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A US court demanded to cancel compulsory vaccination of health workers against COVID-19 healthcare workers in ten states. This is reported by TASS with reference to the decision published in the electronic database of the court. The ruling states that the defendant, represented by the US government, must immediately stop coercing medical workers and other participants in Medicare health insurance programs and Medicaid for mandatory vaccinations in Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Wyoming. The court agreed with the plaintiffs' arguments that this decision of the federal government was not approved by the US Congress. Previously, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration ordered all companies with more than 100 employees to vaccinate their employees against COVID-19 by January 4, 2022. or require unvaccinated employees to take a coronavirus test at least once a week. 11 states have already filed a lawsuit against such a

Former retired US military intelligence officer Rebecca Koffler has warned of disaster in the event of a war with Russia over Ukraine. This is reported by Fox News. According to her, in a hypothetical clash with Russia over Ukraine, Washington will face massive losses. “A war like this would have been impossible to win and the result would not have cost the lives of American citizens,” she said.

Human rights activist Litvinovich: they extort money from women in colonies for the right to leave on parole For the sake of being released on parole (parole), women are ready for a lot, so some families have to sell apartments and take out loans. The scheme of extortion by employees of the FSIN was revealed in an interview with Lenta.ru by human rights activist Marina Litvinovich. In general, the leadership of the colonies is aimed at constantly pulling money out of the families of prisoners. They are always interested in women whose families can pay. And very often a woman who wants to get out on parole is told in plain text: you need to buy building materials or pay for some work Marina Litvinovich human rights activist Litvinovich said that the money allocated by the state for the repair of colonies could be stolen by employees. If they refuse

Euronews: Chinese scientists have created an analogue of salmon semen plastic Chinese scientists from Tianjin University decided to replace the plastic with salmon semen. The researchers have created an environmentally friendly analogue of the material based on the DNA of fish, writes Euronews. The specialists combined short strands of DNA from fish sperm with a chemical made from vegetable oil to create a gel-like substance that can be shaped into any shape. To solidify, moisture was removed from the material by drying in a vacuum environment. The researchers noted that the new plastic is easy to manufacture, and its production emits 97 percent less emissions into the atmosphere than the traditional one. Moreover, it can be easily and repeatedly recycled. To do this, it is enough to immerse the product in water – it will again become a recyclable hydrogel. Scientists propose to use such plastic to produce packaging for

RTL Nieuws: The Netherlands are considering a new case against Russia in the case of MH17 The Netherlands wanted to initiate new proceedings against Russia in the case of the flight crash MH17 in eastern Ukraine in July 2014. This was reported by the RTL Nieuws TV channel with reference to anonymous sources. It is planned to prepare a legal procedure at the UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The issue will be on the agenda of the new government, which is in the stage of formation. Sources consider the new procedure promising for the Netherlands. In their opinion, Moscow violated the Chicago Convention, according to which countries are obliged to ensure the safety of civil aviation. The final decision on filing a lawsuit against Russia in ICAO will be made by the new Cabinet of Ministers of the Netherlands. The crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 777, which en

Izvestia: Russia will defend itself against Western tanks with Chrysanthemum-S complexes Russia will strengthen the western strategic direction with self-propelled anti-tank missile systems ( ATGM) “Chrysanthemum-S”, Izvestia reports, citing sources in the Ministry of Defense. The newspaper writes that the military department has decided to completely re-equip units of the 2nd Taman motorized rifle division with ATGM-like ones. According to experts interviewed by the publication, “Chrysanthemum-S” can be called the main weapon of Russia against Western tanks. In particular, military expert Viktor Murakhovsky is sure that “Chrysanthemum-S” is the most advanced Russian anti-tank missile system, providing penetration armor of all types of foreign tanks, for example, modern Abrams, Leopard and Challenger. The newspaper writes that this self-propelled ATGM, created on the basis of the BMP-3 platform, is called a tank killer in the army. Chrysanthemum-S is equipped with optical sights, a thermal imager and a powerful onboard radar. The maximum

Host Malakhov: the request of Alexander Gradsky to bury him with his mother in Moscow will be performed by The host of the Live broadcast on the Russia 1 TV channel Andrei Malakhov said that People's Artist of Russia, musician Alexander Gradsky would be buried at the Kuzminskoye cemetery. He spoke about the fulfillment of the singer's request on the air of a program dedicated to him, the release was published on the YouTube channel. As Malakhov noted, the musician and his mother Tamara Gradskaya were united by a love of art. She studied at GITIS, and after moving from the Chelyabinsk region to Moscow, she took her son to a music school and instilled a love of creativity. The program reported that until the age of 16 the musician bore the name of his father – Fradkin, but after the death of his mother took her last name. “His

Gunzburg: with the omicron strain, the body has more time to develop immunity With the omicron strain, the severe form of coronavirus may take longer, than with other options, due to the large number of mutations. This gives the body more time to develop immunity. The director of the Gamaleya Center Alexander Gintsburg told TASS about this. He noted that a large number of mutations does not mean that the disease will be more difficult. “This can just affect, I really hope that this will weaken his ability to form syncytia (cells that merge into a single mass – approx.” Lenta.ru “), [will reduce] the speed of transition from infection before penetration into the lungs, “- explained Gunzburg. According to him, if this process proceeds in the same way as in the previous strains, then memory cells will work and protect the body. “That is, the number of cases of

Ice golf tours are planned to be launched on Lake Baikal Premium ice golf tours are planned to be launched on Lake Baikal. This was announced by the director of the autonomous non-profit organization “International Center for Golf Tourism” Anna Ovchininnikova at a round table at the tourist exhibition “Baikaltour” in Irkutsk, reports golf.ru. It is assumed that tours will be available on two shores of the lake in the Irkutsk region and Buryatia. In 2022, experts and foreign tour operators will come there to get acquainted with the infrastructure. At the same time, there are plans to create not only winter, but also summer tour packages. It is expected that most tourists will come with a golf tour to Lake Baikal from the countries of the Asia-Pacific region – according to preliminary estimates, the project will cover about 15 million traveling golfers from Asia. “Close, exciting, understandable – this