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Ministry of Internal Affairs: ex-deputy head of the Ministry of Education Rakova charged with a new episode for 20 million Rakova and the former deputy general director of the Fund for New Forms of Education Development Yevgeniy Zak. This is reported by TASS with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They were charged with fraud related to fictitious employment of people at the Russian Academy of National Economy and Civil Service (RANEPA). According to the investigation, they entered into a criminal conspiracy with the director of the Institute of Social Sciences of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Sergei Zuev and signed forged employment contracts with 12 employees of the Ministry of Education, who are allegedly part-time researchers of the university. From 2018 to 2020. these persons received 20 million rubles as a salary. Rakova has already been charged in connection with her husband's fictitious

Russian UFC fighter Pyotr Yan admitted that he would not beat Sterling when he met on the street Russian mixed style fighter (MMA) Pyotr Ian admitted that he does not feel negative towards his opponent, American Aljamain Sterling. This is reported by Sport24. The journalist asked the 28-year-old athlete to present a one-on-one meeting with Sterling on the street. In response, Yang noted that he was okay with the American. “You shouldn't think that I have a negative attitude towards him. In that situation, it all started with me, and then it went the way it went. He seems to be a normal guy. Yes, he has his moves, but I would definitely not beat him, “said Yang, known for his performances in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Ian and Sterling were supposed to have a second fight at the UFC tournament 267 October 30. However, the American withdrew from

At the age of 10, Meghan Markle made a short curly haircut, like actress Andie McDowell The Duchess of Sussex Meghan Tale 10 -years old and made netizens laugh. She shared the relevant information on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Markle explained that as a child she was obsessed with actress Andie MacDowell, who played the role of Carrie in the movie “Four Weddings and a Funeral”. and therefore decided to have a short curly haircut. “And then it’s like everyone forgot to tell me:“ You have ethnic hair, you won’t look like Andy McDowell! ” And that's what came of it, “she laughed. During the show, children's photos of the celebrity in the described image appeared on the screen. “It was a real failure. At school, they started telling me that I looked like the clown Krusty from The Simpsons! ” – added the Duchess. Twitter users were amused by

“Interfax”: the court recognized the decision to include Roman Badanin in the register of foreign agents Zamoskvoretsky court of Moscow recognized the decision of the Ministry of Justice of Russia the former editor-in-chief of the Proekt newspaper ( the organization's activities were recognized as undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation ) Roman Badanin ( included by the Ministry of Justice in the register of media performing the functions of a foreign agent ) in the list of foreign agents. This is reported by “Interfax”. According to the agency, the Moscow court refused to remove the status of a foreign agent from the former editor-in-chief of the “Project”. “Badanin’s claim was denied,” the official statement says. It is noted that the journalist asked to declare his inclusion in the register of foreign agents unreasonable, but the court did not find any grounds for this. On October 28, it became

Est-a-Tet: the average cost of secondary housing in Moscow for the year increased by 20 percent Moscow for the year by November 2021 grew by 20 percent, to 270 thousand rubles (excluding the cost of luxury apartments). The scale of the growth in prices for “secondary housing” TASS was revealed by the director of the sales office of secondary real estate agency Est-a-Tet Yulia Dymova. As the expert noted, demand is putting pressure on the value of real estate, and until the end of 2021 there will be stable growth prices for apartments. Price tags may rise by at least the amount of inflation, Dymova clarified. Chairman of the Board of Directors of Best-Novostroy Irina Dobrokhotova, in turn, said that high-quality and rare apartments are growing in price much faster than ordinary ones. During the period of market decline, their value hardly decreases, the specialist emphasized. “The secondary market [housing]

Tour operators: despite the rise in prices, travel packages abroad for the New Year are almost sold out popular foreign destinations for the New Year. This is reported by TASS. So, despite the rise in price by up to 50 percent, the vouchers were practically sold out. Representatives of the Intourist company noted that many airlines no longer have free seats on regular flights abroad, and some hotels in Turkey and Egypt have stopped accepting reservations. The press service of Anex Tour told about the lack of seats on flights from Moscow to Egypt departing on December 29 and January 1. According to Tez Tour, the volume of bookings for New Year's tours is eight times higher than last year's figures. Egypt, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Mexico and the Maldives are especially popular with travelers. Among domestic destinations, there is a high demand for Sochi,

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov announced Turkey's encouragement of destabilization in southeastern Ukraine Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a conversation with Foreign Minister Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu expressed the Kremlin's concern about Turkish-Ukrainian cooperation in the military-technical sphere. This is stated on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry. The Russian minister also drew the attention of his Turkish colleague that the encouragement by Ankara and other Western countries of the course of the Ukrainian authorities to escalate tensions in the southeast leads to destabilization of the situation in the region. Lavrov and Cavusoglu also discussed the situation in the Transcaucasus and the Balkans. On October 31, Cavusoglu said that the Bayraktar drones sold to Ukraine can no longer be called Turkish. He also urged not to blame Ankara for the fact that Kiev uses this type of weapon in hostilities. Cavusoglu mentioned that the Turkish military finds Russian weapons during