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The Kardashian-Jenner sisters have unveiled gifts for Christmas and explained the reason for their choice present to relatives, friends and acquaintances at Christmas. The information that surprised fans appeared on the Daily Mail. Each celebrity explained why she chose this or that item as a gift for the upcoming holidays. For example, the owner of the Poosh brand, Courtney Kardashian, presented an infrared blanket that has an effect on the body, comparable to the effect of a Finnish sauna. Its cost is $ 518 (38.8 thousand rubles). The youngest of the Kardashian sisters, Khloe, in turn, wanted to please loved ones with a portable composter, with which it is possible to recycle food waste. In her opinion, the gadget will fit into the interior of any kitchen. The price of the device is $ 499 (37.3 thousand rubles). At the same time, the entrepreneur Kim Kardashian preferred the cheapest item

Shares in US apparel retailer Gap plummet 23.31 percent after Shares in US largest apparel retailer Gap plunge 23.31 percent – from 23.51 to 18.03 dollars during trading on the New York Stock Exchange. At 18:20 Moscow time, they were trading at $ 18.21 (minus 22.54 percent). The drop in securities was preceded by the release of the report for the third quarter, which the company closed with a decrease in revenue by one percent.

Turkish currency rises to $ 11.58 per lira during trading up to 11.58 dollars per lira. Bloomberg links the growth of the lira to the official meeting between the heads of Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan a cooperation agreement between their wealth funds and stock exchanges. Against the background of their meeting in Ankara, the lira is up 11 percent. “History shows that the lira tends to recover from sharp declines when the situation stops deteriorating – even if conditions do not improve,” said the director Emerging Markets Medley Global Advisors in New York Nick Stadtmiller. “But the medium-term trend for the lira will remain downward as long as monetary policy is too soft.” Also on November 23, Erdogan met with Central Bank Chairman Shahap Kavcioglu, the details of

The Sevastopol Sparkling Wine Factory has launched excursions for the first time at the enterprise The State Sevastopol Winery has launched excursions for the first time. This is reported by TASS with reference to the director of the enterprise Alexander Vasyukov. “The excursion program“ Crimean Breeze ”has been organized, we have signed agreements with two tour operators. The route includes several production sites: you can see vineyards, visit the primary winemaking workshop. There is also a tasting room that we would like to use to the fullest, “Vasyukov noted. According to him, the excursion program is designed for four hours. Similar excursions are already being conducted at the enterprises of the Kuban and Crimea, added Vasyukov. They are in demand among tourists, especially in the off-season, when relaxing on the beach becomes uncomfortable. It is clarified that for Sevastopol viticulture and winemaking are among the priority sectors of the economy.

Tikhanovskaya called on the EU to diplomatically isolate Minsk and introduce new sanctions to the official Minsk and in support of the Belarusian people. Former presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya made such an appeal from the rostrum of the European Parliament. According to her, it is necessary to continue to put pressure on the incumbent Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko in order to achieve any results in the process of democratizing the Belarusian society. The oppositionist recalled that 882 people in Belarus have already been recognized as political prisoners, and the regime itself uses refugees to blackmail Western countries. “Have we really forgotten the tragic lessons of European history? That attempts to pander to the tyrant do not calm him down, but only spur him on, ”said Tikhanovskaya. In this regard, the politician also proposed to the EU a strategy to get rid of the “virus of dictatorship” of Lukashenka. In her

The US Department of Commerce has imposed export restrictions on MIPT The US Department of Commerce has included 27 companies in the list of organizations that threaten the national security of the country. This was reported in a statement on the agency's website. It is noted that these organizations are based in China, Japan, Pakistan and Singapore. The US Department of Commerce also imposed export restrictions on the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), TASS reports. The head of the department, Gina Raimondo, said that global trade institutions should support peace, prosperity and well-paid jobs, not risks for national security. According to her, the decision of the Ministry of Trade on sanctions is aimed at preventing the use of American technologies for military purposes in Russia and China. “The Commerce Department is committed to effectively using export controls to protect our national security,” the politician concluded. Earlier it was