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German Economy Ministry spokesman Güttler: Nord Stream 2 will not be launched until certification Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline anyway will not start until the completion of its certification, which is currently ongoing. This was stated at a briefing in Berlin by the representative of the Ministry of Economy of the Federal Republic of Germany Nina-Marie Güttler, RIA Novosti reports. Thus, she refused to answer the question of whether the German authorities could postpone the commissioning of the gas pipeline due to the situation in the east of Ukraine. Güttler did not confirm, but did not refute this assumption, pointing out only that it is premature to make any decision on this issue. Earlier, the head of the European People's Party faction in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber, said that if Russia invades to Ukraine, the Nord Stream 2 project should be closed. According to him, Berlin must make it

Journalist Volyanova was ordered to pay 300 thousand rubles to ex-professor Kobrinsky The court ordered the journalist of the “Kholod” publication Sofya Volyanova to pay 300 thousand rubles to the former teacher of the Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University and politician Alexander Kobrinsky. The ex-professor won a case against Volyanova, the basis for which was the journalist's text about his relationship with students and alleged harassment. The editor-in-chief of the publication Taisiya Bekbulatova told about this on her Facebook page. The Petrogradskiy District Court of St. Petersburg partially satisfied Kobrinsky's claim against Volyanova, according to Bekbulatova's publication. The journalist was ordered to pay Kobrin compensation for moral damage in the amount of 300 thousand rubles. Volyanova clarified on her Facebook page that the court satisfied the claim for defamatory information. The author of the text added that she was also obliged to post a retraction on her Facebook. At the

Astronomers in the Netherlands have discovered that there is no dark matter in the galaxy AGC 114905 114905 contains no traces of the existence of dark matter. Observations of the galaxy were carried out for 40 hours using a number of modern telescopes. The results have been accepted for publication in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. They are described in detail in the preprint available in the arXiv repository. Galaxy AGC 114905 is located at a distance of 250 million light years and is classified as an ultradiffuse dwarf galaxy due to its low luminosity. Although it is about the size of the Milky Way, it contains a thousand times fewer stars. The prevailing opinion among scientists is that ultradiffuse galaxies can exist only if they contain dark matter that provides sufficient mass for gravitational confinement of matter and triggering star formation. The researchers carried out observations

Chinese Harbin will pay 1.5 thousand dollars to everyone infected with coronavirus dollars to every citizen who tests positive for COVID-19. However, this amount will be received only by those infected who pass the test on their own, reports The Beijing News. Materials on the topic00: 02 – December 3 “The exodus of doctors may begin” Why Russian doctors are afraid for their freedom: Leonid Roshal about a new “case doctors “11:34 – Today Antibiotics: make friends on recommendation. Resistance of bacteria to antibacterial drugs threatens new epidemics Such measures were taken due to the low increase in coronavirus cases. In Harbin, only about ten cases of the virus are detected per day. The authorities believe that people avoid testing because they are afraid to report that they have contracted the virus. Now, in case of a positive result, only those who voluntarily come to the site for verification will

Swissinfo: voluntary euthanasia capsule passed legal due diligence in Switzerland Sarco voluntary euthanasia capsule passed legal due diligence in Switzerland. Now it can be legally used and distributed in the country. Dr. Philip Nitschke, capsule developer and founder of Exit International, spoke about this in a conversation with Swissinfo. This is a 3D-printed capsule. It is activated from within by a person who wants to die. First, he will be asked a series of questions, and then allowed to activate a mechanism that fills the chamber with nitrogen. In fact, a person finds himself in a capsule without oxygen, however, according to Nitschke, he does not experience any discomfort. “All this will take about 30 seconds. Death occurs due to hypoxia and hypocapnia, that is, a lack of oxygen and carbon dioxide. There is no panic, no feeling of suffocation, ”the specialist explained. He added that as early as next

The deputy chairman of the Greek court resigned after being accused of using cocaine to resign after the accusations against him appeared on the network. They claim that the Chief Justice was caught using and possessing cocaine at home, as well as involving minors in the drug trade. The Greek edition NewsBreak writes about this. The judge filed a letter of resignation a day after three foreign minors caught in his apartment building said that it was Eustratiu who supplied them with “goods.” The judge denies all charges and claims that he decided to resign solely for the sake of the prestige of the court. According to media reports, on the night of December 4, police checked three suspicious young people in the southern suburbs of Athens. Cocaine was found on them. With the permission of the Minister of Justice, the house of the judge was searched, but the police

In Shanghai, a man registered with a psychiatrist with scissors wounded nine people In Chinese Shanghai, a man armed with scissors wounded nine people, including two police officers. This was reported on Monday, December 6, by the Hubei Daily on its Weibo account. “On the afternoon of December 6, at 14:33 (9:33 Moscow time), the branch of the Pudong Public Security Bureau of Shanghai received a message about that a man stabbed a man with a knife on Beauchang Street near Gushan Street, ”the report says. Immediately after receiving the report, police officers arrived at the scene and found the suspect. It turned out to be a 26-year-old man brandishing a pair of scissors. Law enforcement officers managed to neutralize the attacker. It was established that the suspect is not a local, he is registered in a psychiatric clinic and arrived in Shanghai recently. The publication notes that all nine

An Englishman accused the maids of a luxury hotel in Moscow of stealing money from his room A tourist from Great Britain accused maids of a luxury hotel in Moscow of stealing money … This is reported by REN TV. According to the newspaper, a guest of the Hyatt Regency hotel located on Leningradsky Prospekt discovered the loss of 350 pounds sterling (approximately 34 thousand rubles) on Saturday, December 4. As the Englishman clarified, the money was kept in the pocket of his jacket, which was hanging in the closet – in his absence, the room was cleaned by the maid. Later, the Englishman turned to the police with a statement about the theft. Earlier in September, a Russian tourist was banned from leaving Turkey due to theft at a hotel. Thus, a woman from Bashkortostan, who was vacationing in Antalya with her family, was accused of stealing a wallet.

Therapist Ozerskaya: sleeping with a computer turned on can knock down the body's biological clock Ozerskaya explained why you shouldn't sleep in the same room with your computer turned on. Gazeta.Ru writes about this on Monday, December 6. According to the doctor, the danger lies in the blue spectrum of light that the monitor emits. It makes the human body believe that it is daytime, negatively affects the production of the hormone melatonin, which is needed for falling asleep and quality sleep, and can cause the biological clock to malfunction. In addition, an unplugged computer or smartphone next to the bed interfere with the mood for a deep and restful sleep, added Ozerskaya. “It is better to leave thoughts about work, business, social networks and so on for the daytime,” the therapist summed up and advised to develop the habit of turning off the PC at night and putting the