China struck a new blow at the taxi that threatened the security of Russia

China demanded that DiDi develop a plan to withdraw the company from the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange, Bloomberg reports, citing sources. The publication calls this “Beijing's unprecedented request.” Beijing is considering options for direct privatization or a public offering in Hong Kong. In the first case, the company will have to repurchase its shares for at least an IPO (initial public offering) price of $ 14. That's 72 percent more than their current value (about $ 8). Any option will deal a serious blow to the service, the newspaper notes. For example, privatization could lead to dissatisfaction among shareholders and lead to lawsuits against DiDi.

Portal “Our North” was launched in the Murmansk region to improve the quality of life

In the Murmansk region, 76 percent of the activities from the Smart City standard have been completed Currently, in the Murmansk region, 76 percent of the activities from the Smart City standard have been completed. In the Kola Polar region, a special portal “Our North” has been developed today to improve the quality of life and the appearance of the region through the active involvement of residents of the region. This was stated by the Governor of the region Andrey Chibis at a meeting of the working group of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation on the launch and implementation of the departmental project of digitalization of the urban economy “Smart City”. The head of the region presented the experience of developing the initiative in the Murmansk region. The event was held under the leadership of the Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court spoke about the transformations

Vyacheslav Lebedev noted the course towards humanizing the judicial system in Russia Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Lebedev spoke about how the system is being transformed. In particular, a course towards humanization was taken. In the first six months of this year, Russian courts dropped criminal cases against 23 percent of all Russian defendants under the relevant articles of the law. Reported by RAPSI. For those who first committed a minor crime, fines were increasingly imposed. “The courts of Russia continue systematic and consistent work aimed at humanizing criminal legislation and law enforcement practice, in connection with which the number of persons held in institutions of the penal system as of September 1, 2021 amounted to 471 thousand 490 persons – 11 thousand 432 less than on January 1 of this year, “Lebedev said. It should be noted that the Ministry of Justice is completing

Biologist explains the danger of a new strain of COVID-19 discovered in South Africa

Biologist Chumakov admitted that the new COVID-19 strain will be more pathogenic than delta biology them. V.A.Engelgardt, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Petr Chumakov explained to Lente.ru what the potential danger of the new COVID-19 strain is. Earlier, the World Health Organization convened an emergency meeting on the new strain coronavirus B.1.1.529, recently discovered in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong. A preliminary analysis revealed a large number of mutations in it, and British scientists suggested that the virus originated in a patient with a weakened immune system, probably an AIDS patient. “As you know, there are a lot of people with acquired immunodeficiency in Africa, a significant part of the population is infected with AIDS, so Africa is such a dangerous reservoir in which dangerous options can arise,” Chumakov said. The biologist explained that the variants of the virus that originate in the body of immunodeficient

Lukashenka told refugees about “distraught” Europeans

Lukashenko addressed the migrants and told them about the “distraught” Europeans President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko spoke to refugees from the Middle East, border with Poland. BelTA informs about it. Lukashenka said that some migrants, “believing in Western propaganda,” are looking for a better life in Europe. Others do not see prospects for their children at home. “In a word, people here are different. But you have one big, common problem: you just got into trouble. I'm sure this is temporary. We, Belarusians, including myself, will do everything as you wish, even if it is bad for Poles, Latvians and someone else, ”the president said. He added that Belarus cannot make a war to break through a corridor for refugees to Germany. “People on the other side [of the border] have gone mad,” Lukashenka noted. At the same time, the Belarusian authorities will not forcibly expel migrants to their homeland,

A killer hired for half a million rubles was detained in Moscow

ICR: the investigation demanded to arrest the killer caught in the north-west of Moscow a criminal case of preparation for murder for hire. Yulia Ivanova, a representative of the Moscow department of the Investigative Committee of Russia (TFR), told Lente.ru about this. According to her, on November 24, a suspicious young man who was standing near a residential building was noticed by local residents and called the police … Law enforcement officers detained a 26-year-old native of the Leningrad Region. He had a knife with him. It was established that in September one of the forum users on the Internet offered him to kill a man for half a million rubles. The accused agreed. During interrogation, he fully admitted guilt. The investigation demanded to arrest the detainee. The investigation continues, the ordering party of the crime is being established.

In Spain they found an apartment at a price lower than Moscow

Spain-Real.Estate: the cheapest apartment in Spanish Torrevieja costs 3.25 million rubles in November 2021 it is located in Torrevieja, which is called the most Russian city in the country. The property is estimated at 3.25 million rubles, which is lower than the cost of real estate in Moscow. This is stated in the materials of the portal Spain-Real.Estate, provided to “Lente.ru”. In the specified month, 527 apartments located near the Mediterranean Sea were put up for sale in Spain. Torrevieja has the most affordable options. The cheapest property with an area of ​​30 square meters is located in the Playa de los locos area, 400 meters from the coast. The top 3 list of available apartments also includes housing in 65 “squares” for 3.79 million rubles. It is located in the La Mata area, 200 meters from the beach. In this area, you can buy another cheap object 300 meters

Oil prices have collapsed

Brent crude prices plummet 5.17% on news of a new coronavirus strain the spread of the new strain of coronavirus B.1.1.529, recently detected in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong, according to trading data. Brent crude oil on Friday, November 26, lost 5.17 percent at a moment, dropping from 82 , 25 to 78 dollars per barrel. At 11:50 am, it was worth $ 78.69 (down 4.29 percent). WTI crude oil fell from $ 78.39 to $ 73.41, losing 6.46 percent. It later climbed to $ 74.19 (minus 5.36 percent).

Former State Duma deputy put on the wanted list after seizure of billions of rubles

Former State Duma deputy Sopchuk, from whom 38 billion rubles were seized, was accused of money laundering State Duma to Sergei Sopchuk, whose assets worth 38 billion rubles were confiscated under two articles of the Criminal Code. After that, he was put on the international wanted list. This was reported to “Lente.ru” in the press service of the Investigative Committee of Russia (TFR). The ex-parliamentarian is charged with Articles 289 (“Illegal entrepreneurship”) and 174.1 (“Legalization (laundering) of funds acquired by criminal means “) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. According to the investigation, since 2011 Sopchuk has been combining commercial and legislative activities in violation of the law. To hide this, the deputy appointed a confidant as the head of his company, but he himself was the actual co-owner of the enterprise. Sopchuk provided his company with loans for one billion rubles. When carrying out commercial activities, the