Category: Russia

Bishkek Mayor's Office refused to hold New Year's fireworks due to air pollution … This is reported by the portal “Sputnik Kyrgyzstan”. The mayor's office believes that it is wrong to worsen the already fragile environmental situation. The authorities also urged residents of the capital not to use firecrackers and fireworks on New Year's Eve as they also contribute to smog. According to representatives of the mayor's office, the saved 800 thousand soms (697 985 rubles) will be spent on “more important purposes.” The environmental situation in Bishkek is the worst of all the capitals of the post-Soviet countries. In February, Kiev entered the top 20 cities with the dirtiest air in the world. The level of sulfur dioxide was three times higher than the norm, and nitrogen dioxide was five to seven times higher. A year earlier, the Ukrainian capital briefly became the city with the dirtiest air in

Investigators have solved the murder of a foreigner in Moscow 24 years after the crime This was reported to Lente.ru on Monday, December 6, by the representative of the Investigative Committee of Russia (TFR) in Moscow, Yulia Ivanova. According to the agency, the body of a foreigner with traces of strangulation was found in October 1997 in one from apartments on Moldagulova street. At that time, the investigation reached a dead end and the murder was not solved. But the case was not closed, it was in the Criminalistics Department of the Main Investigation Department of the TFR. The material evidence seized more than 24 years ago retained traces of the crime, and the investigators established the criminal's DNA based on the results of molecular genetic examinations. The main suspect is a man born in 1978. At the time of the crime he was 21 years old. Now the suspect

Avast: cybercriminals are introducing cryptominers into free versions of popular software In order not to become a victim of cyber-fraudsters who infect their victims cryptocurrencies, Russians need to be more careful about the software installed on devices. Avast experts spoke about this and Lenta.ru, who also named other methods of protection against this popular type of fraud. “Attackers are following the latest trends, so their interest in cryptominers is growing more and more,” said Ian Rubin, Avast malware researcher. – The latest malware is masterfully embedded in free copies of a wide variety of popular software: games, utilities, antiviruses. It is imperative to download all programs from official sources only. Many users want to save on their subscriptions – but by downloading such a cracked version, they can lose much more. ” The company also recommended refusing to download illegal, hacked, unauthorized, repackaged copies of games, applications, antiviruses and operating

Tvil.ru: the cost of rest in Evpatoria in 2022 will increase by 59 percent domestically in 2022. This became known from a study of the Tvil.ru accommodation booking service. According to analysts, due to the opening of Egypt and a number of other popular foreign destinations in some Russian cities, an increase in the price of housing for tourists was recorded. Thus, the cost of living in Evpatoria in 2022 increased by 59 percent compared to the current year, in Alushta – by 39 percent, in Yalta – by 35 percent, in Moscow – by 30 percent and in St. Petersburg – by 25 percent. It is noted that the most popular destinations for recreation at the moment are Alushta, Sevastopol, Simferopol, Feodosia and Yalta, Gelendzhik and Sochi in the Krasnodar Territory, as well as St. Petersburg and Moscow. < p> According to the published statistics, domestic tourists book vacation

Sberbank has increased the amount of the mortgage loan to 100 million rubles Previously, the maximum amount of a mortgage loan in the bank was 60 million rubles. This was reported to “Lente.ru” in the press service of Sberbank. “We continue to increase the pace of development and improve the conditions of our mortgage programs. Earlier, Sberbank has already expanded the possibilities for obtaining a preferential mortgage, also increasing the maximum cost of a loan and reducing the amount of the down payment to 15 percent. The current changes will allow customers to make decisions on the purchase of comfortable housing more quickly, “said Nikolay Vasev, Vice President, Director of the Domclick Division of Sberbank, according to whom, in 2021, from January to November, Sberbank issued over 964 thousand mortgage loans totaling 2.6 trillion rubles. It is possible to apply for a mortgage through the Domclick service.

BP CEO Bernard Looney: Rosneft's specific emissions are lower than those of the British company Rosneft's specific greenhouse gas emissions today lower than BP, said the chief executive officer of the British company Bernard Looney. “You will be surprised to hear that Rosneft has a lower GHG emission rate per barrel of oil than BP. They have a plan to achieve zero routine flaring of associated petroleum gas. They are cutting emissions now, ”he said in an interview with the American edition of Time. BP is a strategic shareholder of Rosneft; it owns 19.75 percent of the Russian company. The board of directors of Rosneft from BP includes two representatives – Looney himself and the former head of the company Robert Dudley. In his interview, Looney said that the participation of the British company in the capital of Rosneft provides BP with about a third of hydrocarbon production , or

CNN: In the event of a Russian invasion, the United States will provide military assistance to Ukraine invasion “. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to CNN. Related materials02 – 13 October “Sanctions are for the whole life ”The United States is threatening Russia with new sanctions. Who makes these decisions and how? 00:01 – December 1 Ministry of Friendship. Russia is trying to find new allies. Why is it so difficult to do this without military assistance and loans? A source from the presidential administration told the TV channel that Biden, at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, will clearly explain to the Kremlin what measures the American side will be ready to take in the event of Russian aggression against Ukraine. At the same time, he added that Washington does not plan to use military measures against Moscow. An official from Biden's team reiterated that

Bloomberg: Paris will build an underground wastewater tank Wastewater. The project aims to limit the entry of polluted water into the Seine, which will make the main river of the French capital suitable for bathing, Bloomberg reports. An underground water storage is under construction under a public garden in the vicinity of Austerlitz Station, with a capacity of 46,000 cubic meters – enough to fill 30 Olympic-sized swimming pools. After the rains, water from storm runoffs will flow into this reservoir, connected by underground pipes with sewers on both sides of the Seine, and then gradually distributed from it through the sewers throughout the day. According to the city's chief water engineer, the reservoir is “an extraordinary project of exceptional size, unparalleled in a densely populated and cramped city like Paris.” The project will cost 1.4 billion euros. It will be completely invisible on the surface, and there will be