./p> On November 18, the frigate “Admiral Gorshkov” launched a hypersonic missile “Zircon” in the White Sea. The ammunition struck a sea target with a direct hit, the Defense Ministry noted. “The crew of the Northern Fleet frigate Admiral of the Soviet Union Fleet Gorshkov, as part of the ongoing cycle of tests of hypersonic missile weapons, fired another Zircon rocket. The shooting was fired at a naval target position located in the waters of the White Sea, “the report says. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that in 2022 the Zircon missiles would begin

WSJ: The USA wanted to limit military exercises in Europe to prevent confrontation with the Russian Federation Russian-Ukrainian border is considering the possibility of reducing military exercises in Europe for the sake of relations with Moscow. The Wall Street Journal writes about this with reference to representatives of the American authorities. According to the newspaper, the US is considering two possible options for action. In the first case, the Biden administration can help strengthen Ukraine's defenses , including increasing the supply of military equipment, in particular, anti-aircraft systems. This option also provides for tougher sanctions against the Russian Federation. Another possible plan involves reducing the “risk of confrontation with Moscow,” including by limiting the number of US military exercises in Europe. These exercises continue to provoke criticism from Russia, the newspaper said. Under this option, the United States also implies a suspension of the sending of American military aid to

Quality Inspector Pavlova: tangerines must be clean, resilient and free from damage in an interview with RIA Novosti she gave recommendations on the selection and storage of tangerines. According to her, the fruit should be clean, firm, without damage and spots on the skin. According to the expert, such marks can be a sign of a fruit disease that will lead to rapid decay. In particular, Pavlova advised not to take green, rotten, moldy, frostbitten and tangerines with damage affecting the pulp. “On sale there are often fruits with a torn stem – a twig. In this case, you should refuse to purchase. Various microorganisms can get into the place of attachment of the stalk with the fruit – especially for fruits with thin skin, ”the specialist added. In addition, Pavlova gave advice on storing tangerines. Citrus peels are susceptible to off-flavors, she says, so don't store them next to

Member of the POC of the Moscow Region Maltsev: killer Mavridi faked suicide to escape from the detention center to another escape from the pre-trial detention center. This is reported by a member of the Public Monitoring Commission (POC) of the Moscow Region, Alexander Maltsev, reports RIA Novosti. According to Maltsev, for the next escape, the killer tried to simulate suicide. Mavridi, who is accused of murder. owner of the factories “Meat Empire” and “Ozeretskie sausages” Vladimir Marugov, in August 2021, together with four other prisoners, escaped from a temporary detention facility in the Moscow region of Istra. Mavridi, who was on the run for a month, with In detention, a backpack full of money was found. According to operational data, his acquaintances from abroad supplied him with money – he took the money from the cache.

Izvestia: surviving miners of Listvyazhnaya in Kuzbass complained about the negligence of their bosses As a result of the gas explosion, 51 people died, in an interview with Izvestia they complained about the negligent attitude of the authorities to the fire safety rules at the facility. “Of course, no one looked at fire safety. The bosses don't care. On such a large production, God forbid, something stops – this is a loss of money, and people do not care. We will die, so others will be found, ”said a surviving employee of the enterprise. The relatives of the victims and the victims also told the publication about the repeated complaints of the miners about the smell of methane. According to them, the miners a few days before the incident complained that their superiors forced them to go to the mine despite the fact that the sensors showed an excess of

Nutritionist Tikhomirova: onions should be used with caution in case of stomach ulcers This is reported by RIA Novosti. According to her, this vegetable has antibacterial and antiviral effects, contains sulfur, which helps with detoxification. In addition, onions are a source of vitamin C, as well as stimulate digestion and remove excess fluid. “The antioxidant quercetin in vegetables is beneficial for cancer and allergies. In addition, onions improve the quality of sperm, “added the nutritionist. The specialist warned that onions should be used with caution in case of stomach and duodenal ulcers. Previously, a nutritionist, medical doctor Sci. Mikhail Ginzburg revealed the unexpected properties of garlic. According to him, garlic has a double effect: it stimulates digestion and also has an antibacterial effect and, as a result, reduces gas production. “Food, on the one hand, reaches the stomach devoid of sugars, fatty acids, to which bacteria react especially violently with

Hockey player “Washington Capitals” Ovechkin overtook Lefler and Shanahan in the list of NHL scorers Guy Lefleur and Brandan Shanahan are among the top scorers in the National Hockey League (NHL) of all time. This was reported by the Lenta.ru correspondent. In Washington (USA), at the Capital One Arena stadium, the NHL regular season meeting is taking place, in which the Washington Capitals host the Florida Panthers. It is the second period, the hosts are in the lead – 3: 1. Ovechkin scored two goals in the match: 746th and 747th in his career in the NHL. The Russian with 1355 points bypassed Lefler (1353 points) and Shanahan (1354). According to this indicator, the Russian occupies the 26th place. His immediate target is Johnny Butsik (1369). On November 25, Ovechkin made three assists in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match against the Montreal Canadiens. In the current NHL

Izvestia: the omicron strain is more resistant and may be more infectious than the previous variants of COVID-19 A new strain of coronavirus B.1.1.529, which received the name “omicron”, potentially more persistent and infectious than its predecessors. This assumption was put forward in an interview with Izvestia by Kamil Khafizov, head of the scientific group for the development of new diagnostic methods based on sequencing technologies at the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor. According to him, a distinctive feature of this variant is that it has a large number of mutations in the S-protein gene, which can help the pathogen to avoid the neutralizing effect of antibodies or make it more infectious. In addition, the mutation profile in its genome shows that the potential new strain is also capable of evading antibodies, thus combining the properties of beta and delta strains. In addition, this variant contains not one,