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WHO chief Gebreyesus: disappointing that countries are blocking flights from Africa because of the omicron Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adan Ghebreyesus criticized states that have imposed restrictions on direct flights to southern African countries due to the omicron strain of COVID-19. He wrote about it on Twitter. The head of the WHO called it alarming that in some states, arrivals do not recognize negative results of coronavirus tests done in their home countries. Related materials 00:01 – September 8 “The lack of vaccines is a shame” The acute phase of a pandemic could drag on for years. How can humanity defeat the coronavirus? 17: 19 – 27 November A new strain of coronavirus has come to Europe from Africa. ? “It remains disappointing that some countries continue to block direct flights from southern Africa due to the omicron option,” Gebreyesus wrote. He added that scientists and

Kremlin: Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India on December 6 Russian President Vladimir Putin will leave a visit to India, where he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This was reported on the official website of the Kremlin. It is assumed that during the meeting, politicians will discuss issues of “further development of relations of a particularly privileged strategic partnership between the two countries.” Putin and Modi will also discuss topical issues on the international agenda, including joint work within the G20, BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The fact that Vladimir Putin will visit India on December 6 became known on November 26th. On November 30, the head of state held talks with Vietnamese leader Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Former basketball player of Nizhny Novgorod Stevan Elovac died after a stroke at 32 years. This was reported on the website of the Greek team. According to the source, during the AEK training session on November 14, the forward lost consciousness and was taken to hospital. It is noted that he was engaged in an individual program, as he was recovering from an ankle injury. Last week, at the request of the athlete's family, Elovac was taken to Serbia, where he died in intensive care. Elovac moved to AEK at the beginning of the 2021/2022 season. He is known in Russia for his performances for Nizhny Novgorod in the 2017/2018 season. The former team player holds the VTB League record for the number of points in one match – 49. On November 27, the hockey player of the Russian junior national team Valentin Rodionov died while in the intensive care

Defense Express: the Russian air defense system “Gibka-S” can be called an analogue of the Polish Poprad complex (SAM) “Gibka-S”. In the publication of the information and consulting agency Defense Express, the complex was compared with the Polish Poprad air defense system. “In general terms, the Russian Gibka-S complex can be called an analogue of the Polish short-range air defense system Poprad,” writes Defense Express. The publication notes that “Gibka-S” and Poprad have a similar architecture. The vehicles received portable anti-aircraft missile systems (MANPADS) mounted on a vehicle chassis. The armored car also carries fire control equipment. Earlier, Bekkhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the cluster of weapons, ammunition and special chemistry of the state corporation Rostec, announced the readiness of the Gibka-S air defense missile system for serial production. The complex was tested in 2019. The “Gibka-S” air defense system is based on the “Gibka” guided weapons complex, which was

ESA CEO: Elon Musk's companies de facto dictate their own rules in space European Space Agency (ESA) CEO Josef Ashbacher in an interview with the Financial Times issued a warning that the companies of the American billionaire Elon Musk could take a dominant position in the developing space economy, since de facto they already dictate their own rules in it. “Surprising situation, but one person owns half of all working satellites in the world. In fact, he sets the rules, and the rest of the world, including Europe, does not react quickly enough, “he stressed. Ashbakher urged countries in Europe to ensure their companies have the opportunity to compete fairly with SpaceX, which is deploying the Starlink satellite network in orbit. … He explained that in the future there will be many more restrictions on frequencies and orbital positions in space. “European governments should have a vested interest in jointly