Ronaldo refused to attend the Ballon d'Or ceremony

SIC Notícias: Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo will miss the Ballon d'Or íci Manchester United Cristiano Ronaldo did not arrive in France, where the Ballon d'Or ceremony will take place in the near future. The post is available on the Twitter account of the publication's reporter Pedro Sepúlveda. According to the newspaper, the 36-year-old Manchester United forward refused to attend the ceremony. This decision was associated with the reluctance of the Portuguese himself to be present at the awarding of the Argentine striker Paris Saint-Germain Lionel Messi with the main prize. It is the Argentine who is considered the favorite to receive the Ballon d'Or. In this case, Messi will win the award for the seventh time in his career. At the end of October, Marca conducted a poll and identified the favorite in the fight for the Ballon d'Or. 34 percent of respondents preferred Messi. In second place was

Prince Charles' racist comment offended Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Christopher Anderson: Prince Charles offended Meghan Markle with his racism The member of the royal family who offended Meghan Markle with his racism was Prince Charles. This is stated in Christopher Anderson's book Brothers and Wives: The Private Secrets of William, Kate, Harry and Megan, which will be released on November 30. Related materials00: 10 – 12 November 2016 When Harry met Meghan Did the prince break royal traditions by having an affair with the mulatto actress 14:23 – 9 March Crisis in the Royal FamilyThe Guardian quoted a conversation between Charles and his wife Camilla in the book, which, according to Anderson, took place after Harry and Meghan's engagement in November 2017. “Wonder what their kids will look like?” – supposedly curious Charles. “Absolutely great, I'm sure of that,” Camilla replied. “I mean what color their children will have,” Charles explained, hinting that Meghan Markle's mother was black. Prince

RDIF promised to create Sputnik Omicron vaccine against the omicron strain

RDIF announced the development of a Sputnik V modification against the omicron strain in February 2022 Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF ) Kirill Dmitriev announced his readiness to create a new version of the Sputnik V vaccine to combat the omicron strain by February 2022. His words are reported by the Twitter account of the Sputnik V vaccine. “If modification is required, we will provide several hundred million booster doses of the modified Sputnik Omicron vaccine by February 20, 2022,” he said. At the same time, Dmitriev said that the center of Gamaleya believes that the already existing Sputnik V and Sputnik Light vaccines should be effective against the new strain, as they have shown their effectiveness against previous mutations of the virus. >

Rogozin spoke about the creation of a “cheap” replacement for “Union” and “Progress”

Head of Roscosmos Rogozin: the Orlyonok spacecraft may appear in 2026-2027 The Orlyonok universal spacecraft, which in the cargo version will replace Progress, and in the manned version – Soyuz, may appear in 2026-2027, RIA Novosti reports the statement of the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin. “I mean the creation of [ at the turn of 2026-2027] a universal ship in a cargo and manned version, “- said the head of the state corporation. According to TASS, the frequency of flights to the Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS) under development will be higher than at present to the operating International Space Station (ISS), which is why the “Eaglet” “must be cheap.” According to Rogozin, the Rocket and Space Corporation RSC Energia “will definitely prescribe not only the ROSS architecture, but also how to fly there.” In October Rogozin announced that in 2023 flight tests of the Russian promising the

Garbage toilet printed in Europe

Spanish studio Nagami 3D printed a toilet out of medical waste Spanish design studio Nagami 3D printed a portable toilet … To create it, they collected waste from plastic medical equipment throughout Europe, writes Dezeen. The garbage was melted into printer cartridges and a portable booth was produced in three days. The dry closet consists of three parts – a drop-shaped body, a sliding curved door and a bucket for collecting solid waste. In addition to plastic, there are metal guides in the structure, due to which the door moves. The device has a special feature – it allows you to separately remove urine and compost faeces in a special container. Subsequently, waste products will become fertilizer for the soil at the installation site of the toilet. A test version of the booth was released on a robotic printer in Spanish Avila and installed on a construction site in the

Zelensky's office supports Erdogan's proposal for mediation

Advisor to the head of Zelensky's office, Podolyak, assessed Erdogan's proposal for mediation The office of President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky supported the proposal of Turkish leader Recep Erdogan to mediate between Kiev and Moscow. This was reported by the Vesti.ua Telegram channel. Advisor to the head of the office, Mikhail Podolyak, said that Ankara's position is always specifically reasoned and taken into account by other players. “We very much appreciate this activity of President Erdogan and are grateful for it. And it would be right for the Russian side not to reject the mediating efforts of the Turkish President, “Podolyak said. Erdogan said that Turkey is ready to become a mediator in relations between Russia and Ukraine on the settlement of a potential conflict between them. “We will develop these negotiations both with Ukraine and with Mr. [Russian President Vladimir] Putin. We want us to participate in resolving this

Russia has promised to respond to the expulsion of 27 diplomats from the United States

Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov: Moscow will answer Washington for the expulsion of 27 diplomats from the United States Moscow will answer Washington for the expulsion of 27 Russian diplomats from the United States and against their will. This was stated by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Ryabkov, writes “Interfax”. “They were warned that in order to avoid further staff reductions, they must stop,” the agency quoted the diplomat as saying. Ryabkov stressed that the Russian side does not want a confrontation, but “cannot but respond in this genre.”

WHO head calls for new agreement on pandemics

WHO chief: current system deprives countries of incentive to warn others about threats as it deprives countries of the incentive to warn other states of threats. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adanom Ghebreyesus, criticized the current ways of confronting the spread of the coronavirus and announced the need for a new agreement on pandemics. A broadcast of his speech is available on the WHO YouTube channel. Related materials12:04 – Today Doctors recommend. Scientists from Russia and China discussed antiviral drugs 17:19 – 27 November A new strain of coronavirus has arrived in Europe from Africa. What is known about omicron and how dangerous is it? The emergence of a new and rapidly spreading variant of COVID-19 underscores the danger of the situation, Gebreyesus said. “South Africa and Botswana must be thanked, not punished, for discovering and reporting a new strain,” he says. “Our ability to end