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The Russian labor union of migrants supported the ban on discrimination against tenants containing a mention of nationality. The chairman of the trade union of migrant workers, Renat Karimov, said this in an interview with the radio station “Moscow speaking”. “We, of course, are in favor, we believe that it is a bad practice when they give preference to one nationality in the delivery of housing over another. We support, we approve, ”Karimov stressed. Earlier, CIAN decided to prohibit renting and selling housing“ exclusively to the Slavs ”. From February 1, 2022, grounds for discrimination or incitement to discrimination cannot be included in the texts of announcements. As a rule, we are talking about the mention of race and ethnicity, including skin color, citizenship and religion, explained in CIAN. Before the ban came into force, the portal left users the opportunity to edit ads themselves – later the system will

Ivan Urgant, in an episode of his show dedicated to his grandmother, told several stories about her Russian artist and TV presenter Ivan Urgant devoted “On Channel One, to her grandmother, actress Nina Urgant, whose death it became known on December 3. In the program, he told several stories about her and talked with Andrei Smirnov, the director of the film “Belorussky Station”, in which Urgant played the main role. The episode was published on YouTube. “This is the first time our program will be called” Evening Urgant “. We decided that it would be right to dedicate it to my grandmother, ”said the host. He said that his grandmother always watched programs with his participation, shared her impressions and even made critical remarks. “She spoke directly, as it is:“ I didn’t like it. I didn’t understand what you said at all. You speak very quickly. ” Or “ProjectorParisHilton” –

Future Chancellor of Germany Scholz: We are concerned about the movement of troops near the borders of Ukraine … This was stated at a press conference by the future German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, RIA Novosti reports. “Security and cooperation in Europe envisage the observance of the principles on which we agreed during the long processes of the policy of detente in 1970-1980,” – said the politician. He stressed that the inviolability of state borders belongs to the indicated principles. Scholz noted that the creation of a threat to Ukraine through military pressure is unacceptable. In his opinion, US President Joe Biden will express a similar position during the upcoming contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin. On December 4, American intelligence “discovered” that Russia was planning an invasion of Ukrainian territory, and drew up a map of the proposed offensive against several fronts. The Kremlin denied these allegations and announced an

Geneticist François Ballou: in Britain about a thousand people are infected with the omicron strain every day thousands of people, which is significantly higher than the statistics. Francois Ballou, a geneticist from University College London, spoke about this in an interview with Sky News. Related materials 00:01 – November 25 “Almost a miracle happened” Coronavirus disappeared in Japan. When this happens in Russia – the biologist answers 00:01 – December 1 “There is reason for panic” What is dangerous about the new strain of coronavirus and what to expect from omicron to Russians? Biologist answers According to the scientist, the number of cases doubles every three to four days. “Omicron already accounts for about one percent of all cases of coronavirus infection per day, this is about 500 to a thousand cases,” Ballou said. The geneticist noted that this is not an exact figure, but believes that it is “not

Future German Chancellor Scholz announced the need to support gas pumping through Ukraine Ukraine after the signing of the coalition agreement. The new government of Germany, after Angela Merkel's departure from the post of chancellor, will maintain its position on Ukraine's status as a gas transit country and will adhere to the previous requirements, TASS reports, citing Scholz's words. “We have set ourselves a goal for Ukraine to remain a transit country for gas. And we will strive for this in the future, ”said the future chancellor. Scholz added that the “Normandy format” should once again become an effective instrument for resolving the crisis in eastern Ukraine. The Normandy Four is a group of leaders from Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France, formed in 2014 to fight the crisis in eastern Ukraine. It is expected that the new government of Germany will be sworn in on December 8. Previously, Olaf Scholz

Russian skier Stepanova said that Norwegian Johaug was surprised at her congratulations silver in the individual race at the World Cup in Lillehamer. This is reported by “Sport-Express”. According to the Russian woman, the Norwegian was surprised by her ability to speak. “She looked at me with such shock. Like: “What? You congratulated me? Are you surely Russian?” “- added Stepanova. The athlete also said that she has no language barrier. “Now we need to be on the same wavelength with this world. Open up, talk about yourself, not be afraid to have your own opinion, “the skier emphasized. Johaug won silver on Saturday, December 4. A day later, Stepanova, as part of the Russian national team, won gold in the relay. The 20-year-old athlete ran in the final stage.

VK Calls launched its own AR background replacement technology in the web version For development, virtual backgrounds have appeared in the web version of the service. This was reported in the press service of the social network. It is noted that the low-level implementation of the segmentation model finds a person in the frame and builds his precise and smooth contour. The innovation is that all calculations are performed in a parallel thread so that the use of the virtual background does not affect the speed of VKontakte and neighboring browser tabs. Now in the web version of VK Calls, the speaker can safely move during call and not worry that the interlocutors will notice the situation behind him. “The virtual background also helps to create the right mood during a call, for example, to feel more confident during a work discussion. And event organizers can install the brand logo

Evan Rachel Wood had to move because of Marilyn Manson's threats to her son American actress Evan Rachel Marilyn Wood accused her musician of threats eight-year-old son Jack. The Daily Mail reports. Due to the rocker's statements, the artist had to install bulletproof glass windows and a steel door in her home in Los Angeles. She also decided to temporarily move to Nashville. The threats from Manson became known from documents related to the lawsuit between Wood and her ex-husband Jamie Bell. The spouses are deciding the issue of custody of the child, and during one of the meetings, Bell said that the actress decided to move so that he would see his son less often. The artist herself insists that the move is connected with Manson's threats. Related materials 13:34 – February 2 Marilyn Manson was accused of Tied up, beatings and “indescribable things”: several women announced the brutality

The Parliament of Belarus offered to protect the history of the Great Patriotic War in the constitution The Belarusian authorities wanted to consolidate the memory of the Great Patriotic War in the text of the country's new constitution. This is how officials want to protect Belarusians from attempts to distort history and glorify Nazism. The relevant plans were proposed by the head of the lower house of the Belarusian parliament, Vladimir Andreichenko, BelTA informs. Related materials 00:01 – May 8 “Outright cynicism.” How Poland and Belarus fell out again over the massacre of World War II00: 01 – November 5 there were pieces of skin hanging “60 years ago, 106 children died in a terrible school fire. Why did the KGB hide the tragedy? “The wide public dialogue that took place in the Republic of Belarus revealed the need to consolidate, at the level of the Constitution and in legislation,

Virologist Altstein: it is premature to call the omicron strain a live vaccine against coronavirus Microbiology named after Gamaleya Anatoly Altstein said that it is premature to call the omicron strain a vaccine against coronavirus. In an interview with Lenta.ru, he said that such statements require time and research. Earlier, Pyotr Chumakov, a virologist, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of the Cell Proliferation Laboratory at the V.A. it has reduced pathogenicity. “There is an optimistic opinion that now COVID-19 has accelerated through the second phase of evolution. It has become less pathogenic, but at the same time more infectious, which is also good, “- said the virologist. Chumakov explained that people who are infected with the new strain will become resistant to disease-causing variants. In addition, the specialist suggested that after the appearance of the new variant, there will be no more lockdowns. Unknown properties of