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Expert Zheleznyakov: the Soyuz-2 rocket can set a record for the load delivered to the ISS a record could be set to the International Space Station (ISS) with the help of the Russian Soyuz-2 rocket, astronautics historian Alexander Zheleznyakov told TASS. “Speaking of flights [with the Soyuz-2 rocket] to the ISS, then yes, this is indeed a record mass, “the expert said. The agency recalls that the maximum load put into near-earth orbit by Soyuz-2 is 8.25 tons, while on November 24 8.18 tons. In November, Roskosmos reported that the Soyuz-2 rocket, which is to launch the last module for the Russian segment of the ISS, was taken out and installed on the launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome. The launch of the Soyuz-2 rocket with the Progress cargo spacecraft and the Prichal module is scheduled for November 24. The truck will deliver about 700 kilograms of cargo to the

Serbian President Vucic: the country's economic success is explained by friendship with Russia and China Serbia's economic success has become possible thanks to friendship with Russia and China. Thus, the reasons for the development of the country were explained by the Serbian President Aleksandr Vucic in an interview for the YouTube channel “Soloviev Live”. “We have built more hospitals in the last seven years than in the previous 70, in the last two years, 2020- 2021, we have the highest economic growth rates in the country, about 6.7 percent. Some have -5 percent, while we have +7.5 percent, 7.6 percent economic growth, “the president said. He also noted that huge investments in the national economy come from the European Union. However, according to him, Serbia's policy should be independent and sovereign. “Serbian policy can never be hostile towards the Russian Federation. I speak openly about this, and I speak about

Bloomberg: India joins US plan and sells 5 million barrels of oil oil from strategic reserves. Thus, it will join the US plan to jointly hit raw material prices, Bloomberg writes, citing a source familiar with the situation. The volume itself is insignificant – half of the country's daily consumption, but the Indian authorities are ready for further tranches, pointed out another interlocutor of the publication. The current decision is symbolic in nature as a warning to traders. Indian oil will be sold directly to refineries.

Investigators began checking after doctors were accused of inappropriate treatment of Nina Ruslanova The Investigative Committee (IC) will check the doctors who treated actress Nina Ruslanova. This was reported by the REN TV channel. Investigators began checking after the daughter of the artist Olesya Rudakova published a post about the last days of her mother's life and accused the doctors of negligence. The doctors will be checked for signs of an article about non-performance or improper performance by an official of his duties due to dishonest or negligent attitude towards them. On November 22, a relative of the artist said that she was hospitalized on October 25. On the fourth day of her stay there, the actress's hemoglobin dropped. In this regard, Ruslanova was transferred to the intensive care unit, where, after a blood transfusion, she had a massive heart attack. Later, the actress infected with the coronavirus was sent

Bangkok Post: 2 million stolen donations returned to monastery abbot in Thailand , and returned them to the 100-year-old abbot Phra Ratchamongkhon Watcharachan. The money was intended for the construction of a new pagoda and for the monk's medical needs, according to The Bangkok Post. Over 63 million Thai baht (approximately $ 2 million) have been donated to the monastery. Local parishioners told that the money was gone. The case was opened at the end of October. The parishioners were accused of stealing those who are responsible for “economic issues in the monastery.” In fact, the monk lost money precisely because of the lack of a bank account: since most Buddhist monasteries in Thailand do not have a legal entity and corresponding bank accounts, other people are usually involved in the transfer of funds. According to investigators, theft is indeed guilty is the civil administrator of the monastery, who had

A Russian was stabbed while defending a friend near a church An attacker on a parishioner of a church was arrested in Moscow. On Tuesday, November 23, REN TV reports. According to the newspaper, the attack took place on November 7, when two men were leaving the church in the Uspensky Lane of the capital. The attacker pounced on one of them with a knife, but his friend decided to protect his friend and entered into a fight with the attacker. As a result, he received a knife wound in his right hand – doctors diagnosed injuries to the tendons and cuts on his fingers. After the arrest, the police took the necessary investigative steps and released the suspect on recognizance not to leave. The circumstances of the incident are being established. On November 16, it was reported that a 44-year-old Russian woman was detained in the Krasnodar Territory, who

Turk.Estate: from January to October 2021, Russians bought housing in Turkey for 40.6 billion rubles. For In the first ten months of 2021, Russians bought more than 3.6 thousand real estate objects in Turkey. In total, they spent tens of billions of rubles on housing. These are the conclusions reached by the specialists of the Turk.Estate portal, the message is at the disposal of Lenta.ru. In the first ten months of 2021, Russians paid about 40.6 billion rubles for housing in Turkey. In October, the amount reached almost 6 billion rubles. According to the Association for the Promotion of Turkish Real Estate Abroad, in the first six months the average budget for foreign transactions in Turkey reached 11.1 million rubles. Russia is among the top 3 countries whose residents most often purchase properties in Turkey. According to this indicator, it is ahead of China, Germany, Afghanistan and Kazakhstan. In October,

Chinese Foreign Ministry: the United States must correct its mistakes and stop provocations in the Taiwan Strait strait. This was stated by the official representative of the PRC Foreign Ministry Zhao Lijian, commenting on the next passage of the Arleigh Burke-type missile destroyer, USS Milius (DDG 69) through the strait, RIA Novosti reports. Related materials00: 02 – October 15 A perfect storm. China and the US are pulling military forces into the South China Sea. How will the battle for regional domination end? 00: 02 – July 6 -for the straits and canals? The diplomat called on Washington to stop “playing with fire every month” and focus on maintaining peace and stability in the region. He noted that under the pretext of protecting shipping, the United States is engaged in a demonstration of force. Relations between the United States and China have escalated amid competition in the South China Sea.

WSJ: The United States was unable to convince European countries that Russia was preparing an attack on Ukraine that Russia is allegedly preparing an attack on Ukraine. The Wall Street Journal writes about this with reference to two European diplomats. As the interlocutors of the publication explained, representatives of the American intelligence tried to convince their allies in Europe that Moscow is preparing an invasion of Ukraine. The information voiced by Washington raised concerns about the possible actions of Russia among European politicians, but the authorities of some European countries questioned the arguments of the Americans. “Some European capitals are still not convinced that Russia is planning an attack on Ukraine,” pointed out sources WSJ. According to them, at present, intelligence analysts in Western countries still have not reached a final conclusion about the real intentions of the Kremlin. Earlier in November, The New York Times, citing American and European

The authorities of Zhirnovsk called the idea to rename the city in honor of the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia Zhirinovsky nonsense in the Volgograd region in honor of the chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party Vladimir Zhirinovsky. However, the local authorities considered this idea and called it nonsense. URA.RU writes about this in its Telegram channel. “This is some kind of stupid or trolling idea,” the city authorities noted. According to them, the city will be named as usual. The Zhirnovsk mayor's office stressed that the LDPR leader is treated with respect, but he has nothing to do with the city. Previously, netizens remembered a video, circulated in 2008, showing Vladimir Zhirinovsky hunting birds from a train window. The footage shows how the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party takes a gun in his hands, leans out into the open window of the moving train and