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Reuters: Netherlands Sending COVID-19 Patients to Germany Due to Hospital Congestion Germany due to lack of hospital beds. This is reported by Reuters. The first patients were sent on Tuesday, November 23, from Rotterdam to the German city of Bochum in North Rhine-Westphalia, which borders the Netherlands. It is noted that the hospital occupancy rate of patients with COVID-19 in the Netherlands has reached its highest level since May and is forecast to continue to grow. Related materials 00:01 – September 6 ” Hands off our rights! ” 11/9aca13bf51c2c5306d82644d3b8ef1af.jpg “/> COVID passports, green passes and QR codes. How citizens are controlled in different countries using electronic certificates On Monday, November 22, 470 out of 1050 intensive care beds in the country were used for patients with coronavirus infection, and hospitals are cutting back on routine care, including cancer treatment and heart surgery. German hospitals have offered the Netherlands 20 beds.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov: NATO and EU's reaction to Russia's aggression will be very tough The United States, Great Britain, as well as member states of the European Union (EU) and NATO for possible aggressive actions. His words are quoted on the website of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. A Ukrainian delegation headed by Reznikov was on a visit to Washington on November 18-19. Reznikov said that he had held talks with the Ministers of Defense of Great Britain and the United States Ben Wallace and Lloyd Austin. According to him, during the meetings he received signals from partners that Ukraine would not be left alone. “They (partners) have already begun serious consultations with other EU and NATO member states. The reaction will be very harsh – the head of the Kremlin has already been warned about this directly – during the visit of a serious US official to

Android 10 was installed on 26.5% of smartphones running Google OS Android 10 turned out to be the most popular OS version from Google. This is reported by the 9to5Google edition. The authors noted that Google stopped notifying about the distribution of this or that version of Android at the end of 2018, but such data remains available in Android Studio. Based on the report, journalists named Android 10 the most popular OS in the Google ecosystem – it is installed on 26.5 percent of smartphones. Android 11 came in second with a share of 24.2 percent, while Android 9 came in third with a share of 18.2 percent. Next on the list are Android 8, 7 and 6, which received a share of 13. 7, 6.3 and 5.1 percent, respectively. The authors noted that the rating was compiled based on data from applications from Google Play. Journalists were surprised

Izvestia: 37 Russian antivaxers could face criminal liability coronavirus. The information is passed on to the Investigative Committee (IC). This is reported by the Izvestia newspaper. It is reported that the department’s apparatus instructed representative offices in the subjects to look for data on opponents of vaccination in social networks and the media. Since the beginning of the month, 37 materials have been handed over to the Investigative Committee and the Prosecutor's Office throughout Russia. The largest number of anti-axers was found in Karelia (18 materials), in Rostov (eight materials) and Volgograd (five materials) regions. Special attention is paid to medical workers. Such agitation can be punished under Articles 207.1 and 207.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on the dissemination of false information that poses a threat to the life and health of citizens. Opponents of vaccinations face a fine of up to a million rubles and

Fashion Nova presented a dress made of transparent fabric and attracted the attention of buyers The popular Fashion Nova brand presented a dress of open design and caused controversy among buyers. The corresponding post and comments on the Instagram social network attracted the attention of the Daily Star journalists. This is a transparent nylon sleeveless Talk of Town mini-dress, partially exposing the model's body, the black inserts of which cover her intimate areas. In the posted frame, a model poses with hair tied up in a bun and makeup in the style of smoky eyes. It is noted that the cost of the described outfit, which is presented in the retailer's assortment in black and white, is $ 24 taking into account the discount. Netizens reacted ambiguously to the new thing and began to argue about its design in the comments under the photo. Some considered the clothes too vulgar.

President of the Russian Federation Putin will discuss with the government the level of salaries of state employees on November 24 the level of wages of certain categories of state employees. This is reported by TASS with reference to the Kremlin press service. On November 24, Putin will hold a regular meeting with members of the government of the Russian Federation. The main topic of the meeting was to ensure the level of wages of certain categories of public sector workers established by presidential decrees Press service of the President of Russia The President said that the salaries of employees in the public sector should be transparent and fair, it is necessary to take into account the income of each individual specialist, “and not only the average indicators.” Putin with members of the government on February 10. The head of state emphasized that the flaws with the salaries of this

SWIFT: the ruble returned to the top 20 most popular currencies in the world, increasing its share to 0.2 percent The ruble returned to top 20 most popular world currencies, increasing its share to 0.2 percent in international settlements. This is evidenced by the data of the SWIFT interbank transfer system, RIA Novosti writes. In September, the ruble dropped out of the rating, giving way to the Hungarian forint. According to Vasily Karpunin, the head of the information and analytical content department of BCS World of Investments, Vasily Karpunin, the restoration of its positions by the ruble last month was affected by several factors, including the rise in prices for commodities and the position of the Russian currency in the Eurasian Economic Union. < p> “The ruble is still the main regional currency in the EAEU space. In addition, the ruble is now one of the highest real interest rates

RUDN Deputy Dean Grigoriev: lonely Russian pensioners are entitled to social services benefits for lonely Russian pensioners. The specialist explained that the country has a system of state support for lonely people of retirement age, which consists of two parts: material and social services. The first is expressed in cash payments – compensation for a landline telephone, targeted social assistance, payments for holidays, subsidies for utility bills, explained Grigorieva. Each region has its own payments. However, the main emphasis in the support system for single pensioners is made on social support, when a social service employee visits them several times a week and helps with cooking or cleaning the apartment, the deputy dean explained. According to her, each region can establish its own support systems, for example, compensate payments for a landline phone or help in the form of cash payments, the provision of food or things, as well as

TASS: The S-500 and S-550 air defense systems will become the basis of Russia's anti-missile and anti-space defense -550 based on the S-500 air defense system “Prometheus” will provide anti-missile and anti-space defense of strategic objects of Russia together with its predecessor. This is reported by TASS with reference to a source close to the Russian military department. According to the agency, the S-550 will not replace the S-500, since it is a lighter version of the latter. It will face other combat missions, somewhat different from those performed by “Prometheus”. “Forceful methods of impact on threatening objects will also be different,” the source added. According to the interlocutor of the agency, the S-500 and S-550 systems will become a platform for a new air defense system and together will cover the country's strategic facilities from hypersonic targets. “Together with the S-350 Vityaz system and short-range systems, they will work

Roskomnadzor: since 2020 51 facts of censorship of the Russian media by foreign social networks have been recorded Since 2020 Roskomnadzor has recorded 51 facts of censorship of materials their official accounts from foreign Internet sites. This was reported to RIA Novosti in the press service of the department. According to the department, the most often censored materials are Sputnik, RT and Anna News. 59 letters were sent to foreign sites demanding to remove restrictions, to date they have been removed in 17 cases. In addition, there have been cases of censorship in relation to the official accounts of the State TV and Radio Company “Tavrida” (“Vesti Krym”), as well as network publications “Crimea 24”, “Politics Today” and others. “Starting from 2020, Roskomnadzor keeps records of the facts of censorship of materials of Russian media and their official accounts on the part of foreign Internet sites (social networks and video