Category: World

NAS: the population of Ukraine will decrease to 22 million people by the end of the century the end of the XXI century almost doubled to 22 million people, according to “Strana.ua”. “Ukrainian society is aging rapidly, because we have higher mortality and lower birth rates than in Europe. And due to a decrease in the number of births, the proportion of elderly people is growing, “said Alexander Gladun, deputy director of the Institute of Demography and Social Research. He noted that in most European countries this problem is solved at the expense of migrants. “Most likely, it will be the same with us. Ukraine will be of interest to migrants from Asian countries, the Caucasus, the former republics of the Soviet Union. And due to this, it may be possible to stabilize the population, “the scientist added. Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the census of the

The US Department of Commerce plans to impose duties on imports of fertilizers from Russia The US Department of Commerce may impose duties on imports of fertilizers from Russia. The agency's notice of this has been published in the US federal register. The US is ready to hit Russian companies with duties, since the Department of Commerce believes that producers and exporters of the urea-ammonia mixture in Russia receive subsidies that are subject to US countervailing measures. They want to collect duties from the companies “Eurochem” and “Akron”, they produce, among other things, mineral fertilizers. The additional rate for each of the companies may be more than 9.5 percent (9.84 and 9.72 percent, respectively). The agency plans to make a final decision in April 2022. In June, the Ministry of Trade organized an anti-dumping investigation against products from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago, the export of which allegedly harms the

Doctor Vikulov: “Sputnik V” will be accepted in Europe after Western vaccines are approved in Russia For Sputnik V in Europe, Western vaccines should be allowed in Russia. Such a condition was named by the infectious disease doctor Georgy Vikulov in a conversation with the NSN Radio Center. His comment is given in the agency's Telegram channel. He is confident that this will help accelerate the rate of vaccination of the Russian population.

FSB: a resident of Komsomolsk-on-Amur was sentenced to 10 years for assisting terrorists from IS a resident of Komsomolsk-on-Amur will go to prison for ten years for assisting terrorists. The corresponding verdict was passed by the First Eastern District Military Court. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the FSB of Russia for the region. The defendant named Bazhin was found guilty under Articles 205.1. Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Assistance in terrorist activities”), 205.2. Of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Public calls to carry out terrorist activities”) and 205.5. (“Participation in the activities of an organization which, in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, is recognized as terrorist”). The convict will spend the first three years in prison, and the rest of the term in a maximum security colony. According to the FSB, the young man voluntarily swore allegiance to the

ATOR: service time at the airports of Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh was reduced to three hours Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh. The Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) writes about this on its website. So, Russians have the opportunity to relax longer in the republic – now registration before departure flights from Egyptian resorts opens in three hours, and not five, as was earlier. It is noted that this happened due to the optimization of inspection procedures and the involvement of more employees at all stages of inspections, as well as more rational use of space in the terminal where Russian passengers are located. According to the association's sources in the aviation industry, the average tourist service time at Hurghada airport is 2.5 hours, and in Sharm el-Sheikh – 3.5 hours. Earlier in December, the representative of the Egyptian tourism industry, Isam Ali, commented information on the closure of

Governor Tsivilev: the bodies of 11 miners and one mine rescuer were recovered from the Listvyazhnaya mine rescuers recovered the bodies of 12 more victims. This was announced by the Governor of Kuzbass Sergei Tsivilev in his Telegram channel.

Global Times: China tested a turboprop engine of its own production for UAVs The turboprop power unit is designed for UAVs. The Chinese engine will increase the efficiency of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in high altitude conditions, according to the Global Times. The engine was developed in the research division of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC). The power unit was tested in Tibet, where the drone flew at a maximum altitude of 5191 meters above sea level. Also, the developers conducted a night flight at an altitude of 4300 meters. The developers claim that the engine weighing 18 kilograms can provide flight of unmanned aerial vehicles weighing up to 600 kilograms. The publication notes that the piston engines of unmanned aerial vehicles provide flight at an altitude of up to 3000 meters, and the development of CASC will allow flying at an altitude of 4000 to 5200 meters

Vice President of the PCT Gorin called the new rules for checking QR codes an important decision Vice President of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (PCT) and a member of the Board of the Association of Air Transport Agents (AAVT) Dmitry Gorin in a conversation with “Lenta.ru” positively assessed the idea of ​​refusing to check QR codes on vaccinations before buying air tickets. Vedomosti previously reported, citing sources, that the Ministry of Transport decided to refuse to check QR codes before purchasing air tickets. The certificate will allegedly be checked only before check-in for the flight. “Let's hope that this information is reliable, since there really is such a dialogue, our two organizations offered exactly this. This is a very important decision, which makes it possible to buy tickets in advance, since many now have a question about revaccination and receiving new QR codes, ”Gorin said. He also noted

Balenciaga has released a scarf in the form of a one dollar bill for hundreds of thousands of rubles … The product was noticed on the Instagram account of Groundead, whose administrators publish new items from the fashion world. This is a scarf with a print in the form of a beige and green one dollar bill. The cost of the item on the brand's website is $ 2,950 (217,500 rubles). Netizens began joking about the expensive accessory of the fashion house in the comments. “Most expensive dollar I've ever seen”, “How ironic”, “They are damn stupid”, “Looks like a product from Aliexpress”, “Inflation!”, “How creative! Balenciaga is second to none. If you do not like it, then you have no money, “they said. In June, the case for the eraser of the French fashion house Louis Vuitton was laughed at on the net for tens of thousands of rubles.

Antiquary Efimov spoke about rarities for millions of rubles that end up in trash heaps Rare values ​​can be found in antique shops and markets online auctions and services for posting ads, as well as collectors and their heirs. The secrets of hunting for unknown rarities “Lenta.ru” was revealed by the chief expert of the auction house “Twelfth Chair”, antique dealer Ivan Efimov. Related materials00: 04 – 17 November 2017 Million Dollar KidLegendary Wild West thug said hello from the past 00:03 – 27 May 2017 amazing treasures that were found in junk bought for a penny Antique dealers are engaged in the search for rarities. “This is how you go, for example, and in a second-hand bookstore they put up a book for one hundred rubles, which is then sold for more than one and a half million,” said Efimov. – Sometimes you can unearth something very valuable on