Category: World

Voice host Nagiyev: Channel One will dedicate a project to the memory of the singer and mentor Gradsky , composer Aleksand Gradskiy, was told about this by the host of the project Dmitry Nagiyev on the air of the program. He recalled that Gradskiy had been feeling bad lately, but even with “unstable” health, he did not leave the team without support. According to Nagiyev, the artist considered it his duty. “And we, in turn, consider it our duty to show what the master worked on. It was not a person who passed away, the whole world passed away. We dedicate this project to the memory of the maestro, our teacher and friend, “he stressed. The presenter admitted that Gradsky turned out to be not only a mentor in the project, but a teacher in life. He called him wise, “adamant and fearless.” Filmed on November 18, the episode aired

Independent: UK government braces for disaster due to climate crisis to extreme weather conditions. The Independent reports. Storm Arwen hit parts of England and Scotland this week, reaching nearly 100 miles per hour. Thousands of homes are still without electricity. Strong gusts of wind cut power lines, uprooted trees and created debris on the roads. The British government suggested that such natural disasters could become more frequent due to the aggravation of the climate crisis. Minister of Enterprise, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Quarteng said that this storm was unlike any other, and promised to do every effort to restore electricity to damaged homes before Christmas. At the same time, he also noted that it is necessary to better prepare for extreme weather. “We must be prepared for the same extreme and difficult weather conditions in the future. We need to make sure our system is sustainable in such cases,

Virologist Altstein: the omicron strain can ease the course of COVID-19 and end the pandemic Virologist, MD, professor, chief officer The Gamaleya Center Anatoly Altstein told whether a new omicron strain of coronavirus could cause a new wave of pandemic by the New Year. The specialist shared his opinion in an interview with Sputnik radio. According to Altstein, the omicron strain will not have time to spread before the New Year, since this will take about six months for the virus. The specialist recalled that the delta variant appeared in the fall of 2020, but began to be widely encountered in May-July 2021. He also named the condition for the end of the pandemic: for this, the omicron strain should facilitate the course of COVID-19. “If the mortality rate of the coronavirus is comparable to the flu, then we will already assume that the pandemic is over. The pandemic has

Aviasales: St. Petersburg has become the most popular tourist destination among Russians Aviasales named the most popular tourist routes among Russians who want to go for New Year's holidays in another city or country. This is reported by RIA Novosti. Compatriots planning to spend holidays in Russia, most often buy tickets to St. Petersburg. A flight from Moscow to the northern capital for the New Year will cost customers five thousand rubles there and back, the company noted. To fly to Sochi in both directions will currently cost at least ten thousand rubles, to Kaliningrad – a little cheaper. A visit to Krasnodar will cost nine thousand rubles, and Mineralnye Vody – 11 thousand rubles. The listed cities turned out to be the most popular among Russians for winter holidays. As for foreign holiday destinations, Russians most often buy tickets to Turkey. Their cost is at least 19 thousand rubles

SBU Colonel Starikov: Ukraine needs to go to the EU or join the United Kingdom Kiev needs to decide whether to join the European Union (EU ) or join the United Kingdom. Oleg Starikov, a retired colonel of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), made such a proposal on the air of the NASH TV channel, RIA Novosti reports. “We must first of all decide: either we are going to the European Union, or we are going to … United Kingdom? I am personally for. Let's call ourselves the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Ukraine. I am in favor, “- said the military expert. Starikov also proposed to be called the fifty-first state of the United States. He added that Kiev considers Great Britain and the United States as landmarks, but at the same time regularly expresses its intentions to join the European Union. According to him,

Washington Post: New Twitter CEO Agrawal Announces Reorganization rigor must start from the top, and changed the principles of the formation of departments. This became known to the Washington Post, RIA Novosti reports. “From” creation “,” design “and” product development “into teams organized by what they work on – revenue, consumer, technology” , – quotes the publication of Agrawal's letter to employees. As noted, Michael Montano and Dantley Davis will leave the company. Agrawal himself attributed the reorganization to a desire to clarify decision-making, increase accountability and speed up execution. “We've all discussed the critical need for greater operational rigor, and that must start from the top,” Agrawal said. Twitter reported its moves to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, according to the publication. > On November 29, it became known that the entrepreneur and software architect Jack Dorsey, who was the CEO and founder of Twitter, will leave the

Izvestia: The Ministry of Justice will develop roadmaps for the provision of free legal aid information system “Legal assistance”. The corresponding decree was signed by the Prime Minister of the country Mikhail Mishustin, Izvestia writes. The government said that in Russia there is no single approach to providing citizens with free legal aid. To understand where to find it, people have to study a lot of information. “At the same time, citizens often become victims of fraudsters who offer supposedly free legal aid. The experiment should help change this situation, “the department emphasized. The pilot project was launched in ten regions of Russia, including Tatarstan, Krasnodar Territory, Moscow, Rostov, Smolensk, Kemerovo, Irkutsk, Kursk, Tambov and Ulyanovsk regions … To this end, the Ministry of Justice, together with the participants in the experiment, will develop roadmaps for the provision of free legal aid using electronic services and draw up a list

Lawyer Bondareva: Russians will have a rest from December 31, 2021 to January 9, 2022 “Reminded the Russians about the upcoming ten-day New Year's weekend. According to her, this New Year, Russians will have a rest from December 31, 2021 to January 9, 2022. “On January 10, it is already necessary to go to work,” Bondareva said. She added that this year December 31 is an official day off. At the same time, holidays do not apply to everyone. So, employees of emergency services and continuous production, as well as employees of commercial organizations, in which there are shift and irregular schedules, will continue to work as usual. These include, in particular, shops, trucking companies, taxis and delivery services. Earlier, the Russians revealed what they would do on non-working days from December 31 to January 9. It turned out that most of the study participants (27 percent) admitted that they

IMF head Georgieva: mitigating the consequences of the climate crisis will require up to $ 10 trillion ten trillion dollars over the next decade. This was stated by the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva during the Reuters Next conference. Her words are quoted by TASS. The head of the fund emphasized that now, not billions, but trillions of dollars are needed. The IMF is addressing this issue because it is important to its members. “I don’t think there are many people today who believe that climate change is not macro-critical for economic stability, growth and employment. It matters, “Georgieva said. Earlier, the International Monetary Fund warned of the risks to the global economy due to the spread of the omicron strain of the coronavirus. As the IMF Managing Director said, the pace of recovery could slow down for this reason.