Executive Director of ATOR Maya Lomidze: the tourist market is on a “thin line” news about the possible bankruptcy of 60 percent of tour operators and predicted the Russian tourist business “collapse into the abyss.” Her words are reported by Interfax. The speaker said that analysts do not confirm reports of massive bankruptcies of companies, so tourists can be calm. Nevertheless, she admitted that in recent months the market has been “on a fine line.” “And this is not connected with the financial condition, not with the stability of companies, but with the fulfillment of obligations for covid tours,” the expert explained. Lomidze noted that most of the agencies (70 percent) have already fulfilled their obligations – according to the Federal Tourism Agency, the total amount of debts to travelers initially amounted to 24 billion rubles, and now they have decreased to seven billion rubles. “According to our calculations, the
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The Russian middle class has increased salaries
SberCIB: the salary of the middle class in Russia has grown to 42,900 rubles (according to the results of the third quarter amounted to 42.9 thousand rubles), and savings reached 54.7 thousand rubles per family member. This is stated in the study “Ivanov's Consumer Index” by SberCIB Investment Research. Average salaries increased the most among workers in heavy industry, taxis, transport and public catering – by 30 percent compared to the third quarter of last year. In agriculture, the growth was 27 percent, in retail trade – 22 percent. According to experts, wages have skyrocketed due to labor shortages. The middle class also has increased spending on groceries. In the third quarter of 2020, the conditional “Ivanovs” spent 37 percent of their income on food, a year later – 38.1 percent. At the same time, the share of those for whom prices are an important factor when choosing a store
Putin tests himself with a nasal vaccine against coronavirus
Russian President Putin announced that he had made a nasal vaccine against coronavirus Russian President Vladimir Putin said that after re-vaccination against coronavirus “Sputnik Light made a nasal vaccine. He is quoted by TASS. The head of state specified that he tested the nasal vaccine on himself the day after the re-vaccination. “Exactly six months after the vaccination, my protective titers dropped and experts recommended a revaccination procedure, which I did a few days ago. First I gave it in the form of an injection, and the next day, after a conversation with Denis Yuryevich [Logunov], he himself gave me the second part of this procedure, namely a nasal powder, “he said. Putin also described the vaccination procedure: the doctor filled a syringe with powder and injected it into the president's left and right nostrils. The head of state admitted that he had not experienced anything at the time of
Trump meets with teen acquitted in two-murder case
CNN: Trump Meets With Teen Rittenhouse Who Shot BLM Protesters two demonstrators at the Black Lives Matter protests (BLM, Black Lives Are Important). This is reported by CNN. Related materials 00:01 – November 6 “Whites are not culture!” How did the fight against racism in the United States lead to harassment and divisions in society? 00:01 – November 16 “They make scapegoats of whites” How does the fight against racism split America and lead it to civil war? According to the publication, the meeting took place at the Palm Beach resort in Florida. Trump said that the teenager who shot the protesters contacted him to get to know him. Subsequently, he came to the politician with his mother. “A really good young man. This is misconduct on the part of the prosecutor's office. He should not have suffered because of this in court, “concluded Trump. Earlier it was reported that
The ability of Russia to repel a US nuclear strike is assessed
Military expert Litovkin: Russian military will easily resist a US nuclear strike Russia has everything it needs to repel a US nuclear strike … So Moscow's ability to fight back was assessed by the TASS military observer, retired colonel Viktor Litovkin in an interview with Lenta.ru. Related materials00: 00 – March 22 ” Our relations are nowhere worse “The US and Russia are on the brink of a new Cold War. Why is it not given importance in America? 00: 01 – January 26 “Let's postpone the crisis for five years” The United States is ready to extend the missile treaty with Russia … Why did Biden decide to make concessions? According to him, the fact that the US military has worked out the scenario of a nuclear strike on Russian territory can certainly be regarded as a threat, but Moscow has absolutely nothing to fear. “If this was a
The European Parliament explained the reason for the US sanctions against “Nord Stream 2”
MEP Maximilian Kra: the meaning of US sanctions against SP-2 is in pressure Russian gas pipeline “Nord Stream-2” – to put pressure on Europe. This was stated by a member of the European Parliament Committee on International Affairs, German MP from the Alternative for Germany party Maximilian Kra in a conversation with Izvestia. Related materials00: 01 – July 8 ” America is looking for external enemies “Why, 150 years after the Civil War, the United States again found itself on the brink of a split? 00:02 – October 13 ” Sanctions are for life “The US threatens Russia with new sanctions. Who makes these decisions and how? “The USA puts pressure on some European and, above all, German parties. It's no secret that Washington is wary of putting the pipeline into operation, ”he added. At the same time, the MEP did not explain the reason why the American authorities are
Putin supported the extension of the validity of certificates of COVID-19 patients
Putin supported Golikova's idea to extend the validity of the certificate after COVID-19 up to a year up to a year the validity of the certificate after the transferred COVID-19. This is reported by TASS. “We will do so,” the head of state said after listening to the report of the deputy chairman of the government. Earlier, Golikova noted that the share of re-ill with coronavirus in Russia was 0, 74 percent of their total. According to Golikova, in this regard, there was a proposal to extend the validity of such certificates from six months to one year. “In the near future, the relevant amendments will be made to the methodological recommendations of the Ministry of Health, and the corresponding changes will be taken into account by the Ministry of Digital Science on the Unified Portal of Public Services in the certificates of vaccinated citizens for those who have recovered,”
Putin instructed to study the impact of vaccination on the life expectancy of Russians
President Putin commissioned to study the impact of vaccination against COVID-19 on life expectancy on the life expectancy of citizens. He stated this on the air of the TV channel “Russia 24”.
Putin instructed to work on vaccines against COVID-19 for children from two years old
President Putin instructed the government on COVID-19 vaccines for children over 2 years old Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to pay attention to the work over COVID-19 vaccines for children from two years of age. This is reported by TASS. On November 23, the creator of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, director of the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Alexander Gintsburg, spoke about the COVID-19 vaccine for children. He stated that the vaccine is safe even for minors with low immunity. When asked about the parents' concern about the insufficient knowledge of the drug, Gunzburg replied that the vaccine had been studied quite well by the adult population.
Maslyakov responded to rumors about a trip to the presidential administration because of the “Game” show
Maslyakov did not go to the presidential administration because of the “Game”, but “a couple of conversations took place” Leading and head of KVN Alexander Maslyakov responded to allegations that he complained to the presidential administration on the TNT show “Game” because of its resemblance to the “Club of the cheerful and resourceful.” He denied rumors about going to officials in an interview with TASS. “I was not in Staraya Square (on Staraya Ploschad Street in Moscow there is the building of the Presidential Administration of Russia – approx.” Lenta.ru “). But a couple of telephone conversations on this topic took place, ”Maslyakov said. The head of KVN added that he first called, and then – him. Maslyakov did not specify with whom and when he spoke. When asked if he had complained about the “Game” in these telephone conversations, the host of the program replied in the negative. “[I]