Category: Russia

Infectionist Malinnikova: influenza can have the same negative consequences as COVID-19 Flu can have the same severe the same negative consequences as COVID-19, especially for people who have had coronavirus. Elena Malinnikova, head of the Department of Virology of the Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, told TASS about this. According to her, the flu has always been considered by infectious disease doctors as a disease that is quite difficult to tolerate. “The flu is difficult in people with various chronic diseases of the cardiovascular system, a hundred times more severe in people with chronic diseases of the pulmonary system,” – explained Malinnikova. The specialist also stressed that the possibility of infection cannot be ruled out immediately and flu and coronavirus. She said that if a person had been ill with COVID-19 and had some residual symptoms, then in case of influenza, a combination of two infections can lead

The State Duma is discussing free travel on public transport for children from 7 to 16 years old children from 7 to 16 years old, now the bill is under development. RIA Novosti was informed about this by the head of the State Duma Committee on Family, Women and Children, Nina Ostanina. According to the law, only children under seven years of age can use transport free of charge, and teenagers who have not paid for travel must not be disembarked from transport … The family committee was the co-executor of the new project. Ostanina explained that the draft law had already been discussed in the current version, and it received a negative opinion from the Cabinet. “We do not want to lose this law, therefore, we will propose amendments to the budget of the next year, already in 2023. We will ask the regions about expenditures, because in terms

In the Nizhny Novgorod region 13 people were injured in an accident involving a passenger bus This was reported by “Interfax” with reference to the press service of the regional Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The accident happened near the village of Trestyan on November 20 at 6:30 am. According to preliminary information, the driver of the vehicle lost control and made an exit into a ditch, after which the bus overturned. There were 35 passengers in the bus, as a result of the accident 13 of them received minor and moderate injuries. Currently, rapid response services are working on the spot, the victims are being examined by doctors. Earlier, on the highway near Nizhny Novgorod, nine people were injured in an accident involving a bus. The bus overturned, in total there were 17 passengers. Seven of the nine victims ended up in the hospital.

Professor Stephen May: French policy endangers the languages ​​of small nations or “nationality”, the languages ​​of small peoples are excluded from the public life of the country and are doomed to extinction, says Stephen May, a professor at the University of Auckland. In an interview with Lenta.ru, he explained that before the French Revolution of 1789 in the country had at least eight major linguistic communities. The revolutionaries who crushed the monarchical system, nevertheless, chose the northern version – the language of the royal court – as the “main French”, and therefore other languages ​​in France began to be perceived as dialects. Now there are fewer speakers of these languages ​​- on they have hardly been spoken for the past two centuries. “These are languages ​​endangered due to the” one language – one state “policy: the language that was chosen as uniting the country was imposed as a language for

Defense24: the main problem of the Checkmate fighter is that it is not in reality The main problem of the promising Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate (“Checkmate”) and the Su-75, is that this fighter does not exist in real life, but only virtually and in the form of one demo model, says the Polish edition of Defense24. The publication claims that the flight tests of the LTS could be delayed due to the “COVID-19 pandemic raging in Russia.” “The history of the Su-57, with which the new car is associated with more than just the same letters and numbers in the name, does not inspire optimism,” the publication assures. Defense24 notes that Checkmate is aimed at foreign buyers who are able to invest in the development of this aircraft and, possibly, its production in their country. In particular, for this purpose, some of the equipment that the

Kyodo: Japan may allow the sale of oil from its reserves to stabilize prices This is reported by the Kyodo News agency. This decision is intended to stabilize prices for this type of fuel. At the same time, some politicians opposed the adoption of such measures: despite the fact that the country's legislation allows the use of oil reserves in the event of a natural disaster or a lack of supply due to global market problems, Japan has never released safety stocks in response to price increases. . According to the agency's sources, in the event of a positive government decision, this process will most likely be carried out in cooperation with the United States. Japan began to create strategic reserves after the 1970s. Currently, there are both public and private storage facilities in the country. As of the end of September, Japan has enough reserves to meet the country's

Israel is negotiating the construction of solar power plants in neighboring countries The development of renewable energy infrastructure will be part of the government's program to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050, Bloomberg reports. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Pines said that Jordan, Egypt, Greece and Cyprus. “Our neighbors have a lot of unoccupied land, and we have technology,” he explained the need for someone else's participation. All project participants will be able to use the energy from solar farms, the main issue remains the development of systems for its storage and transmission. As part of the global struggle to save the planet, Israel is going to completely get rid of carbon emissions by 2050. According to plans, by the end of the decade, up to 30 percent of the country's electricity will be obtained from renewable sources. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced a strategy to create an environmentally friendly industrial

Russian Embassy: The United States should influence Kiev to implement the Minsk Agreements The Russian Embassy in the United States advised Washington to influence Ukraine in order for Kiev to fulfill its obligations under the Minsk Agreements. This is stated in the statement of the diplomatic mission, published on Facebook. The embassy noted the words of the press secretary of the White House Jen Psaki about stepping up efforts to resolve the conflict in Donbass. Russian diplomats also stressed that the United States should pay attention to the sound advice of local political scientists who suggest Washington to influence Kiev so that the country's strategic partner stops sabotaging the Minsk agreements. Earlier, Psaki said that the United States supports the statements President of Russia Vladimir Putin, which he made during an expanded meeting of the collegium of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia (MFA). In particular, Washington agrees with

The prosecutor's office of Primorye accused the Russian who posted the photo of Hitler in the rehabilitation of Nazism This was reported in the regional oversight department. The man is charged with the article of the Criminal Code “Dissemination of information expressing obvious disrespect to society about the days of military glory and memorable dates of Russia associated with the defense of the Fatherland, committed publicly.” According to the investigation, he posted a photo of the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, on the website “Immortal Regiment Online.” shelf”. According to him, all those who posted pictures of Nazi criminals and traitors to their homeland on the action websites have already been punished.

Canada announced the start of construction of a cosmodrome for launching a Ukrainian rocket said the head of the State Space Agency of Ukraine Volodymyr Taftay on his Facebook. On November 19, a solemn ceremony took place on this occasion. The project includes the construction of a commercial spaceport for the Cyclone-4M launch vehicle of Ukrainian production and development. According to Taftay, the launch of the rocket from the Canadian cosmodrome is scheduled for 2022. Earlier, the head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Economic Development Dmitry Kisilevsky said that Ukraine needs its own space program and the renewal of all technological enterprises in the industry. According to him, the beginning of the space era on Earth was laid by “Ukrainian” scientists and engineers.