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World Athletics Champion Emmit King died in the United States after a shootout This was reported by NBC with reference to the authorities of Alabama. According to the source, King had a fight with his acquaintance Willie Wells, as a result of which a shootout began. According to eyewitnesses, the men fired pistols at each other. Wells, 60, died before the police arrived, and King, 62, later died in hospital. At the 1983 World Championships, King won gold in the 4x100m relay and bronze in the 100m. He was on the US team at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, but did not compete. On October 22, World Cup medalist Alex Quiñones, track and field athlete, was shot dead in Guayaquil, southwestern Ecuador. The circumstances of the murder are being investigated, the gunman was not found.

Russian President Putin did not rule out new measures to support citizens Russian President Vladimir Putin did not rule out new measures to support citizens, based on available opportunities. He stated this at the investment forum VTB Capital “Russia is calling!” school age. “Of course, this is not an exhaustive list of measures to support citizens. Based on our financial capabilities, we will work out other solutions in this regard, “- said the President.

Squid Game Wins Gotham Awards of the year according to the independent Gotham Awards. This is reported by Variety. Squid Play won an award in the show-related category for episodes exceeding 40 minutes. Among the series with shorter episodes, the project “Reservation Dogs” won. The winner in the “Best Picture” category was Maggie Gyllenhaal's film “Unknown Daughter”. The film also won Best Screenplay, and Gyllenhaal herself was honored in the category “Major Breakthrough Among Directors.” Olivia Colman, who played in the film, received the award in the category “Best Lead Role”. A similar prize was awarded to Frankie Faison for his role in the project “The Assassination of Kenneth Chamberlain.” p> On November 23, it became known that the horror series Call of Hell displaced The Squid Game from the first line in the list of the most viewed projects of the streaming service Netflix. Director Yong Sang Ho's “Call

Russian President Putin: the rise in prices in Russia is accelerating, this is a sensitive problem Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the rise in prices in the country. He pointed out that the rise in prices is accelerating and this is a sensitive problem for citizens, reports TASS. “The risks of rising food prices in the world are growing, this is felt in Russia,” he concluded. Putin also drew attention to the need to increase the volume of food production in the domestic market. “Increasing production volumes and increasing the availability of food in the domestic market is a key criterion for the effectiveness of work in this area,” the President said.

Media: 17 people and 11 organizations from Belarus were included in the EU sanctions list On December 1, the European Union will approve the fifth package of sanctions against Belarus … Radio Liberty writes about this ( recognized by the Russian Ministry of Justice as a foreign agent ) with reference to a source in Brussels. According to media reports, 17 officials and 11 organizations from Belarus. Restrictive measures will enter into force from the moment of signing and publication of the relevant document. It is also noted that for this purpose the European Council has amended the criteria for imposing sanctions and allowed them to be introduced against individuals, legal entities and state bodies that organize or facilitate the illegal crossing of the borders of the EU member states or the smuggling of goods into the territory of the EU countries. In particular, the restrictive measures affected the chairman

Greece will impose a monthly fine of € 100 on unvaccinated citizens over 60 years old The Greek government has decided to impose a monthly administrative fine 100 euros for unvaccinated citizens over 60 years of age. This is reported by Skai, citing a statement by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Related materials 17: 19 – 27 November В A new strain of coronavirus has arrived in Europe from Africa. What is known about the omicron and how dangerous is it? 00:01 – September 8 “Lack of vaccines is a shame” The acute phase of a pandemic could drag on for years. How can humanity defeat the coronavirus? “Mostly those who are over 60 are undergoing treatment, and, unfortunately, many of them die. Now we are paying attention to the protection of our fellow citizens [over 60]. For this reason, their vaccination now becomes mandatory, “Mitsotakis emphasized According to the

Right-wing journalist Eric Zemmour nominated for the presidency of France post of the President of France. He announced this during a speech broadcast on his YouTube channel. “I decided to run for the presidency,” the publicist said. Currently on the list of candidates the post of head of state, whose elections will be held in France in April 2022, already includes more than 40 people. At the same time, the current French leader Emmanuel Macron has not officially announced his candidacy for a second term. As RIA Novosti notes, according to the results of a recent poll by Elabe, at the moment 12-15 are ready to support Zemmur in the first round of elections. percent of voters. At the same time, 25-27 percent of citizens are ready to vote for Macron, and 20-22 percent are ready to vote for the leader of the conservative National Unity Party and deputy of

Non-residents began to massively sell Russian OFZ OFZ) for a total of one billion dollars, Kommersant writes with reference to the data of the investment bank ING. Non-residents were most actively selling medium-term OFZ issues with maturity in February 2024. The positions of foreigners in them decreased by 16.5 billion rubles, or 4.85 percent. In second place in terms of decreasing positions are securities maturing in February 2027. The outflow of funds from non-residents of them amounted to eight billion rubles, or 2.55 percent. The withdrawal of non-residents from the Russian government debt became part of the general trend of selling securities of developing countries. In the week of November 17-24, foreign investors withdrew $ 1.3 billion from GEM (Global Emergency Markets) bond funds, which was the worst figure in the past six weeks. Despite a sell-off from non-residents and rising yields, which should have followed, rates on the Russian

Euronews: floods and storms hit northern Spain The regions were hit by downpours, snowfalls and strong winds, reports Euronews. The residents received warnings about dangerous weather conditions on Monday, November 29. The orange level was recorded in the southern part of the Italian commune Campania and in the Calabria region. The yellow level was determined for the regions of Abruzzo, Basilicata, Lazio, Molise, Sicily, Umbria and for the island of Sardinia. Parts of the country were hit by storms and hurricanes, with over 700 meters of snow falling in Sicily. Warnings of weather changes were sent out in parts of Spain – in the north of the Basque Country and in the Cantabria region, where there was a risk of exit rivers from the banks. As a result, some streets were flooded with overflowing rivers Nervion, Cadagua and Ason. According to preliminary data, no one died as a result of

Russian President Putin: you need to be prepared for any change in the virus This is how Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on the appearance of the omicron strain during his speech at the Russia Calling! VTB Capital investment forum, which is broadcast on YouTube. the consequences of the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus.