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Whiskey connoisseur refused to leave the house for fear of contracting COVID-19 and losing his sense of smell Whiskey connoisseur from Edinburgh, Scotland to get out of isolation and lock himself at home for two years so as not to get sick with COVID-19 and not to stop feeling the taste of the drink. His story is published by the Daily Mirror. Related materials 00:01 – 27 December 2020 You can't escape the crown Secret escapes, dozens of concubines and revelations: how the royals spent 202000: 01 – April 5, 2020 “This is a serious test” Astronauts, hermits and sailors on how to survive self-isolation in the era of coronavirus Bowman, 31, decided to isolate himself even before the official introduction of quarantine, and in February 2020, together with a partner, locked himself at home. After the restrictions were lifted at the state level, the Scotsman decided to continue personal

Kommersant: Russian oil companies cannot increase production under OPEC + Russian oil companies were not ready to produce a large amount of oil in accordance with the current terms of the OPEC + deal, Kommersant writes. The reason for this is inadequate investment in drilling new wells. Several domestic oil companies spoke about the lack of production capacity in October and November. All of them are facing the consequences of insufficient funding to develop new wells in the face of production restrictions under the current OPEC + deal. It was resumed in May 2020 after several weeks of hiatus due to the inability to agree on the terms of the extension. According to the initial agreements, the total reduction in production was 9.7 million barrels per day and should have gradually decreased. To date, it has dropped to four million barrels per day and will continue to decrease by 400

Ura.ru: the death toll in the fire in the Listvyazhnaya mine in Kuzbass increased to 11 The death toll in the fire in the mine ” Listvyazhnaya ”of the Kemerovo region increased to 11 people. This was stated by a source, reports Ura.ru in its Telegram channel.

An exhibition of 17th century Italian graphics will open in Chelyabinsk An exhibition “Guido Reni and etching XVII century “. This is reported by the publication “Chelyabinsk Review”. 40 works of Italian masters arrived at the museum from the Irbit State Museum of Fine Arts. It was decided to open the exhibition a day earlier, on November 25, and it will be possible to visit it with a regular ticket, although the event is traditionally closed. The center of the exposition will be a large-scale painting “The Sleeping Cupid”, possibly written by Guido Reni. The painting will be surrounded by 39 etchings made by artists, which defined the face of Italian art in the 17th century – a turning point in the history of European culture. The exhibition will last until February 6, 2022. Earlier it was reported that in An exhibition of photo hokku related to the artistic culture

The Russian received a year in prison for an unlicensed drawing program A large Russian was sent to the zone for pirated software – he downloaded the drawing program for about seven years back. This is reported by OTV. According to the newspaper, businessman Ivan Krasnoyurchenko from Asbest installed an unlicensed version of the drawing program on three computers of his enterprise about seven years ago. But this year, officers of the Department of Economic Crimes raided the office of the enterprise and confiscated three computers. The copyright holder counted the damage over three million rubles: one million and 131 thousand rubles for each copy. Ivan did not agree with such a sum and refused to negotiate with the company-copyright holder. The judge, having considered the case, delivered a verdict: a year of imprisonment in a general regime colony. Krasnoyurchenko's defense will appeal this verdict – he has three children,

European Commissioner Kyriakides: EU border crossing rules to be changed due to COVID-19 The European Union (EU) will soon change its borders due to the worsening situation with the coronavirus. This was stated by European Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides, reports La Razon. According to the European Commissioner, the border crossing rules will be changed in the coming days. At the moment it is not known what kind of changes are in question. “The winter will be very hard. In December and January there will be a heavy burden on hospitals, “she concluded. Kyriakides stressed that countries in which less than 80 percent of citizens are vaccinated will have to tighten restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19. She recalled the need to be vaccinated and noted that each country can take decisive measures against the background of an increase in the incidence. Earlier, the Director of the European Bureau