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The World Bank has recommended Russia to introduce a carbon tax The World Bank has proposed Russia to introduce a carbon tax in high-emission industries. This is stated in the report of the organization, which is at the disposal of “Lenta.ru”. Such a measure is necessary to achieve carbon neutrality and should primarily affect the fuel and energy complex (FEC), transport and industrial production. At the same time, it is rather difficult to regulate fugitive and technological carbon emissions in these sectors with the help of a tax, so the new tax is just one of the instruments of green policy that should stimulate a green transition in the economy. The World Bank also recommends using the trading system Emissions quotas: Enterprises are allocated emission quotas, and companies that lack them buy quotas from enterprises that emit fewer emissions. Such a system, if properly organized, can be more effective in

Kim Kardashian won the 2021 Fashion Icon Award People's Choice Awards 2021. WWD reports. The 41-year-old has been officially recognized as a style icon for her “keen sense of fashion and trends, entrepreneurial success and solely transforming the industry through innovative design and unique style.” “In almost two decades, the evolution of Kim Kardashian's style has influenced the fashion industry at the global level,” said the CEO of E! News Jen Neal. She will receive the award on December 7 during a telecast on NBC and E !. It is noted that the reality TV star will become the fourth holder of the honorary title. In addition to her, Victoria Beckham, Tracey Ellis Ross and Gwen Stefani were honored. In November, Kim Kardashian's appearance at Paris Hilton's wedding was criticized online. The businesswoman wore a black long dress with a deep neckline, dark tight tights and pointed pumps. Fans called

A three-meter crocodile attacked a dog walking with its owner A dog in the city of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia survived an attack by a three-meter-long crocodile … This is reported by 9 News. During a morning walk with the owner, a five-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier named Banjo played in the water on the beach. A combed crocodile attacked the animal from behind. The reptile bit the dog behind the back several times and disappeared. Related materials 00:00 – January 7 “I'm not timid, but it scared even me. ”In 2020, not only coronavirus raged, but also animals. Even the most harmless ones rose up against people 00:04 – November 8, 2019 “It was an ordinary life” She fled from Stalin, and he – from Hitler … Then they got married and killed thousands of crocodiles The owner of the dog was amazed that after the attack

EC President von der Leyen: EU should discuss compulsory COVID-19 vaccination European Union (EU) to discuss mandatory vaccination against coronavirus. The politician's words are reported by TASS. Earlier, the former mayor of Riga, Latvian MEP Nil Ushakov said that Europe should recognize the certificates of citizens vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Russian drug Sputnik V. He called on Russia to take the same step with regard to European Pfizer and Moderna.

A new route along the Zaman was presented in the Krasnoyarsk Territory In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, bloggers and journalists were presented a new route along the Zaman. This is reported by NGS24.ru. It is noted that the first item was the German settlement. A mini-fair was organized for the guests at the local cultural center, where they could buy homemade cheese, cottage cheese, and milk. Tourists were also shown the performance of local residents, descendants of the Volga Germans. The next point was the village of Kamarchaga, founded in 1882. Now it is home to about two thousand people. “From entertainment – sledding, the guide's stories about the history of the village, which was very restless in the 1920s,” the message says. The last point was the church in Sugrist. It was built in 1913 without a single nail; in Soviet times it served as a granary and even a

A red-book bison was spotted in the Bryansk region A red-book bison was spotted in the Navlinsky district of the Bryansk region near the Zhuravka horse complex. This was reported by RIA Strela. It is noted that the animal found food in the fields and stayed there. According to the newspaper, cases when bison leave the reserve, have become commonplace. “The head of the equestrian club, noticing a horned one wandering towards them, immediately turned to the reserve, because a lonely bison can become the prey of poachers,” the message says. Most of the bison are located on the territory of the reserve, but there are several places, where adult males leave from time to time – these are the villages of Saltanovka, Borshchovo, Vzdruzhnoe of the Navlinsky district, the villages of Voronov Log and Krasny Kolodets of the Brasovsky district, as well as the village of Novaya Guta within

European Commission: EU countries should be ready to impose any restrictions due to omicron strain European Union (EU) countries should be ready introduce any additional restrictions due to the spread of the omicron strain of coronavirus. The European Commission called for this, TASS reports. The European Commission stressed that the EU member states should continue to implement a joint strategy to restrict entry into their territory to prevent an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. The association was advised to revise its restrictive measures on a daily basis, taking into account the epidemiological situation. Earlier, a doctor from the Republic of South Africa Unben Pillay listed the main symptoms that appear when infected with the omicron strain of coronavirus. “We have seen patients with flu symptoms, dry cough, fever, night sweats and body aches,” he revealed. According to him, at the moment the disease in patients is usually mild.

Alice Siebold apologized to the man who was unfairly accused of raping her Her appeal appeared on the Medium website. The man was unfairly accused of raping the author of The Lovely Bones, after which he spent 16 years in prison. He was acquitted in November of this year. “I am most sorry that the life you could have lived was unfairly taken from you, and I know that no amount of apology can change what happened to you. Of the many things I wish for you, most of all I hope you and your family have the time and privacy to heal from this, ”Siebold wrote. She added that the identity of her rapist , in all likelihood, will never be revealed. Unlike Broadwater, he will not be punished. According to BBC News, in 1997, Siebold published the book “Happy”, in which she told about the rape that took

Rada MP Nalyvaichenko: Zelensky's negotiations with Putin must be coordinated with the United States Ukraine is not ready for direct dialogue with Russia. This was stated by the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada from the Batkivshchyna faction Valentin Nalyvaichenko, Interfax-Ukraine reports. He criticized the statement of the President of the Republic Volodymyr Zelensky about his readiness to negotiate with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and pointed out that such plans must first be coordinated with the “international partners”. “The Normandy Four does not work, since the chancellor will appear in Germany in a week, that is, neither Germany nor France has coordinated this,” Nalyvaichenko explained. The MP added that for such a dialogue, one also needs to know the “clear position” of the United States and Great Britain on “with what and how to talk with Russia.” Earlier, during his annual message to Ukrainian parliamentarians, Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced he has