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The first case of a new COVID-19 strain was discovered in Belgium Belgium became the first country in Europe to receive a new coronavirus strain currently designated as B.1.1.529. RIA Novosti writes about this. Related materials 00:01 – September 6 “Hands off our rights!” in Europe led to riots and protests against vaccinations00:01 – September 8 years. How can humanity defeat the coronavirus? The first cases of the disease were detected in South Africa. At the moment, the emergence of coronavirus in the country has been confirmed by the Minister of Health of Belgium Frank Vandenbruck. According to the official, so far only one case of infection with the new variant of COVID-19 has been detected. However, Vandenbroek clarified that the Belgian government has not yet received evidence of the danger of the strain B.1.1.529, it is not known, including how much it is more dangerous than the delta variant.

Former head of Turkish intelligence: Washington is trying to make Ankara an enemy of Moscow interests, but also harms relations with partners – for example, Russia. Ankara should not succumb to Washington's attempts to exert pressure, said former chief of intelligence of the General Staff of Turkey, Colonel General Ismail Hakky Beijing in an interview with Lenta.ru correspondent Hayal Muazzin. Related materials 00:02 – 13 August They are crossing the border. Turkey is gently taking over the countries of the former USSR. Why can't Russia prevent it? 00:01 – 27 July Diplomatic acrobatics. Turkey does not recognize Crimea and sells weapons to Ukraine. How does she manage to be friends with Russia? The United States, among other things, is trying to make Turkey an enemy of Russia, increasing its activity in the Black Sea. In addition, Ankara itself agreed to strengthen the cooperation of the naval forces in the Black

Most often, Russians make spontaneous purchases in the clothing and electronics categories Russians have begun to make impulse purchases on online retailer sites more often. This is evidenced by the results of a study that came to the disposal of Lenta.ru on Friday, November 26. A joint survey was conducted by the ad service Yula, the platform for the selection of psychotherapists “Meta” and the analytical agency ResearchMe. In total, more than 1200 respondents from all over Russia took part in the experiment. It turned out that during the coronavirus pandemic, more than 50 percent of respondents began to spontaneously purchase goods on the Internet. The authors of the study named the categories in which Russians make the most rash purchases. They are clothing and electronics – they are preferred by 31 and 29 percent of respondents, respectively. In addition, in the list of the most popular surprise purchases were

Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan: Azerbaijani Armed Forces invaded the republic in May territory of Armenia. This was stated by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev. Related materials00: 01 – October 30 “It was very scary” 30 years ago, interethnic conflicts began in the USSR. How did eyewitnesses and participants remember them? 00: 04 – 22 November “A lot of blood was needed” How the struggle for equality in the USSR led to war in Karabakh and other ethnic conflicts Despite the absence of an agreement on border demarcation, Pashinyan called such actions unacceptable and accused Baku of violating the provisions of the agreement signed a year ago. The head of the Armenian government noted the importance of unblocking regional communications and reminded that the republic is ready to start the process of demarcation and delimitation of borders with Azerbaijan.

An employee of the Listvyazhnaya mine: the elevated gas level has been ignored in the mine for years and all dissenting employees were encouraged to “go into the cold”. An employee of the mine, who wished to remain anonymous, told Lente.ru about this. “I have been working here for several years, and there was always a lot of gas in the mine. We tried to do something about it, ventilated it, but it did little to help. There was no special talk of any equipment purchases. The management has always adhered to the position that everyone who does not like it can go out into the cold, “he said. He noted that the employees of the mine rarely came into conflict with the authorities, since Listvyazhnaya was practically the only place where local residents could receive decent wages. “There are not many normal jobs in the region, so there were

The Smolensk State Museum-Reserve was given a coin, which was donated to the Smolensk State Museum-Reserve for almost 11 centuries A rare coin from the time of Princess Olga was donated to the Smolensk State Museum-Reserve bought from a private collector. This was reported by the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company “Smolensk”. It is specified that the coin is almost 11 centuries old. It was made in imitation of the Arab dirhams. Equally-pointed Christian crosses are depicted on it on both sides. There are six such coins in the world. It ended up in the museum thanks to the historian Vyacheslav Kuleshov. He saw the coin in the numismatic base and organized a fundraiser. More than 90 people helped him collect about 100 thousand rubles, after which the artifact became an exhibit of the museum. “There are two through holes in this area. This means that it was attached

Gunzburg: there is still no need to upgrade Sputnik V due to a new strain from Botswana – for a new strain of coronavirus, it may be needed only in case of a significant decrease in the effectiveness of the drug – by 8-10 times. So, to the question about the need to modernize Sputnik V, the director of the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Alexander Gintsburg, answered his words. strain COVID-19 from African Botswana will appear in Russia. According to Gunzburg, today the domestic drug “Sputnik V” provides the widest palette of neutralizing antibodies to various strains of coronavirus in comparison with other widely used vaccines. The discovery of a new African strain was previously reported by the Daily Mail. The publication noted that it contains 32 mutations, may be more infectious and resistant to vaccines. It was also clarified that ten cases of infection with

Zelensky spoke about the proposal to continue the transit of Russian gas and reduce the price contract with Gazprom, said President Vladimir Zelensky during a press conference.