Category: Russia

Kommersant: Russian Railways has argued for the high-speed Moscow-Petersburg highway Russian Railways is trying to convince the government of the highways (high-speed lines) Moscow-Petersburg. Kommersant writes about this. According to the newspaper, as an argument in favor of the construction of a megaproject, the company points out that without the highway, the country will be deprived of promising cargo flows to the ports of the north-western region. And for the export of goods, the development of the railway infrastructure will still need to be developed, which will cost almost the same money as the high-speed railroad (1.6 trillion rubles versus 1.7 trillion). Another reason for the Russian Railways was the decrease in passenger traffic in The central transport hub for 15 million passengers a year, in St. Petersburg – up to 12 million passengers. Kommersant claims that the decision on the fate of the highway has not yet been made.

A Reddit user was upset about his wife's joke about his son and decided to do a DNA test Reddit user throwaway11212021 said he decided do a DNA paternity test after hearing a wife joke about their common son. As the man noted, the words of his wife greatly upset him. The author of the post stated that he got married about a year ago. Together with his wife, they are raising a son. “Our relationship with my wife has always been smooth. I never had any suspicions about her being unfaithful. Our child is healthy and happy. We are fine. We are very lucky that we have no reasons for stress and anxiety, ”he said. However, the situation has changed recently. During a trip to the store, his wife asked him not to buy one product, as, according to her, it contains bisphenol, a chemical that allegedly negatively affects

Virologist Agranovsky: vaccination with a large number of antibodies will not do harm with a high level of antibodies in a conversation with URA.RU. According to the virologist, a high level of antibodies is not a 100% guarantee of protection against the disease. “I would not measure antibodies, since the titer is only partly an indicator of your security,” he explained, adding that it is necessary to measure exclusively antibodies to the spike protein. At the same time, vaccination with a large number of antibodies will not do any harm. Agranovsky advised measuring protection by time from the moment of vaccination, the vaccination lasts from 6 to 9 months. If more time has passed since the day of vaccination, then it makes sense to revaccinate. Earlier, professor at the School of Systems Biology at George Mason University, Doctor of Biological Sciences Ancha Baranova said that a sharp decrease in the

Virologist Nesterov: negative PCR cannot be considered a guarantee of recovery from COVID-19 Sergey Nesterov, virologist and doctor of biological sciences, told radio Sputnik the exact method that will help confirm complete recovery from COVID-19. According to Nesterov, a standard negative PCR test cannot be considered a guarantee of recovery from coronavirus. “The fact is that a PCR sample taken from the nasopharynx determines the presence of a virus in the nasopharynx. From there, as you know, the virus leaves quite quickly: it can end up in the lungs, in the blood, in the intestines, “the expert said. In his opinion, PCR should be taken twice with an interval of about three days. And when the PCR in the nasopharynx finally becomes negative, you can check the PCR in the blood. This will be an additional guarantee that there is no coronavirus in the body. Earlier, Elena Malinnikova, head of

Americans believe that Matthew McConaughey could win the governor's elections in 2022 Matthew McConaughey's chances in the Texas governor's elections in 2022 are assessed … Americans believe that the actor can win, writes the New York Post. According to a poll conducted by Dallas Morning News and Tyler University of Texas, the state wants to see the governor of McConaughey. In a heads-up race, he defeats both incumbent Governor Greg Abbott and Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke. However, when the respondents were asked to choose one of three candidates, Abbott was ahead of the rest. Earlier, Matthew McConaughey, during the podcast The Balanced Voice, said that he would consider becoming Governor of Texas and running for this post. p> In the United States in 2003, the actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected 38th Governor of California. According to a public opinion poll, 71 percent of the state's population considered him underperforming, and

A Russian tourist talked about resting in hotels with a “winter concept” in Antalya A Russian woman visited Antalya in November and talked about the benefits of rest at the resort during the winter season. The girl's opinion was published by the portal “Subtleties of Tourism” on the Yandex.Zen platform. So, the traveler booked a five-star hotel for 13 days for 68 thousand rubles for two. According to her, you can have a great two weeks in Turkey if you choose hotels with “winter concepts” for your stay, which have heated pools, spas and hammam. As the author admitted, she was lucky with the weather in Turkey – in early November, the air temperature fluctuated within 25-27 degrees Celsius, the water temperature did not drop below plus 20 degrees. The hotel territory impressed the Russian woman – she called her beautiful and well-groomed, separately mentioning a variety of pools, water

The Russian government has allocated 355 billion rubles for the first strategic initiatives the next few years. The bill, which will be voted on in parliament on November 23, and its materials have been posted in the relevant database. According to the document, the budget provides for the distribution of allocations reserved for the implementation of socio-economic development initiatives in the amount of 355 billion rubles. In total, the funds will be allocated in seven blocks: the national economy, education, health care, culture, environmental protection, housing and communal services, and sports. It is noted that the blocks cover more than 30 federal projects within the framework of strategic initiatives. The government allocated 87.4 billion rubles for their implementation in 2022, 125.1 billion rubles in 2023, and 144.8 billion rubles in 2024. Most of the funds in the amendments to the budget are allocated for the implementation of strategic initiatives in

SVT: Russia laughed at Sweden over claims of military aid to Kiev Russia laughed at the words of Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist send the military to help Ukraine. Carolina Vendil Pallin, an expert at the Stockholm Institute for Defense Research, told SVT about this. She explained that the reaction of the Russian embassy to this statement should be regarded as a mockery. Then the diplomatic mission noted on its Facebook page that Hultqvist “is not the first military leader in Sweden who is trying to intimidate Russia with the force of his heroic army.” By the way, the last world-famous Swedish attempt to send troops to Ukraine took place in Poltava ( not so far from Kiev) in 1709 The Russian Embassy in Sweden The embassy indicated that Stockholm did not learn the proper lesson from the past battles with Russia. A line of people willing to help Earlier,

The man who was declared dead in an accident came to life before the autopsy In India, the man who was declared dead came to life after a night in the morgue and fell into a coma. This is reported by LADbible. On Friday, November 19, Srikesha Kumara got into an accident – he was hit by a motorcycle. The paramedics who arrived at the scene took the man to the hospital, where the chief physician, Rajendra Kumar, pronounced him dead. The body of the deceased was placed in the morgue. Soon, the Indian's relatives and police arrived at the morgue to draw up documents for an autopsy. However, there was no one to open – the man recognized as dead turned out to be alive. At the time of this writing, Srikesha was in a coma and continued treatment in the hospital. The reasons why the living patient was

Uber Eats to launch drug delivery in Ontario to combat illegal trade Canada, writes Reuters. The company said the new option will help tackle illegal trade in the country and allow Canadians to buy safe and legal cannabis. Uber has announced that it will list Tokyo Smoke on its Uber Eats marketplace. Users will be able to place orders for the purchase of drugs in the application, and then pick up the package at the nearest retailer. Cannabis is on the list of prohibited substances in Russia. In Canada, marijuana was legalized for recreational purposes in October 2018. However, the country still has to contend with clandestine producers, who still control most of the market – they account for more than 40 percent of all sales. Uber, which has already launched liquor delivery in the country, has long intended to enter the growing marijuana trade market. According to the head