Frustrated by the failure, a resident of the USA received a bullet for setting fire to a slot machine A resident of the American city of Houston, Texas, upset by the loss, set fire to a slot machine bullet from another gamer. This is reported by Click 2 Houston. According to police, two women were playing a slot machine. The losing American woman was furious over the failure, doused the machine with flammable liquid for a lighter and set it on fire. The second gamer was upset because she could not continue playing on this machine. The women made a scandal in the parking lot, as a result of which the arsonist was shot. The victim was hospitalized, her condition is assessed as stable. Her opponent fled the scene before the police arrived. Earlier it was reported that a resident of the English city of Oldbury, West Midlands, lost his
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Apple suspends sales in Turkey due to collapse of lira
Apple has suspended online sales in Turkey due to collapse of lira shop. According to RIA Novosti, this decision was made against the backdrop of a sharp drop in the lira. Due to the depreciation of the national currency, Apple products have become cheaper in the Turkish market than if they were privately imported from the United States. The selling price of Apple products in Turkey includes several taxes and fees that significantly increase the final cost to the consumer. Because of this, many citizens bring Apple products from abroad, including the United States, or order them through acquaintances – in the case of the iPhone, this is 35 percent cheaper compared to buying a phone in Turkey. But now, due to a sharp drop in the lira, the total cost of many Apple products has become lower than in the United States. Currently, purchases on the Apple website are
Posner spoke about the open letter of Russian doctors to opponents of vaccinations
Pozner supported the idea of doctors to conduct excursions to anti-vaccines in the “red zones” hospitals, which approached the opponents of vaccinations and offered to give them a tour of the red zone. In an interview with TASS, Posner called the treatment addressed to anti-vaccine patients a correct and necessary step. “Of course, I believe that this step on the part of our doctors is the right one. In the sense that every effort should be made to convince opponents of vaccination of how dangerous what they are doing. How irresponsible it really is, ”he said. The TV presenter also considered that opponents of vaccinations should be shown what awaits those who have not been vaccinated if they become infected. “And I am generally amazed at the liberality of our authorities. In other countries, it is much more harsh, one might say, forcing people to vaccinate on the basis that
The United States pointed to the approach of Iran to the creation of nuclear weapons
US Chief of Command Mackenzie: Iran is very close to developing nuclear weapons … This was stated by the head of the Central Command of the US Armed Forces (AF) Kenneth Mackenzie, reports Time. According to the officer, at the moment Tehran is very close to the creation of nuclear weapons. He pointed out that the Iranian side likes the very idea of a breakthrough as part of the approach to obtaining nuclear weapons. On October 27, a State Department official said that the United States was ready to return to negotiations on a nuclear deal with Iran. According to him, the American side is ready to return to Vienna, reach agreements on the JCPOA and implement them. The JCPOA agreement on Iran was signed between Tehran and six mediating countries in the summer of 2015. Later, Iran was caught in gross violations of the agreements. In early May 2018,
A ghost village flooded decades ago appeared from under the water
“BBC”: in Spain from under the water appeared the village of Aceredo, flooded dozens ago In Spain from- under the water appeared the village of Aseredo, which was flooded several decades ago due to the closure of the hydropower plant locks. This is reported by the BBC. The position of the ghost village was threatened in 1968 by an agreement between Spain and Portugal on the common use of the Lima River for the construction of the Lindoso Dam. As a result, by 1992, the Portuguese side closed their locks, and Aceredo was under water. There were 70 houses in the village, a total of about 120 people lived there. When the parties struck an agreement, the Portuguese hydroelectric company EDP offered money to locals to relocate, which sparked discontent and in some cases led to hunger strikes. As a result, the population of Aceredo was persuaded to leave the
Gunzburg called the timing of clinical trials of a nasal vaccine against COVID-19
Gunzburg: clinical trials of a nasal vaccine against COVID-19 will take 4-5 months “Will probably take four to five months. Such terms were given to Interfax by the head of the Gamaleya Center, Alexander Gintsburg. He explained that according to the results of the first two phases of clinical trials, a nasal drug against coronavirus can be registered by the Ministry of Health of Russia.
Compulsory COVID-19 vaccination has been introduced in the Leningrad region for a number of citizens
Rospotrebnadzor of the Leningrad Region introduced compulsory vaccination for students and the elderly This was announced by the head of the regional Rospotrebnadzor Olga Istorik, her words are reported by RIA Novosti. “I have made a resolution to amend this resolution, primarily it concerns persons who have reached 60 years of age and suffer from chronic diseases and those who do not have medical outlets, “said the Historian. According to her, in addition to elderly residents, students over 18 years old and civil servants were also added to the decree. She noted that 50 percent of residents over 60 years old have been vaccinated in the Leningrad region at the moment. According to the headquarters for the fight against coronavirus, 425 new cases of coronavirus were detected in the Leningrad region over the past day. The total number of cases during the entire pandemic in the region reached 88,124. Earlier,
New feature for creating stickers is coming to WhatsApp
An editor for creating your own stickers will appear in the web version of WhatsApp Images. The function will be available in the web version of the application. This is reported by The Verge. To use the built-in sticker editor, you will need to click on the paperclip icon in the correspondence and select the “Sticker” option. Next, you need to upload an image from your computer. After that, the user will have access to a number of functions for editing the picture: removing the background, cropping, adding emoji or special stickers. It is noted that the ability to make stickers for WhatsApp itself is not new: earlier this function could be used in third-party apps for iOS and Android. Nevertheless, it will appear in the official version of the messenger for the first time. According to the publication, the new option will be available to users of the web
Peskov explained the words of Putin about the vaccine powder
A spokesman for Peskov said that Putin tested a nasal vaccine in the form of a liquid Russian President Vladimir Putin tested a nasal vaccine from the coronavirus in the form of a liquid, not a powder, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. He is quoted by TASS. At the same time, Putin himself said earlier on November 24 that he had been injected with a powdery drug into his nose. “The President meant that we are talking about a liquid. This is a nasal vaccine, in the trials of which he took part, “explained Peskov. He confirmed that the president had been injected with the drug the day after the second vaccination with Sputnik Light. Putin had no side effects, the spokesman concluded. On Wednesday, November 24, the head of state also described the vaccination procedure: the doctor filled a syringe with powder and injected it into his left and